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Quiz about Im Trapped in a Ballet

I'm Trapped in a Ballet! Trivia Quiz


Oh dear, I'm stuck on a stage and am being transported into multiple ballets! Can you help me figure out which one I'm in?

A multiple-choice quiz by Caseena. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Caseena
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
390,058
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
438
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Question 1 of 10
1. I'm trapped! In this ballet I'm wearing a purple tutu and carrying a wand. I'm standing in a boat with a prince while floating on a forest lake. Where could I be? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I've been transported into another fairy tale ballet. I hear Prokofiev's score as I dance barefoot with a broom after watching my step-sisters take a dance lesson. In what ballet am I dancing the lead role? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Shiver me timbers! Now I'm a background dancer in a pirate ballet! There's a beautiful pas de trois, a poisoned flower, and a shipwreck. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Oh no! I've been bitten by a snake! A jealous rival planted it in the basket she gave me, and now I'm dying, even as a priest is trying to give me the antidote. I won't make it to Act III of this ballet alive. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The scenery and dancers around me change, replaced by lots of grotesque creatures in a forest. I'm dressed in a red, feathery costume and get to vanquish these monsters. Which ballet could I possibly be in? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. There's no sign of a plot anywhere in this next ballet I've fallen into, but I do see a lot of dancers in sparkly costumes. Some are in green, some are in white, and I'm in red. What George Balanchine ballet am I in? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I've warped into a comic ballet! I'm a girl who's being betrothed to a man I don't love. My widowed mother is doing a tap dance in wooden clogs...and I think she's being played by a man! Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I didn't expect to find myself in a ballet based on a violent historical event, but here I am! If I'm dancing a pas de deux with Prince Rudolf, where am I? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What a day I've had in this next production! I'm nearly killed by a lion, jump into a river to avoid being killed by a king, dance in an undersea kingdom, and get to marry my beloved only after I threaten to kill myself! Did I mention that all this is the dream of an Englishman who sees my corpse? What ballet have I warped into? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The scenery vanishes, and I'm in a room dancing a pas de deux with a man dressed like a flower...and he's just jumped out the window! What very short ballet do I find myself in? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I'm trapped! In this ballet I'm wearing a purple tutu and carrying a wand. I'm standing in a boat with a prince while floating on a forest lake. Where could I be?

Answer: The Sleeping Beauty

Now I remember! I'm the Lilac Fairy, and I'm transporting Prince Desire Florimund to the hidden castle where Princess Aurora waits to be awakened. I changed the evil fairy Carabosse's spell of death to sleep, and now it's time for everyone to wake up. This Tchaikovsky ballet is a favorite of mine.
2. I've been transported into another fairy tale ballet. I hear Prokofiev's score as I dance barefoot with a broom after watching my step-sisters take a dance lesson. In what ballet am I dancing the lead role?

Answer: Cinderella

In this version of the story, Cinderella shows kindness to an old beggar woman by giving her something, like food, a place by the fire, or her only pair of shoes (it changes depending on the production). The woman is taken with the kindness and reveals herself as the Fairy Godmother, who rewards Cinderella by sending her to the ball, where she meets her prince.

The stepsisters, who are sometimes played by men, act as comic relief. Near the end of the show, the stepmother tries on the slipper, too! Of course, it doesn't fit.
3. Shiver me timbers! Now I'm a background dancer in a pirate ballet! There's a beautiful pas de trois, a poisoned flower, and a shipwreck.

Answer: Le Corsaire

Lead pirate Conrad falls in love with slave girl Medora and tries to get her away from a sultan who buys her...in just one of the plotlines from this ballet. One DVD shows that even the cast and crew are confused about the action as they attempt to explain the convoluted plot to the audience. A pas de trois features Medora, Conrad, and his slave.
4. Oh no! I've been bitten by a snake! A jealous rival planted it in the basket she gave me, and now I'm dying, even as a priest is trying to give me the antidote. I won't make it to Act III of this ballet alive.

Answer: La Bayadere

I've been put in the part of Nikiya, the title role of "La Bayadere", or "The Temple Dancer". Act III is called "Kingdom of the Shades" and is often performed on its own. In the ballet, Solor takes opium after his love Nikiya dies. He then dreams of a spirit world where he can dance with Nikiya's "shade".

Sometimes Act IV is not staged because it calls for the temple to collapse, which not every company can enact. However, without it, Nikiya and Solor do not get their ending together.
5. The scenery and dancers around me change, replaced by lots of grotesque creatures in a forest. I'm dressed in a red, feathery costume and get to vanquish these monsters. Which ballet could I possibly be in?

Answer: The Firebird

The Firebird is caught by Prince Ivan (ballet is full of princes!), but he releases her when she gives him a feather and tells him he can use it to call on her if he's in danger. When he and the villagers are attacked by the infernal King Koschei, he does just that. Stravinsky composed the music for this ballet and "The Rite of Spring".
6. There's no sign of a plot anywhere in this next ballet I've fallen into, but I do see a lot of dancers in sparkly costumes. Some are in green, some are in white, and I'm in red. What George Balanchine ballet am I in?

Answer: Jewels

"Jewels" is an abstract ballet, meaning that there is no story, just pure choreography. Choreographer Balanchine was inspired by seeing a display of gemstones and used a different style of ballet to represent each gem. The music used is taken from existing sources by Faure for "Emeralds", Stravinsky for "Rubies", and Tchaikovsky for "Diamonds".
7. I've warped into a comic ballet! I'm a girl who's being betrothed to a man I don't love. My widowed mother is doing a tap dance in wooden clogs...and I think she's being played by a man!

Answer: La Fille Mal Gardee

I'm Lise, the "poorly guarded daughter" of the title. I want to marry Colas, but my mother is trying to keep us apart so I can marry a rich man who loves his umbrella more than he loves me. The part of Lise's mother is usually played by a man.
8. I didn't expect to find myself in a ballet based on a violent historical event, but here I am! If I'm dancing a pas de deux with Prince Rudolf, where am I?

Answer: Mayerling

This ballet, based on the deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera in 1889, premiered in 1978. After much courtly scheming by all parties, Rudolf, married to Princess Stephanie, kills his mistress Mary at Mayerling before killing himself. Kenneth MacMillan choreographed this ballet, which contains many solos for Rudolf and several violent pas de deux.
9. What a day I've had in this next production! I'm nearly killed by a lion, jump into a river to avoid being killed by a king, dance in an undersea kingdom, and get to marry my beloved only after I threaten to kill myself! Did I mention that all this is the dream of an Englishman who sees my corpse? What ballet have I warped into?

Answer: The Pharaoh's Daughter

This ballet is one of many choreographed by Marius Petipa, whose other works include "The Sleeping Beauty", "La Bayadere", "The Nutcracker", "Don Quixote", and "Le Talisman". The story of Aspicia, the title character, is all a dream had by an English nobleman who imagines himself as her beloved. He awakens at the end of the story.
10. The scenery vanishes, and I'm in a room dancing a pas de deux with a man dressed like a flower...and he's just jumped out the window! What very short ballet do I find myself in?

Answer: Le Spectre de la Rose

The ballet, containing only two characters, lasts about ten minutes. A girl dances with the anthropomorphized rose from her first ball. Vaslav Nijinsky, who originated the role of the Rose, made the dance famous by the incredible leap out the window he performs at the end.
Source: Author Caseena

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