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Well "Hello Dolly!" Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the famous musical "Hello Dolly!" directed by the famous Gene Kelly.

A multiple-choice quiz by Julie-N-Carol. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Julie-N-Carol

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
167,124

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1660

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (9/10), Mikeytrout44 (8/10), Guest 172 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What town does Mr. Vandergelder live in?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Mrs. Dolly Levi's profession? Hint

Matchmaker

Seamstress

Decorator

Heiress

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wants to marry Ermengarde? Hint

Cornelius Hackle

Rudolph Reisenweber

Barnaby Tucker

Ambrose Kemper

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is Horace going to propose to in New York?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Cornelius Hackle learns how to dance from Dolly.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Dolly sings a song about not wanting what, to pass her by? Hint

Irene Molloy

Her Life

Parade

A Street Car

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dolly's friend Gussie Granger is riding on the meat packers float in the parade.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What's the name of the "heiress" Dolly sets Horace up with? Hint

Eloise Simple

Esther Simple

Ernestina Simple

Mary Simple

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is this heiress really?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Cornelius and Barnaby tell Irene and Minnie was the fashionable way to get where they are going? Hint

Streetcar

Walking

Carriage

Bicycle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What town does Mr. Vandergelder live in?

Answer: Yonkers

Mr. Vandergelder lives in Yonkers with his niece Ermengarde. They live above his feed and hay store, Vandergelder's.

2. What is Mrs. Dolly Levi's profession?

Answer: Matchmaker

Mrs. Dolly Levi is a fast talking widow who deals with matchmaking in particular.

3. Who wants to marry Ermengarde?

Answer: Ambrose Kemper

Horace Vandergelder won't let them get married because Ambrose is an artist and he only wants the best for his niece.

4. Who is Horace going to propose to in New York?

Answer: Irene Molloy

Horace comes to propose but never gets it out because (through Dolly's meddling) Cornelius and Barnaby (his clerks at his store) are there and Horace believes that Irene is dating one of them.

5. Cornelius Hackle learns how to dance from Dolly.

Answer: True

Dolly teaches him to dance along with Barnaby so they can go out to dinner with Irene Molloy and Minnie Fay.

6. Dolly sings a song about not wanting what, to pass her by?

Answer: Parade

Dolly is referring that she better get busy making Horace realize that he loves her before it's to late (hence the title "Before the Parade Passes By").

7. Dolly's friend Gussie Granger is riding on the meat packers float in the parade.

Answer: True

Dolly sees her right before she goes to talk to Horace about his "Miss Molloy" problem.

8. What's the name of the "heiress" Dolly sets Horace up with?

Answer: Ernestina Simple

Dolly used this to distract Horace from marrying Miss Molloy because she knew he could rather marry someone rich and famous (Ernestina was supposedly a rich heiress).

9. Who is this heiress really?

Answer: Gussie Granger

Dolly asked Gussie right after she was done telling Horace about the date. Dolly knew Gussie would act terrible so she could come in and take Mr. Vandergelder.

10. What did Cornelius and Barnaby tell Irene and Minnie was the fashionable way to get where they are going?

Answer: Walking

Cornelius and Barnaby were broke so they wanted to spend as little money as possible and what's cheaper than walking?

Source: Author Julie-N-Carol

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