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Quiz about The Kids of Broadways Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Kids of Broadway's Adventures of Tom Sawyer Quiz

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Broadway Musical" was a short-lived musical on Broadway, but has since become a popular offering by community and school theatres. (Topics and answers might not be the same as found in Mark Twain's novel.)

A multiple-choice quiz by inthedoghouse. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
inthedoghouse

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
208,744

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
584

Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (5/10), kstyle53 (10/10), jackseleven (6/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. Who should have won the Scripture memory award? Hint

Amy Lawrence

Susie Rogers

Lucy Harper

Sid Sawyer

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2. Who tried to scare a group of girls with a snake? Hint

Tom Sawyer

Lyle Peters

George Bellamy

Injun Joe

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3. What three books did Tom Sawyer have with him when he encouraged Huck Finn to learn how to read? Hint

"Robinson Crusoe", "King Arthur", "David Copperfield"

"Robin Hood", "Oliver Twist", "Robinson Crusoe"

"Oliver Twist", "Romeo and Juliet", "King Arthur"

"Robin Hood", "King Arthur", "Hamlet"

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4. Finish this line: "Devil follow corpse, cat follows devil, _______". Hint

cat scares off devil

girls follow cat

warts follow cat

pirates follow cat

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5. How many letters of the alphabet did Huck Finn already know "real good" before Widow Douglas began to teach him? Hint

None

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6. What name did Becky Thatcher call Tom Sawyer? Hint

Injun Joe's twin

Sherlock Holmes

Benedict Arnold

Romeo

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7. How many times did Tom Sawyer kiss Becky Thatcher in the play? Hint

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8. What did Becky Thatcher liken Joe Harper's smile to? Hint

A toothless horse

A candle

Watching the sun come up in the east

The calvary coming to the rescue

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9. Why did Tom Sawyer say that Amy Lawrence got on his nerves? Hint

She wouldn't stop following him around.

She could throw rocks more accurately that he could.

She made faces at him during school.

She was too perky.

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10. What did Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, and Huck Finn find in the cave? Hint

Injun Joe's skeleton

A child who had gotten separated from everyone else

A lost silver mine

Murrell's gold

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May 04 2025 : Guest 12: 5/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who should have won the Scripture memory award?

Answer: Sid Sawyer

Sid had memorized 2000 lines of Scripture. Tom Sawyer ended up winning the award, though. To impress Becky Thatcher, he accumulated the necessary number of Bible tickets by trading things with his friends for them.

2. Who tried to scare a group of girls with a snake?

Answer: Lyle Peters

To show off to Ben Rogers and Joe Harper, Lyle showed a snake to some of the girls. They weren't scared, made sarcastic comments and walked off.

3. What three books did Tom Sawyer have with him when he encouraged Huck Finn to learn how to read?

Answer: "Robin Hood", "King Arthur", "Hamlet"

Huck Finn even recognized the first letter in the title of "Hamlet" as the first letter in his name. Tom went on to give a hilarious synopsis of what the story of "Hamlet" is all about.

4. Finish this line: "Devil follow corpse, cat follows devil, _______".

Answer: warts follow cat

Huck Finn explained that, to cure warts, this needed to be recited at midnight in the graveyard as you heave a dead cat at the devils who are retrieving a recently buried body.

5. How many letters of the alphabet did Huck Finn already know "real good" before Widow Douglas began to teach him?

Answer: 8

Huck started by saying that he knew his letters, then revised this to most of his letters. Widow Douglas finally had to remind him that he had only known eight letters.

6. What name did Becky Thatcher call Tom Sawyer?

Answer: Benedict Arnold

Becky called him Benedict Arnold after finding out that he had once been engaged to Amy Lawrence.

7. How many times did Tom Sawyer kiss Becky Thatcher in the play?

Answer: 0

When Tom tried to kiss Becky, she quickly turned away and said "Tom!". This led to the lovely duet "To Hear You Say My Name".

8. What did Becky Thatcher liken Joe Harper's smile to?

Answer: Watching the sun come up in the east

Becky tells Tom Sawyer that Joe Harper is handsome and that his smile reminds her of "watching the sun come up in the east". Tom gets jealous and suggests that it is because Joe has a gold tooth.

9. Why did Tom Sawyer say that Amy Lawrence got on his nerves?

Answer: She was too perky.

Tom and Becky were in the process of making up for their fight that had resulted in Tom bringing Amy Lawrence and Joe Harper bringing Becky to the picnic.

10. What did Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, and Huck Finn find in the cave?

Answer: Murrell's gold

They also ran into Injun Joe who was in the cave searching for the gold.

Source: Author inthedoghouse

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