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Quiz about The Lyrics of Gershwin
Quiz about The Lyrics of Gershwin

The Lyrics of Gershwin Trivia Quiz


Ira Gershwin rules! (and George!) Just fill in the blanks!

A multiple-choice quiz by silk_rules. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
silk_rules
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
138,354
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
698
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Question 1 of 10
1. "I'm _______ all the day." Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Is this lyric correct? 'But people from Wisconsin never incensed me.'


Question 3 of 10
3. 'I got the sun / Got the moon / Got the ____
____
___.'
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. '______ and ________ and blonde'. Fill in the blanks from the musical 'Lady, Be Good'. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'We should make a date with Parson _____.' Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 'Baby, see, It's __
__ __, I love you and you love me.'
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'My ship's aglow with a million pearls and ______ fill each bin.' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 'Even now my _______ waiting for me.' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'Away with the music of Broadway, Be off with your Irving Berlin.' Who does Ira Gershwin want to listen to? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Finally, a question everyone seems to be confused by. Was Ira Gershwin a man or a woman?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I'm _______ all the day."

Answer: chipper

This is from the song 'I Got Rhythm' from 'Girl Crazy' - it was immortalised by Ella Fitzgerald.
2. Is this lyric correct? 'But people from Wisconsin never incensed me.'

Answer: No

This is from 'They All Laughed', in the musical 'Shall We Dance' and it was made into a brilliant film with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers.
3. 'I got the sun / Got the moon / Got the ____ ____ ___.'

Answer: Deep blue sea

This is 'I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' and it comes from 'Porgy and Bess'. It's one of the songs that was written by DuBose Heyward in partnership with Ira Gershwin.
4. '______ and ________ and blonde'. Fill in the blanks from the musical 'Lady, Be Good'.

Answer: Auburn, brunette

This is from 'Oh, Lady Be Good', which was in the musical 'Lady, Be Good'. 'Lady, Be Good' was the first complete Broadway score that George and Ira ever wrote together.
5. 'We should make a date with Parson _____.'

Answer: Brown

From the song 'Liza', the most famous of all the songs in the musical 'Show Girl', it was originally written simply because Florenz Ziegfeld wanted 100 beautiful girls to cover the stage while Ruby Keeler sang.
6. 'Baby, see, It's __ __ __, I love you and you love me.'

Answer: A, B, C

This is from the musical 'Oh, Kay!' and the song 'Do, Do, Do'. Apparently the chorus for 'Do, Do, Do' was written in half an hour.
7. 'My ship's aglow with a million pearls and ______ fill each bin.'

Answer: Rubies

This is from the song 'My Ship' and the musical 'Lady in the Dark'. The music was written by Kurt Weill, not George Gershwin, who died in 1937 from a brain tumour.
8. 'Even now my _______ waiting for me.'

Answer: Mammy's

This is the first song of George Gershwin's to become popular the world over, 'Swanee'. The words were written by Irving Caeser.
9. 'Away with the music of Broadway, Be off with your Irving Berlin.' Who does Ira Gershwin want to listen to?

Answer: Strauss

From the song 'By Strauss' which was from the musical 'The Show is On'.
10. Finally, a question everyone seems to be confused by. Was Ira Gershwin a man or a woman?

Answer: Man

Ira Gershwin was two years older than George and had two other siblings, Arthur and Frances.
Source: Author silk_rules

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