Name That Musical! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Moulin Rouge

"Moulin Rouge" was directed by Baz Luhrmann. This song is called "El Tango De Roxanne" and it tells the story of a prostitute. It is sung by the Argentinian and Christian, just after Satine goes to the Duke to try to save the Moulin Rouge. (The Duke is paying a lot of money for the Moulin Rouge club to become a theatre and he wants the lead actress, Satine, for himself).

The "Red Windmill" is not actually a real musical but is what "Moulin Rouge" translates as. In this line Christian is saying that Satine can become the Duke's lover but he is asking her not to lie to him.

He is also telling her that he still loves her despite everything that is happening.

Answer: Hairspray

This line is from the song "Good Morning Baltimore". "Hairspray" is set in the 1960s and it tells the story of Tracy Turnblad and her love of song and dance. Tracy is also against the segregation of black people, which existed at the time, and she is trying to get her favourite show "The Corny Collins Show" to become integrated. John Travolta plays Tracy's mom.
In this song Tracy is singing about her everday life in Baltimore.

Answer: Sweeney Todd

This line is from the song "Green Finch and Linnet Bird". It is the only song Johanna (Sweeney Todd's daughter) sings. She is played by Jayne Wisener. "Sweeney Todd" was directed by Tim Burton and the character was originally in a story in a "Penny Dreadful" (a sort of short story published in several parts in the 1800s, with each part costing a penny) entitled "The String of Pearls".

The musical was originally on the stage in 1979 and was created by Stephen Sondheim. "The Demon Barber" (of Fleet Street) is what Sweeney Todd is known as. This song is about how Johanna feels caged like a bird in the Judge's house.

Answer: The Sound of Music

This musical is about a young nun named Maria, who becomes governess for the Von Trapp children. Their mother is dead and their father is very strict so the children are unhappy. Maria gets their spirits up by singing and dancing and she soon falls in love with their father.

This song is called "The Lonely Goatherd". It tells the story of a goatherd and is told by Maria and the children, with puppets and with the lyrics of the song. Maria is played by Julie Andrews and her character has seven children to look after! The other options for this answer were made in 1964 "My Fair Lady", 1952 "Singing in the Rain" and 1939 "Gone with the Wind"- this one isn't even a musical!

Answer: Grease

This is from the "Grease" song "Summer Nights". The film was made in 1978 and was directed by Randal Kleiser. The film tells the story of Sandy and Danny, who have a summer romance then meet again when they find out they go to the same high school. Sandy is as good as gold whereas Danny is a bad boy greaser. John Travolta plays Danny and Olivia Newton John plays Sandy.

In 1982 a sequel was made starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer but this time with the roles reversed, he is the goody two shoes and she is the bad girl. In this duet between the guys and the girls of the film they are singing about how great their summer was.

Answer: The Nightmare Before Christmas

This is from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas". It is sung by the villagers of Halloween town. The film was made in 1993 and is about the Pumpkin King Jack Skellington. Jack has never heard of Christmas before so when he discovers it, he tries to bring Christmas to Halloweentown, by kidnapping Santa and taking his place! Santa is then kidnapped by the evil Oogie Boogie and Jack realises that Halloween and Christmas just do not mix!
The song is about how their town is the very definition of Halloween.

Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

This is from the song "The Floor Show/Rose Tints My World". It is sang by Columbia who is played by Little Nell. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is about a man named Frank N Furter, an alien from the distant planet of Transylvania, who is trying to fit in on Earth. Frank N Furter is played by Tim Curry. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" has been adapted to the stage several times.
In Columbia's verse of this song, she sings about how at first she liked Frank N Furter but then she began to dislike him.

Answer: Chicago

This line is from the chorus of the song "The Cell Block Tango" and is sung by "the six merry murderesses of the Cook County Jail". The song is about how they murdered their husbands/boyfriends but they still "didn't do it" even though they admit they did in this song. Roxie Hart is played by Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta Jones plays her rival Velma Kelly. "Chicago" has also been adapted to the stage several times.
This line shows the murderesses feel it is all their husbands' fault that they killed them.

Answer: Little Shop of Horrors

This song is called "Skid Row" and is sang by the people of the town as they reflect how miserable their life is. The film tells the story of a man who buys a mysterious plant after a total eclipse of the sun, to find that to survive the plant must drink blood and even eat human flesh.
This line is about the rough "Downtown" area of the town that is hard to live in.

Answer: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was made in 1968 and stars Dick Van Dyke as inventor Caractacus Potts, father of Jemima and Jeremy. He invents an unusual car that can fly! His children are stolen by the Child Catcher and he travels to Baron Bomburst's Castle to get them back, with help from the lovely Truly Scrumptious.

The film has been adapted to the stage and the screenplay for the film was written by children's author Roald Dahl.