FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Musical Theatre Lyric Match
Quiz about Musical Theatre Lyric Match

Musical Theatre Lyric Match Trivia Quiz

Correctly match the lyric to the musical it is a part of.

A multiple-choice quiz by movie_mac. Estimated time: 6 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Humanities Trivia
  6. »
  7. Lyrics Mixture
  8. »
  9. Name the Musical

Author
movie_mac
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
226,275
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
10 / 20
Plays
445
- -
Question 1 of 20
1. "Today we're living in a shanty, today we're scrounging for a meal. Today I'm stealing coal for fires, who knew I could steal?" What musical is this from? Hint


NEXT>

Question 2 of 20
2. "Don't dream too far, don't lose sight of who you are." In what show is this lyric sung? Hint


NEXT>

Question 3 of 20
3. What musical features this lyric: "I cashed in all my savings, and bought an El Dorado, drove to Tennessee."? Hint


NEXT>

Question 4 of 20
4. "I can dance the tango, I can read Greek" is a lyric from what musical? Hint


NEXT>

Question 5 of 20
5. "I'm giving up my vices. I'm going back, back to school" is a lyric from what musical? Hint


NEXT>

Question 6 of 20
6. "I come from the land of the foggy, foggy dew; where walking through the meadow in the morning is like walking through glue" is from what musical? Hint


NEXT>

Question 7 of 20
7. "What to do? What to say? Shall you carry our treasure away? What a gem, what a pearl, beyond rubies is our little girl" is a lyric from what hit musical? Hint


NEXT>

Question 8 of 20
8. "I'll wear and lipstick and rogue, and I won't be so huge" is a line from what musical? Hint


NEXT>

Question 9 of 20
9. "It's a city of strangers, some come to work, some to play" is belted in what musical comedy? Hint


NEXT>

Question 10 of 20
10. "I gotta get back to the way that I've been, God drag me down to that basement again" is sung near the end of what show? Hint


NEXT>

Question 11 of 20
11. "Your future is so unclear now, what's left of your career now?" is pondered in what musical? Hint


NEXT>

Question 12 of 20
12. "Coming home used to feel so good, I'm a stranger now in my neighborhood" is a lyric from what nominee of the 2004 Best Musical Tony? Hint


NEXT>

Question 13 of 20
13. "Burn the bridge, bet the store. Baby's coming home, no more" is sung in what show? Hint


NEXT>

Question 14 of 20
14. "Join us, leave your field to flower; Join us, leave your cheese to sour" is an invitation from what Broadway musical? Hint


NEXT>

Question 15 of 20
15. What Stephen Schwartz show features the lyric, "When you feel sad, or under a curse; your life is bad, your prospects are worse." Hint


NEXT>

Question 16 of 20
16. "The world needs people like you and me who've been knocked around by fate" is sung in what 21st century musical?
 Hint


NEXT>

Question 17 of 20
17. "This is our family, this is our lot, after I go this all that you've got" was sung by Bernadette Peters in what musical? Hint


NEXT>

Question 18 of 20
18. "Many's the guy who told me he cares, but they were scratching my back, cause I was scratching theirs" is a lyric from what musical theatre hit? Hint


NEXT>

Question 19 of 20
19. Which musical theatre show features the lyrics: "Two lost souls, on the highway of life. We ain't even got, a sister or brother, but ain't it just great, ain't it just grand, we got each other"? Hint


NEXT>

Question 20 of 20
20. "Danced in my scanties, three bucks a night was the pay" was belted in what 1970's show? Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Today we're living in a shanty, today we're scrounging for a meal. Today I'm stealing coal for fires, who knew I could steal?" What musical is this from?

Answer: Annie

 From the Act I number, "We'd Like To Thank You, Herbert Hoover".
2. "Don't dream too far, don't lose sight of who you are." In what show is this lyric sung?

Answer: Wicked

 From Elphaba's number, "Not That Girl", in the hit musical "Wicked".
3. What musical features this lyric: "I cashed in all my savings, and bought an El Dorado, drove to Tennessee."?

Answer: Songs For A New World

 From the Act II duet, "I'd Give It All For You".
4. "I can dance the tango, I can read Greek" is a lyric from what musical?

Answer: Anyone Can Whistle

 From the title song "Anyone Can Whistle". The Stephen Sondheim musical closed after only nine performances.
5. "I'm giving up my vices. I'm going back, back to school" is a lyric from what musical?

Answer: Rent

 From the Act II opener, "Happy New Year". "Rent" opened in April 1996.
6. "I come from the land of the foggy, foggy dew; where walking through the meadow in the morning is like walking through glue" is from what musical?

Answer: Once Upon A Mattress

 From "The Swamps of Home" in the Princess and the Pea musical, "Once Upon A Mattress".
7. "What to do? What to say? Shall you carry our treasure away? What a gem, what a pearl, beyond rubies is our little girl" is a lyric from what hit musical?

Answer: Les Miserables

 From "The Thenardier Waltz of Treachery" in Act I of the mega-hit musical.
8. "I'll wear and lipstick and rogue, and I won't be so huge" is a line from what musical?

Answer: Beauty and the Beast

 From "Human Again", a song cut out of the animated movie, but restored for the Broadway version.
9. "It's a city of strangers, some come to work, some to play" is belted in what musical comedy?

Answer: Company

 This lyric is from "Another Hundred People", the show was written by Stephen Sondheim.
10. "I gotta get back to the way that I've been, God drag me down to that basement again" is sung near the end of what show?

Answer: Caroline, or Change

 From the 11 o'clock show stopper, "Lot's Wife", in the 2004 Tony-nominated musical.
11. "Your future is so unclear now, what's left of your career now?" is pondered in what musical?

Answer: Grease

 From the classic number, "Beauty School Dropout", sung by Teen Angel to Frenchie.
12. "Coming home used to feel so good, I'm a stranger now in my neighborhood" is a lyric from what nominee of the 2004 Best Musical Tony?

Answer: The Boy From Oz

 From the number, "Not The Boy Next Door", sung by Hugh Jackman on Broadway.
13. "Burn the bridge, bet the store. Baby's coming home, no more" is sung in what show?

Answer: Thoroughly Modern Millie

 From the opener, "Not For The Life Of Me". "Thoroughly Modern Millie" won the 2002 Best Musical Tony.
14. "Join us, leave your field to flower; Join us, leave your cheese to sour" is an invitation from what Broadway musical?

Answer: Pippin

 The opening words of "Magic to Do", the invocation to the hit Stephen Schwartz show.
15. What Stephen Schwartz show features the lyric, "When you feel sad, or under a curse; your life is bad, your prospects are worse."

Answer: Godspell

 From "All For The Best", a musical number performed by Jesus and Judas.
16. "The world needs people like you and me who've been knocked around by fate" is sung in what 21st century musical?

Answer: Avenue Q

 From "Schadenfruede", a song about pleasure in the misfortune of others.
17. "This is our family, this is our lot, after I go this all that you've got" was sung by Bernadette Peters in what musical?

Answer: Sunday in the Park with George

 The lyric is from the Act II ballad "Children and Art". Peters received a Tony nomination for her performance in the show.
18. "Many's the guy who told me he cares, but they were scratching my back, cause I was scratching theirs" is a lyric from what musical theatre hit?

Answer: Chicago

 From "My Own Best Friend", a Kander and Ebb song cut out of the 2002 movie.
19. Which musical theatre show features the lyrics: "Two lost souls, on the highway of life. We ain't even got, a sister or brother, but ain't it just great, ain't it just grand, we got each other"?

Answer: Damn Yankees

 From "Two Lost Souls", the Act II duet between baseball player Joe Hardy and Hell's vixen, Lola.
20. "Danced in my scanties, three bucks a night was the pay" was belted in what 1970's show?

Answer: Follies

 From the showstopping number, "I'm Still Here". "Follies" played 522 performances between 1971 and 1972.
Source: Author movie_mac

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor agony before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
Related Quizzes
1. My Top 50 Broadway Songs... More of Them Tough
2. Musical Lyrics Match Average
3. Obscure Musical Lyrics Average
4. Movie Musicals Average
5. Ladies Who Lunch Easier
6. Musical Lyrics Tough
7. Name That Musical in Six Notes Average
8. Supply the Lyric to Name the Musical Average
9. What Show Is The Song From? Tough
10. Great One Liners From The Great Musicals Average
11. Great Songs from Great Musicals! Tough
12. Fifty-Fifty: What Show Is The Song From? Average

Referenced Topics
Movies   World   People   Humanities   Theatre   Vocabulary   Names   Lyrics Mixture   Name the Musical   Bridges   Tennessee   Greek Language   Stephen Sondheim   Chicago   Greeks: Famous & Historical   Kander and Ebb   Theatres  

Other Destinations
  Explore Other Quizzes by movie_mac

  Go to Lyrics Mixture Quizzes

  More Name the Musical Quizzes

  FunTrivia Homepage

4/24/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us