Broadway Act I
In which Broadway musical does Jack sing “There are giants in the sky”?
Into the Woods.
Where are the Sharks from in West Side Story?
Puerto Rico.
Which character in Hamilton sings “The Room Where It Happens”?
Aaron Burr.
What was the code name for the 1953 covert action to overthrow the Prime Minister of Iran?
Operation Ajax
What is the official name of the calendar most of the world uses today?
The Gregorian calendar
Which of the following Broadway musicals features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart? The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, The Lion King, or Wicked?
The Phantom of the Opera.
Which character sings “Luck Be a Lady” in Guys and Dolls?
Sky Masterson.
Why is Jean Valjean imprisoned in Les Misérables?
Stealing a loaf of bread.
Which operation used a fake movie production to rescue six American diplomats during the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis?
Operation Argo (also known as the "Canadian Caper"). To pull off the rescue, the CIA set up a phony studio called "Studio Six Productions".
In the original Roman calendar, which was the first month of the year?
March.
What musical features the song “If I Were a Rich Man”?
Fiddler on the Roof.
Which musical tells the story of two friends named Elphaba and Galinda?
Wicked.
Where does Sally Bowles perform in Cabaret?
Kit Kat Klub.
In 1974, the CIA built a massive ship called the Glomar Explorer to secretly raise a sunken Soviet submarine. What was this mission called?
Project AZORIAN. The cover story was that billionaire Howard Hughes was mining the ocean floor for manganese nodules.
Why are there 12 months in a year?
It is based on the roughly 12 lunar cycles (months) that occur within one solar year.
Which Broadway musical featured a helicopter onstage?
Miss Saigon.
Why does Tevye disown Chava in Fiddler on the Roof?
She marries outside the Jewish faith.
Which musical with an all-black cast broke the record for most Broadway performances?
Shuffle Along.
What was the name of the joint CIA-MI6 mission to dig a tunnel under East Berlin to tap Soviet communication lines?
Operation Gold
What do the abbreviations "AM" and "PM" stand for?
Ante meridiem ("before midday") and Post meridiem ("after midday").
What Broadway star has won six Tony Awards, which is more performance wins than any other actor and makes them the sole person to win all four acting categories?
Audra McDonald.
What musical system does Harold Hill subscribe to in The Music Man?
Think System.
Which Broadway musical is based on the 1924 trials of accused murderers Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner?
Chicago.
Which infamous Cold War project involved illegal experiments with mind control, LSD, and psychological torture?
Project MK-Ultra.
What is the name for the study of timekeeping and the science of measuring time?
Horology.
Who travels from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to New York City to find stardom in “42nd Street”?
Peggy Sawyer.
What famous Broadway musical features the songs “Dancing Queen,” “Honey, Honey,” and “Chiquitita”?
Mamma Mia!
Which musical won six Tony Awards in 2017, including Best Musical?
Dear Evan Hansen.
In the 1960s, what was the failed $20 million project that attempted to turn a cat into a mobile listening device?
Project Acoustic Kitty. It was abandoned because cats are easily distracted and do not follow orders.
when was the first wrist watch invented
1810
Which pandemic plays an important role in the musical Rent?
HIV/AIDS.
What new song was added to Beauty and the Beast when Toni Braxton joined the Broadway production in 1998?
A Change in Me.
Which iconic pair created the hit musicals Cabaret and Chicago?
Kander and Ebb.
What device did the CIA invent during the Cold War to assassinate targets without leaving a trace?
The Heart Attack Gun, which fired frozen pellets of saxitoxin that would dissolve quickly, leaving no sign of a struggle
What does the concept that time only moves in one direction (from past to future), primarily linked to the increase of entropy (disorder) in the universe referred to in physics?
"Arrow of Time"
What is Harold Hill’s profession in The Music Man?
Con man Harold Hill.
What was the first Broadway musical with an all-female creative team?
Waitress.
Why is Broadway nicknamed "The Great White Way"?
It was one of the first streets in New York to be fully illuminated by white electric bulbs in the 1890s.
What was the name of the first imaging reconnaissance satellite program, publicly known as the "Discoverer" program?
Project CORONA, which collected over 800,000 images during its lifespan.
Which ancient civilization is credited with the base-60 system we use for minutes and seconds?
The Babylonians
What is the name of Annie’s dog in the musical Annie?
Sandy.
What costume does the Phantom wear to the masquerade ball in The Phantom of the Opera?
The Red Death.
What 1866 production is often cited as the first "true" Broadway musical because it combined music, dance, and a plot?
The Black Crook.
What was the code name of the first CIA team on the ground in Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks?
Operation JAWBREAKER
What is Special about an aluminum-ion "quantum logic" clock developed by NIST
it is the most accurate clock in the world
(It is so precise that it would lose less than one second even if it ran for 30 billion years—more than twice the current age of the universe)
What is the longest-running musical in Broadway history?
The Phantom of the Opera.
Which rock opera did the Who compose?
Tommy.
In Les Misérables, what is Jean Valjean’s prison number?
24601
During the hunt for Osama bin Laden, what controversial cover did the CIA use to try and obtain DNA samples in Pakistan?
A fake vaccination program.
What is the name of the shortest known time span in physics?
Planck time
(It represents the time it takes light to travel a Planck length in a vacuum.)