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Quiz about Musicals From Screen to Stage

Musicals: From Screen to Stage Quiz

These ten musicals are all based on popular films, or are based on works that had been adapted into film first. Can you name the musical if I give you three song titles?

A multiple-choice quiz by garymeadows. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
garymeadows

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
395,185

Updated
Jan 15 22

# Qns
10

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Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which musical features the songs "Donkey Pot Pie", "The Ballad Of Farquaad", and "Beautiful Ain't Always Pretty"? Hint

Kung Fu Panda

Tangled

Shrek

Frozen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which musical features the songs "Cards", "Not A Common Man", and "Killing Spree"? Hint

American Psycho

Last House on the Left

Scream

Frankenstein

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which musical features the songs "Omigod You Guys", "The Harvard Variations", and "Bend and Snap"? Hint

Legally Blonde

10 Things I Hate About You

Clueless

Bridget Jones' Diary

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which musical features the songs "Punxsutawney Phil", "February 2nd", and "If I Had My Time Again"? Hint

Groundhog Day

Damn Yankees

A League of Their Own

Caddyshack

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which musical features the songs "Someone Else's Skin", "Don't Break the Rules", and "Fly, Fly Away"? Hint

The Spanish Prisoner

The Sting

Ocean's Eleven

Catch Me If You Can

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which musical features the songs "Housewares Employee", "All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons", and "Do the Necronomicon"? Hint

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Musical

Grindhouse: The Musical

Brain Dead: The Musical

Evil Dead: The Musical

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which musical features the songs "Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun", "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out", and ""Before the Old Man Comes Home"? Hint

It's A Wonderful Life: The Musical

Holiday Inn

Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical

A Christmas Story: The Musical

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which musical features the songs "The Myth of Arachne", "Bouncing Off the Walls", and "Sinistereo"? Hint

Batman: Turn Off the Dark

X-Men: Turn Off the Dark

Superman: Turn Off the Dark

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which musical features the songs "The Double Bubble Duchess", "Auf Wiedersehen Augustus Gloop", and "Pure Imagination"? Hint

The Wizard of Oz

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Sound of Music

Matilda

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which musical features the songs "He Is Not Dead Yet", "The Song That Goes Like This", and "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"? Hint

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

And Now for Something Completely Different

Monty Python's Spamalot

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which musical features the songs "Donkey Pot Pie", "The Ballad Of Farquaad", and "Beautiful Ain't Always Pretty"?

Answer: Shrek

Everyone's favourite ogre/donkey team head off to save the princess. The show has run on Broadway and the West End as well as US and UK tours.

2. Which musical features the songs "Cards", "Not A Common Man", and "Killing Spree"?

Answer: American Psycho

I was lucky enough to see this dark take on toxic masculinity in London with Matt "11th Doctor" Smith as Patrick Bateman, and don't mind telling you I cried at the end! It has since opened on Broadway. The musical and the film are both based on the book of the same name by Brett Easton Ellis.

3. Which musical features the songs "Omigod You Guys", "The Harvard Variations", and "Bend and Snap"?

Answer: Legally Blonde

Throughout the show people doubt valley girl Elle Wood as she tries to become a lawyer, but she manages to succeed and stay true to herself. The West End run of the show won three Laurence Olivier Awards.

4. Which musical features the songs "Punxsutawney Phil", "February 2nd", and "If I Had My Time Again"?

Answer: Groundhog Day

Weatherman Phil Connors finds himself re-living the same day in this musical, adapted for the stage by musical comedian Tim Minchin. Bill Murray famously saw the original Broadway run two nights in a row!

5. Which musical features the songs "Someone Else's Skin", "Don't Break the Rules", and "Fly, Fly Away"?

Answer: Catch Me If You Can

A musical adaptation of the movie based on the story of con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. The original Broadway production was nominated for four Tony awards, of which it won one for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.

6. Which musical features the songs "Housewares Employee", "All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons", and "Do the Necronomicon"?

Answer: Evil Dead: The Musical

The musical version of this classic horror has performed all over the US and Canada, including in a replica cabin in the forests of Virginia. The longest running production has been the "Ultimate 4D Experience" in Las Vegas, which includes a 100 seat splatter zone.

7. Which musical features the songs "Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun", "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out", and ""Before the Old Man Comes Home"?

Answer: A Christmas Story: The Musical

After a number of limited runs, presumably kept short due to the inherent timeliness of the production, the musical adaptation of this Christmas classic was aired as "A Christmas Story Live!" on FOX, with Matthew Broderick, Maya Rudolph, and Chris Diamantopoulos in starring roles.

8. Which musical features the songs "The Myth of Arachne", "Bouncing Off the Walls", and "Sinistereo"?

Answer: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

The Web-Head's arrival on Broadway was not smooth, with high running costs, negative reviews and numerous cast injuries. The music and lyrics were provided by Bono and The Edge from U2.

9. Which musical features the songs "The Double Bubble Duchess", "Auf Wiedersehen Augustus Gloop", and "Pure Imagination"?

Answer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The musical version of the Roald Dahl classic about a tour of an unorthodox chocolate factory ran on the West End and Broadway, with the West End version winning two Laurence Olivier Awards.

10. Which musical features the songs "He Is Not Dead Yet", "The Song That Goes Like This", and "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"?

Answer: Monty Python's Spamalot

The stage adaptation of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" has been an international success and the original Broadway production won three Tonys. However, despite going under the "Monty Python" brand the musical is Eric Idle's creation. Other members of the team have been critical of the show, though all appreciate its success.

Source: Author garymeadows

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