30 Hello Dolly! Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Rudy

Dolly told Cornelius and Barnaby to tell Rudy that Dolly's coming back. He's the first person Dolly sings about in "Hello Dolly!"

Answer: Yonkers

Mr. Vandergelder lives in Yonkers with his niece Ermengarde. They live above his feed and hay store, Vandergelder's.

Answer: The Matchmaker

Made in 1958, this black and white movie was based on a play by Thornton Wilder.

Answer: Louis Armstrong

Louis joins Dolly in the song "Hello Dolly!"

Answer: Matchmaker

Mrs. Dolly Levi is a fast talking widow who deals with matchmaking in particular.

Answer: Gene Kelly

Who better to direct a great musical than the beloved and talented Gene Kelly?

Answer: Turkey with all the usual

She told the waiter (Rudy) to take back the chicken because she just couldn't face one and to bring her a turkey with all the usual.

Answer: Ambrose Kemper

Horace Vandergelder won't let them get married because Ambrose is an artist and he only wants the best for his niece.

Answer: Half a millionaire

When Dolly is on her way to see Horace, she describes him as 'that well-known half a millionaire'.

Answer: All of them

He spots Ermengarde and Ambrose then a huge fight starts and he sees the other four.

Answer: Irene Molloy

Horace comes to propose but never gets it out because (through Dolly's meddling) Cornelius and Barnaby (his clerks at his store) are there and Horace believes that Irene is dating one of them.

Answer: So Long Dearie

She tells him to "wave his little hand and whisper so long dearie" (as she sings in her "Good-bye Song")after he ignores and insults her at dinner.

Answer: 28 and three quarters

Cornelius tells Barnaby that 'I'm 28 and three quarters and I haven't had an evening free.'

Answer: Parade

Dolly is referring that she better get busy making Horace realize that he loves her before it's to late (hence the title "Before the Parade Passes By").

Answer: Irene Molloy and Minnie Fay

Dolly arranges for Horace to meet with Irene Molloy, and then sends Cornelius and Barnaby instead, so she can match herself to Horace.

Answer: All of them

They do all of these things. They spend every nickel they have. They almost get thrown in jail by Miss Irene because of them hiding in her store. Cornelius kisses Irene and Barnaby kisses Minnie Fay.

Answer: Harmonia Gardens

The Harmonia Gardens is where the title song "Hello Dolly" takes place.

Answer: Money

Everyone wants their savings that Horace was keeping in his safe. Cornelius and Barnaby want theirs to buy the store across the street, and Ermengarde wants hers so she and Ambrose can use it.

Answer: Ernestina Simple

Dolly used this to distract Horace from marrying Miss Molloy because she knew he could rather marry someone rich and famous (Ernestina was supposedly a rich heiress).

Answer: explode cans of chicken mash

Cornelius and Barnaby put lighted candles under the cans of chicken mash. When the cans heated, they exploded and "would cause such a stink it would keep customers out for 24 hours."

Answer: Gussie Granger

Dolly asked Gussie right after she was done telling Horace about the date. Dolly knew Gussie would act terrible so she could come in and take Mr. Vandergelder.

Answer: Tommy Tune

What was so unusual about the couple was Ambrose was at least two feet taller than Ermengarde, which made it very funny to watch them dance together.

Answer: The Forest Green Shutters

She says toward the beginning that if Horace had any sense he'd paint the shutters green (this was said after Horace left for New York); so when Horace says that he's having the shutters done in green it's the sign Dolly's been waiting for to go and marry him.

Answer: Walking

Cornelius and Barnaby were broke so they wanted to spend as little money as possible and what's cheaper than walking?

Answer: The Knights of Columbus

This is the great sequence where Dolly sings "Before the Parade Passes By".