The Birthday Party Quizzes

The Birthday Party Quiz 1

By Melanie R. McBride · Edited by S.R. Cedars · Last reviewed October 31, 2012

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

1955

1957

1958

1962
2 The setting of the play is the Boles’ ______.

Bedroom

Attic

Living room

Porch
3 Who directed the first production of I[The Birthday Party] during its London premiere?

Richard Pearson

John Stratton

Willoughby Gray

Peter Wood
4 Who directed the 1964 revival of I[The Birthday Party]?

Harold Pinter

Bryon Pringle

Newton Blick

Doris Hare
5 In what season does the play take place?

Winter

Spring

Fall

Summer
6 How old is Meg?

50s

60s

40s

30s
7 How old is Stanley?

20s

40s

30s

50s
8 How old is Lulu?

50s

30s

20s

40s
9 Meg and Petey are:

Neighbors

Brother and sister

Husband and wife

Cousins
10 What is Petey reading at the kitchen table in Act I?

a magazine

a note

a book

a newspaper
11 What does Meg serve for breakfast in Act I?

Cornflakes and fried bread

Pancakes and waffles

Toast and jam

Eggs and bacon
12 What beverage does Meg take to Stanley’s room each morning?

orange juice

coffee

tea

milk
13 Where does Petey met Goldberg and McCann?

At the pier

In town

On the road

On the beach
14 Petey describes a “straight show” as:

an opera

a ballet

a show with no singing and dancing

a musical
15 What instrument does Stanley play professionally?

Flute

Violin

Piano

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

Petey

Meg

McCann

Lulu
17 Stanley tells Meg _______ is coming to take her away.

a wheelbarrow

a police officer

a cart

a doctor
18 What is in the package that Lulu delivers?

alcohol

a camera

groceries

a toy drum
19 Goldberg reminisces about _____ to McCann in Act I.

his Uncle Barney

his mother

his father

his Aunt Peg
20 Goldberg compares Meg to what flower?

daffodil

tiger lily

tulip

rose
21 What is Petey’s job?

butler

mechanic

deck chair attendant

driver
22 Who suggests throwing a birthday party for Stanley?

McCann

Meg

Goldberg

Petey
23 Who tears the newspaper into strips?

Stanley

Petey

Goldberg

McCann
24 Who whistles “The Mountains of Morne?”

McCann and Lulu

McCann and Goldberg

McCann and Meg

McCann and Stanley
25 Goldberg compares birthdays to:

sunsets

beer

getting up in the morning

fish