Initials
In the initials CIA, what does the "I" stand for?
International Information Investigation Intelligence
Intelligence
Which actress starred in the original production of "My Fair Lady"? Julie Andrews Glenn Close
Barbra Streisand Liza Minnelli
Julie Andrews
What does it mean to "break the ice" in a social situation?
End a conversation abruptly
Leave a party early
Do something to break the tension
Ignore someone completely
Do something to break the tension
The famous TV network "CNN" stands for what?
Central National New Cable News Network
Continental News Now Community News Network
Cable News Network Cable News Network (CNN) was the world’s first twenty-four-hour cable television news channel when it was established in 1980.
Which state shares its name with a 1943 musical and a 1955 film? Oklahoma South Dakota Nebraska Vermont
Oklahoma
What does the popular idiom "to burn bridges" mean?
Run away Help someone out
Do something irreversible Learn from mistakes
Do something irreversible To burn bridges is to do something irreversible, to act in a way that destroys any chance of returning to the way things were.
Which of these is the common abbreviation for "Also known as"? AOK ALA AKA ALKA
AKA another name that a person might go by, such as a nickname, a legal name, or a role that the person plays.
What stage musical was adapted into a 1978 film starring John Travolta?
Rent Tic, Tick...Boom! Superbia Grease
Grease
What is the meaning of the aphorism "All that glitters is not gold"? All problems have solutions
Family is better than gold Avoid things of value
Do not judge by appearance
Do not judge by appearance the current saying is derived from a 16th-century line by William Shakespeare, "All that glisters is not gold". The saying asks to look beneath the skin, rather than judging on outward appearance.
What is the full form of "CPR"?
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Cardiac Pulmonary Recovery
Cardiopulmonary Restoration
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Where does the Phantom live in the Andrew Lloyd Webber 1986 musical? Congress Opera Train Hospital
Opera
Which of the following was a popular phrase from the hippie movement? Make love, not war
Love is love Stop war, make love
In with love, out with war
“Make love, not war,” for which they were sometimes called “flower children.” Hippies were largely a white, middle-class group of teenagers and twentysomethings who belonged to what demographers call the baby-boom generation.
What do the initials FDA stand for?
Football Defenders Agency Film Directors Association
Food and Drug Administration Fire Department Authority
Food and Drug Administration
Which Broadway musical was turned into a film in 1979? The Book of Mormon Wicked Hair The Lion King
Hair Set against the backdrop of the hippie counterculture of the Vietnam era, the film focuses on a Vietnam War draftee who meets and befriends a "tribe" of hippies while en route to the army induction center.
What common phrase is used to wish artists luck?
"YOLO" "Bite the bullet" "Break a leg" "Ignorance is bliss"
"Break a leg" is a typical English idiom used in the context of theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer "good luck."
What does the T in the acronym "ATM" stand for?
Tech Teller Taller Titan
ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine
In the film version of which of these musicals did Madonna star? Hair Grease Wicked Evita
Evita
What word describes an overused phrase or expression? Cliche Hyperbole Metaphor Simile
Cliche artistic work, saying, or idea that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being weird or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel.
Which of these abbreviations is often used to refer to a toilet? WC IRL AC AWOL
WC American plumbers and codes use the term "water closet" or "WC" to differentiate toilets from urinals.
What is Sweeney Todd's profession, in the musical of the same name? Policeman Butcher Tailor Barber
Barber Sweeney Todd (subtitled "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"), is a highly-regarded musical
What does "rose-colored glasses" mean?
Poor eyesight Optimistic outlook Realistic outlook Pessimistic outlook
"Rose-colored glasses" is an idiomatic expression used to explain that someone is viewing something with an optimistic outlook, which may be unrealistic.