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Wedding Scenes in Musicals Trivia Quiz

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.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lost_Player_47. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Lost_Player_47

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
295,786

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Married to a murderer! Oh my!" A character is very upset! What musical is this from? Hint

Roberta

Anything Goes

Gay Divorce

Show Boat

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Question 2 of 10

2. "You just gave him dope. He ain't in his right mind. He ain't in his right mind!" Another very upset character at a wedding scene. What musical is this from?
Hint

The Most Happy Fella

Wonderful Town

Urinetown

Passing Strange

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I cannot marry you. My back is wet!" A concerned character. What musical is this from? Hint

South Pacific

Miss Saigon

Flower Drum Song

Hot-Cha!

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Question 4 of 10

4. "On the dresser! Right next to my suicide note." She seems quite upset. What musical is this from?
Hint

Merrily We Roll Along

Company

Sunday in the Park With George

A Little Night Music

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Question 5 of 10

5. "That color is bad for Anita." She's discussing clothing. What musical is this from? Hint

Chicago

West Side Story

Call Me Madam

First Impressions

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Question 6 of 10

6. "And I looked at my High School photographs. And cried..." She seems to be quite sentimental. What musical is this from? Hint

Bye Bye Birdie

Two By Two

I Do! I Do!

A Chorus Line

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Dancing--Well, it's not exactly forbidden, but--" Laying down the law. What musical is this from?
Hint

Fiddler on the Roof

Plain and Fancy

Footloose

Greenwillow

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Are we married now, Mr. Lundie?" A wedding question. What musical is this from? Hint

Plain and Fancy

Brigadoon

Greenwillow

Finian's Rainbow

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Oscar, you're making a mountain out of a couple of guys." A desperate attempt to calm a partner. What musical is this from? Hint

Seesaw

Sweet Charity

Promises, Promises

They're Playing Our Song

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Question 10 of 10

10. "War? Over me? How simply marvelous!" An exuberant bride. What musical is this from? Hint

Pipe Dream

Paint Your Wagon

Camelot

Allegro

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Married to a murderer! Oh my!" A character is very upset! What musical is this from?

Answer: Show Boat

That is Parthy in "Show Boat", right before Gaylord marries Magnolia. Parthy tells Cap'n Andy Gaylord is a murderer. He replies, "I murdered a man once." Parthy replies with this line, and faints dead away.

2. "You just gave him dope. He ain't in his right mind. He ain't in his right mind!" Another very upset character at a wedding scene. What musical is this from?

Answer: The Most Happy Fella

That is Marie in "The Most Happy Fella." Her brother, Tony has just been in an automobile accident on the way to meet his mail order bride, Rosabella. Marie protests that Tony has been shot full of morphine to dull the pain, and is in no condition to marry anybody.

3. "I cannot marry you. My back is wet!" A concerned character. What musical is this from?

Answer: Flower Drum Song

That is Mei Lei in "Flower Drum Song." She has just seen a movie about Mexican wetbacks, and realizes that she has come into America illegally as well. She tells Sammy Fong, her intended, they cannot marry because of this.

4. "On the dresser! Right next to my suicide note." She seems quite upset. What musical is this from?

Answer: Company

That is Amy in "Company." Amy is an extremely nervous bride, about to marry Paul. When Robert, the best man, asks Amy where Paul's cuff links are, her response is this line.

5. "That color is bad for Anita." She's discussing clothing. What musical is this from?

Answer: West Side Story

That is Maria in "West Side Story", when she and Tony are fantasizing about their wedding, which unfortunately never actually happens. (Right before the song "One Hand, One Heart.") Maria is choosing an appropriate Matron of Honor dress for her sister-in-law, Anita.

6. "And I looked at my High School photographs. And cried..." She seems to be quite sentimental. What musical is this from?

Answer: I Do! I Do!

That is "She" (Agnes) at the start of "I Do! I Do!" She and ("He") Michael are getting ready for their wedding. She takes a few minutes to wax sentimental about the past, which is when she says the line.

7. "Dancing--Well, it's not exactly forbidden, but--" Laying down the law. What musical is this from?

Answer: Fiddler on the Roof

That is The Rabbi in "Fiddler on the Roof," at the marriage of Motel and Tzeitel. Perchik has just stated that is not a biblical sin for men to dance with women one at a time. A villager asks the Rabbi for confirmation of this, and this line is his response.

8. "Are we married now, Mr. Lundie?" A wedding question. What musical is this from?

Answer: Brigadoon

This is Charlie, at his marriage to Jean in Brigadoon. As Brigadoon has no Minister, couples marry each other under the general supervision of Mr. Lundie, the schoolteacher. After exchanging vows, Charlie shyly confirms the marriage by asking this line.

9. "Oscar, you're making a mountain out of a couple of guys." A desperate attempt to calm a partner. What musical is this from?

Answer: Sweet Charity

This is Charity in "Sweet Charity." After Charity's farewell party at the Fandango, the ballroom where she worked as a Taxi-dancer, she and Oscar go to City Hall for a civil wedding ceremony. However, Oscar has gotten uncomfortable with Charity's past (as on display at the ballroom) and begins to ask several questions about her past sexual history. Charity tries to end this discourse with this line, but unfortunately, does not succeed.

10. "War? Over me? How simply marvelous!" An exuberant bride. What musical is this from?

Answer: Camelot

This is Guinevere in "Camelot". After she finally agrees to marry Arthur and live in the magical world of Camelot, he informs her that had the marriage not taken place, Camelot would have invaded her country. This line is her response.

Source: Author Lost_Player_47

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