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Since its off-Broadway debut in 1971, this musical structured as a series of parables has had many productions, both professional and amateur. Even those who have not seen the show may be familiar with the music, as several songs were recorded and achieved success in the popular music charts, including "Prepare Ye The Way of the Lord", "Save the People" and "Day by Day".
5 Godspell quizzes and 50 Godspell trivia questions.
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  "Godspell": The Original Cast    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the original Broadway production of "Godspell". You would need to know more than just seeing the play to get these questions right.
Tough, 10 Qns, Ilona_Ritter, Aug 22 15
Tough
Ilona_Ritter gold member
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  Rejoice! It's "Godspell" time!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I was in "Godspell" this summer and it was such an amazing experience. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, altogeek, Sep 10 08
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altogeek
833 plays
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  What? Spell God? Oh, Godspell    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I have been in and directed this play, so I thought that I might as well write a quiz on it. I hope you enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, Lenox, Jan 21 17
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Lenox
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  Godspell    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge of this great musical, "Godspell"!
Average, 10 Qns, heyheyhey17, May 01 21
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heyheyhey17
May 01 21
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  "Godspell - The Prologue"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The fun thing with "Godspell" is you can do anything with it. But the prologue rarely changes so here is a quiz about the lyrics featured in the prologue.
Average, 10 Qns, ham186, Mar 06 05
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trivia question Quick Question
Who portrayed John the Baptist/Judas in the 1970s film version of "Godspell"?

From Quiz "Godspell"





Godspell Trivia Questions
1. "Godspell" first opened on Broadway on June 22 of what year?

From Quiz "Godspell": The Original Cast

Answer: 1976

It closed on September 4, 1977. It ran a total of 527 performances.

2. "I honour and love you but I shall obey ______ rather than you."

From Quiz "Godspell - The Prologue"

Answer: God

Yes, the idea of the song is that it is sung to Jesus, so this person will obey God rather than Jesus.

3. Who portrayed John the Baptist/Judas in the 1970s film version of "Godspell"?

From Quiz Godspell

Answer: David Haskell

David Haskell had great performances in the film and stage version of this musical. The Californian talent died in 2000 of a brain tumor.

4. Complete the lyric: "But if that salt has lost its flavor..."

From Quiz Rejoice! It's "Godspell" time!

Answer: It ain't got much in its favor

This lyric is from "Light of the World," an awesome song. In our production, I had a solo in this song, so it has a special place in my heart. =D.

5. "God is apprehended by imagination, ________, reason, touch, opinion, sense and name and so on."

From Quiz "Godspell - The Prologue"

Answer: intuition

Blink and you'll miss it. This is the second part of the prologue in which the singing starts at lightning speed.

6. Who wrote most of the music for "Godspell"?

From Quiz "Godspell": The Original Cast

Answer: Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz graduated in 1968 from Carnegie Melton University. He got his degree in drama. He also wrote the music for the musical "Wicked".

7. The show is named "Godspell", which is the archaic spelling of what word?

From Quiz Godspell

Answer: gospel

Godspell is actually an Anglo-Saxon word that means "good story".

8. Who wrote most of the songs which made it to the final (stage) version of "Godspell"?

From Quiz Rejoice! It's "Godspell" time!

Answer: Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz also wrote, among other things, "Wicked" and "Pippin".

9. "But the _______ nobility with typical agility."

From Quiz "Godspell - The Prologue"

Answer: German

This is usually sung by the person playing Martin Luther in the prologue, although it is very difficult for the cast to actually be named as there are so many parts to play.

10. Who says the first line in the full script of the play?

From Quiz What? Spell God? Oh, Godspell

Answer: Jesus

The first person to play the role of Jesus in Godspell was named Steven, so in some versions of the script, the character of Jesus is written as Steven, instead of Jesus.

11. Which Gospel book of the Bible is "Godspell" based on?

From Quiz "Godspell": The Original Cast

Answer: Matthew

"Godspell" goes through the parables that Jesus taught His disciples. One of the interesting things about "Godspell" is that most of the characters do not have names, as they play different roles throughout the show based on what parable is being told. Jesus stays the same, although in some versions he goes by a different name. John and Judas are played by the same person.

12. Who speaks the prologue at the beginning of the show?

From Quiz Godspell

Answer: God

"My name is known: God and King. I am most in majesty, in whom no beginning may be and no end."

13. "The rise of man, the decline of _______."

From Quiz "Godspell - The Prologue"

Answer: Rome

This part of the prologue is usually sung as a duet.

14. At the end of the play, what is Jesus hung on ( in most productions)?

From Quiz What? Spell God? Oh, Godspell

Answer: a chain link fence

This is actually done in MOST productions, because that is the way it is written. It is, of course, up to the director to decide how to - for lack of a better phrase - kill Jesus.

15. Who wrote the music for the song "By My Side"?

From Quiz "Godspell": The Original Cast

Answer: Peggy Gordon

Peggy Gordon was born in 1949 in New York City. The lyrics to "By My Side" were written by Jay Hamburger. Schwartz wrote most of the music to replace the original score used in the productions by Carnegie Melton University and La Mama, but this number was kept.

16. Who wrote the music for "Godspell"?

From Quiz Godspell

Answer: Stephen Schwartz

Mr. Schwartz also wrote the lyrics for the hit musical "Wicked". He also composed for quite a few Disney movies, including "Mulan", "The Prince of Egypt", and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".

17. What are the last two words in the show (excluding the bows)?

From Quiz Rejoice! It's "Godspell" time!

Answer: the Lord

The last phrase of the "Finale" is "Prepare ye the way of the Lord."

18. "________ is noble nowadays."

From Quiz "Godspell - The Prologue"

Answer: What

The word 'what' is held for an amazingly long time before the rest of the phrase is spoken.

19. Who directed the original production of "Godspell" on Broadway?

From Quiz "Godspell": The Original Cast

Answer: John-Michael Tebelak

Tobelek was born in Ohio on September 17, 1949. He died on April 2, 1985 in New York City. At age 21, Tebelak first produced "Godspell" under the guidance of Lawrence Carra. Carra was a professor at Carnegie Melton University. Tebelak was using this show as his thesis.

20. Complete the lyric: "Turn back, O man..."

From Quiz Rejoice! It's "Godspell" time!

Answer: forswear thy foolish ways

This is a great song. It's usually done cabaret-style, with the soloist roaming the audience and sitting on random peoples' laps.

21. "Aethistic, existentialism, which _____ represent."

From Quiz "Godspell - The Prologue"

Answer: I

If I remember rightly, the person singing this part takes the role of Jean-Paul Sartre.

22. Who was the first character seen in the play after "Tower of Babble"?

From Quiz What? Spell God? Oh, Godspell

Answer: John the Baptist

23. Who designed the costumes for the original production of "Godspell" on Broadway?

From Quiz "Godspell": The Original Cast

Answer: Susan Tsu

Susan Tsu was a professor at Carnegie Melton University. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi. In 2011, she was a part of the biggest design event in the world. She went to Prague for the "Prague Qaudrennial of Performance Design and Space."

24. Where is the film version set?

From Quiz Godspell

Answer: New York

One scene shows the actors dancing atop the World Trade Center...before 9/11. :(

25. Complete the lyric: "Not thrones and crowns, but...."

From Quiz Rejoice! It's "Godspell" time!

Answer: men

From "God Save the People," one of the first songs of the play.

26. "Man is a ________ of patterns and processes."

From Quiz "Godspell - The Prologue"

Answer: complex

This part fits in the middle of the previous part, so in one way it could be seen as a duet.

27. Godspell is based on the Gospel according to whom?

From Quiz What? Spell God? Oh, Godspell

Answer: St. Matthew

Many things were taken directly out of the Gospel according to St. Matthew: this play, Christmas songs, etc...

28. Who was stage manager in the original production of "Godspell" on Broadway?

From Quiz "Godspell": The Original Cast

Answer: Michael J. Frank

He also was a stage manager for "Roza", "Open Admissions", and "G.R. Point". These shows all came after "Godspell". The stage manager takes over as being in charge once the show goes into tech week. The director may or may not be present during the run of the show; usually for Broadway shows he or she is not at every production. The stage manager makes sure everything runs smoothly, that actors have their props, the set is correct and actors are in places when and where they need to be.

29. Name the song from which this lyric comes: "Someone's got to be oppressed!"

From Quiz Rejoice! It's "Godspell" time!

Answer: All For The Best

Jesus tells everyone that "You must never be distressed" and that "All your wrongs will be redressed." Then Judas chimes in with "Someone's got to be oppressed."

30. "So high, in my lovely ivory tower of _________."

From Quiz "Godspell - The Prologue"

Answer: Babel

The Tower of Babel, although in the song it sounds like babble.

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