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G&S Little Details Quiz

Sometimes you have to be extremely observant, with an excellent memory, to recall things for quizzes. This is one of those times. The answer to only one of these questions cannot be found in lyrics.

A multiple-choice quiz by Equus456. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Equus456

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
252,797

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
320

Last 3 plays: Andyboy2021 (10/10), Guest 90 (5/10), snhha (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 'Princess Ida', to what condiment does King Hildebrand compare himself? Hint

Sugar

Salt

Pepper

Sauce

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many wheels are there on the third form of transport the Lord Chancillor uses in the Nightmare Song from 'Iolanthe'? Hint

No wheels

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 'The Mikado', what, according to Ko-Ko, is "the singular anomaly"?

Answer: (Two words; or three words, the first being 'the')

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the first 'ology' mentioned by John Wellington Wells in his introductory aria, 'My name is John Wellington Wells' from 'The Sorceror'? Hint

Demonology

Tautology

Biology

Astrology

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many lovesick maidens are after Reginald Bunthorne in 'Patience'? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. What words do "When the night wind howls" ('Ruddigore') and "We are warriors three" ('Princess Ida') have in common? Hint

Tra-la-la

Aha

Fa-la

Ha-ha

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does the rich attorney's elderly ugly daughter need to have behind her to make her pass for 43, according to the Learned Judge in 'Trial by Jury'? Hint

Light

Mist

Dust

Sunlight

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Question 8 of 10

8. The group of actors in 'The Grand Duke' are going to "produce [their] magnificent classical revival" of which show? Hint

Troilus and Cressida

Antony and Cleopatra

Romeo and Juliet

Tristan and Isolde

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these words does NOT go before 'condescending' in "I am a courtier grave and serious" from 'The Gondoliers'? Hint

Dreadfully

Terribly

Confoundedly

Deucedly

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 'Ruddigore', what instrument does Robin Oakapple mention in "My boy, you may take it from me"? Hint

Fiddle

Trumpet

Horn

Bass

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 'Princess Ida', to what condiment does King Hildebrand compare himself?

Answer: Pepper

"And I'm a peppery kind of king who's indisposed for parleying".

2. How many wheels are there on the third form of transport the Lord Chancillor uses in the Nightmare Song from 'Iolanthe'?

Answer: 2

He first travels on a "steamer from Harwich", then a four-wheeler, and lastly and bicycle (crossing Salisbury Plain).

3. In 'The Mikado', what, according to Ko-Ko, is "the singular anomaly"?

Answer: The lady novelist

"And that singular anomaly, the lady novelist. Well, I don't think she'll be missed. I'm sure she'll not be missed!"

4. What is the first 'ology' mentioned by John Wellington Wells in his introductory aria, 'My name is John Wellington Wells' from 'The Sorceror'?

Answer: Tautology

"Barring tautology, in demonology, `lectro-biology, mystic nosology, spirit philology, high-class astrology. Such is his knowledge he isn't the man to require an apology. Oh!"

5. How many lovesick maidens are after Reginald Bunthorne in 'Patience'?

Answer: 20

"Twenty love-sick maidens we. Love sick all against our will." The first words of the opera.

6. What words do "When the night wind howls" ('Ruddigore') and "We are warriors three" ('Princess Ida') have in common?

Answer: Ha-ha

In "We are warriors three" the section where Arac etc sing "Ha-ha!" is the music for the start of the overture.

7. What does the rich attorney's elderly ugly daughter need to have behind her to make her pass for 43, according to the Learned Judge in 'Trial by Jury'?

Answer: Light

"She may very well pass for forty-three in the dusk, with the light behind her!"

8. The group of actors in 'The Grand Duke' are going to "produce [their] magnificent classical revival" of which show?

Answer: Troilus and Cressida

This is the question where the answer is in the script, not the lyrics. A bit tricky... I had to look it up.

9. Which of these words does NOT go before 'condescending' in "I am a courtier grave and serious" from 'The Gondoliers'?

Answer: Terribly

"Now to the other extreme you're tending..."

10. In 'Ruddigore', what instrument does Robin Oakapple mention in "My boy, you may take it from me"?

Answer: Trumpet

"You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or, trust me, you haven't a chance!"

Source: Author Equus456

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