The Pirates of Penzance - Quiz
A) 1921 B) 1968 C) 1929 D) 1981
A) Rupert D'Oyly Carte B) Isidore Godfrey C) John Pryce-Jones D) Malcolm Sargent
A) The Gramophone B) Penguin Guide to Opera C) New York Times D) The Discography
A) 1990 B) 1929 C) 1968 D) 1957
A) Malcolm Sargent B) Sir Charles Mackerras C) Alexander Faris D) John Pryce-Jones
A) The recording quality was poor B) The dialogue was missing C) It used inauthentic re-orchestrations D) The cast was unprofessional
A) 1990 D'Oyly Carte B) 1968 D'Oyly Carte C) 1982 Brent Walker D) 1929 D'Oyly Carte
A) Graciela Daniele B) Michael Geliot C) Craig Schaefer D) Wilford Leach
A) Lin-Manuel Miranda B) Tom Lehrer C) Martyn Green D) Ron Butler
A) Al Borland B) Mordin Solus C) Dr. Stephen Franklin D) Burt
A) A parrot B) A major-general C) A pirate D) A carrot
A) King George B) Alexander Hamilton C) George Washington D) Aaron Burr
A) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip B) The Simpsons C) Frasier D) Home Improvement
A) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip B) Mad About You C) Geico D) Frasier
A) Wilford Leach B) Michael Geliot C) Craig Schaefer D) John Pryce-Jones
A) A pirate's life for me B) We sail the ocean blue C) Pour, O King, the pirate sherry D) Hail to the Pirate King
A) Wilford Leach B) Percy Anderson C) Peter Goffin D) George Sheringham
A) 1889 B) 1979 C) 1908 D) 1989
A) Joseph Papp and Wilford Leach B) Gilbert and Sullivan C) Richard Genée and Camillo Walzel D) J. C. Williamson
A) The 1908 Savoy revival B) The 1982 Drury Lane production C) The original 1879 New York production D) Joseph Papp's production
A) The 'Matter Patter' trio and 'Sorry her lot' B) Songs from 'The Gondoliers' C) The 'Mikado' chorus and 'Three Little Maids' D) No songs were added to the original score
A) Kevin Kline B) Tony Azito C) George Rose D) Rex Smith
A) Mabel B) Edith C) Ruth D) Kate
A) Yes, in 1908. B) No, despite Helen Carte's repeated urging. C) Yes, for the 1888 revival. D) Yes, in 1879.
A) Climbing over rocky mountain B) With cat-like tread C) When a felon's not engaged D) Pour, oh pour, the pirate sherry
A) Ruth B) Mabel C) Edith D) Kate
A) The Sergeant of Police B) Frederic C) Samuel D) Major-General
A) The Overture B) The Finale C) Act II D) Act I
A) When a felon's not engaged B) How beautifully blue the sky C) I am the very model of a modern Major-General D) Poor wand'ring one
A) Samuel B) Frederic C) Pirate King D) Sergeant
A) Pour, oh pour, the pirate sherry B) Oh, is there not one maiden breast? C) Hold, monsters D) Oh, dry the glist'ning tear
A) A rollicking band of pirates we B) With cat-like tread C) Finale, Act II D) Sergeant, approach!
A) A pirate ship B) A ruined chapel C) A royal palace D) A police station
A) The loss of his wealth B) His daughter's engagement C) A lie he told the pirates D) The death of his wife
A) The Major-General yelled at them B) They lost their weapons C) The girls express admiration for their likely slaughter D) They are afraid of the dark
A) 1 January B) 25 December C) 30 April D) 29 February
A) Five B) Ten C) Twenty-one D) Eighty
A) Rejoin the pirates B) Become a police officer C) Fight the Pirate King D) Leave the country
A) The police's strategy B) The Major-General's deception C) Mabel's whereabouts D) The location of the treasure
A) 1920 B) 1900 C) 1940 D) 1885
A) They have families to support B) They are too fast to catch C) They are poor and hungry D) Outlaws have the same liberty as other men
A) To take revenge for the Major-General's lie B) To surrender to the police C) To kidnap the girls D) To find Frederic's contract
A) Reading a book B) Writing a letter C) Listening to the breeze D) Looking for the pirates
A) They are all former soldiers B) They are long-lost brothers C) They are all noblemen who have gone wrong D) They are wealthy merchants
A) He leaves for London B) He retires from the army C) He arrests the Pirate King D) He marries his daughters to the noble ex-pirates
A) 3 April 1880 B) 2 January 1880 C) 31 December 1879 D) 31 December 1880
A) John O'Connor B) W.S. Gilbert C) Arthur Sullivan D) George Grossmith
A) Bass-baritone B) Contralto C) Tenor D) Soprano
A) If the captives begged for mercy B) If the captives were orphans C) If the captives were women D) If the captives had no money
A) 450 B) 200 C) 100 D) 363
A) Sir Garnet Wolseley B) George Grossmith C) General Henry Turner D) Arthur Sullivan
A) Contralto B) Tenor C) Bass D) Baritone
A) Edith B) Mabel C) Kate D) Isabel
A) Inferior but fun B) Exactly the same C) More complicated but less popular D) Infinitely superior
A) Alfred Cellier B) Richard D'Oyly Carte C) W. S. Gilbert D) Arthur Sullivan
A) New York City B) London C) Paignton D) Torquay
A) The Contrabandista B) Les brigands C) Princess Toto D) The Mikado
A) Frederic B) Sir Joseph Porter C) Major-General Stanley D) Captain Bang
A) François Cellier B) W. S. Gilbert C) Alfred Cellier D) Arthur Sullivan
A) Paignton B) Torquay C) New York City D) London
A) Exaggerated comedy B) Naturalism C) Self-conscious interaction D) Silent pantomime
A) 1880 B) 1890 C) 1875 D) 1885
A) The Tribune B) The Herald C) The Manchester Guardian D) The New York Times
A) Simple and straightforward B) Lacking in wit C) Crude and vulgar D) Richer but more recondite
A) The Sporting Times B) The Tribune C) The Era D) The Pall Mall Gazette
A) Laugh uncontrollably B) Fall asleep C) Leave the theater D) Refrain from merriment
A) The Graphic B) The Pall Mall Gazette C) The Sporting Times D) The Era
A) The Times B) The Herald C) The Graphic D) The Era
A) Pinafore B) Sheridan C) The German Reeds D) Sullivan
A) The Manchester Guardian B) The Times C) The Herald D) The Graphic
A) Separate origins B) Contradictory styles C) Simultaneous growth D) Varying quality
A) Compressed sonata form B) Ternary form C) Rondo form D) Theme and variations
A) Aida B) Il trovatore C) La forza del destino D) Rigoletto
A) La forza del destino B) Thespis C) La damnation de Faust D) Il trovatore
A) Arthur Jacobs B) Nicholas Temperley C) Gervase Hughes D) George Bernard Shaw
A) Verdi B) Mozart C) Rossini D) Gounod
A) Mock-Donizetti B) Schubertian C) Mendelssohnian D) Verdian
A) Sullivan B) Verdi C) Schubert D) Mozart
A) Mendelssohn B) Bizet C) Gounod D) Berlioz
A) La damnation de Faust B) Il trovatore C) Thespis D) Patience
A) Broadway Musical Group B) Public Theater C) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company D) Roundabout Theatre Company
A) Warren Carlyle B) Rupert Holmes C) David Rockwell D) Scott Ellis
A) Preston Truman Boyd B) Ramin Karimloo C) David Hyde Pierce D) Colton Ryan
A) 82 B) 109 C) 21 D) 130
A) Edith B) Jinkx Monsoon C) Samantha Williams D) Kate
A) That the pirates are actually police officers B) That the pirates were merely acting in a play C) That the pirates are lost relatives of the General D) That America is a diverse nation of immigrants
A) Dixieland B) Boogie-woogie C) Calypso D) Opera buffa
A) $4,000,000 B) $7,500,000 C) $8,058,516 D) $10,250,000
A) Linda Cho B) Donald Holder C) David Rockwell D) Mikaal Sulaiman
A) David Hyde Pierce B) Nicholas Barasch C) Ramin Karimloo D) Colton Ryan
A) Pretty Woman B) Kate & Leopold C) Despicable Me 3 D) An American Tail
A) Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers B) Despicable Me 3 C) An American Tail D) The Wind in the Willows
A) With cat-like tread B) Sighing Softly C) Poor wand'ring one D) Oh Dry the Glistening Tear
A) The Hand That Rocks the Cradle B) Pretty Woman C) Despicable Me 3 D) Kate & Leopold
A) Richard Gere B) Captain Pete C) Aaron Sorkin D) Julia Roberts
A) The West Wing B) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip C) Assy McGee D) Flashpoint
A) The stage of the theater B) Sam Seaborn's office C) The police station D) Matt Albie's office wall
A) Poor wand'ring one B) The policeman's song C) The Major-General's song D) With cat-like tread
A) Assy McGee B) The mayor C) Detective Sanchez D) Detective Sanchez's wife
A) Brian Griffin B) Stewie Griffin C) Quagmire D) Peter Griffin |
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