Blood Brothers Quizzes

Blood Brothers Quiz 1

1 Who are the play's protagonists?
Mickey and Eddie

Linda and Mrs. Johnstone

Eddie and Linda

Mrs. Johnstone and Mrs. Lyons
2 Where is the play set?
London

Devonshire

Manchester

Liverpool
3 Who appears in the play's opening?
Miss Jones

Mrs. Johnstone

Mr. Lyons

Linda
4 Who does the narrator later appear as?
Mickey

A milk man

Mr. Lyons

Mr. Johnstone
5 What job does Mrs. Lyons have?
Nurse

Maid

Firefighter

Policewoman
6 When was the musical first performed?
1980

1979

1981

1983
7 What book by Alexander Dumas is the play loosely based upon?
The Corsican Brothers

The Black Tulip

The Three Musketeers

The Count of Montecristo
8 Who wrote the musical?
Stephen Sondheim

Willy Russell

Andrew Lloyd Weber

Lin Manuel Miranda
9 Who starred as Mrs. Johnstone in the original production of the play?
Barbara Dickson

Lyn Paul

Kiki Dee

Petula Clark
10 What award did the play receive?
The Tony Award for Best Adapted Musical

The Academy Award for Best Picture

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
11 When are Mickey and Eddie born?
In the 1970s

In the 1980s

In the 1960s

In the late 1950s
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the play?
Nature versus Nurture

Violence

Leisure time

Class
13 What is Mr. Lyons?
A business man

A teacher

A local politician

A university president
14 Why doesn't Mrs. Lyons have children?
She doesn't love Mr. Lyons

She physically can't have them

She is worried about complications in childbirth

She is superstitious about having twins
15 Who does Mrs. Johnstone work for?
The Lyons family

Miss Jones

The town hall

She is unemployed
16 What is said to be bad luck by Mrs. Johnstone?
Seeing a stray cat

Breaking a mirror

Putting new shoes on the table

Stealing a pineapple
17 What is the tone of the musical?
Tragic

Lighthearted

Absurd

Horrific
18 What instrument is prominently featured in the scoring of the musical?
Flugelhorn

Bagpipes

Electric guitar

Mandolin
19 What does Mrs. Lyons ask Mrs. Johnstone to do?
Give up both of her twins

Give up one of her twins

Start working overtime

Name her sons after Mr. Johnstone
20 What movie star is referenced in the play?
Joan Crawford

Barbara Stanwyck

Marilyn Monroe

Lauren Bacall
21 What does Mrs. Johnstone say when her kids ask what happened to one of the twins?
She says he died

She says he was given to Mrs. Lyons

She says he was stolen

She says she does not know
22 Who reminds Mrs. Lyons she owes him money?
Mr. Johnstone

Sammy

The milk man

Mr. Lyons
23 Who sings "Tell Me It's Not True"?
Mickey

The Narrator

Mrs. Lyons

Mrs. Johnstone
24 Why does Mrs. Lyons fire Mrs. Johnstone?
Because she doesn't want her around Eddie

Because she is bad at her job

Because she dislikes her

Because she thinks she is spying on them
25 What does Mrs. Lyons say will happen if the twins ever meet?
They will fall in love with the same person

They become best friends

They will die

They will disappear

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