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Quiz about Great Songs from Great Musicals
Quiz about Great Songs from Great Musicals

Great Songs from Great Musicals! Quiz


Okay so I'll give you song lyrics and then you pick which musical they're from! It'll be tons o' fun!
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author Laura_Pie

A matching quiz by bernie73. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bernie73
Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
95,814
Updated
Sep 02 25
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
61
Last 3 plays: Upstart3 (10/15), Guest 69 (2/15), workisboring (3/15).
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QuestionsChoices
1. 'The beautiful people get up at noon and spend all their time having fun.'  
  Jekyll and Hyde
2. 'You were once that someone who I followed like a star.'  
  Thoroughly Modern Millie
3. 'California or who knows where.'  
  Damn Yankees
4. 'Do we fight for the right to a night at the opera now?'  
  A Chorus Line
5. 'We might breathe the same air tonight!'  
  Ragtime
6. 'Anyone can be a husband, lover, sooner them than me when they discover their domestic bliss is shelter for their failing.'  
  Les Miserables
7. 'Turn your face away from the garish light of day.'  
  Miss Saigon
8. 'The perfume and the pricks the same.'  
  The Scarlet Pimpernel
9. 'Because reason says I should've died, three years ago.'  
  Cabaret
10. 'Flat and sassy, I would get the strays and losers.'  
  Saturday Night
11. 'She doesn't smoke or drink gin, like I do.'  
  Chess
12. 'I do and you don't and nobody said that, and who brought the subject up first?'  
  The Phantom of the Opera
13. 'I keep asking God what I'm for, and he tells me, "Gee, I'm not sure."'  
  Company
14. 'I don't care if he's a nobody, in my heart he'll be somebody, somebody to love me.'  
  Rent
15. 'You gotta have heart. All you really need is heart.'  
  Little Shop of Horrors





Select each answer

1. 'The beautiful people get up at noon and spend all their time having fun.'
2. 'You were once that someone who I followed like a star.'
3. 'California or who knows where.'
4. 'Do we fight for the right to a night at the opera now?'
5. 'We might breathe the same air tonight!'
6. 'Anyone can be a husband, lover, sooner them than me when they discover their domestic bliss is shelter for their failing.'
7. 'Turn your face away from the garish light of day.'
8. 'The perfume and the pricks the same.'
9. 'Because reason says I should've died, three years ago.'
10. 'Flat and sassy, I would get the strays and losers.'
11. 'She doesn't smoke or drink gin, like I do.'
12. 'I do and you don't and nobody said that, and who brought the subject up first?'
13. 'I keep asking God what I'm for, and he tells me, "Gee, I'm not sure."'
14. 'I don't care if he's a nobody, in my heart he'll be somebody, somebody to love me.'
15. 'You gotta have heart. All you really need is heart.'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'The beautiful people get up at noon and spend all their time having fun.'

Answer: Saturday Night

The musical "Saturday Night" (1955) featured music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Julius Epstein. It was based on the play "Front Porch in Flatbush" by Julius and Philip Epstein. The quote comes from the song 'Class'. Gene tells of his desire to live a rich lifestyle.
2. 'You were once that someone who I followed like a star.'

Answer: The Scarlet Pimpernel

"The Scarlet Pimpernel" was a 1997 musical. It featured music by Frank Wildhorn and book and lyrics by Nan Brighton. It was based on a 1905 novel of the same name by Baroness Orczy. The novel was based on a 1903 play of the same name by the Baroness.

The quote is from the song 'When I Look at You.' The song features a woman singing about how her husband is different than who he was when she married him.
3. 'California or who knows where.'

Answer: Ragtime

"Ragtime" (1996) featured music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terence McNally. It was based on a 1975 book of the same name by E. L. Doctorow. The quote is from the song 'Wheels of a Dream'. Sarah and Coalhouse sing about the life they want for their son.
4. 'Do we fight for the right to a night at the opera now?'

Answer: Les Miserables

"Les Miserables" had its world premiere in Paris in 1980. The show's music was written by Claude-Michel Schoenberg, with lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel and a book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg. It was based on a 1862 novel of the same title by Victor Hugo.

The quote comes from the song 'Red and Black'. The student rebels sing about their desire to be free.
5. 'We might breathe the same air tonight!'

Answer: Miss Saigon

The show "Miss Saigon" (1989) has music by Claude-Michel Schoenberg, with lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, and a book by Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Alain Boublil. The quote comes from the song 'Please'. Kim learns that Chris is back in Vietnam and she thinks that he's come to take her back to America.
6. 'Anyone can be a husband, lover, sooner them than me when they discover their domestic bliss is shelter for their failing.'

Answer: Chess

The musical "Chess" has music by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeas, with lyrics by Tim Rice and Bjorn Ulvaeas, and a book by Tim Rice. The quote comes from the song 'Endgame'. Anatoly sings this at the final chess match. The chess played in the show is also a metaphor for the Cold War.
7. 'Turn your face away from the garish light of day.'

Answer: The Phantom of the Opera

The musical "The Phantom of the Opera" has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, and a book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was based on the 1910 novel of the same title by Gaston Leroux. The quote comes from the song 'Music of the Night.' In the musical, the Phantom sings the song to Christine.
8. 'The perfume and the pricks the same.'

Answer: Jekyll and Hyde

The musical "Jekyll and Hyde" (1990) featured music by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse, and Steve Cuden and a book by Leslie Bricusse. The musical is inspired by the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", by Robert Louis Stevenson. The quote comes from the song 'Bring on the Men'. Lucy sings this while performing at the bar.
9. 'Because reason says I should've died, three years ago.'

Answer: Rent

The musical "Rent" (1996) has music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. The musical was inspired by "La Bohème" (1896) by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, and Giuseppe Giacosa. The quote comes from the song 'Life Support' -- sung by Roger and Gordon who both have AIDS.
10. 'Flat and sassy, I would get the strays and losers.'

Answer: A Chorus Line

The musical "A Chorus Line" (1975) features music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante. The musical was based on a concept by Michael Bennett. The quote was from the song 'Dance, 10, Looks, 3'.

The song is about how her appearance can be an advantage or disadvantage. The individual can take advantage of certain features to achieve success.
11. 'She doesn't smoke or drink gin, like I do.'

Answer: Cabaret

The musical "Cabaret" (1966) features music by John Kander, lyrics by Frank Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff. The musical is based upon the play "I am a Camera" (1951) by John van Druten. The play is based on the 1939 novel "Goodbye to Berlin" by Christopher Isherwood.

The quote is from the song 'If You Could See Her'. The Emcee sings this song while dancing with a gorilla. The viewer might feel the challenges of being an ape in human society is comparable to belonging to a particular ethnicity with distinguishing traits of appearance or behavior - the musical references Jews in Nazi Germany, but the experience is more universal than that.
12. 'I do and you don't and nobody said that, and who brought the subject up first?'

Answer: Company

The musical "Company" (1970) features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth. The musical was based on one-act plays by Furth. The quote comes from the song 'The Little Things'. This is a song about marital problems.
13. 'I keep asking God what I'm for, and he tells me, "Gee, I'm not sure."'

Answer: Little Shop of Horrors

The musical "Little Shop of Horrors" (1982) features music by Alan Menken and book and lyrics by Howard Ashman. The quote is from the song 'Downtown (Skidrow)'. Seymour sings about how he's poor and an orphan.
14. 'I don't care if he's a nobody, in my heart he'll be somebody, somebody to love me.'

Answer: Thoroughly Modern Millie

The musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (1967) features music and lyrics by Elmer Bernstein and a book by Richard Morris. The quote is from the song 'Gimme Gimme'. Millie sings about how she wants love. The musical was based on a 1955 musical, "Chrysanthemum".
15. 'You gotta have heart. All you really need is heart.'

Answer: Damn Yankees

The musical 'Damn Yankees' (1955) features music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and a book by George Abbott. It was based on the 1954 novel 'The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant'. The quote came from the song 'Heart'. Benny, manager of the Washington Senators, is trying to bolster the confidence of his team.
Source: Author bernie73

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