140+ Best Musicals Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: Which boulevard is the title of a musical?

Answer: Sunset

Question: Which American musical by Kander and Ebb is named after a US city?

Answer: Chicago

Question: Which of these is a musical style originating from Cameroon?

Answer: Bikutsi

Question: Which John starred in Grease and Saturday Night Fever?

Answer: Travolta

Question: Frank Sinatra, who passed away in 1998, was best known for which musical style?

Answer: Big Band

Question: The 'Eisteddfod' is a musical festival associated with which country in the UK?

Answer: Wales

Question: Which 1980 musical comedy, 'The Blues Brothers' filmed?

Answer: Chicago

Question: Which of these instruments is in the same musical family as the cornet?

Answer: Trumpet

Question: Food Glorious Food' was a song from which musical?

Answer: Oliver

Question: In which musical would you hear the words 'all that jazz'?

Answer: Chicago

Question: Which Rodgers & Hammerstein musical has the same name as a fairground ride?

Answer: Carousel

Question: What kind of musical instruments does Massive Scar Era band usually use?

Answer: Western

Question: Which musical genius performed for the European Royalty but died poor and was buried in a common grave?

Answer: Mozart

Question: Which Julie was a big hit in the film Billy Elliott?

Answer: Walters

Question: In which musical do we hear, 'Are you just going to stand there all day?'

Answer: Grease

Question: Who wrote the lyrics for the musical West Side Story?

Answer: Sondheim

Question: Which of these Broadway musicals had its debut in 1996?

Answer: Chicago

Question: The musical 'Hair' is set in which city?

Answer: New York

Question: The 'Mamma Mia' Musical is based around the music of which band?

Answer: ABBA

Question: In which musical do we hear, 'Let's go kick some Hunny buns! Yee-ha!'?

Answer: Mulan

Question: Which 1960 musical features a character who became an unwitting member of Fagin's gang?

Answer: Oliver

Question: What is the musical comedy about McKinley High's less cool kids?

Answer: Glee

Question: Around which pop band's songs is the movie Mamma Mia! based?

Answer: Abba

Question: Who won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2012 for his role as Guy in 'Once'?

Answer: Steve Kazee

Question: On which band's music is the musical 'Mamma Mia!' based?

Answer: Abba

Question: In the musical 'Annie', what is the name of orphan Annie's dog?

Answer: Sandy

Question: Walk The Line is a film based on the life of which singer?

Answer: Johnny Cash

Question: The musical 'The King and I' is set in what country?

Answer: Siam

Question: David Essex's 'Oh What A Circus' came from which musical?

Answer: Evita

Question: Which Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened in 1978?

Answer: Evita

Question: Which musical instrument does Elton John play?

Answer: Piano

Question: The movie Mamma Mia! is based on whose music?

Answer: Abba

Question: The musical 'Mamma Mia' features the music of which band?

Answer: ABBA

Question: Which theater production won the Tony Award for 'Best Musical' in 1996?

Answer: Rent

Question: Which of these musical instruments is played by plucking or strumming?

Answer: Banjo

Question: What sort of musical instrument is a 'fiddle'?

Answer: Violin

Question: From which musical did the hit 'Don't Cry for Me, Argentina' come?

Answer: Evita

Question: Daddy Warbucks and Rooster were characters in which 1976 musical?

Answer: Annie

Question: In which musical does the lead only speak 140 words, as the rest are sung?

Answer: Evita

Question: Name the musical that started its West End run in 1981?

Answer: Cats

Question: Elaine Paige's hit 'Memory' comes from which musical?

Answer: Cats

Question: Which musical features characters called Grizabella and Mr Mistoffolees?

Answer: Cats

Question: What is the musical comedy about McKinley Highs less cool kids?

Answer: Glee

Question: Which of these words can be reversed to give a musical instrument?

Answer: Abut

Question: Musical notes are made up using how many letters?

Answer: 7

Question: What does the musical term 'adagio' indicate?

Answer: Slow

Question: Which of these musical genres influenced the creation of rock and roll?

Answer: Blues

Question: Sandi Patti is best known for which kind of musical style?

Answer: Gospel

Question: What type of musical instrument sometimes has snares attached to it?

Answer: Drum

Question: What musical instrument was created in Spain in 1850?

Answer: Guitar

Question: What type of musical instrument is a 'fiddle'?

Answer: Violin

Question: What is the most famous song from the musical 'Cats'?

Answer: Memory

Question: Which musical states, 'I'm gonna hit you so hard it'll make your ancestors dizzy'?

Answer: Mulan

Question: What musical instrument can be bass, electric or Spanish?

Answer: Guitar

Question: What sort of musical instrument is a 'fiddle'?

Answer: Violin

Question: What is the musical comedy about McKinley Highs less cool kids?

Answer: Glee

Question: Which musical has the line, 'You can't just walk out of a drive-in'?

Answer: Grease

Question: Debbie Gibson played Sandy in a London theatre production of which musical?

Answer: Grease

Question: As of 2009, which of these musicals was NOT later made into a movie?

Answer: Spamalot

Question: Which of these is the highest-earning musical film?

Answer: Grease

Question: The film version of which musical starred Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Answer: Chicago

Question: Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley landed the lead role in which stage musical?

Answer: Chicago

Question: In which musical do we hear, 'Don't be so British!'?

Answer: Cabaret

Question: You're The One That I Want' comes from which musical?

Answer: Grease

Question: Which musical deals with the politics of Argentina?

Answer: Evita

Question: What modern musical instrument is based on the medieval sackbut?

Answer: Harp

Question: What type of musical instrument is a Dulcimer?

Answer: String

Question: The musical instrument called the balalaika originated in which country?

Answer: Russia

Question: Which musical is based on John van Druten's play 'I Am a Camera'?

Answer: Cabaret

Question: Which musical is the name of a US State?

Answer: Oklahoma

Question: Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil Kim, and Mya sang the song 'Lady Marmalade,' which musical inspired it?

Answer: Chicago

Question: The song 'How To Handle a Woman' came from which stage musical?

Answer: Camelot

Question: Which musical features the song starting with 'Money makes the world go around'?

Answer: Cabaret

Question: Which musical features the songs 'Popular' and 'Defying Gravity'?

Answer: Wicked

Question: Which musical was You'll Never Walk Alone originally from - before being recorded by Liverpool musicians Gerry & The Pacemakers?

Answer: Carousel

Question: Which Off Broadway spoof of contemporary musicals ran almost continuously from 1982 to 2010?

Answer: In Trousers

Question: In which musical would you hear the words 'all that jazz'?

Answer: Chicago

Question: What is the title of the musical version of 'Oliver Twist'?

Answer: Oliver!

Question: Which musical jazz instrument is Louis Armstrong famous for playing?

Answer: Trumpet

Question: You'll Never Walk Alone, the famous football anthem of Liverpool FC, comes from which musical?

Answer: Carousel

Question: Which musical 'Rent' is set in which city?

Answer: New York

Question: Starting with the earliest, put these musicals in order of opening.

Answer: Chicago

Question: The film version of which musical starred Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Answer: Chicago

Question: Which D is a musical instrument?

Answer: Dulcimer

Question: Which musical won eight Oscars? 'divine decadence darling'

Answer: Cabaret

Question: Which of these ISN'T a musical film?

Answer: Platoon

Question: Which of these films featured both Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Answer: Chicago

Question: The 60s hit song 'You'll Never Walk Alone' also features in which musical?

Answer: Carousel

Question: David Essex kick-started his career with the lead role in which stage musical?

Answer: Godspell

Question: The musical 'Rent' is set in which city?

Answer: New York

Question: What type of musical instrument is a Tambura?

Answer: Mandolin

Question: Stephane Grappelli is associated with which musical instrument?

Answer: Violin

Question: Which musical instrument links Eric Clapton and Brian May?

Answer: Guitar

Question: What type of musical instrument is a bassoon?

Answer: Woodwind

Question: What type of musical instrument is a Dulcimer?

Answer: String

Question: Which musical instrument did the Stradivari family build?

Answer: Violin

Question: The musical instrument called the balalaika originated in which country?

Answer: Russia

Question: What kind of musical instruments does Massive Scar Era band usually use?

Answer: Western

Question: Which of these musical instruments can have a letter added to the beginning to make another musical instrument?

Answer: Lute

Question: A 'kit' is an archaic type of what musical instrument?

Answer: Violin

Question: In a musical capacity, what does the abbreviation 'vc' stand for?

Answer: Cello

Question: What musical instrument does Ravi Shankar play?

Answer: Sitar

Question: What musical instrument does Lebanese singer Assi El Hellani play?

Answer: Oud

Question: Which musical instrument did the older Smothers Brother play?

Answer: Drums

Question: Which musical instrument does Elton John play?

Answer: Piano

Question: Segovia is associated with which musical instrument?

Answer: Guitar

Question: Which musical instrument represents Ireland on the Royal Standard?

Answer: Harp

Question: What musical instrument can be bass, electric or Spanish?

Answer: Guitar

Question: Bartommelo Christofori invented which musical instrument?

Answer: Piano

Question: Which musical instrument usually has 88 keys?

Answer: Piano

Question: Which musical instrument was the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes able to play?

Answer: Violin

Question: With which familiar musical instrument does one particularly associate the virtuoso Julian Bream?

Answer: Guitar

Question: A trumpet is in which family of musical instruments?

Answer: Brass

Question: With which familiar musical instrument does one particularly associate the virtuoso Julian Lloyd Webber?

Answer: Cello

Question: Which musical instrument appears on the new 1p and 50p coins issued in 2008?

Answer: Harp

Question: What sort of musical instrument is a 'fiddle'?

Answer: Violin

Question: When did the rock musical 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' have its premiere?

Answer: 1998

Question: Romantic era musical composer Umberto Giordano was from which country?

Answer: Italy

Question: Cheb Mami found his musical niche in which city in 1985?

Answer: Paris

Question: When did Haidy el-Baroudi join Egyptian Musical Professions Syndicate?

Answer: 2011

Question: Which song from the 1980 musical 'Fame' won a Best Original Song Oscar?

Answer: Fame

Question: Which musical instrument does Ravi Shankar play?

Answer: Sitar

Question: Which of these is a successful West End musical?

Answer: Cats

Question: Julian Lloyd Webber is a famous player of which musical instrument?

Answer: Cello

Question: Who was the more famous musical partner of David Ball in the early 80s?

Answer: Marc Almond

Question: Art Blakey is most famously associated with which musical style?

Answer: Jazz

Question: Julian Lloyd Webber is a famous player of which musical instrument?

Answer: Cello

Question: What 1980 film is set at New York's High School of Performing Arts?

Answer: Fame

Question: Complete the title of the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, 'Tell Me On A....'?

Answer: Sunday

Question: Which of these musical instruments can be upright or grand?

Answer: Piano