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Quiz about Broadway Finish the Lyrics
Quiz about Broadway Finish the Lyrics

Broadway Finish the Lyrics Trivia Quiz

This quiz will give you part of the lyrics to songs in Broadway musicals. Some of these musicals are better known than others. Then, you will give me the name of the musical the lyrics came from. Enjoy and break a leg!

A multiple-choice quiz by kharkiv. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
kharkiv
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
258,242
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1433
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1. "I could have danced all night! I could have danced all night! And still have begged for more!" What musical is this from? Hint

My Fair Lady
Flower Drum Song
Gigi
Cabaret

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2. "There is nothing like a dame...nothing in the world! There is nothing you can name that is anything like a dame." What musical is this from? Hint

South Pacific
Music Man
The Sound of Music
Evita

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3. "They had it coming all along. I didn't do it, but if I'd done it, how could you tell me that I was wrong?" What musical is this from? Hint

Oklahoma!
Chicago
Gypsy
Godspell

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4. "I'm just a girl who can't say no. I'm in a terrible fix! I always say 'come on, let's go' just when I ought to say 'nix'!" What musical is this from? Hint

Annie
Rent
Hairspray
Oklahoma!

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5. "It turned colder, that's where it ends. So I told her we'd still be friends. Then we made our true love's vow. Wonder what she's doing now?" What musical is this from? Hint

Dreamgirls
Rent
Grease
Hello, Dolly!

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6. "Someday, I'll live in a nuthouse. With all the nuts and the squirrels. There I'll stay, tucked away, till the prohibition of little girls!" What musical is this from? Hint

Annie
Dreamgirls
Cats
The Producers

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7. "Stop! Don't! No! Please! Mama I'm a big girl now." What musical is this from? Hint

Hairspray
Kiss Me, Kate!
Hello, Dolly!
A Chorus Line

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8. "I'll teach you the proper ploys when you talk to boys, little ways to flirt and flounce. I'll show you what shoes to wear, how to fix your hair, everything that really counts!" What musical is this from? Hint

Flower Drum Song
Wicked
West Side Story
Rent

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9. "I bought a new washing machine. What will you have, though, to keep clean?" What musical is this from? Hint

West Side Story
Cabaret
The Producers
The Phantom of the Opera

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10. "Then, I modestly took my place as the one and only bass and I 'oom-pahed, oom-pahed' up and down the square!" What musical is this from? Hint

The Music Man
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Sound of Music
42nd Street


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I could have danced all night! I could have danced all night! And still have begged for more!" What musical is this from?

Answer: My Fair Lady

 "I Could Have Danced All Night" is from "My Fair Lady". Aside from being a musical, "My Fair Lady" is also a famous movie.
2. "There is nothing like a dame...nothing in the world! There is nothing you can name that is anything like a dame." What musical is this from?

Answer: South Pacific

 This song is "There Is Nothing Like a Dame" from "South Pacific". This song is sung by workmen in the beginning of the musical. The men have everything they could possibly want (good wages, good conditions, etc) except dames (women).
3. "They had it coming all along. I didn't do it, but if I'd done it, how could you tell me that I was wrong?" What musical is this from?

Answer: Chicago

 This song is "Cell Block Tango" from "Chicago". It is sung by a group of women in jail, about the reasons of why they killed their husbands. These reasons range from one woman catching her man with her sister to another killing her man because he popped gum too many times.
4. "I'm just a girl who can't say no. I'm in a terrible fix! I always say 'come on, let's go' just when I ought to say 'nix'!" What musical is this from?

Answer: Oklahoma!

 "I Can't Say No" is from the musical "Oklahoma!". It is sung by a very ditzy character. The words in the musical actually sound like "cain't" instead of "can't", "turrible" instead of "terrible", and "lit's" instead of "let's".
5. "It turned colder, that's where it ends. So I told her we'd still be friends. Then we made our true love's vow. Wonder what she's doing now?" What musical is this from?

Answer: Grease

 This song is "Summer Lovin'" from "Grease". In "Grease", a boy and a girl who are complete opposites meet on summer vacation and fall in love. Then, when both find out they're in the same school, they ignore each other like nothing happened. In the end, of course, love will win all. "Grease" has been made into a famous movie.
6. "Someday, I'll live in a nuthouse. With all the nuts and the squirrels. There I'll stay, tucked away, till the prohibition of little girls!" What musical is this from?

Answer: Annie

 "Little Girls" is sung by Mrs. Hannigan in "Annie". "Annie" is a musical about a horrible orphanage where many little children are forced to work all day long. One of these children is Annie. After Annie gets to leave the orphanage and live with a millionaire, her life changes completely.
7. "Stop! Don't! No! Please! Mama I'm a big girl now." What musical is this from?

Answer: Hairspray

 "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" is from the musical "Hairspray". It is sung by a teenage girl who is desperately asking her mother to let her audition for a musical.
8. "I'll teach you the proper ploys when you talk to boys, little ways to flirt and flounce. I'll show you what shoes to wear, how to fix your hair, everything that really counts!" What musical is this from?

Answer: Wicked

 This song, "Popular", is from the musical "Wicked". "Wicked" is the story of what happened before "The Wizard of Oz". It explains how there came to be a good and bad witch, and how the scarecrow, tin man, and lion came to be.
9. "I bought a new washing machine. What will you have, though, to keep clean?" What musical is this from?

Answer: West Side Story

 These lyrics are from the song "America" from "West Side Story". "West Side Story" is a modern "Romeo and Juliet". It is about a man and woman in love from two rival gangs, a Puerto Rican gang and a White gang. The story and ending are very similar to "Romeo and Juliet".
10. "Then, I modestly took my place as the one and only bass and I 'oom-pahed, oom-pahed' up and down the square!" What musical is this from?

Answer: The Music Man

 "Seventy-Six Trombones" is from the musical "The Music Man". It is sung in a march-like rhythm.
Source: Author kharkiv

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