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Name That Star Trivia Quiz

Okay, I'll give you the name of three musicals, and you give me the name of the person who was in them.

A multiple-choice quiz by rosieh. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rosieh

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
232,928

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
561

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who starred in these three shows?
'Evita'
'Les Miserables'
'Can-Can'

Answer: ((Two Words)First and last name, or last name only)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which male star was in these three shows?
'Les Miserables'
'The Secret Garden'
'The Mikado' Hint

Anthony Warlow

Colm Wilkinson

Phillip Quast

Michael Ball

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which American had starring roles in these three musicals?
'The Music Man'
'Oklahoma'
'Carousel' Hint

Shirley Jones

Howard Keel

Robert Preston

Hermione Gringold

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Aussie bloke played the leading male in two of these three shows?
'The Boy From Oz'
'Singing in the Rain'
'The Pirates of Penzance' Hint

Todd McKenny

Anthony Warlow

Hugh Jackman

David Gould

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Question 5 of 10

5. Can you tell me which Australian male had leading roles in the following three musicals?
'The Boy From Oz'
'Sunset Boulevard'
'Oklahoma'

Answer: (Two Words First and last name, or last name only)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which star performed in all three of these shows?
'Hello Dolly'
'The Phantom of the Opera'
'Barnum' Hint

Anthony Warlow

Michael Crawford

Sarah Brightman

Shirley Jones

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which singer performed leading roles in each of these shows?
'The Flower Drum Song'
'Miss Saigon'
'Les Miserables' Hint

Michael Ball

Lea Salonga

Ruthie Henshall

Judy Kuhn

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which female star had roles in all of these musicals?
'Chess'
'Cats'
'The King and I' Hint

Elaine Paige

Ruthie Henshall

Glenn Close

Hannah Chick

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Question 9 of 10

9. Here are four songs from four popular musicals. Which one is the odd one out? (Composer perhaps?) Hint

How Many Tears?

No One Is Alone

Being Alive

Johanna

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Question 10 of 10

10. Another odd one out question. I've given you three actresses. Which one doesn't belong? (Think of leading female characters). Hint

Barbara Dickson

Petula Clark

Linda Nolan

Elaine Paige

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who starred in these three shows? 'Evita' 'Les Miserables' 'Can-Can'

Answer: Patti Lupone

Patti Lupone played lead roles in all three musicals.

2. Which male star was in these three shows? 'Les Miserables' 'The Secret Garden' 'The Mikado'

Answer: Anthony Warlow

Anthony Warlow, one of Australian theatre's leading male performers, starred in all three of these shows.

3. Which American had starring roles in these three musicals? 'The Music Man' 'Oklahoma' 'Carousel'

Answer: Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones played Marian in 'The Music Man', Laurie in 'Oklahoma' and Julie Jones in 'Carousel.

4. Which Aussie bloke played the leading male in two of these three shows? 'The Boy From Oz' 'Singing in the Rain' 'The Pirates of Penzance'

Answer: Todd McKenny

Todd McKenny played Peter Allen in 'The Boy From Oz', 'Don' in 'Singing in the Rain' and was a chorus member in 'The Pirates of Penzance'.

5. Can you tell me which Australian male had leading roles in the following three musicals? 'The Boy From Oz' 'Sunset Boulevard' 'Oklahoma'

Answer: Hugh Jackman

Now a Hollywood star, Hugh Jackman played leading male roles in all three of these stage shows.

6. Which star performed in all three of these shows? 'Hello Dolly' 'The Phantom of the Opera' 'Barnum'

Answer: Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford played Cornelius Hackle in the movie version of 'Hello Dolly', and the title roles in 'The Phantom of the Opera' and 'Barnum'.

7. Which singer performed leading roles in each of these shows? 'The Flower Drum Song' 'Miss Saigon' 'Les Miserables'

Answer: Lea Salonga

Lea Salonga played leading roles in all three of these musicals, including the concert version of 'Les Miserables', in which she played Eponine.

8. Which female star had roles in all of these musicals? 'Chess' 'Cats' 'The King and I'

Answer: Elaine Paige

Elaine Page played Florence in 'Chess', Grizabella (the glamour cat) in 'Cats' and Anna in 'The King and I'.

9. Here are four songs from four popular musicals. Which one is the odd one out? (Composer perhaps?)

Answer: How Many Tears?

'How Many Tears?' is from 'Martin Guerre' by Boubil and Schoenberg. However, 'Being Alive' (from 'Company'), 'No One Is Alone' (from 'Into the Woods') and 'Johanna' (from 'Sweeney Todd') are all Sondheim songs.

10. Another odd one out question. I've given you three actresses. Which one doesn't belong? (Think of leading female characters).

Answer: Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige is the odd one out. The other three have all played Mrs Johnstone in 'Blood Brothers'.

Source: Author rosieh

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