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Fun Facts
100

Who is the main character who becomes the children's governess?

Who is Maria?

100

What song starts with “The hills are alive…”?

What is "The Sound of Music"?

100

Where does Maria go to work as a governess?

What is the Von Trapp family home?

100

What country does the story take place in?

What is Austria?

100

What animals follow Maria during “Do-Re-Mi”?

What are deers and other farm animals?

200

What is the last name of the family?

Who are the Von Trapp family?

200

What song do the children sing to say goodnight at the party?

What is "So Long, Farewell"?

200

What do the children do to try and scare Maria away at first?

What is play tricks like putting a frog in her pocket?

200

What is the name of the mountain range shown in the movie?

What are the Alps?

200

What instrument does the Captain play to call the children?

What is a whistle?

300

What job did Maria have before becoming a governess?

What is a nun-in-training (postulant)?

300

What song helps the kids learn music notes like “Do, Re, Mi”?

What is "Do-Re-Mi"?

300

What does Maria make the children's play clothes out of?

What are curtains?

300

What is the name of the house where the family lives?

What is the Von Trapp Villa?

300

What song do Maria and the kids sing during the thunderstorm?

What is "My Favorite Things"?

400

Who is the oldest Von Trapp child?


Who is Liesl?

400

What song does Maria sing when she leaves the abbey?

What is "I Have Confidence"?

400

Why do the Von Trapp family try to escape at the end of the movie?

Because the Nazis wanted the Captain to join their navy.

400

What color is Maria’s dress when she arrives at the house?

What is brown (plain clothes)?

400

What does Maria carry in her guitar case when she first arrives?

What is clothes and personal items?

500

What is the name of the father of the family?

Who is Captain Von Trapp?

500

What song is about having confidence and not being afraid?

What is "I Have Confidence"?

500

Who helps the family escape by hiding them in the abbey?

Who are the nuns at the abbey?

500

What kind of festival do they sing at near the end of the movie?

What is a music festival or concert?

500

What is the real-life name of the woman the story is based on?

Who is Maria von Trapp?

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