A lyrics quiz to chew on for the holidays
A lyrics quiz to chew on for the holidays
Orpheusnyc
Swing Joined: 12/26/15
#1A 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
#2A 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
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#3A 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.
#4A 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
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#5A lyrics quiz to chew on for the holidays
Posted: 12/26/15 at 9:35pm
3. Whatchamacallit is from "Marian the Librarian" (MUSIC MAN)
#6A 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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