The Birthday Party Quizzes

The Birthday Party Quiz 1

1 In what year was I[The Birthday Party] first performed at Cambridge's Arts Theatre?
1957

1962

1955

1958
2 The setting of the play is the Boles’ ______.
Bedroom

Porch

Attic

Living room
3 Who directed the first production of I[The Birthday Party] during its London premiere?
Peter Wood

Richard Pearson

Willoughby Gray

John Stratton
4 Who directed the 1964 revival of I[The Birthday Party]?
Harold Pinter

Newton Blick

Doris Hare

Bryon Pringle
5 In what season does the play take place?
Spring

Winter

Fall

Summer
6 How old is Meg?
30s

60s

40s

50s
7 How old is Stanley?
40s

50s

20s

30s
8 How old is Lulu?
40s

50s

30s

20s
9 Meg and Petey are:
Cousins

Husband and wife

Neighbors

Brother and sister
10 What is Petey reading at the kitchen table in Act I?
a newspaper

a book

a magazine

a note
11 What does Meg serve for breakfast in Act I?
Pancakes and waffles

Toast and jam

Eggs and bacon

Cornflakes and fried bread
12 What beverage does Meg take to Stanley’s room each morning?
milk

coffee

tea

orange juice
13 Where does Petey met Goldberg and McCann?
On the road

In town

On the beach

At the pier
14 Petey describes a “straight show” as:
a ballet

a show with no singing and dancing

an opera

a musical
15 What instrument does Stanley play professionally?
Flute

Piano

Drums

Violin
16 Who makes Stanley get out of bed in Act I?
McCann

Lulu

Meg

Petey
17 Stanley tells Meg _______ is coming to take her away.
a police officer

a wheelbarrow

a doctor

a cart
18 What is in the package that Lulu delivers?
alcohol

a camera

a toy drum

groceries
19 Goldberg reminisces about _____ to McCann in Act I.
his father

his Uncle Barney

his Aunt Peg

his mother
20 Goldberg compares Meg to what flower?
tulip

daffodil

rose

tiger lily
21 What is Petey’s job?
driver

mechanic

deck chair attendant

butler
22 Who suggests throwing a birthday party for Stanley?
Goldberg

Meg

McCann

Petey
23 Who tears the newspaper into strips?
McCann

Stanley

Petey

Goldberg
24 Who whistles “The Mountains of Morne?”
McCann and Stanley

McCann and Goldberg

McCann and Lulu

McCann and Meg
25 Goldberg compares birthdays to:
beer

fish

sunsets

getting up in the morning