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Quiz about Starlight Express Lyrics Act I
Quiz about Starlight Express Lyrics Act I

"Starlight Express" Lyrics Act I Quiz

These quotes come from the original cast recording from 1984. See if you know these lyrics, what words are missing, and which characters sung them.

A multiple-choice quiz by hnlstevens. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
hnlstevens
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
150,761
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
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Question 1 of 20
1. "I'm just the fastest thing you'll ever see, That streak of_______ you just missed was me." What word is missing? Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. "Or worse they find you scattered in a ______ Rusty pieces round the track." What word is missing? Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. Which coach sings, "I've tried to kick the habit but my inside's used to tar?" Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. Which coach sings, "I'm hot and cheap and quick?" Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. Which coach will "cook for you and listen while you lean upon my bar?" Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. Who is "gonna test them all until I find the best?" Hint


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Question 7 of 20
7. "See me hustle. Feel my muscle. ________
______." What two words are missing?

Answer: (Two Words the name of the song)

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Question 8 of 20
8. "The Red Caboose would like to be of use to every truck." Who is the red caboose? Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. "They get in your hair. It's the fun of the fare. ______
______
______
______." Which is the correct order for the missing four words? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. "I'm the big hopper I'm not a box." Who is this? Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. Who sings this line, "The only time we get sick in inside is when some bum hitches a ride. We wait for the sharp corner to come, and open the door. Bye bye Bum." Which trains are they? Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. "Flat Top, who you looking at? Yeah there's bricks what's wrong with that? No you're right they don't all match. Yeah they're heavy, here _____!" What word is missing?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 20
13. "If you make me bored I hit my keyboard you'll be _______ from my memory." What word is missing? Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. "He said I was good looking, he said I was ______"

Answer: (One Word god-like)

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Question 15 of 20
15. "O.k. That does it I'm giving you air. From now on ______
__________ go preach at someone new. Race with me you use my rules you had your chance you blew it so we're through."

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 16 of 20
16. "All alone, you think you're on your own you think there's no-one in the world who cares for you that isn't true there's ___." Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. "Never borrow a ______
_______. Not even from your best friend.

Answer: (Two words a harmonica)

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Question 18 of 20
18. "There were those who rode on me compared me to the _______
________ -That was excessive." Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. "Only believe son. The ________
________ will help you." Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. "That is when you hear the humming of the _____
_______." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I'm just the fastest thing you'll ever see, That streak of_______ you just missed was me." What word is missing?

Answer: Lightning

 From the first song in the musical "Rolling Stock". This is where Greaseball is boasting that he is the best and will win all of the races.
2. "Or worse they find you scattered in a ______ Rusty pieces round the track." What word is missing?

Answer: Million

 From "Call Me Rusty," the coaches are making fun of Rusty and the fact that he is going to race.
3. Which coach sings, "I've tried to kick the habit but my inside's used to tar?"

Answer: Ashley

 Ashley is the smoking car. She is the first coach that introduces herself in "A Lotta Locomotion."
4. Which coach sings, "I'm hot and cheap and quick?"

Answer: Buffy

 Also from "A Lotta Locomotion" but I still am not sure what kind of coach she is.
5. Which coach will "cook for you and listen while you lean upon my bar?"

Answer: Dinah

 Dinah is the dining car that is coupled with Greaseball until he dumps her.
6. Who is "gonna test them all until I find the best?"

Answer: Pearl

 Pearl is the new girl whose "springs still bounce" and "fans still whirl." She falls for Greaseball after he dumps Dinah and then she realizes that he has been cheating and that she really likes Rusty.
7. "See me hustle. Feel my muscle. ________ ______." What two words are missing?

Answer: Pumping Iron

 Another song where Greaseball is showing off. This time it is because he is a diesel train and all the coaches think that he can't lose.
8. "The Red Caboose would like to be of use to every truck." Who is the red caboose?

Answer: C.B.

 C.B. helps Greaseball and Electra cheat by slowing Rusty down during one of the last races, but Rusty is able to race again and wins!
9. "They get in your hair. It's the fun of the fare. ______ ______ ______ ______." Which is the correct order for the missing four words?

Answer: Freight, folks, tares, fares

 Sung by the all the cars in "Freight." They are fighting over which is better, freight or passengers.
10. "I'm the big hopper I'm not a box." Who is this?

Answer: Dustin

 Dustin ends up helping Rusty win the final race after he sees the Starlight Express.
11. Who sings this line, "The only time we get sick in inside is when some bum hitches a ride. We wait for the sharp corner to come, and open the door. Bye bye Bum." Which trains are they?

Answer: Rocky

 The Rockies are boxcars that are good friends with Rusty and help him when C.B. cheats to make him loose.
12. "Flat Top, who you looking at? Yeah there's bricks what's wrong with that? No you're right they don't all match. Yeah they're heavy, here _____!" What word is missing?

Answer: Catch

 I don't know too much about Flat Top except that he is a freight car. This line is also from "Freight."
13. "If you make me bored I hit my keyboard you'll be _______ from my memory." What word is missing?

Answer: Erased

 Sung by Electra, the new electric train, in his song "AC/DC"
14. "He said I was good looking, he said I was ______"

Answer: Divine

 This is Pearl's big solo of Act I. She is singing about her dream engine and how she will meet him. It is from "He Whistled At Me."
15. "O.k. That does it I'm giving you air. From now on ______ __________ go preach at someone new. Race with me you use my rules you had your chance you blew it so we're through."

Answer: Miss America

 This is where Greaseball dumps Dinah, all because she doesn't want to cheat.
16. "All alone, you think you're on your own you think there's no-one in the world who cares for you that isn't true there's ___."

Answer: Me

 This is where C.B. tries to get with Dinah after Greaseball dumps her. It's from "There's Me."
17. "Never borrow a ______ _______. Not even from your best friend.

Answer: mouth organ

 Sung by Poppa, an old steam train. He is kind of like Rusty's mentor, and helps him to see that he can race and win.
18. "There were those who rode on me compared me to the _______ ________ -That was excessive."

Answer: Orient Express

 Sung by Belle. She is the sleeping car and when she was new she was compared to the Orient Express. This is from her solo near the end of Act I.
19. "Only believe son. The ________ ________ will help you."

Answer: Starlight Express

 Sung by Poppa to help Rusty believe in himself.
20. "That is when you hear the humming of the _____ _______."

Answer: Midnight train

 Rusty is singing about the Starlight Express.
Source: Author hnlstevens

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