General Musicals Trivia
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
Musicals & Musical Artists Trivia
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
Music Terminology & Genres Trivia
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
Musical Shows Trivia
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
Musicals & Movies Trivia
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
Musical Instruments Trivia
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
Miscellaneous Music Trivia
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