Theater Review: Year Round
What were the three flags of the Globe Theater supposed to represent?
Comedy, tragedy, and history
This fruit shares about 60% of its DNA with humans.
Banana
The Booth Theater is named after which relation of famous historical figure John Wilkes Booth?
Booth's dad
Booth's brother
Booth's uncle
Booth's cousin?
What is Booth's brother? His name was Edwin
The inventor of the frisbee was turned into this after he died.
A frisbee
The best friend of gravy, and the best part of any meal at Popeye's, which of these foods do we celebrate today, May 14th?
National Chicken Tender Day
National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
National Unsweetened Iced Tea Day?
What is National Buttermilk Biscuit Day?
In Commedia dell'Arte, which of these is NOT a stock character?
Brighella
Arlecchino
Pantalone
Dottore
Pannetone?
This sea creature has three hearts and blue blood.
Octopus
True or False: there is an actual theater on the street called Broadway in NYC? What is that theater called?
The Broadway Theater, home of The Great Gatsby
In Switzerland, it’s illegal to own just one of this common house pet.
Guinea pig
Tulips would be nice. Same with irises. Maybe even a nice bouquet of chrysanthemums. Anyway, tomorrow, May 15th is National Bring ? To Someone Day
Heartbreak
Flowers
Pain
Birthday Cake
Flowers
From our Greek theater unit:
What was the name for the backdrops in Greek theater?
Skena?
This part of your body is the only part that can't heal itself.
Teeth
The Winter Garden Theatre was initially built as a depot for what kind of animals, before it was converted into a Broadway theater?
Donkeys
Horses
Elephants?
What are horses?
This animal can't jump, even though it has four legs.
Elephant
June 4th is a very important day in Mr. Tait's life, as we celebrate camembert, roquefort, Neufchâtel, and more!
National Cheese Day
National Coffee Day
National Protein Shake Day
National Teacher Day
What is National Cheese Day?
DAILY DOUBLE:
How many plays did Shakespeare write in his lifetime?
Can you name at least 5 of them?
38
This food was once used as currency by the ancient Aztecs.
What is chocolate OR what are cacao beans (which are used to make chocolate)
Which of these theaters, the most often presented on, was home to the original Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera, among others?
Music Box Theater
Majestic Theater
Broadhurst Theater
St. James Theater?
What is The Majestic Theatre?
This famous children's author was also a certified taxidermist.
Dr. Seuss
On June 7th, we celebrate National ? Day, the 46th state to enter the Union, and also the name of the first musical that combined music, lyric, and dance to create a cohesive show. Hint: think a state that's both Southern and Midwestern.
What is Oklahoma?
What were the kinds of scenes that we performed that had no characters, no relationships, no clear objective, and an unclear location?
Blank scenes
Contentless scenes
Mini scenes?
Contentless scenes
A group of flamingos is called this.
A flamboyance
Before it got the cooler name of The Richard Rodgers, it was initially just called The ? Street Theater, because of where it was located.
44th
46th
48th
50th?
What is 46th?
This state has an official state microbe.
Oregon
Which of these Disney characters do we celebrate with a national day on June 9th?
Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse
Donald Duck
Goofy?
Donald Duck
From our Broadway Theater history unit: what is the difference between a Broadway versus an off-Broadway theater?
Where it is located?
How many seats the theater contains?
The quality of the work?
How many seats it contains?
Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins. They can do it for up to this many minutes.
40 minutes
Home to the musical Maybe Happy Ending, this is named after theatrical owner David, who is said to haunt this whole theater night after night
David Belasco
David Golden
David Hirschfeld
David Sondheim?
Who is David Belasco?
In 2011, PETA asked the town of Fishkill, New York to change its name to this.
Fishsave
June 17th is the celebration of this soda, of which the USA is considered the leading consumer of it.
Coke
Pepsi
Dr. Pepper
Sprite
Root Beer?
From our Broadway's Brightest units:
Which of these was NOT a category of study for Broadway's Brightest
Performer
Theater Owner
Playwright
Creative Team?
Theater Owner
This animal can survive being frozen solid and thawed out later.
What is a wood frog? (If you say "frog", that's close enough)
This theater, originally called the Uris because of the construction company that built it, was renamed the Gershwin, and in 2003, opened this very famous musical about two unlikely girls who become the best of friends.
Frozen
Wicked
Mean Girls
In the Heights?
What is Wicked?
This animal’s milk is pink.
Hippopotamus
On Mr. Tait's birthday in July, we celebrate philately, which is the act of collecting these?
Bottle caps
Buttons
Vinyl records
Postage stamps?
What are postage stamps?
How are the games DVD and Director different?
In DVD, one player narrates what is going on. In Director, the director only says "cut" and has them change the scene.
This is the only letter not used in any U.S. state name.
Q
Home of the Broadway smash Moulin Rouge!, The Al Hirschfeld Theater is named after Al Hirschfeld, who was famous for creating what kind of Broadway artwork?
Broadway posters
Broadway album covers
Broadway caricatures
Broadway set designs?
What are Broadway caricatures?
Napoleon was once attacked by this unusual group of animals during a hunting trip.
Rabbits
July 7th is National this kind of pasta day, one of Mr. Tait's favorite and a popular pantry staple.
Penne
Macaroni
Rigatoni
Linguini
Spaghetti?
What is macaroni?
From the Tony Award unit: what ceremony (which happens in June of this year) is it going to be? It is a number in the 70s.
78th
This planet rains diamonds.
Neptune
Hadestown is housed at the Walter Kerr Theatre, also known as a "? box theater" because of how small it is and how intimate the shows in there are?
Music box
Jewel/jewelry box
Cardboard box?
What is a jewel/jewelry box?
Before erasers, people used this food to remove pencil marks.
What is bread?
...but July 14th is when we celebrate July 7th's national pasta day and it's best friend?
What is macaroni and cheese?
From the first day of class slideshow:
What's Mr. Tait's favorite movie?
Dead Poet's Society?
Wombat poop is shaped like this.
A cube
Named after famous power couple Albert Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, The Lunt-Fontanne was home to which two Disney musicals?
Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid
Aladdin and The Lion King
Frozen and Hercules?
What is Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid?
A duel between three people is called this.
A truel
Of the 31 days in December, which is when National Candy Cane Day is?
December 26th?