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?
1962

1957

1955

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

Bedroom

Porch

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

Richard Pearson

Peter Wood

Willoughby Gray
4 Who directed the 1964 revival of I[The Birthday Party]?
Doris Hare

Harold Pinter

Bryon Pringle

Newton Blick
5 In what season does the play take place?
Fall

Summer

Spring

Winter
6 How old is Meg?
50s

30s

40s

60s
7 How old is Stanley?
20s

50s

40s

30s
8 How old is Lulu?
50s

20s

30s

40s
9 Meg and Petey are:
Brother and sister

Cousins

Husband and wife

Neighbors
10 What is Petey reading at the kitchen table in Act I?
a magazine

a newspaper

a book

a note
11 What does Meg serve for breakfast in Act I?
Cornflakes and fried bread

Eggs and bacon

Pancakes and waffles

Toast and jam
12 What beverage does Meg take to Stanley’s room each morning?
tea

coffee

milk

orange juice
13 Where does Petey met Goldberg and McCann?
In town

On the beach

At the pier

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

an opera

a show with no singing and dancing

a musical
15 What instrument does Stanley play professionally?
Violin

Piano

Flute

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

Petey

Meg

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

a cart

a police officer

a wheelbarrow
18 What is in the package that Lulu delivers?
a camera

groceries

alcohol

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

his mother

his Aunt Peg

his Uncle Barney
20 Goldberg compares Meg to what flower?
rose

tiger lily

daffodil

tulip
21 What is Petey’s job?
driver

mechanic

butler

deck chair attendant
22 Who suggests throwing a birthday party for Stanley?
Petey

McCann

Goldberg

Meg
23 Who tears the newspaper into strips?
McCann

Stanley

Petey

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

McCann and Meg

McCann and Stanley

McCann and Lulu
25 Goldberg compares birthdays to:
beer

fish

sunsets

getting up in the morning