Movie Musicals
Fred Astaire made his last major movie musical appearance in this film about the Rainbow Valley Cooperative.
What is "Finian's Rainbow"?
This "half-blood" musician went to the underworld to try to save his girlfriend.
Who is Orpheus?
A famous cathedral in this city had a catastrophic fire in 2019.
What is Paris?
The concertmaster of an orchestra plays this instrument.
What is a violin?
This is Dragon's favorite drink.
What is ketchup?
This classic musical with music by Leonard Bernstein was first adapted to film in 1961. A 2021 remake featured one of those original performers in a new role.
What is "West Side Story"?
This group of nine goddesses inspire science, literature, and the arts.
Who are the Muses?
The two halves of this German city were cut off from each other from from 1961 to 1989.
What is Berlin?
This brass instrument with a national name has a round shape and a large bell, and makes a mellow sound.
What is a French horn?
This is the reason Toad cannot complete his schedule for the day.
What is "his list is lost"?
The 1973 film adaptation of this musical featured a musical number on New York's Twin Towers while they were still under construction.
What is "Godspell"?
This generation of gods pre-dated the Olympian gods.
Who are the Titans?
This Danish city hosts Tivoli, the well-known amusement park and gardens, as well as a statue of the little mermaid in the harbor.
What is Copenhagen?
This larger string instrument, with a tenor range, is held between the player's knees.
What is a cello?
This club of ladies taught Poppleton and Hudson new songs, new dances, and how to win at poker.
Who are the "Sassy Sues"?
Julie Andrews played the lead in this musical on Broadway, but was denied the film role because she wasn't famous enough (yet).
What is "My Fair Lady"?
This god, husband of Aphrodite, built automatons to help work his forge.
Who is Hephaestus?
This Austrian city's name literally means "salt-city."
What is Salzburg?
This German-named small xylophone with metal bars is often used to indicate magic themes in the music.
What is a glockenspiel?
This good dog belongs to Mr. Putter's neighbor.
Who is Zeke?
This 1949 film adaptation of this musical dropped most of the Broadway version's original songs by a very famous composer.
What is "On the Town"?
This man designed the labryrinth where King Minos kept the minotaur.
Who is Daedalus?
This Italian city was the seat of power for the medieval Medici family.
This double reed instrument looks like an oboe, but has a lower pitch and has a name referencing a different type of instrument and a nationality, of which it is neither.
What is an English horn (or "cor anglais")?
The author of the fantasy series about Earthsea wrote these early reader books about some unusual cats.
What is "Catwings"?