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Music and Literature in Film and Television

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Which literary work forms the basis of the opera "La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi?

  1. The Count of Monte Cristo

  2. Hamlet

  3. La Dame aux Camélias

  4. The Three Musketeers


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

La Traviata is based on the play "La Dame aux Camélias" by Alexandre Dumas fils.

In the film "Amadeus," what composer is depicted as a rival to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

  1. Joseph Haydn

  2. Ludwig van Beethoven

  3. Antonio Salieri

  4. Franz Schubert


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the film, Antonio Salieri is portrayed as a jealous rival of Mozart.

Which novel by Charles Dickens was adapted into the musical "Oliver!?"

  1. A Tale of Two Cities

  2. David Copperfield

  3. Oliver Twist

  4. Great Expectations


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Oliver! is based on the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens.

What is the name of the character played by Julie Andrews in the film "The Sound of Music"?

  1. Maria von Trapp

  2. Elsa Schraeder

  3. Liesl von Trapp

  4. Brigitta von Trapp


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Julie Andrews played the role of Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music.

Which opera by Giacomo Puccini is based on the novel "La Bohème" by Henri Murger?

  1. Madama Butterfly

  2. Tosca

  3. Turandot

  4. La Bohème


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

La Bohème is based on the novel of the same name by Henri Murger.

In the film "Moulin Rouge," what is the name of the cabaret where the main characters perform?

  1. The Lido

  2. The Folies Bergère

  3. The Moulin Rouge

  4. The Crazy Horse


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The film is set in the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris.

Which musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is based on the novel "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux?

  1. Cats

  2. Evita

  3. Jesus Christ Superstar

  4. The Phantom of the Opera


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Phantom of the Opera is based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux.

What is the name of the song that Judy Garland sings in the film "The Wizard of Oz"?

  1. Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  2. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead

  3. If I Only Had a Brain

  4. We're Off to See the Wizard


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Judy Garland sings the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in The Wizard of Oz.

Which opera by Richard Wagner is based on the medieval German epic poem "Nibelungenlied"?

  1. Lohengrin

  2. Tannhäuser

  3. Tristan und Isolde

  4. Der Ring des Nibelungen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Der Ring des Nibelungen is based on the medieval German epic poem "Nibelungenlied".

In the film "West Side Story," what is the name of the gang that Tony belongs to?

  1. The Sharks

  2. The Jets

  3. The Ambos

  4. The Kings


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tony belongs to the Jets gang in West Side Story.

Which musical by Stephen Sondheim is based on the play "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" by Christopher Bond?

  1. Into the Woods

  2. Company

  3. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  4. A Little Night Music


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is based on the play of the same name by Christopher Bond.

What is the name of the character played by Audrey Hepburn in the film "My Fair Lady"?

  1. Eliza Doolittle

  2. Henry Higgins

  3. Colonel Pickering

  4. Freddy Eynsford-Hill


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Audrey Hepburn played the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.

Which opera by Georges Bizet is based on the novella "Carmen" by Prosper Mérimée?

  1. La Bohème

  2. Carmen

  3. Madama Butterfly

  4. Tosca


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Carmen is based on the novella of the same name by Prosper Mérimée.

In the film "Singin' in the Rain," what is the name of the character played by Gene Kelly?

  1. Don Lockwood

  2. Cosmo Brown

  3. Kathy Selden

  4. Lina Lamont


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gene Kelly played the role of Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain.

Which musical by Jerry Herman is based on the play "Hello, Dolly!" by Thornton Wilder?

  1. Mame

  2. Hello, Dolly!

  3. La Cage aux Folles

  4. A Day in Hollywood, a Night in the Ukraine


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hello, Dolly! is based on the play of the same name by Thornton Wilder.

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