Locational Musicals
This 1957 musical is a retelling of “Romeo and Juliet.”
What is West Side Story?
An 1826 census indicated 79 Aborigines lived in this country’s Kangaroo Valley.
What is Australia?
The Civil War began when confederates attacked this Southern location.
What is Fort Sumter?
Jealous that God was favoring this little brother’s sacrifices, Cain murdered him.
Who is Abel?
Living to a steely 83, he wrote, “The Gospel of Wealth” to call on the rich to use their wealth to improve society.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This 2008 musical takes place over three hot days in New York City.
What is In The Heights?
Mt. Nittany is a prominent natural landmark in Happy Valley surrounding the Big 10 school.
What is Pakistan?
This July 1863 battle is universally seen as the turning point of the war.
What is Gettysburg?
This younger Manning brother got his second Super Bowl ring four years before his older brother.
Who is Eli Manning?
John Woo can thank Sir Run Run Shaw, who lived to 106, for pioneering this city’s film industry.
What is Hong Kong?
This 1949 musical is set in a remote island during World War II.
What is South Pacific?
The strategic Khyber Pass connects Afghanistan to this country’s Valley of Peshawar.
What is Pakistan?
This 1862 Maryland battle is the bloodiest one-day battle in American history.
What is Antietam/Sharpsburg?
Paul Gauguin was convinced by this painter’s little brother Theo to join him in Arles.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
Nearly 20 years before his death at 84, he received a $417 million severance payment from General Electric.
Who is Jack Welch?
This 1994 musical tells the story of a washed-up silent film star.
What is Sunset Boulevard?
Chile’s Valle de la Luna in this desert has formations that resemble the lunar surface.
What is the Atacama Desert?
This July 21, 1861 battle shattered all hopes of a quick Civil War.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run/Battle of First Manassas?
One letter’s difference from a lighter brand, he was the younger Marx brother.
Who is Zeppo?
Virginia Halas McCaskey owned this Midwestern NFL team until her death in 2025 at 102.
Who are the Chicago Bears?
This 1989 musical tells the story of a family on the eve of the 1904 World’s Fair.
What is Meet Me in St. Louis?
Wallace and Gromit could tell you Richard III’s Middleham Castle is in this northern English valley.
What is Wensleydale?
The 47-day siege of this Mississippi city helped to split up the Confederacy.
What is Vicksburg?
This little brother was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in July 2018.
Who is Prince Louis?
Casino magnate Kirk Kerkorian, who lived to 98, was named a national hero of this former Soviet republic.
What is Armenia?