Which Broadway show is based on Victor Hugo’s novel “Les Misérables”?
a) Wicked
b) Hamilton
c) Les Misérables
d) The Lion King
Answer: c) Les Misérables
Which musical features the song “Defying Gravity”?
a) Chicago
b) Rent
c) Wicked
d) Phantom of the Opera
Answer: c) Wicked
Which show tells the story of the Founding Fathers of the United States?
a) Jersey Boys
b) Hamilton
c) Cats
d) The Book of Mormon
Answer: b) Hamilton
What is the longest-running Broadway show of all time?
a) The Phantom of the Opera
b) Chicago
c) Les Misérables
d) Cats
Answer: a) The Phantom of the Opera
Which musical features the iconic song “Memory”?
a) Mamma Mia!
b) Cats
c) West Side Story
d) Dear Evan Hansen
Answer: b) Cats
Who wrote the music and lyrics for “The Book of Mormon”?
a) Stephen Schwartz
b) Andrew Lloyd Webber
c) Lin-Manuel Miranda
d) Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Answer: d) Trey Parker and Matt Stone
In which musical can you find the characters of Elphaba and Glinda?
a) Waitress
b) The Lion King
c) Wicked
d) Jersey Boys
Answer: c) Wicked
Which Broadway show features the life of a famous Argentine political leader?
a) Evita
b) Rent
c) Hairspray
d) Cabaret
Answer: a) Evita
Which musical is inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”?
a) The Lion King
b) West Side Story
c) Chicago
d) Les Misérables
Answer: b) West Side Story
Who composed the music for “The Phantom of the Opera”?
a) Andrew Lloyd Webber
b) Stephen Sondheim
c) Alan Menken
d) Leonard Bernstein
Answer: a) Andrew Lloyd Webber
In which musical can you find the character of Alexander Hamilton?
a) Dear Evan Hansen
b) The Lion King
c) Hamilton
d) Les Misérables
Answer: c) Hamilton
What is the setting of “Chicago”?
a) 1920s Paris
b) 1930s New York City
c) 1950s Memphis
d) 1920s Chicago
Answer: d) 1920s Chicago
Which musical is based on a Disney animated film set in ancient Greece?
a) Aladdin
b) Hercules
c) The Little Mermaid
d) Beauty and the Beast
Answer: b) Hercules
In “Rent,” what do the characters Mark and Roger do for a living?
a) Lawyers
b) Musicians
c) Filmmakers
d) Journalists
Answer: d) Journalists
Which musical features the song “Seasons of Love”?
a) Rent
b) Dear Evan Hansen
c) Hairspray
d) Cabaret
Answer: a) Rent
In “Dear Evan Hansen,” what does Evan Hansen pretend to be?
a) A millionaire
b) A rock star
c) A student council president
d) A friend of a deceased classmate
Answer: d) A friend of a deceased classmate
Which show is about the life and career of singer-songwriter Carole King?
a) Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
b) Jersey Boys
c) Cats
d) Mamma Mia!
Answer: a) Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Which Broadway show features the characters of J. Pierrepont Finch and Rosemary Pilkington?
a) Guys and Dolls
b) Company
c) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
d) Fiddler on the Roof
Answer: c) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
In which musical can you find the character of Eliza Doolittle?
a) My Fair Lady
b) The Sound of Music
c) The King and I
d) Oklahoma!
Answer: a) My Fair Lady
Which show is set in the Kit Kat Klub during the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany?
a) Cabaret
b) Grease
c) A Chorus Line
d) The Producers
Answer: a) Cabaret
In “The Lion King,” who is Simba’s childhood friend?
a) Scar
b) Nala
c) Timon
d) Pumbaa
Answer: b) Nala
Which musical tells the story of a fictional rock band called “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”?
a) Rent
b) Hedwig and the Angry Inch
c) Chicago
d) Jersey Boys
Answer: b) Hedwig and the Angry Inch
What is the central theme of “Avenue Q”?
a) Friendship and loyalty
b) Racism and prejudice
c) Love and romance
d) The challenges of adulthood
Answer: d) The challenges of adulthood
Which Broadway show features the iconic song “I Dreamed a Dream”?
a) Les Misérables
b) Mamma Mia!
c) Wicked
d) Hairspray
Answer: a) Les Misérables
In “Jersey Boys,” which band is the focus of the story?
a) The Four Seasons
b) The Beach Boys
c) The Beatles
d) The Rolling Stones
Answer: a) The Four Seasons
Which musical is about the rivalry between two dancers, one trained in ballet and the other in jazz?
a) A Chorus Line
b) West Side Story
c) Newsies
d) Cats
Answer: a) A Chorus Line
In “Mamma Mia!”, which character is the mother of the bride-to-be?
a) Donna Sheridan
b) Sophie Sheridan
c) Tanya
d) Rosie
Answer: a) Donna Sheridan
Which Broadway show features the character of Tracy Turnblad?
a) Hairspray
b) The Lion King
c) Rent
d) Dear Evan Hansen
Answer: a) Hairspray
Which musical is set during the Prohibition era and features the character of Roxie Hart?
a) Les Misérables
b) The Phantom of the Opera
c) Chicago
d) Wicked
Answer: c) Chicago
In “Hamilton,” who killed Alexander Hamilton in a famous duel?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Aaron Burr
c) George Washington
d) James Madison
Answer: b) Aaron Burr
Which show is about a group of struggling artists living in New York City’s East Village?
a) Rent
b) The Lion King
c) Wicked
d) Les Misérables
Answer: a) Rent
What is the title of the musical that parodies Mormonism and organized religion?
a) Jersey Boys
b) Hairspray
c) The Book of Mormon
d) Chicago
Answer: c) The Book of Mormon
Which Broadway show is based on the life of entertainer Fanny Brice?
a) Funny Girl
b) The Sound of Music
c) My Fair Lady
d) Oklahoma!
Answer: a) Funny Girl
In “Dear Evan Hansen,” what color is the cast on Evan’s arm?
a) Green
b) Pink
c) Blue
d) Purple
Answer: b) Pink
Which musical is set in the 1950s and features the character of Tracy Turnblad?
a) Wicked
b) Hairspray
c) Cats
d) Mamma Mia!
Answer: b) Hairspray
In “Cabaret,” where is the story primarily set?
a) New York City
b) Berlin, Germany
c) London, England
d) Paris, France
Answer: b) Berlin, Germany
Which Broadway show is set in the 1960s during the civil rights movement?
a) Memphis
b) The Lion King
c) Rent
d) Wicked
Answer: a) Memphis
In “The Producers,” which Broadway show do Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom try to produce as a flop?
a) Cats
b) Les Misérables
c) Springtime for Hitler
d) The Phantom of the Opera
Answer: c) Springtime for Hitler
Which musical is based on the lives of rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins?
a) Jersey Boys
b) Mamma Mia!
c) Million Dollar Quartet
d) The Sound of Music
Answer: c) Million Dollar Quartet
In “West Side Story,” what rival street gangs do the main characters belong to?
a) Sharks and Jets
b) Crips and Bloods
c) The Mob and The Crew
d) The Greasers and The Socs
Answer: a) Sharks and Jets
Which Broadway show is based on the life of circus legend P.T. Barnum?
a) Pippin
b) The Greatest Showman
c) Barnum
d) Guys and Dolls
Answer: c) Barnum
What is the title of the musical that explores the lives of a group of students at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City?
a) Newsies
b) A Chorus Line
c) Hairspray
d) Cats
Answer: b) A Chorus Line
In “Mamma Mia!”, which Greek island is the setting for the story?
a) Crete
b) Santorini
c) Mykonos
d) Kalokairi
Answer: d) Kalokairi
Which musical is based on a novel by Gregory Maguire that reimagines the Land of Oz?
a) Wicked
b) The Lion King
c) Les Misérables
d) Cats
Answer: a) Wicked
In “The Phantom of the Opera,” what is the name of the Phantom’s underground lair?
a) The Dungeon
b) The Batcave
c) The Catacombs
d) The Phantom’s Lair
Answer: c) The Catacombs
Which Broadway show is about the life of jazz-age flapper Roxie Hart?
a) Cabaret
b) Chicago
c) Cats
d) Les Misérables
Answer: b) Chicago
In “Jersey Boys,” which member of The Four Seasons narrates the story?
a) Frankie Valli
b) Bob Gaudio
c) Tommy DeVito
d) Nick Massi
Answer: c) Tommy DeVito
Which musical is based on the story of a fictional fairy-tale princess with a magical curse?
a) Wicked
b) The Little Mermaid
c) Sleeping Beauty
d) Into the Woods
Answer: a) Wicked
In “Hamilton,” who plays the role of Aaron Burr?
a) Lin-Manuel Miranda
b) Leslie Odom Jr.
c) Daveed Diggs
d) Christopher Jackson
Answer: b) Leslie Odom Jr.
Which show is a jukebox musical featuring the songs of ABBA?
a) Mamma Mia!
b) Hairspray
c) Les Misérables
d) Jersey Boys
Answer: a) Mamma Mia!
