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Quiz about Flanders and Swann
Quiz about Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann Trivia Quiz


Michael Flanders and Donald Swann were a British musical comedy team who performed their works in London and on Broadway, as well as recording several albums. Here are some questions about their songs and routines.

A multiple-choice quiz by ertrum. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ertrum
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
171,298
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
426
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 10
1. First, according to Michael Flanders, where does the Rain in Spain stay? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What do Flanders and Swann have in common with the Beatles? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Flanders and Swann wrote "Ill Wind", about the narrator's attempts to learn to play the french horn. What music did they use to set the words? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who is the nicest work of nature in the zoo? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who was "Tried by the Centre Court"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In "Sounding Brass", what is "more fun than playing polo with the Duke?" Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Flanders and Swann called their first show "At the Drop of a Hat". What did they call their second show? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Michael Flanders wrote the music for the duo's songs.


Question 9 of 10
9. In which language did Swann write "In the Desert"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who sings about "Mud, mud, glorious mud, Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood!" Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. First, according to Michael Flanders, where does the Rain in Spain stay?

Answer: Almost invariably in the hills.

"My Fair Lady" was still a smash hit on stage when Flanders and Swann recorded "At the Drop of a Hat" in 1959.
2. What do Flanders and Swann have in common with the Beatles?

Answer: They had the same record producer, George Martin.

George Martin recorded "At the Drop of a Hat" in 1959, several years before he started recording the Beatles.
3. Flanders and Swann wrote "Ill Wind", about the narrator's attempts to learn to play the french horn. What music did they use to set the words?

Answer: Mozart's fourth horn concerto

They used the rondo, including cadenzas. The song begins
"I once had a whim, and I had to obey it, to buy a french horn in a second hand shop".

It's on the "At the Drop of Another Hat" album.
4. Who is the nicest work of nature in the zoo?

Answer: The Gnu

"I'm a gnu, spelled g n u. The (g)nicest work of (g)nature in the zoo." From "At the Drop of a Hat".
5. Who was "Tried by the Centre Court"?

Answer: A tennis umpire

"The British Umpire, on whom the sun never sets."
6. In "Sounding Brass", what is "more fun than playing polo with the Duke?"

Answer: Playing on the status symbols

"The object is to Gunga-Din your neighbor.
'I'm a better man than you's the acid test.
So man the good ship one-up
Let's do a social ton-up
And bang our status symbols with the best."

From "At the Drop of Another Hat"
7. Flanders and Swann called their first show "At the Drop of a Hat". What did they call their second show?

Answer: At the Drop of Another Hat

"At the Drop of Another Hat" opened in 1963, three years after "At the Drop of a Hat" closed.
8. Michael Flanders wrote the music for the duo's songs.

Answer: False

"I write the words, Donald here writes the music." Flanders was the main spokesman for the pair when they were on stage, with Swann as the straight man (and butt of many Flanders one liners).
9. In which language did Swann write "In the Desert"?

Answer: Russian

Swann also wrote one verse of the Hippo song in Russian. He was a skilled Russian translator, and wrote an English translation of "Peter and the Wolf".
10. Who sings about "Mud, mud, glorious mud, Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood!"

Answer: The Hippo

In the second show, the hippo has married, and his whole family -- played by the audience -- join in the song.
Source: Author ertrum

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