Musicals Trivia Quiz Questions

In La Cage Aux Folles, what was La Cage Aux Folles?
A: Nightclub.

I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair came from which show?
A: South Pacific.

Who wrote the words for My Fair Lady and Camelot?
A: Alan Jay Lerner.

Which musical was a reworking of Puccini's Madame Butterfly?
A: Miss Saigon.

If Sky and Nathan were Guys, what were Sarah and Miss Adelaide?
A: Dolls.

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A: Trivia Country!

Where was the Fiddler in the musical's title?
A: On the Roof.

Which sweet musical had the show-stopper Rhythm of Life?
A: Sweet Charity.

Which city saw the premiere of Les Miserable's?
A: Paris.

In which country was Frederick Loewe born?
A: Austria.

South Pacific was set during which war?
A: WWII.

The King in the King and I is ruler of where?
A: Siam.

Which show about Danny and Sandy was made into a film with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
A: Grease.

Which George wrote Crazy For You?
A: Gershwin.

In which decade did Godspell open on Broadway?
A: 70s.

In which country was A Little Night Music set?
A: Sweden.

Which show was based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee?
A: Gypsy.

Aspects of what was a success by Andrew Lloyd Webber?
A: Love.

Which show tells the tale of Dolly Gallagher Levi?
A: Hello Dolly.

What type of shop was the Little Shop of Horrors?
A: Florist's.

Which show was based on Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote?
A: Man of La Mancha.

Which musical was based on the life of Annie Oakley?
A: Annie Get Your Gun.

What was the name of the first hippie musical?
A: Hair.

Which show does I Don't Know How To Love Him come from?
A: Jesus Christ Superstar.

Which show, starring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook on Broadway?
A: The Music Man.

Which show, which opened in the 40s, takes it's name from a fairground attraction?
A: Carousel.

What was Jesus Christ according to the Rice / Lloyd Webber show?
A: Superstar.

Which Line was the longest running musical in Broadway history?
A: A Chorus Line.

Which American city saw the premiere of Sunset Boulevard?
A: Los Angeles.

Which ground-breaking American musical was based on the book Green Grow The Lilacs?
A: Oklahoma.

Which Lloyd Webber musical was billed as 'Now and forever'?
A: Cats.

What is the profession of the three male stars of On The Town?
A: Sailors.

What did the Little Shop hold in the movie which premiered in 1982?
A: Horrors.

In which country is My Fair Lady set?
A: England.

Which star Fred starred in vaudeville with his sister Adele?
A: Astaire.

On whose fable was Guys and Dolls based?
A: Damon Runyan.

Which show featured Hernando's  Hideaway and Hey There?
A: The Pajama Game.

Where was the Best Little Whorehouse according to the musical title?
A: Texas.

Which musical featured the songs A Secretary is Not A Toy, and The Company Way?
A: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Promises Promises was the first Broadway collaboration for which popular song and TV show writers?
A: Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Which Fanny was the subject of Funny Girl?
A: Brice.

Who was the first American actress to have a principal role with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in Les Miserable's?
A: Patti LuPone.

Which musical was Lerner and Loewe's last major success, in 1960?
A: Camelot.

Which 90s revival hit shares its name with a gangster city?
A: Chicago.

Which musical about King Arthur became a byword for the JFK years?
A: Camelot.

Who was the musical Mack and Mabel about?
A: Mack Sennett & Mabel Normand.

Which American classic includes the song Summertime?
A: Porgy & Bess.

Annie Warbucks was the sequel to which one-word-titled musical?
A: Annie.

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