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1. While recalling her childhood in East Berlin, Hedwig refers to several well-known singers from the 70s as "masters". But she singles out two of them as a Canadian and an alien. Who are these two pop icons?
2. Early in the movie, we see a flashback of the semi-transsexual Hedwig as the young boy Hansel, forced by his mother to listen to western rock and roll inside the kitchen oven. With the well-known chorus of which early 70's glam-rock song does the flashback end?
3. At one point in the movie, Hedwig and her lover, the future Tommy Gnosis, are in Hedwig's trailer, practicing music, as a female neighbor belts out a well-known 1990's mega-hit in the background,. "Do you believe that love lasts forever?" Tommy asks Hedwig, "No, but this song does," Hedwig replies. Which song is the neigbor singing so annoyingly?
4. In the campy and catchy song "Wig in A Box", Hedwig compares herself to a 1970's TV icon known for her blonde, feathered hair and angelic associations. Can you name this blonde beauty?
5. One of the most important and fascinating characters in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" is Yitzhak, Hedwig's "Man Friday through Thursday" and bandmate. Although Croation-born Yitzhak is played by actress /singer Miriam Shorr, the character is supposed to be a biological man who aspires to be a drag queen. For which touring company of a famous Broadway show does Yitzhak eventually audition, winning the role of a drag queen?
6. In one poignant scene in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", a recently divorced Hedwig performs a song called "Wicked Little Town" with a band comprised of the "wives of Korean sergeants who formed a surprisingly mean rhythm section". During that scene, Hedwig facetiously implies to the (sparse) audience that a certain 80's rock star is interested in buying the song. Which rock star does she name?
7. Which well-known talk show host of the late 90s/early 2000s makes a cameo appearance in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"?
8. One of Hedwig's most endearing qualities is her abillity to play irreverantly with words and phrases. Early in the film, she recalls her brief career as a lecturer at an East German university, explaining that she was fired after giving a lecture about "German aggression" entitled "You, Kant, Always Get What You Want", an obvious pun based on the classic 60's song "You Can't Always Get What You Want.". Which British band first recorded that song ?
9. Which of the following muscians does Hedwig NOT reference during the course of the movie "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"?
10. In the defining, punk-rock flavored song "Angry Inch", Hedwig sings about her "botched" sex change operation, comparing the affected part of her anatomy to that of a famous doll. Which doll does she name?
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