Carpe Noctem Trivia Quiz

"The Room Where It Happens" comes from the musical "Hamilton", which was first performed in 2015. Based on the 2005 biography by Ron Chernow about the American statesman Alexander Hamilton, the musical was by American songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda. The song is sung in Act II by Aaron Burr who is unhappy with the influence that Hamilton has gained, wishing that he had similar power.

"Spamalot" is the musical, also known as "Monty Python's Spamalot: A Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture and the Holy Grail", which points to the source of the material. Eric Idle is the Monty Python connection. The song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" was actually written by Eric Idle for the black comedy film "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (1979). It is the opener for Act II in the musical.

The musical "Mama Mia!" is based on the songs of the Swedish pop group ABBA with one of the songs also being "Mama Mia". "Dancing Queen" was originally released in the 1976 album "Arrival" by ABBA. A jukebox musical film version was released in 2008 along with a sequel in 2018. "Dancing Queen" appears in both of these.

"Memory" is one of the songs written for the musical "Cats", first performed in 1981. It is sung mainly by Grizabella. The musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is based on T.S. Eliot's 1939 poetry collection "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". The song is probably the best known and was first performed by Elaine Page in the role of Grizabella.

She also released a version which peaked at no. 6 in the UK Single Chart. Over the years there have been hundreds of cover versions, with Barbara Streisand producing a notable version as part of her 1981 "Memories" compilation album.

The 1975 musical "Chicago" is opened by the song "All That Jazz". Bob Fosse directed and choreographed the original production and was also the director of the 1979 musical drama film "All That Jazz", which covers aspects of his life. Liza Minnelli released a single version in 1975 and Catherine Zeta-Jones sang the song in the 2002 film version of "Chicago".

The musical is based on the 1926 play of the same name which satirises the criminal justice system in place at the time.

Containing a set of dance instructions, the song "Time Warp' is part of the 1973 musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". It also appeared in the 1975 film adaptation and the 2016 TV version "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again".

The lyrics are designed to allow audience participation. In the musical it was the fifth song, contrasting with fourth placement in the film, until 1990 when the script was changed to place it fourth in the 1990 London revival. It also serves as an encore.

More correctly "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)", this is the best known song from the 1965 musical "The Man of La Mancha". It also appears in the 1972 film of the same name. The Man of La Mancha is Don Quixote from the 17th century novel of the same name by Miguel Cervantes, although the musical does not claim to be accurate either about Cervantes' life or his novel. Don Quixote sings the song.

"Food, Glorious Food" is the opening song of the 1968 musical "Oliver!", as well as of the 1968 film version. The musical is an adaptation of the 1838 novel "Oliver Twist" by British writer Charles Dickens. The song is sung by the workhouse children as they receive their unappetising gruel for breakfast.

The song is from ""West Side Story", first appearing on Broadway in 1957. Also called "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" or just "There's a Place for Us", the song appears in the second act. It was originally sung during the Somewhere Ballet by Consuelo then, in later productions, a soprano off-stage with an entire ensemble reprise.

In the film adaptations, it is sung by Tony in the 1961 film and by Valentina in the 2021 film, being used to provide different emphasis.

The opening song for the musical "Oklahoma!", first performed in 1943 on Broadway, "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" is sung by the character Curly. The musical is the first of the Rodgers and Hammerstein collaborations to be heard on stage. The song became one of their best known, with versions by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, amongst others. The musical was adapted from the 1931 play "Green Grow the Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs.