Theater
Musicals
Name That Tune
Art
Misc.
100
This English playwright wrote 37 plays, many of which are read in high schools across the world.
Who is Shakespeare?
100
Which of these Disney movies are NOT musicals?
a) Frozen
b) Tangled
c) Mary Poppins
d) Cars
d) Cars
100
Name that tune (100 pts for the song title, extra 50 pts if you can name the artist)
Careless Whisper by George Michael
100
A painting, which was created by Leonardo da Vinci and features a woman called Gherardini with an indecipherable expression.
What is the Mona Lisa?
100
The note that takes up the entire measure in 2/4 time.
What is a half note?
200
The name for a traveling acting company.
What is a troupe?
200
The Musical Hairspray is set in what American City?
a) Baltimore
b) New York City
c) Boston
d) Kansas City
a) Baltimore
200
Name that tune (200 pts for the song title, extra 50 pts if you can name the artist)
Thank You, Next by Arianna Grande
200
Designed by French sculptor Auguste Rodin, this piece was originally called The Poet and is often used to represent philosophy.
What is the Thinker?
200
Name that tune (200 pts for the song title, extra 50 pts if you can name the artist)
In My Feelings by Drake
300
The phrase for when the audience sits fully around the stage.
What is "in the round?"
300
What years were High School Musical 1,2, and 3 were released?
a) 2005,2006,2007
b) 2006,2007,2008
c) 2004,2005,2006
d) 2008,2009,2010
b) 2006,2007,2008
300
Name that tune (300 pts for the song title, extra 50 pts if you can name the artist)
Escape (the Pina Colada song) by Rupert Holmes
300
A painting by Raphael in which many renowned philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle are speaking to each other.
What is the School of Athens?
300
This modern playwright and actor wrote Diary of a Mad Black Woman and played the main character Madea.
Who is Tyler Perry?
400
The play that the following quote comes from: “To be, or not to be: that is the question: ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them. To die: to sleep.”
What is Hamlet?
400
In the play Les Miserables, what was Jean Valjean arrested for?
a)Stealing bread
b)not paying taxes
c)being drunk
d)robbing someone
a)Stealing bread
400
Name that tune (400 pts for the song title, extra 50 pts if you can name the artist)
Coaster by Khalid
400
This Belgian surrealist artist often depicted ordinary objects in unusual context and is known for his works such as The Son of Man and The False Mirror.
Who is René Magritte?
400
This Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo depicts Mary holding the dead body of Christ and is located in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
What is the Pietà?
500
The word that is considered to bring extreme bad luck in the theater business.
What is Macbeth?
500
What well-known theatre in St Louis, MO has been performing musicals since 1929?
a) Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
b) The Fabulous Fox Theatre
c) St Louis Theatre
d) Gateway Theatre
b) The Fabulous Fox Theatre
500
Name that tune (500 pts for the song title, extra 50 pts if you can name the artist)
Going Going Gone by Maddie Poppe
500
This Norwegian artist had a childhood overshadowed by illness and anxiety later in life, as can be deciphered by his most famous work, The Scream.
Who is Edvard Munch?
500
List 4/8 plays that the Tolton St.Genesius players have or will perform by the end of the year (125 per name, no bonus if more than four are listed).
Clue, 39 Steps, Grandmothers House, Brothers Grimm, The Clone People, Project 24, A Merry Medieval Christmas, What I Want to Say But Never Will