Musical
References
The
Renaissance
Famous
People
Shakespeare References
Pot Pourri
100

"It's a musical for us!"

Annie 

100

Where did this renaissance take place?

England 

100

Who is the famous playwright that wrote Richard II and Hamlet? 

William Shakespeare 

100

Robin says, "To be or not to be, that is question." What popular Shakespeare play is this from? 

Hamlet
100

What is ONE of the musicals that Nostradamus randomly shouts out BY NAME?

Cats or Hair 

200

What is this referencing?

A Chorus Line

200

What are Elizabethans?

People who were alive during Queen Elizabeth I's rule

200

Who was the Queen of England while Nick and Nigel's story occurs? 

HINT: "The wiz of the _______-an stage"

Queen Elizabeth I 

200

Where is the prince in Hamlet from? 

Denmark

200

What religion is Brother Jeremiah and Portia? 

Puritan

300

"The prince says 'Get thee to a nunnery' and then the nuns hide her and all of the singing children- "

Sound of Music 

300

What were some of the biggest outcomes of the Scientific Revolution ("advances in the sciences") 

- Less religious dominance

- Advancements in astronomy, physics, and medicine

- The Earth wasn't flat!!!!

300

Who is the famous English dramatist and playwright whose successful tragedies Portia lovingly compared Nigel's work to? 

John Webster 

300

Which character has a name that also belongs to someone in a Shakespearean comedy? 

Portia

(The Merchant of Venice)

300

Who is Lord Clapham based off of?

No one :)


(loosely based off of John Clapham, English historian and poet)

400

"And I am telling you, I'm not going to be an omelette!" - Sad Little Egg

Dreamgirls

400

What is a farthingale?

A hooped petticoat/corset & skirt

400

Who was the philosopher and chancellor of England that Nigel and Portia see at Shakespeare's after-party?

Francis Bacon

400

"Shall I compare thee to a summers day?" Is a line from? 

Sonnet 18 

400

What format does Shakespeare (and most Renaissance era playwrights) use in their work?

Iambic pentameter. 

500
"We've got trouble... Trouble, I say!"

The Music Man 

500

What is a swallowtail?

A popular beard style for men in the Renaissance era. 

500

Who is referenced as second only to Shakespeare (and in Welcome to the Renaissance) and wrote the major play "The Alchemist?" 

Ben Johnson 

500

"All the world's a stage." Which Shakespeare play is this line from?

As You Like It

500

When did Something Rotten debut on Broadway? 

April 2015