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Quiz about Musicals for the Slightly Obsessed

Musicals for the Slightly Obsessed Quiz

On some questions, I provide a lyric from a song, and you choose what musical it is from. On the rest, I provide part of a lyric and you fill in the blank.

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

Author
bbmblondie

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
112,717

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
1137

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. "Can't ya hear my heart palpitatin' and bumpin, a-waitin' for sumpin, sumpin' nice from you?" Hint

Carousel

Guys and Dolls

Oklahoma!

Li'l Abner

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Question 2 of 25

2. "Better stop and take stock while you're standing here stuck to the steps of the palace." Hint

The Music Man

The King and I

Into the Woods

Camelot

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Question 3 of 25

3. "It's the root of all evil, of strife and upheaval, but I'm certain, honey, that life would be sunny with plenty of money and you." Hint

Oklahoma!

Annie

Rent

42nd Street

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Question 4 of 25

4. "Even our piano in the parlor, Daddy bought for ten cents on the dollar." Hint

Funny Girl

Guys and Dolls

Godspell

Kiss Me Kate

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Question 5 of 25

5. "When they get on the train for Niag'ra and she can hear church bells chime, the compartment is air conditioned, and the mood sublime..." Hint

42nd Street

Guys and Dolls

Into the Woods

Thoroughly Modern Millie

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Question 6 of 25

6. "And as for you, your dance won't do -- you'll have to sing for romance." Hint

Oklahoma

Holiday Inn

Carousel

The Tap Dance Kid

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Question 7 of 25

7. "I let him go, I didn't know he'd stolen my beans! I was watching him crawl back over the wall, and then bang, crash, and the lightning flashed...." Hint

Annie

Into the Woods

Brigadoon

South Pacific

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Question 8 of 25

8. "Why, it was Jubilation T. Cornpone!" Hint

Annie Get Your Gun

Oklahoma!

Li'l Abner

South Pacific

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Question 9 of 25

9. "They're side by side, they're _______." Hint

glorified

mystified

mortified

not denied

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Question 10 of 25

10. "Fitten fer an angels', fitten fer an angels', fitten fer an angels' choir." Hint

Li'l Abner

Cabaret

42nd Street

Carousel

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Question 11 of 25

11. "Who'd think of marryin' an octogenarian, eighty-seven-year-old ___." Hint

bag

hag

sap

woman

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Question 12 of 25

12. "He comes home ev'ry night in his round-bottomed boat." Hint

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Carousel

Annie Get Your Gun

Show Boat

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Question 13 of 25

13. "So she'll agree to most any proposal -- all he must be is a man and _____." Hint

handsome

breathing

alive

tall

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Question 14 of 25

14. "No dewy young miss who keeps resisting; All the time she keeps insisting." Hint

The Sound of Music

Meet Me in St. Louis

White Christmas

The Music Man

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Question 15 of 25

15. "Just slip on a banana peel - the world's at your feet!" Hint

Singin' in the Rain

The Music Man

Carousel

Camelot

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Question 16 of 25

16. "The way is clear, the light is good. I have no fear nor no one should." Hint

Into the Woods

Brigadoon

Singin' in the Rain

Gigi

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Question 17 of 25

17. "I sure am feelin' sorry fer the pony!" Hint

Li'l Abner

Carousel

South Pacific

Oklahoma!

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Question 18 of 25

18. "Who is the handsome hero some villain always frames?" Hint

The Sound of Music

Camelot

42nd Street

Brigadoon

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Question 19 of 25

19. "I was drunk last night, dear Mother." Hint

Annie

Meet Me in St. Louis

Fame

Hair

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Question 20 of 25

20. "The winter is forbidden till December, and exits March the Second on the dot." Hint

Rent

Annie

Annie Get Your Gun

Camelot

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Question 21 of 25

21. "Everything about it is appealing; Everything the traffic will allow." Hint

Guys and Dolls

Hair

Annie Get Your Gun

Thoroughly Modern Millie

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Question 22 of 25

22. "We will be so cozy by a fire built for two." Hint

Annie

Bye Bye Birdie

Into the Woods

Rent

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Question 23 of 25

23. "I'm a slave from Calcutta, I'm a queen in ____." Hint

Brazil

Madrid

Rome

Peru

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Question 24 of 25

24. "A million handsome guys with longing in their eyes, and all ya have to do is pick the age, the weight, the size!" Hint

White Christmas

Oklahoma

Brigadoon

Into the Woods

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Question 25 of 25

25. "I get purdy tired of _____________ Daisy Mae, which leads us to say it's a typical day in Dogpatch, USA." Hint

runnin' from

meetin' with

talkin' to

lookin' at

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Can't ya hear my heart palpitatin' and bumpin, a-waitin' for sumpin, sumpin' nice from you?"

Answer: Oklahoma!

This is in Will's reprise of "I Cain't Say No", when he is trying to persuade Ado Annie to kiss him.

2. "Better stop and take stock while you're standing here stuck to the steps of the palace."

Answer: Into the Woods

From "On the Steps of the Palace", sung by Cinderella, when she is trying to decide what to do about her prince.

3. "It's the root of all evil, of strife and upheaval, but I'm certain, honey, that life would be sunny with plenty of money and you."

Answer: 42nd Street

Within "42nd Street", there is the story of the production of another musical, called "Pretty Lady", containing this song, "Plenty of Money and You".

4. "Even our piano in the parlor, Daddy bought for ten cents on the dollar."

Answer: Funny Girl

From "Second Hand Rose", sung by Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand in the movie).

5. "When they get on the train for Niag'ra and she can hear church bells chime, the compartment is air conditioned, and the mood sublime..."

Answer: Guys and Dolls

"Adelaide's Lament" - Adelaide is singing about her cold, which she has developed from waiting for Nathan Detroit to marry her.

6. "And as for you, your dance won't do -- you'll have to sing for romance."

Answer: Holiday Inn

From "I'll Capture Her Heart", sung by Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire in the movie.

7. "I let him go, I didn't know he'd stolen my beans! I was watching him crawl back over the wall, and then bang, crash, and the lightning flashed...."

Answer: Into the Woods

"Prologue", sung by the Witch, portrayed by Vanessa Williams in the 2002 revival.

8. "Why, it was Jubilation T. Cornpone!"

Answer: Li'l Abner

From "Li'l Abner" at the Cornpone Meetin'.

9. "They're side by side, they're _______."

Answer: glorified

From the song "42nd Street", from the musical (you guessed it) "42nd Street". ("...they're glorified; Where the underworld can meet the elite, 42nd Street...")

10. "Fitten fer an angels', fitten fer an angels', fitten fer an angels' choir."

Answer: Carousel

"This Was a Real Nice Clambake", sung by the Company.

11. "Who'd think of marryin' an octogenarian, eighty-seven-year-old ___."

Answer: hag

"Li'l Abner"; "I'm Past My Prime", sung by Daisy Mae and Marryin' Sam.

12. "He comes home ev'ry night in his round-bottomed boat."

Answer: Carousel

"Mister Snow" sung by Carrie Pipperidge.

13. "So she'll agree to most any proposal -- all he must be is a man and _____."

Answer: alive

This is from "Brigadoon", from the song "Waitin' For My Dearie", performed by Cyd Charisse in the movie version.

14. "No dewy young miss who keeps resisting; All the time she keeps insisting."

Answer: The Music Man

"Sadder But Wiser Girl", sung by Professor Harold Hill. (Robert Preston in the movie.)

15. "Just slip on a banana peel - the world's at your feet!"

Answer: Singin' in the Rain

"Make 'Em Laugh", sung by Donald O'Connor in the movie.

16. "The way is clear, the light is good. I have no fear nor no one should."

Answer: Into the Woods

First sung in the "Prologue", by Little Red Riding Hood. She was at one point played on Broadway by Molly Ephraim.

17. "I sure am feelin' sorry fer the pony!"

Answer: Oklahoma!

"The Farmer and the Cowman", sung by Ado Annie. (Gloria Graham in the movie version.)

18. "Who is the handsome hero some villain always frames?"

Answer: 42nd Street

"Dames", from "Pretty Lady", which is within the whole musical. See #3.

19. "I was drunk last night, dear Mother."

Answer: Meet Me in St. Louis

Sung by Tootie Smith, at a party.

20. "The winter is forbidden till December, and exits March the Second on the dot."

Answer: Camelot

From the song, "Camelot".

21. "Everything about it is appealing; Everything the traffic will allow."

Answer: Annie Get Your Gun

From "No Business Like Show Business".

22. "We will be so cozy by a fire built for two."

Answer: Bye Bye Birdie

From "Rosie", sung by Albert, Rosie, Kim, and Hugo.

23. "I'm a slave from Calcutta, I'm a queen in ____."

Answer: Peru

From the stage version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella", from the song "In My Own Little Corner". The next line is, "I'm a mermaid dancing upon the sea." (It's different in the movie version, if anyone knows, please send me a message! Someone did, but I lost it! Thanks!)

24. "A million handsome guys with longing in their eyes, and all ya have to do is pick the age, the weight, the size!"

Answer: White Christmas

From the song, "Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army" sung by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera Ellen in the movie.

25. "I get purdy tired of _____________ Daisy Mae, which leads us to say it's a typical day in Dogpatch, USA."

Answer: runnin' from

From "Li'l Abner" - the song "A Typical Day". Li'l Abner is singing this part of the song.

Source: Author bbmblondie

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