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15 Questions: Hedwig and the Angry Inch Multiple Choice Quiz | Movies

What do you know about this Glam/Punk/Rock musical?

A multiple-choice quiz by filmmaker03. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
filmmaker03

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,456

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who played Hedwig in the film? Hint

David Bowie

John Stamos

Elton John

John Cameron Mitchell

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which of the following is NOT a song from the film? Hint

Hedwig Rock

Exquisite Corpse

Sugar Daddy

Angry Inch

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is not reffered to by the term "Angry Inch"? Hint

A part of Hedwig's body

A bar

A band

A song

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Question 4 of 15

4. What kind of candy does Luther first give Hansel? Hint

Twizzlers

Gummy Bears

Snickers

Tootsie Rolls

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is Hansel's full married legal name by the end of the film? Hint

Hedwig Schmidt

Hedwig Schmidt Robinson

Hansel Robinson

Hansel Schmidt

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Question 6 of 15

6. What TV channel does Tommy appear on, while singing "Tear Me Down"? Hint

MTV

BET

VH1

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is the first song that Hedwig composed? Hint

Wicked Little Town

The Long Grift

Origin of Love

Freaks

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where is Hedwig from, originally? Hint

East Berlin, Germany

Junction City, Kansas

New York, New York

Prague, Czechoslovakia

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Question 9 of 15

9. What music festival does Hedwig appear on the 9th Stage of? Hint

Menses Fair

OzzFest

Lilith Fair

LiveAid

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who is the writer and director of this film? Hint

John Cameron Mitchell

Miriam Shor

Stephen Trask

John Waters

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who composed the movie's music and lyrics? Hint

Stephen Sondheim

John Cameron Mitchell

Stephen Trask

Sebastian Bach

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who does Hedwig say she looks like while wearing her curly wig in "Wig in a Box?"

Answer: (two words, full or last name only (she's angelic))

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Question 13 of 15

13. What story is the song, "Origin of Love", based upon? Hint

Romeo and Juliet

Satyricon

Plato's Symposium

Socrates' Antigone

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who plays Hedwig's male backup singer, Yitzhak? Hint

Stephen Trask

John Stamos

Lesley Ann Warren

Miriam Shor

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Question 15 of 15

15. In what city did the original stage production originate?

Answer: (Three words, It's up north.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played Hedwig in the film?

Answer: John Cameron Mitchell

He also played Hedwig in the original off-Broadway production.

2. Which of the following is NOT a song from the film?

Answer: Hedwig Rock

"Sugar Daddy" is performed after meeting Sgt. Luther, "Exquisite Corpse" is performed near the very end during the strip scene, and "Angry Inch" is performed after the operation.

3. What is not reffered to by the term "Angry Inch"?

Answer: A bar

The band is called "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," they sing a song called "Angry Inch," and Hedwig says her body has an "Angry Inch."

4. What kind of candy does Luther first give Hansel?

Answer: Gummy Bears

Hansel (Hedwig as a boy) decides that he doesn't like the Gummy Bears, but comes back for more candy...and for Luther.

5. What is Hansel's full married legal name by the end of the film?

Answer: Hedwig Schmidt Robinson

Hedwig Schmidt was taken from her mother and Robinson was added after marrying Sgt. Luther.

6. What TV channel does Tommy appear on, while singing "Tear Me Down"?

Answer: MTV

Having Tommy perform on MTV brings a level of reality to the film, since in lower-budget films, they would normally use a fake TV station's name.

7. What is the first song that Hedwig composed?

Answer: Wicked Little Town

"Wicked Little Town" was composed once Hedwig moved away from Germany. "Origin of Love" was written later in her career. "The Long Grift" was written by Tommy Gnosis and "Freaks" is music we hear in the film through a radio, not performed by Hedwig.

8. Where is Hedwig from, originally?

Answer: East Berlin, Germany

'I was born on the other side of a town ripped in two!' - Hedwig sings in "Tear Me Down," referring to Berlin.

9. What music festival does Hedwig appear on the 9th Stage of?

Answer: Menses Fair

Hedwig plays Menses fair on the 9th Stage, over by the Port-a-Potties. She has one audience member.

10. Who is the writer and director of this film?

Answer: John Cameron Mitchell

John Cameron Mitchell adapted it from his stage play, which he also directed. Stephen Trask composed the score, Miriam Shor plays Hedwig's backup singer and John Waters (director) has nothing to do with the film.

11. Who composed the movie's music and lyrics?

Answer: Stephen Trask

He also appeared in the film as a band member. Mitchell was the writer/director, Bach is a singer/actor, and Sondheim wrote the music for famous Broadway hits such as "West Side Story" and "Company".

12. Who does Hedwig say she looks like while wearing her curly wig in "Wig in a Box?"

Answer: Farrah Fawcett

'Suddenly I'm Ms. Farrah Fawcett from TV.' - Hedwig sings in "Wig in a Box".

13. What story is the song, "Origin of Love", based upon?

Answer: Plato's Symposium

Plato's "Symposium" is about the origin of man, woman, and hermaphrodite, explaining the Greek creation myth.

14. Who plays Hedwig's male backup singer, Yitzhak?

Answer: Miriam Shor

She played him in the stage production as well, which makes sense, since Hedwig is played by a man.

15. In what city did the original stage production originate?

Answer: New York City

It was housed in a small theatre in the meat-packing district of New York.

Source: Author filmmaker03

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