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  Hello Dolly   popular trivia quiz  
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 15 Qns
If you think you know the movie 'Hello Dolly', one of the greatest musicals of all time, then test yourself on this quiz. Hope you saw the movie at least 3 times to answer these!
Average, 15 Qns, NKYDell, Oct 29 12
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NKYDell
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  Well "Hello Dolly!"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the famous musical "Hello Dolly!" directed by the famous Gene Kelly.
Average, 10 Qns, Julie-N-Carol, Jun 02 04
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  "Hello Dolly!" Once Again    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the second part to my "Hello Dolly!" quiz. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, Julie-N-Carol, Apr 25 04
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trivia question Quick Question
Horace's niece wants to marry Ambrose Kemper, played by what actor?

From Quiz "Hello Dolly"





Hello Dolly! Trivia Questions
1. What is the name of the head waiter at the restaurant?

From Quiz "Hello Dolly!" Once Again

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!"

2. What town does Mr. Vandergelder live in?

From Quiz Well "Hello Dolly!"

Answer: Yonkers

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

3. This musical version of "Hello Dolly" is a remake of what movie, starring Shirley Booth and Paul Ford?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: The Matchmaker

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

4. Who is the band conductor at the restaurant?

From Quiz "Hello Dolly!" Once Again

Answer: Louis Armstrong & Armstrong

Louis joins Dolly in the song "Hello Dolly!"

5. What is Mrs. Dolly Levi's profession?

From Quiz Well "Hello Dolly!"

Answer: Matchmaker

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

6. Who directed "Hello Dolly"?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: Gene Kelly

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

7. What does Dolly have when she's at dinner with Horace?

From Quiz "Hello Dolly!" Once Again

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.

8. Who wants to marry Ermengarde?

From Quiz Well "Hello Dolly!"

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.

9. Horace Vandergelder is referred to as what?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: Half a millionaire

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

10. Who is Horace going to propose to in New York?

From Quiz Well "Hello Dolly!"

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.

11. What does Dolly tell Horace he can whisper while he's waving his hand?

From Quiz "Hello Dolly!" Once Again

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.

12. How old is Cornelius Hackl?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: 28 and three quarters

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

13. Dolly sings a song about not wanting what, to pass her by?

From Quiz Well "Hello Dolly!"

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").

14. Cornelius and Barnaby go to New York to meet whom?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

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.

15. In what resturant do the principal actors end up?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: Harmonia Gardens

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

16. What does everyone come to get from Horace Vandergelder when they get back from New York?

From Quiz "Hello Dolly!" Once Again

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.

17. What's the name of the "heiress" Dolly sets Horace up with?

From Quiz Well "Hello Dolly!"

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).

18. How do Cornelius and Barnaby close down the Hay and Feed Store so they can go to New York?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

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."

19. Who is this heiress really?

From Quiz Well "Hello Dolly!"

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.

20. Horace's niece wants to marry Ambrose Kemper, played by what actor?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

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.

21. What's the sign Dolly's been waiting for from her late husband Efrem Levi.

From Quiz "Hello Dolly!" Once Again

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.

22. What did Cornelius and Barnaby tell Irene and Minnie was the fashionable way to get where they are going?

From Quiz Well "Hello Dolly!"

Answer: Walking

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

23. In the parade sequence, Horace is marching with what group?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: The Knights of Columbus

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

24. What is Horace Vandergelder's niece's name?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: Ermengarde

Ermengarde is Horace's ward, and he hires Dolly Levi to find her a husband.

25. What is Dolly Levi's dead husband's name?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: Ephraim

After mourning her dead husband, Dolly finds herself wanting to live again and marry Horace.

26. Which actor later played the title role in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: Michael Crawford

After appearing in "Dolly", Michael Crawford went on to become a top Broadway star.

27. What color does Horace paint his store's shutters?

From Quiz Hello Dolly

Answer: Forest Green

The well known, tightfisted Horace is giving a new business owner a break by giving him his business of painting his shutters. This gives Dolly hope.

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