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Many songs from musicals have gone on to become hit songs and have an after-life outside of musical theatre. Here are some interesting facts about them!

"I Love Lucy" debuted on TV in 1951, and has been enjoyed by viewers in its original run as well as flourishing in countless reruns. There are also plenty of books about the show. See how much obscure information about the series you know! :-)

During the nine year run of the hit sitcom "I Love Lucy," many famous Hollywood and TV stars guest starred on various episodes. Let's see how much you know about these appearances!

Although constantly ridiculed by the women she lived with for her looks (even by her own Mother!), Dorothy Zbornak had more than her share of boyfriends on "The Golden Girls." Let's share some fun facts about them together!

Although "I Love Lucy" was one of the most popular television series of all time, it was riddled with a number of facts and events on various episodes that were inconsistent with other episodes. How inconsistent was the series? Let's see!

"The Golden Girls" is one of the most beloved TV Series of all time. Its inception is quite fascinating. Let's all learn together how the four women in a home in Miami we love came to be! All questions are True and False--have a great time!

The "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" episode of "I Love Lucy," which some know as the "Vitameatavegamin" episode, is one of the most popular episodes of the series and contains Lucille Ball's favorite comedy bit. Relive the hilarity by taking this quiz!

Margaret Mitchell's classic novel goes on for 1,037 pages, which gave her plenty of space to introduce numerous minor characters. This quiz was developed using the first printed version of the novel, as published by Macmillan in 1936.

"The Golden Girls" initially aired from 1985 to 1992; "Designing Women" was on from 1986 to 1993. Both series featured four mature women who lived in the South. Let's compare the two and look at their similarities and differences!

"Annie Get Your Gun" and "Calamity Jane" were both film musicals from the 1950s which featured female sharpshooters as their heroines. Let's see what else they had in common! (Knowledge outside of the films is required to answer some questions.)

To quote David Boorstin in the Congressional Quarterly, "In 1962, professor Arthur Schlesinger, Sr. asked for the views of 75 highly regarded historians to rate all the presidents." Let's look at this poll and see how the Chief Executive were rated.

Many favorite musicals started life with a different title. In this quiz, see how many of these unused titles you can recognize. Have fun and good luck!

Due to strict Hollywood censorship from the 1930s through the 1960s, many film versions of Broadway musicals had to apply minor tweaks to their lyrics so they would be more acceptable. Let's look at some of these interesting changes! @#$%&*!

Many musicals were based on other sources--movies, plays, novels, short stories. However, many changes were made in plots and characters when adapting these works into musicals. Let's explore some of these changes!

Sometimes, Broadway musicals go through significant changes when filmed. I'll name something about a musical. Let's see if you know if it happened on the original Broadway stage version, the film version, or both. Good luck and have fun!

"Applause" and "Sunset Boulevard" are both Broadway musicals which feature female stars concerned with being past their prime. In addition, both take a sharp, satiric look at show business. Is that where the similarities end? Let's see!

Being the standby or understudy to the star in a Broadway musical can be a thankless job--or the opportunity of a lifetime! See how much you know about some of the performers who have "waited in the wings" for somebody else in a Broadway show.

There have been many moments in Musical Theatre History that have been full of coincidence and irony, or just plain extraordinary. Let's explore some of these fascinating facts that prove that fact can be stranger than fiction!

Tom Wolfe's "The Bonfire Of The Vanities" was first published in 1987. The novel tells a tale of New York City and how one episode impacted the lives of several people. Please note: this quiz is based on the novel, not the subsequent film version.

Hello, welcome to my Broadway Musicals Linked Quiz. Test your knowledge and see how well you know what one Broadway musical has in common with another. Good Luck, and please take a minute to let me know what you thought of the quiz!

"Wonderful Town" was a big hit when first presented on Broadway in 1953 and a big hit all over again when revived fifty years later. Try this quiz and hopefully you will learn more about this interesting musical.

Oh, Promise Me... Many musicals have scenes that take place right before or during weddings or at post-wedding celebrations. I will supply quotes from one of these scenes--please tell me which musical they're from.

This quiz is about songs that were cut from musicals. Some of these songs have very interesting after-lives--let's talk about them!

Hello, in this quiz you have to determine the relationship between two Musical Theatre items (it could be events, characters, songs) to give the correct answer to the question.

Curtain going up! Test your knowledge of Broadway Musicals by selecting which answer doesn't belong with the other three. Good Luck! :-)