Let's PLAY BILL (Playbill/Theater Posters)
It's all Greek to me (Ancient Greek Theater)
Shakespeare, Shakesfar, Shakes Wherever You Are (Elizabethan Theater)
Costume Design (Couldn't Think of a Good Pun, Honestly)
General Trivia
2000
This should be an easy one if you've ever look at Tait's desk.
What is West Side Story?
2000
What was it called where a bunch of citizens in Athens came together in performances that explored issues in their society?
A show
A marathon
A festival
A gathering?
What is a festival?
2000
How many siblings did Shakespeare have? Fun fact: most of the names of his siblings were inspirations for characters in his plays?
7
8
9
10?
What is 7? Joan, Margaret, Gilbert, Joan (again), Anne, Richard, and Edmund
2000
In the Edpuzzle we watched yesterday, Broadway costume designer Susan Hilferty was designing costumes for the revival of which of these musicals?
The Lion King
Aladdin
Annie
Peter Pan?
What is Annie?
2000
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Unicorn
Narwhal
Liger
Gryphon?
What is the unicorn?
4000
C'est la comédie musicale préférée de la femme de M. Tait sur la Révolution française.
What is Les Miserables?
4000
How many members were there in a Greek chorus?
At least 20
At least 30
At least 40
At least 50?
What is at least 50? It ranged anywhere from 5-50
4000
What's so interesting about when Shakespeare died?
He died on Halloween
He died on his birthday
He died on Valentine's Day
He died on International Play Day?
What is he died on his birthday?
4000
Which of these is NOT the job of a costume designer DURING a production?
Fixing and mending costumes
Designing the costumes
Telling the actors where to go
Cleaning and maintaining costumes?
What is telling the actors where to go?
4000
True or False: Avocados are fruits, and not vegetables?
What is true? They are considered a berry because of the pit in the middle.
6000
Meow. That's your hint
What is Cats?
6000
In the theater, the audience was called the "theatron", but the circle where all of the action took place was called ?
Agamemmnon
Orchestra
Kaleidoscope
Oracle?
What is the orchestra?
6000
Which of these titles is NOT a Shakespeare play?
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Merry Wives of Windsor
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Pericles, Prince of Tyre?
What is King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard?
6000
We talked about the color wheel during our costume design unit. Which color is usually associated with trust, security, and purpose?
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple
Pink?
What is blue?
6000
Which of these famous world landmarks gets bigger in the summer?
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Eiffel Tower
The Empire State Building
The Great Wall of China?
What is The Eiffel Tower?
8000
This musical is full of "Tradition". It has to do with a stringed instrument player.
Violinist on the Terrace
Fiddler on the Roof
Violist on the Veranda
Cellist on the Ceiling?
What is Fiddler on the Roof?
8000
Back to the question about Athens and festivals, what was the festival called, where playwrights got prizes for their plays?
City of Orestia play festival
City of Dionysia play festival
City of Athena play festival
City of Euphegenia play festival?
What is the City of Dionysia play festival?
8000
How many moons on the planet Uranus are named after Shakespeare characters?
25
27
29
31?
What is 27?
8000
DAILY DOUBLE: The first team (without Googling) that can name 5 correct shows based on just their costume design will get stickers!
Happy Friday!
8000
What is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself?
What are teeth?
10000
Hint: think another name for a bunch of trees.
Beyond the Grove
Into the Woods
Through the Forest
Around the Shrub?
What is Into the Woods?
10000
DAILY DOUBLE:
Taylor Swift mentions a famous Greek playwright and philosopher in her song "So High School" from The Tortured Poets Department. Which playwright does she mention?
"You know how to ball/I know....?"
Euripedes
Aristotle
Plato
Sophocles?
Who was Aristotle?
10000
What popular item of clothing did Shakespeare's dad make?
Scarves
Socks
Gloves
Boots?
What are gloves?
10000
Speaking of costumes, who is this actor in the middle, holding on to the girl?
Who is Mr. Tait?
10000
Which of these breakfast cereals, that look like they'd be different flavors, are actually the same flavor?
Trix
Crunch Berries
Froot Loops
Fruity Pebbles?
What are Froot Loops?