Test your musical theatre knowledge
Think you’ve got what it takes to beat our community’s musical theatre masterminds?
Test your musical theatre knowledge on the 15 questions below.
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1. Which long-running West End musical was written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone?
Avenue Q
Book of Mormon
Spamalot
The Lion King
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2. West Side Story is based on which of these Shakespeare plays?
A Winter's Tale
Hamlet
Twelfth Night
Romeo and Juliet
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3. What is the minimum number of seats a New York theatre must have to be considered a 'Broadway' theatre?
250
500
750
1000
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4. In the musical Mary Poppins, the Banks family lives on Cherry Tree Lane, but at what number?
17
23
35
79
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5. Phantom's mask covers which side of his face?
Left
Right
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6. How many Oscars has Andrew Lloyd Webber won?
0
1
2
3
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7. ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’, ‘The Rain In Spain’ and ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’, are all songs from which musical?
Cats
Hairspray
My Fair Lady
Evita
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8. What is Connor's surname in the musical Dear Evan Hansen?
Mason
Murphy
Manor
Morris
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9. Jean Valjean, Fantine and Javert are characters from which musical?
Les Misérables
Phantom of the Opera
Beauty and the Beast
Miss Saigon
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10. In which rock musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, do the actors perform the entire show on roller skates?
Starlight Express
We Will Rock You
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Requiem
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11. Which musical is set among the students at New York’s High School For The Performing Arts?
High School Musical
The Prom
Fame
Grease
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12. Which character was played by Renée Zellweger in the film adaptation of Chicago?
Roxie Hart
Velma Kelly
Matron 'Mama' Morton
Mary Sunshine
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13. What Tony Award-winning musical premiered in April 1996?
Rent
Jesus Christ Superstar
Mamma Mia
Sweeney Todd
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14. For which animated musical film did Sir Elton John win an Academy Award for Best Original Song?
The Lion King
Tarzan
Frozen
Shrek
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15. What musical is based on a book by Gregory Maguire?
Wicked
Billy Elliot
Blood Brothers
Hamilton
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That was alot of fun! Great quiz!
Awesome quiz – Come take Me Away!
Fun quiz!!! I want more quizzes like this. 🙂
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