Over the past few years I have run several musical theatre quizzes so to either save you hard work when compiling your own quiz or for a bit of fun here is 110 musical Theatre quiz questions!

You can find the answers at the bottom of the page and do comment to let me know how you do!!

Round 1 – Fill In The Missing Lyrics: Finish The Musical Theatre Song Lyrics with the number of the words in the brackets.

1. In this life one thing counts (5)
2. I’ve got to be where my spirit can run free (8)
3. You need someone older and wiser, telling you what to do (6)
4. I try to just kick it, but what can I do. We’ve all got our junk (5)
5. Well I arranged the meeting, the venue, the seating, But (10)
6. And I said to myself sit down, (6)
7. I’m not much of a man by the light of day but (8)
8. Divorced, beheaded, survived but just for you tonight (4)
9. I am like, drunk with power, this whole school (6)
10. The corn is as high as (3)
11. It Couldn’t Please me More Than the gift I see, a (1)
12. Summertime and the livin’ is easy (8)
13. Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high. (Porgy and Bess)
14. Mister XXXXX Should have been my name (1)
15. My mummy says I’m a (1)
16. The internet is really really great (2)
17. Who I was meant to be And if you give a damn (6)
18. It’s a problem free, philosophy (2)
19. At the end of the day you’re another day older and that’s all you can say for the life of the poor (6)
20. Let daylight dry your tears. I’m here, with you, beside you (7)
21. I wore my coat, with golden lining, bright colours shining, wonderful and (1)
22. For the wretched of the earth (7)
23. How can you generate heat when you can’t feel your (5)
24. You’re my last meal on death row, shut your mouth and (4)
25. I was walking down the street just having a think when (10)
26. Heavenly father will shake my hand and say (6)
27. Like Romeo and Juliet (9)
28. Violinists loved to play an E String (7)
29. Doorbells, and sleigh bells, and (3)
30. Don’t talk of stars burning above, if you’re in love (2)

Round 2: Name the Musical Theatre Performer That has played these roles:

1. Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady/Elphaba in Wicked/Meat in We Will Rock You
2. Lola in Kinky Boots/ Teen Angel in Grease/ Audrey 2 in Little Shop of Horrors
3. Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman/ Nancy in Oliver/ Eponine in Les Miserables
4. Mrs Lovett in Sweeny Todd/ Rose in Gypsy/ Mame
5. Arthur Kipps in Kipps/ Bert in Mary Poppins/ Bobby Childs in Crazy for You
6. Elphaba in Wicked/Maureen in Rent/ Florence in Chess
7. Effie White in Dreamgirls/ Becky in Waitress/ Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls
8. Shakespeare in Something Rotten/ Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/ Emmet in Legally Blonde
9. Judy in 9-5/ Campbell in Bring it On/ Vivian in Pretty Woman
10. The bullet in Hamilton/ Anita in West Side Story/ Alyssa Greene in The Prom
11. Marius in Les Mis/ Sweeney in Sweeney Todd & Raoul in Phantom
12. Millie in Thoroughly Modern Mille/ Fiona in Shrek/ Sandy in Grease
13. Romeo in & Juliet/ Clyde in Bonnie & Clyde/ Strat in Bat Out of Hell
14. Elphaba in Wicked/ Elle Woods in Legally Blonde/ Jenna in Waitress
15. The Bakers Wife in into the Woods/ Miss Adeladie in Guys and Dolls/ Moma Rose in Gypsy
16. Clyde in Bonnie and Clyde/ Jack in Newsies/ Seymour in Little Shop
17. Audrey in Little Shop/ Elie In Legally/ Narrator in Joseph
18. Curly in Oklahoma/ Harold Hill in The Music Man/ Peter Allan in The Boy From Oz
19. Grizabella in Cats/ Felicia in Memphis/ Faye Treadwell in The Drifters Girl
20. Doc in Back to the future/ Dr Frankensein in Young Frankenstein/ Carmen in The Producers

Round 3 – Romance in Shows – Musical Theatre Couples – Each Answer is 2 characters

1. In The Addams Family what is the full name of Wedneday’s love interests parents;
2. What are the names of the leading couple in American Idiot, played by Aaron Sidwell and Amelia Lily in the original West End Cast
3. What are the names of the couple in Avenue Q who wonder about the meaning of a mix tape and what to do with a BA in English
4. What are the names of the couple who sing about their love for pinepples in Cabaret
5. In Carousel which principle couple sing If I loved you (full names)
6. In Company which of Bobby’s friends are about to get married today but she expresses her cold feet
7. What is the name of the couple in Once
8. In Kinky Boots what is the name of our protagonist and his fiance at the start of the show
9. The only 2 characters in The Last 5 years
10. What is the name of the couple in 42^nd Street who are the director and performer who saves the show

Round 4 – Musical Theatre by Numbers

1. What number is Jean Valjean known as
2. As of November last year how many years hs the mousetrap been running for
3. How many daughters does Tevye have in Fiddler on The Roof
4. How many planes landed on the rock in come from away
5. How many colours in Josephs coat according to the song
6. What birthday is Bobby celebrating in Company
7. In the music man there are 76 tromobone but how my cornets were there
8. In Hamilton, how many fundamental truths does Angelica realise the exact same time
9. How many human characters are there in Avenue Q
10. In Phantom of the Opera what lot number is a Chandelier in Pieces

Round 5 – Jobs in Musicals

1. What is Rita O’Gradys job in Made in Dagenham
2. In the Producers what is Leo Blooms job
3. In groundhog day what is Phil Connors job
4. What is the occupation of Tyve in Fiddler on the roof
5. What is the occupation of Nikos in Legally Blonde
6. In Rock of Ages Lonny, Drew, Dennis and Sherrie all work in what bar
7. In return to the forbidden planet the characters all work on what forrn of transport
8. I’ve already given you 1 musical that is about going on strike….give me the name of the other musical that is about going on strike in a factory for more pay
9. Give me 2 occupations of the vendors who sing solo in who will buy.
10. What is the occupation of Edna Turnbadd

Round 6 – What Did Musical Theatre Teach Me (Name The Answer and the show that you would find this out in)

1. Name 4 of the 7 original founding fathers and the show you would find this out in.
2. What happens if you get your hair wet in the hours after perming it and the show you would find this out in
3. How many planes landed in Gander on 9/11 and the show you would find this out in
4. Name the wives of Henry 8^th and the musical you find this out from
5. Who are the 2 notorious women who attempted to murder President Ford
6. Who was the first Jew to be lynched in the US
7. The 3 key ingredients in a pie
8. What was the name of the youngest Romanov daughter
9. The names of Adam and Eves first 2 sons
10. In Greek mythology the name of the lover that follows Eurydice into the Underworld

Round 7 – General Knowledge

1. In Pirates of Penzance what date is Fredrik’s birthday?
2. What are the brothers called in Blood Brothers
3. In Chess where does the first Chess tournament take place where we see The Russian play the American. 
4. Name the 7 Von Trapp children.
5. Who wrote the music and lyrics for Dear Evan Hansen
6. Kiss Me Kate is based on which Shakespeare play?
7. My Fair Lady is based on which book?
8. In Children of Eden Act 1 tells the story of Adam and Eve. What does Act 2 tell the story of?
9. Name the sisters in Gypsy
10. In Lend Me A Tenor what show are the company trying to put on?
11. Spamalot is based on which film
12. & Juliet uses the music of which songwriter
13. The 2 Princes that sing Agony in into the Wood are whose Princes
14. In 1964 Sondheim wrote a show that only ran for 9 performances! What was the show
15. Who originated the role of King George II in the Broadway production of Hamilton
16. Name the composers of Six
17. Where in New York would you find Dorothy Brock?
18. Which show was Rogers and Hammersteins final collaboration?  
19. How is Jack Dawkins otherwise known
20. Who wrote the Kiss of the Spiderwoman

Answers

Round 1 – Fill In The Missing Lyrics Answers

1. In the bank, large amounts (Oliver – Got to pick a pocket)
2. Got to find my corner of the sky (Pippin – Corner of the sky)
3. I am 17 going on 18 (SoM – 16 Going on 17)
4. And my junk is you (Spring Awakening – My junk)
5. No One else was in the room where it happened (Hamilton – Room Where It Happened)
6. Sit down, you’re rockin the boat (Guys and Dolls – Sit down you’re rockin the boat)
7. By night I’m one hell of a lover (Sweet Transvestite – Rocky Horror Show)
8. We’re divorced, beheaded, live (Ex-wives- Six)
9. Humps my leg, like a chihuahua. (Meet The Plastics- Mean Girl)
10. An elephants eye (Okhlahoma – Oh what a beautiful morning)
11. Pineapple (It Couldn’t Please Me More- Cabaret)
12. Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high. (Summertime – Porgy and Bess)
13. Cellophane (Mister Cellophane – Chicago)
14. Miracle (Miracle – Matilda)
15. She used to be mine (She Used To Be Mine- Waitress)
16. For porn (The Internet is for Porn – Avenue Q)
17. Take me baby or leave me (Take Me or Leave Me – Rent)
18. Hakuna Matata (Hakuna Matata – The Lion King)
19. It’s a struggle, it’s a war (At The End of The Day – Les Miserables)
20. To guard you and to guide you (All Ask of You Phantom of the Opera)
21. New (Any Dream Will Do – Joseph)
22. There is a flame that never dies (Epilogue – Les Miserables)
23. Feet and they’re turning blue (Rent – Rent)
24. Lose them tighty whities (Dead Girl Walking – Heathers)
25. A snake of a guy gave me an evil wink (Tine Warp – Rocky Horror Show)
26. You’ve done an awesome job, Kevin! (I Believe – Book of Mormon)
27. Twas written in the stars before they even met (Naughty – Matilda)
28. But audiences really love a G String (When You Got It, Flaunt It – The Producers)
29. Schnitzel with noodles (Favourite Things – The Sound of Music)
30. Show Me (Show Me- My Fair Lady)

Round 2: Name The Performers:

1. Kerry Ellis
2. Billy Porter
3. Samatha Barks
4. Angela Lansbury
5. Charlie Stemp
6. Idina Menzel
7. Marisha Wallace
8. Christian Borle
9. Amber Davies
10. Ariana DeBose
11. Michael Ball
12. Sutton Foster
13. Jordan Luke Gagw
14. Lucie Jones
15. Imelda Staunton
16. Jeremy Jordan
17. Sheridan Smith
18. Hugh Jackman
19. Beverley Knight
20. Roger Bart

Round 3: Romance in Shows:

1. Mal & Alice Beineke
2. Jonny & Whatshername
3. Princeton and Kate
4. Fräulein Schneider & Herr Schultz
5. Billy Bigalow and Julie Jordan
6. Amy & Paul
7. Guy & Girl
8. Charlie & Nicola
9. Jamie & Cathy
10. Peggy Sawyer and Julian Marsh

Round 4: Musical Theatre By Numbers:

1. 24601
2. 72
3. 5
4. 38
5. 29
6. 35
7. 110
8. 3
9. 3
10. 666

Round 5 – Jobs In Musicals

1. A machinist
2. An accountant
3. A weatherman
4. A Milkman
5. Pool Boy
6. The bourbon rooms
7. A starship
8. The Pajama Game or Matchgirls
9. Flower vendor/milkmaid/strawberry vendor/knife grinder
10. Washing/Ironing Lady

Round 6 – What Did Musical Theatre Teach Me

1. a) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison/ b) Hamilton
2. a) It goes straight b) Legally Blonde
3. a) 38 b) Come From Away
4. a) Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard, Anne of Cleves, Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon b) Six
5. a) Lynette Squeaky Fromme and Sara Jane Moore b) Assassins
6. a) Leo Frank/ Parade
7. a) Sugar, butter, flour b) Waitress
8. a) Anastasia b) Anastasia
9. a) Cain & Able b) Children of Eden
10. a) Orpheus b) Hadestown

Round 7 – General Knowledge

1. 29th February
2. Mickey & Edward
3. Merano
4. Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, Gretl
5. Pasek and Paul
6. The Taming of the Shrew
7. Pygmailion
8. Noah & The Ark
9. June & Louise
10. Otello
11. Monty Python & The Holy Grail
12. Max Martin
13. Anyone Can Whistle
14. Cinderella & Rapunzel
15. Jonathon Groff
16. Marlowe & Moss
17. 42nd Street
18. The Sound of Music
19. The Artful Dodger
20. Kander & Ebb

I hope you found this musical theatre quiz useful. If you liked this you might also like my Movie Musical Quiz, my Name The Show From The Songs Quiz and my stagey wordsearch.