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#1

A lyrics quiz to chew on for the holidays

Posted: 12/26/15 at 4:03pm

A friend and I devised this quiz for each other; this seems the right place to post it. Each of the following unusual words is used in a Broadway lyric. Name the song and the show. Some may have multiple answers.

1. Snicker

2. Shebang

3. Whatchamacallit

4. Bingo

5. Lockjaw

6. Sperm

7. Headache (name two)

8. Smelling salts

9. Camembert

10. Pomegranate

11. Tapestry

12. Newlyweds

13. Ashtrays

14. Doily

15. Dandelions

16. zombie

17. bumpkin

18. pinko

19. heinous
20. disgusting
21. incompetent
22. debauched
23. ennui (name two)
24. sabbatical
25. indigestion (name three)

26. Acquittal
27. Concubines
28. Satanic
29. Sports Car
30. Underworld
31. Pharisees (name two)
32. Countryman
33. Misconstrue
34. Abdomen
35. Unimpressive

#2

A lyrics quiz to chew on for the holidays

Posted: 12/26/15 at 9:08pm

Okay, I'll answer the ones that come to me off the top of my head (this being a holiday weekend and all):

1. Snicker

"Cabaret" CABARET

2. Shebang

"Don't Rain on My Parade" FUNNY GIRL

3. Whatchamacallit

4. Bingo

"Some People" GYPSY

5. Lockjaw

6. Sperm

"The Bear, the Tiger, the Hamster and the Mole" (cut from BABY; sung off-Bway in CLOSER THAN EVER)

7. Headache (name two)

8. Smelling salts

9. Camembert

"You're the Top" ANYTHING GOES

10. Pomegranate

11. Tapestry

12. Newlyweds

13. Ashtrays

"Maybe" ANNIE

14. Doily

"Try Priest" SWEENEY TODD

15. Dandelions

16. zombie

"You Could Drive a Person Crazy" COMPANY

17. bumpkin

18. pinko

"I'm Still Here" FOLLIES

19. heinous

"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" KISS ME, KATE

20. disgusting
21. incompetent
22. debauched

"I, Don Quixote" MAN OF LA MANCHA

23. ennui (name two)

"I Get a Kick Out of You" ANYTHING GOES

24. sabbatical

"I'm an Ordinary Man" MY FAIR LADY

25. indigestion (name three)

26. Acquittal
27. Concubines
28. Satanic

"Sweet Transvestite" ROCKY HORROR SHOW

29. Sports Car
30. Underworld
31. Pharisees (name two)
32. Countryman

"Manchester England" HAIR

33. Misconstrue

"The Little Things You do Together" COMPANY

34. Abdomen

"It Ain't Necessarily So" PORGY AND BESS

35. Unimpressive

OKAY, those are no doubt the easy ones, i.e., those that come to mind without doing any actual research. I leave the harder ones to henrikegerman and others of his ilk.

Updated On: 12/26/15 at 09:08 PM

#3

A lyrics quiz to chew on for the holidays

Posted: 12/26/15 at 9:26pm

"Acquittal" is "Little Girls" from Annie. Not sure why that immediately popped into my head.

#4

A lyrics quiz to chew on for the holidays

Posted: 12/26/15 at 9:33pm

disgusting - Razzle Dazzle from Chicago

Pharisees - This Jesus Must Die from Jesus Christ Superstar and Alas for You from Godspell

whatchamacallit - Marian the Librarian from The Music Man

ennui - You're Gonna Love Tomorrow from Follies

pomegranate - You Are Love from The Fantasticks

smelling salts - Come to the Fun Home from Fun Home

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

Updated On: 12/26/15 at 09:33 PM

#5

A lyrics quiz to chew on for the holidays

Posted: 12/26/15 at 9:35pm

3. Whatchamacallit is from "Marian the Librarian" (MUSIC MAN)

#6

A lyrics quiz to chew on for the holidays

Posted: 12/26/15 at 11:05pm

7.headache ( two)

"Maria" The Sound of Music

"There's no Business Like Show Business" Annie Get Your Gun

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