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Quiz about The Fantasticks
Quiz about The Fantasticks

The Fantasticks Trivia Quiz


Here's a quiz about the longest-running musical in New York theatre history. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by djsgal. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
djsgal
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
243,573
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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255
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What year did the The Fantasticks open in New York City? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What well-known film and TV actor played the role of El Gallo in the original Fantasticks cast? (hint: think "Dirty Dancing") Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which month should we "try to remember" in the song of the same name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Finish this verse from "Metaphor": "If I were in a desert deep in sand, and the sun was burning like a hot ________." Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What word is missing from these verses?
"We've the obvious, open, schoolboy __________,
With little mandolins, and perhaps a cape"
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. After the boy rescues the girl from the fake abduction, all seems perfect...until the sun comes out and everything is different. What fruit is "too ripe" for the boy now? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The two fathers make peace after their disagreement, and they sing about how difficult it is to raise children. What kind of a man do they agree is a "very happy man"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the song, "Round and Round", the bandit takes the girl on a whirlwind trip around the world. Which of these is NOT a place that they visit? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The boy and girl finally realize that all they were looking for is in each other. Which song do they sing together in this scene? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What do the fathers want to take down at the end of the story, but the narrator states they must always leave it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What year did the The Fantasticks open in New York City?

Answer: 1960

The Fantasticks ran in New York City for 40 years.
2. What well-known film and TV actor played the role of El Gallo in the original Fantasticks cast? (hint: think "Dirty Dancing")

Answer: Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach played several leading male roles on Broadway, including "Carnival" and "Chicago" before his roles in movies and TV.
3. Which month should we "try to remember" in the song of the same name?

Answer: September

"...when grass was green, and grain was yellow"
4. Finish this verse from "Metaphor": "If I were in a desert deep in sand, and the sun was burning like a hot ________."

Answer: pomegranate

"...Then you are WATER...cool, clear WATER...a refreshing glass of WATER... What, Dear?.... WATER!"
5. What word is missing from these verses? "We've the obvious, open, schoolboy __________, With little mandolins, and perhaps a cape"

Answer: rape

"Now I know you prefer 'abduction', but the proper word is, 'Rape'! It's short and business-like!"
6. After the boy rescues the girl from the fake abduction, all seems perfect...until the sun comes out and everything is different. What fruit is "too ripe" for the boy now?

Answer: plum

"Take away the golden moonbeams. Take away the crystal sky.
What at night seems oh-so scenic, may be cynic, by and by."
7. The two fathers make peace after their disagreement, and they sing about how difficult it is to raise children. What kind of a man do they agree is a "very happy man"?

Answer: a man who plants a garden

"Plant a carrot, get a carrot, not a brussel sprout!
That's why I like vegetables, you know what you're about!"
8. In the song, "Round and Round", the bandit takes the girl on a whirlwind trip around the world. Which of these is NOT a place that they visit?

Answer: China

In Venice they're burning the palaces, in Greece they're beating a monkey, and in India she sees the fakir on the nails.
9. The boy and girl finally realize that all they were looking for is in each other. Which song do they sing together in this scene?

Answer: They Were You

"All my wildest dreams, multiply by two,
They were you, they were you, they were you."
10. What do the fathers want to take down at the end of the story, but the narrator states they must always leave it?

Answer: the wall

And the play ends with a reprise of "Try to Remember".

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Thanks!
Source: Author djsgal

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