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Quiz about Musical Love Songs
Quiz about Musical Love Songs

Musical Love Songs Trivia Quiz


Because "Every Story Is A Love Story," every musical has memorable (and not-so-memorable) love songs. This is a quiz on songs from some of my favorite musicals (movies and/or stage versions!)

A multiple-choice quiz by altogeek. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
altogeek
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
192,231
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
12 / 20
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695
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Question 1 of 20
1. What is the title of this love song from "Miss Saigon"?

"A song played on a solo saxophone..."
Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What is the title of this song from Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man"?

"And there were wonderful roses, they tell me..."
Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Name this astereotypical love song from the musical "Rent":

"Don't got much baggage to lay at your feet..."

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 4 of 20
4. What is this love song, from Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida"?

"Too many choices tear us apart... I don't want to live like that."

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 20
5. This song, from "Jesus Christ Superstar," is a song of one-sided love and devotion. What is it called?

"Don't you think it's rather funny I should be in this position?"
Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. "Bye Bye Birdie" has a very touching song about teenage love. What is it called?

"You'll need someone who is living just for you..."

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 7 of 20
7. Made famous by Dolly Parton and then Whitney Houston, this song was at one time included in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas".

"If I should stay, I would only be in your way ..."
Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Name the passionate love song from "Wicked":

"Say there's no future for us as a pair..."
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Question 9 of 20
9. Aptly named, this song from "Les Miserables" is an admission of love.

"This is a chain we'll never break..."

Answer: (5 Words)
Question 10 of 20
10. This song, from "A Chorus Line," is about not regretting things in the past.

"The gift was ours to borrow."

Answer: (5 Words)
Question 11 of 20
11. This song, from "West Side Story," is about a love that cannot survive in the time and place of the main characters.

"There's a time for us..."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 12 of 20
12. "Oliver!" contains a song of one girl's blind devotion to an unworthy man. What is it called?

"I'll love him, right or wrong."
Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. From "Camelot," this song is about reluctance to depart from a lover.

"And could I leave you running merrily through the snow?"
Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. In "My Fair Lady," Eliza Doolittle sings this impatient song to her swain Freddy.

"Anyone who's ever been in love will tell you that this is no time for a chat!"

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 15 of 20
15. "Fiddler on the Roof" has one of the most amusing love songs. What is it?

"After twenty-five years, why talk about love right now?"
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Question 16 of 20
16. This song, about love but not sung by those actually involved in it, comes from the musical "Guys and Dolls".

"...for a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal"
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Question 17 of 20
17. From the movie version of "Grease," this song is also about unreturned love.

"I'm out of my head..."

Answer: (Four Words)
Question 18 of 20
18. "South Pacific" contains a song of delirious excitement in love. What is it called?

"I'm as normal as blueberry pie."
Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. "The Sound of Music" has a song about teenage love. What is it called?

"Your life, little girl is an empty page..."
Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. "The King and I" contains a very romantic song of love and longing. What is its name?

"I will love being loved by you."

Answer: (Three Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the title of this love song from "Miss Saigon"? "A song played on a solo saxophone..."

Answer: The Last Night of the World

"The Last Night of the World" is from Miss Saigon, a musical about the Vietnam war. It was based on the opera "Madame Butterfly". In this song, the lovers, Kim and Chris, sing "A song played on a solo saxophone... a crazy sound, a lonely sound, a cry that tells us love goes on and on.... played on a solo saxophone. So stay with me, and hold me tight, and dance like it's the last night of the world."
2. What is the title of this song from Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man"? "And there were wonderful roses, they tell me..."

Answer: Till There Was You

The main character of "The Music Man," Harold Hill, was so wrapped up in his own cons and schemes that he "never saw [the birds] winging," the "bells...ringing," or "love...singing." Until, however, he met Marion Paroo, River City, Iowa's librarian. Likewise, she had never taken the time to smell the roses or listen to the music that was all around her until Harold came into her life.
3. Name this astereotypical love song from the musical "Rent": "Don't got much baggage to lay at your feet..."

Answer: I'll Cover You

"I'll Cover You" is sung by two gay men, (Tom) Collins and Angel Dumott-Schunard, to each other. They promise undying love to each other for all their lives and to cover each other "with a thousand sweet kisses." It's an incredibly sweet song.
4. What is this love song, from Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida"? "Too many choices tear us apart... I don't want to live like that."

Answer: Elaborate Lives

In this song, Aida, the captive Nubian princess, and Radames, fiancee of the princess of Egypt, realize their love for each other. They speak of the "Elaborate Lives" which they lead, and how they "don't know whose words are true." Softly, they say to each other, "May this confession be the start."
5. This song, from "Jesus Christ Superstar," is a song of one-sided love and devotion. What is it called? "Don't you think it's rather funny I should be in this position?"

Answer: I Don't Know How To Love Him

Sung by Mary Magdalene, "I Don't Know How To Love Him" speaks of a woman's confusion in loving a man who is different from any other. She says "I've been changed... yes, really changed. In these past few days, when I've seen myself, I seem like someone else." Of course, the "he" of whom she speaks is none other than the "Superstar" himself.
6. "Bye Bye Birdie" has a very touching song about teenage love. What is it called? "You'll need someone who is living just for you..."

Answer: One Boy

"One Boy" is sung by Kim McAfee to her boyfriend, Hugo Peabody, to reassure him that the symbolic kiss given to her by Conrad Birdie, the rock 'n roll star, is nothing, and that Hugo is her "One boy to joke with... have Coke with," because "that's the way it should be."
7. Made famous by Dolly Parton and then Whitney Houston, this song was at one time included in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas". "If I should stay, I would only be in your way ..."

Answer: I Will Always Love You

Parton and Houston both sang this song so amazingly, with many vocal riffs that are incredibly challenging and beautiful. (You didn't really expect the title to be the lyric provided, did you?)
8. Name the passionate love song from "Wicked": "Say there's no future for us as a pair..."

Answer: As Long As You're Mine

Sung by Elphaba, the wicked witch of the West, and Fiyero, once her best friend Galinda's beau, this song is full of longing and disbelief at their luck.

"Kiss me too fiercely, hold me too tight... I need help believing you're with me tonight."
9. Aptly named, this song from "Les Miserables" is an admission of love. "This is a chain we'll never break..."

Answer: A Heart Full of Love

With the help of his friend Eponine, Marius Pontmercy has just climbed the wall into a beautiful girl's garden. He saw this girl from afar and thought her extremely beautiful. The girl, Cosette, felt the connection too. But the song's joy is somewhat tainted by Eponine's sadness at this love connection. Eponine is also in love with Marius, but admits "These are words he'll never say... not to me."
10. This song, from "A Chorus Line," is about not regretting things in the past. "The gift was ours to borrow."

Answer: What I Did For Love

"Won't forget, can't regret what I did for love!"
11. This song, from "West Side Story," is about a love that cannot survive in the time and place of the main characters. "There's a time for us..."

Answer: Somewhere

Maria and Tony, the main characters, know that their love cannot be in their situation, but sing that "There's a time for us... someday a time for us. Time together with time to spare. Time to learn. Time to care."
12. "Oliver!" contains a song of one girl's blind devotion to an unworthy man. What is it called? "I'll love him, right or wrong."

Answer: As Long As He Needs Me

Nancy sings this about Bill Sykes. "As long as he needs me, I'll love him steadfastly. I know where I must be as long as he needs me." Later he repays her by giving her a brutal death.
13. From "Camelot," this song is about reluctance to depart from a lover. "And could I leave you running merrily through the snow?"

Answer: If Ever I Would Leave You

Lancelot sings to his lover, Queen Guinivere, because he does not want to leave. He goes through the seasons and lists the reasons why he wouldn't want to miss her in each one. In summer, its "your hair streaked with sunlight, your lips red as flame. Your face with a luster that puts gold to shame." In autumn, its "how you sparkle when fall nips the air." "And could I leave you running merrily through the snow? Or on a wintry evening when you catch the fire's glow?" And in springtime, it's "in spring I'm bewitched by you so."
Quite the charmer this Frenchman is, no?
14. In "My Fair Lady," Eliza Doolittle sings this impatient song to her swain Freddy. "Anyone who's ever been in love will tell you that this is no time for a chat!"

Answer: Show Me

"Don't talk of stars burning above. If you're in love, show me."
At this point, Eliza is pretty much fed up with men because of how Henry Higgins used her as a means for a bet. She gets impatient with Freddy's poetic sweet nothings and demands that he show her how much he cares for her.
15. "Fiddler on the Roof" has one of the most amusing love songs. What is it? "After twenty-five years, why talk about love right now?"

Answer: Do You Love Me?

Constantly approached by his daughters about prospective husbands, Tevye starts to ponder his own marriage with Golde. He asks her if she loves him. Her first response? "Maybe it's indigestion." After coaxing her through it, Tevye finds out that Golde does, indeed love him. "After twenty-five years, it's nice to know."
16. This song, about love but not sung by those actually involved in it, comes from the musical "Guys and Dolls". "...for a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal"

Answer: Guys and Dolls

The title song of this musical describes how when guys fall head-over-heels, they're bound to lose their spine. "When you see a John waiting out in the rain, chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane."
17. From the movie version of "Grease," this song is also about unreturned love. "I'm out of my head..."

Answer: Hopelessly Devoted to You

Sandy sings this song about her summer fling, Danny, who turns out to be the tough guy with an image to uphold. Naive as she is, she can't understand why he acts differently around her when his friends are there. But she's still "Hopelessly Devoted to [him]".
18. "South Pacific" contains a song of delirious excitement in love. What is it called? "I'm as normal as blueberry pie."

Answer: A Wonderful Guy

"I am in a conventional dither, with a conventional star in my eye. And you will note there's a lump in my throat when I speak of that wonderful guy."
19. "The Sound of Music" has a song about teenage love. What is it called? "Your life, little girl is an empty page..."

Answer: Sixteen Going on Seventeen

This song is sung by Rolf and Liesl. Liesl is "Sixteen Going on Seventeen". and Rolf promises to look after her to make sure she is not taken advantage of.
20. "The King and I" contains a very romantic song of love and longing. What is its name? "I will love being loved by you."

Answer: I Have Dreamed

"I have dreamed that your arms are lovely..."
Source: Author altogeek

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