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Weill Music Trivia Quiz

Kurt Weill's career went from Weimar Cabaret to Broadway. You probably know more than you realise

A multiple-choice quiz by andy_smith. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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andy_smith

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5 mins

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282,617

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Between which two years did Weill live? Hint

1905 - 1965

1900 - 1960

1900 - 1950

1905 - 1955

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many times was Weill married to Lotte Lenya? Hint

zero

three

one

two

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Question 3 of 10

3. Probably Weill's most famous song, "Mack the Knife", appeared in which of his early collaborations Hint

Die Dreigroschenoper (with Brecht )

Der Silbersee (with Kaiser )

Mahagonny (with Brecht )

Fall of the City of Mahagonny (with Brecht )

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the missing word from the title of this song from "Lost in the Stars"? "The Little ______ House" Hint

Blue

Town

Old

Gray

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which song from "Mahagonny" has been recorded many times including performances by Marianne Faithfull, Ute Lemper and The Doors? Hint

Pirate Jenny

A Boy Like You

Alabama Song

My Ship

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "The Saga of Jenny", written with Ira Gershwin, Jenny's colourful life is set out in six episodes. The first is her becoming an orphan. At what age did this happen? Hint

five

three

seven

nine

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Question 7 of 10

7. What are the missing words in this lyric? "But it's a long, long while From _____ to _________" Hint

May December

January December

March September

June December

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these songs is not from "The Threepenny Opera" ("Die Dreigroschenoper")? Hint

What Good Would the Moon Be?

Barbara Song

Pirate Jenny

Liebeslied

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Question 9 of 10

9. Weill worked with a number of lyricists in the 1940's. Which of these pairings is incorrect? Hint

Lost in the Stars - Alan Jay Lerner

One Touch of Venus - Ogden Nash

Lady in the Dark - Ira Gershwin

Street Scene - Langston Hughes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which was Weill's final (unfinished ) work? It includes the songs "Apple Jack", "The Catfish Song" and "River Chanty". Hint

Huckleberry Finn

The Firebrand of Florence

Love Life

You and Me

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Between which two years did Weill live?

Answer: 1900 - 1950

Weill was born in Dessau, Germany, March 2nd 1900, and died in New York City, April 3rd, 1950.

2. How many times was Weill married to Lotte Lenya?

Answer: two

They divorced for a time when he left Germany to live in France in 1933. Lenya was noted for her performances of many of Weill's compositions and made a number of definitive recordings of his work.

3. Probably Weill's most famous song, "Mack the Knife", appeared in which of his early collaborations

Answer: Die Dreigroschenoper (with Brecht )

"Die Dreigroschenoper" ("The Threepenny Opera") was Weill's second work with Brecht and was a triumph when it opened in 1928.

4. What is the missing word from the title of this song from "Lost in the Stars"? "The Little ______ House"

Answer: Gray

"Lost in the Stars" is one of a number of works of musical theatre where Weill collaborated with Maxwell Anderson.

5. Which song from "Mahagonny" has been recorded many times including performances by Marianne Faithfull, Ute Lemper and The Doors?

Answer: Alabama Song

"Pirate Jenny" is also much recorded, including recordings by Lemper and Faithfull and folk/rock group Steeleye Span.

6. In "The Saga of Jenny", written with Ira Gershwin, Jenny's colourful life is set out in six episodes. The first is her becoming an orphan. At what age did this happen?

Answer: three

"Jenny made her mind up when she was three,
She herself was going to trim the Chrismas tree;
Christmas Eve she lit the candles, tossed the tapers away.
Little Jenny was an orphan on Christmas day."

"The Saga of Jenny" was part of the 1940 musical, "Lady in the Dark".

7. What are the missing words in this lyric? "But it's a long, long while From _____ to _________"

Answer: May December

The lyrics come from "September Song" from "Knickerbocker Holiday". It was used as the theme for the British sitcom "May to December".

8. Which of these songs is not from "The Threepenny Opera" ("Die Dreigroschenoper")?

Answer: What Good Would the Moon Be?

"What Good Would the Moon Be?" is from "Street Scene" first produced at the Schubert Theatre, Philadelphia in 1946

9. Weill worked with a number of lyricists in the 1940's. Which of these pairings is incorrect?

Answer: Lost in the Stars - Alan Jay Lerner

Weill wrote "Love Life" with Lerner while "Lost in the Stars" was one of several shows where Maxwell Anderson wrote the lyrics.

10. Which was Weill's final (unfinished ) work? It includes the songs "Apple Jack", "The Catfish Song" and "River Chanty".

Answer: Huckleberry Finn

Weill died of a heart attack on April 3rd 1950 a few weeks after starting work on "Huckleberry Finn" with Maxwell Anderson.

Source: Author andy_smith

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