Quiz Archive

1. Before it was taken to Hart as a famous standard, lyrically it was a “Prayer”, a look at the evil that men do, and a tune about a big city melodrama. What is it?
Blue Moon

2. “Margie Miller” ditched the basic black in this colorful tune from a 1989 flop. What's the song and the show?
Red from THE PRINCE OF CENTRAL PARK

3. One might go “Up in The Elevated Railway” in this show….
THE GIRL IN PINK TIGHTS

4. It was “Away We Go” before it's final State. What was the source material?
GREEN GROW THE LILACS

5. A tribal tune from a treehouse living gang, perfect for singing during dropsy cure weather.
Yellow Drum

6. This little known 1948 West End show had song contributions by Flanders & Swann. It's fruity title could easily prevent scurvy.
ORANGES & LEMONS

7. This 1965 roadkill, with book & lyrics by Sean O'Casey, never made it out of East Haddam.
PURPLE DUST

8. “For Sharon I'm carin' but Susan I'm choosin', I'm faithful to whos'n  is here.” What show contains this fickle but not too partickle lyric?
FINIAN'S RAINBOW

9. He didn't float like a butterfly or sting like a bee in this 7 performance musical flop.
Muhammed Ali in BUCK WHITE

10. She was The Ugliest Pilgrim, according to the source material.
VIOLET

11. A Hell of a good musical, for 1866.
THE BLACK CROOK

12. This “moody” song was in both a tribute to the musical Duke and in a modern uptown retelling of TWELFTH NIGHT.
Mood Indigo

13. “Knock, Knock!” “Who's there?” “Grant's Tomb.” “Grants Tomb whom?” “Grants to me the kiss I've waited for!” - What show features this lyric?
FLORA, THE RED MENACE

14. A group of sad comrades swing in this simplistic Porter tune of two colors. What's the number?
The Red Blues

15. On the road to Broadway tunes like “The Ambassador's Polka”, “One Day At A Time” and “Extra! Extra!” were cut from this buoyant musical.
THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

16. What was the working title of a musical featuring characters named Snookie, File and Starbuck?
RAINBOW (110 IN THE SHADE)

17. This  duet for a couple of young “lookers” was cut from the original show, for it slowed down the breakneck speed of the gags, which were as old as the seven hills of Rome.  What was this cut duet for lovesick observers?  What was the show?
Your Eyes Are Blue  from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

18. He sang a tune called “Roof Space” in a very irregular way. Who is the actor? What was the show?
Teddy Green in BAKER STREET

19. Despite a Hollywood legend in the title role, this 1974 musical adaptation of a famous Williams play “taught” a valuable lesson to the producers  and died quickly on the road...What is the name of the source play?
THE CORN IS GREEN

20. The only way to get to the Big Green City, just watch out for apple throwing trees.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road

21. This classic musical had to devise a way to give top billing to both its stars. The solution left them both “ridin' high”.
RED, HOT AND BLUE

22. This tune about a dress selling traveling salesman father was cut early on, much to the delight of the big spenders. What was the song?
Pink Taffeta Sample Size 10

23. She sings “Boy, if I were a duck I'd quack. And if I were a goose I'd be cooked.” Who is this character?
Sister Sarah Brown

24. A Rodgers & Hammerstein tune about the people in a Broadway audience.
The Big Black Giant

25. This “darling” painter had a lot of choices on his palette, even if he did fake his own death. What is the song and the show?
I've Got A Rainbow Working For Me from DARLING OF THE DAY