Answer Sheet
November 2009 Quiz
"Giving Thanks"
Winner: SHOWFANATIC
Using the clues
provided, find the show tunes that feature expressions of thanks or giving in
their titles or lyrics.
1. A feuding female co-star sang this Styne-Comden-Green tune,
even though she felt her co-star was a big Lahr. Name the song and the show.
Give a Little -
Get a Little - TWO ON THE AISLE
2. Civil war era orphans sang this song of appreciation, with
the titled star. Name the song and the show.
The Thank You
Song - MAGGIE FLYNN
3. “For something between ridiculous and sublime”… What’s the
song and the show?
Thank You So Much
- DO I HEAR A WALTZ?
4. From what song and show does the following lyric come?
“Thanks for coming to see our show. Sad to tell you we got to go. Grab your hat
and head for the door. In case you didn't notice, there ain't any more!”
Goodbye - THE
PRODUCERS
5. Name the show and song with these lyrics in the opening.
“Yeah! Thank ya! Thank ya, Sir. Thank ya, Ma'am, bless you and your family.”
Thank You, Sir -
BROOKLYN, THE MUSICAL
6. In what song does a woman posing as George Washington’s
elderly nursemaid purport the virtues of old age?
Thank God I'm Old
- BARNUM
7. “Thanks for everything we did… everything that’s passed.
Everything that’s over too fast.” Name the song and the show.
With So Little To
Be Sure Of - ANYONE CAN WHISTLE
8. In what song do Depression era homeless people
sarcastically salute the previous Commander In Chief for their plight?
We'd Like To
Thank You Herbert Hoover - ANNIE
9. Name the show and song with the following lyrics: “Thank
God that our school days can be left behind. All the cruelties forgotten.
Misdirection, misconceptions, fables of a dozen years. Thank God we can smile
when they are brought to mind.”
Thank God - DO
BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP?
10. In what song does a revolutionary and a dictator’s soon to
be wife sing a series of goodbyes to men who boosted her career. Name the song &
show.
Goodnight And
Thank You - EVITA
11. In what song does Pistache sing of not giving things for
free? Name the show and song.
Never Give
Anything Away - CAN-CAN
12. Name the song and show. Left hand, side pocket “Right arm,
akimbo and relaxed. Head up, gaze steady. Now you're ready so you stroll in,
survey them. Your world, they're all invited guests. Feel out how to play them”
Giving Them What
They Want - DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
13. “I took a trip while I was gone. I cashed in all my
savings and bought an Eldorado. Drove to Tennessee…” Name the song & show?
I'd Give It All
For You - SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
14. This standard features lyrics about “Diamond bracelets
Woolworth doesn't sell, baby”. Name the song and TWO of the many shows it has
been sung in.
I Can't Give You
Anything But Love - BLACKBIRDS OF 1928, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', SUGAR BABIES
15. An insect sang this to a puppet in a classic animated
film. What is the song about helping out when in need? What is the film?
Give a Little Whistle -
PINOCCHIO
16. This stirring song uses words by Emma Lazarus to musically
embody a famous statue. What is the song and show?
Give Me Your
Tired, Your Poor - MISS LIBERTY
17. In what song does the title character sing “when you’re at
the Waldorf have a smile and charge it up to me”? What is the show?
Give My Regards
to Broadway - LITTLE JOHNNY JONES
18. This show featured a recently divorced TV star making her
musical debut in an oily show. What song did she perform with the ensemble that
shares a title with a previous answer? What is the show?
Give a Little
Whistle - WILDCAT
19. What song and show features the following lyric: “I've
given you plant food and water to sip. I've given you potash. You've given me
zip.”?
Grow For Me -
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
20. In what song does a shorts wearing nephew tell his madcap
Aunt that it’s Turkey Day time, so how can one celebrate Christmas? What is the
song and show?
We Need A Little
Christmas - MAME
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