If you’re a Broadway fanatic who also loves a good Jeopardy! moment, you’ve come to the right place. Jeopardy! is known for covering a wide array of topics and categories during the Final Jeopardy round, and Broadway musicals have been frequent over the years. We’ve made a list of our favorite Broadway-themed questions for your enjoyment and perusal.
Note: this list only highlights clues from the Final Jeopardy round and does not include Jeopardy! questions from other rounds of the show. For more Jeopardy! questions about Broadway and its musicals, you can check out J!Archive, Jeopardy!’s fan-made database.
We’ve included 57 Final Jeopardy questions about Broadway musicals in this compilation. Quiz yourself on them to see just how much you know about the Great White Way. And don’t be afraid to sing along as you’re reminded of your favorite musicals from throughout the years!
1. A Balletic Broadway Musical
Episode: Wednesday, July 14, 1993
Question: Based on a ballet, this 1944 musical begins at 6 A.M. in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
2. I Loves You, State Opera of South Carolina
Episode: Monday, July 11, 2022
Question: It’s one of the most revived shows in Broadway history & in 2001, it was designated the state opera of South Carolina.
3. A Popular Name For Spunky Heroines
Episode: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Question: Each in a show that ran more than 2 years, Ethel Merman & Sarah Jessica Parker played 2 different characters with this first name
4. Break Out Those Jazz Hands
Episode: Friday, April 2, 1993
Question: He won his first of 9 Tonys for the first Broadway musical he choreographed, “The Pajama Game”.
5. Bohemia, Bohemia’s a Fallacy in Your Head
Episode: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Question: Characters Mark, Roger & Maureen in this musical were inspired by Marcello, Rodolfo & Musetta in another work.
6. That’s A Lot of Shows!
Episode: Thursday, March 18, 2021
Question: Of the more than 15 actors to play the lead in this musical, Howard McGillin holds the record with over 2,500 performances.
7. Some Artistic Inspiration
Episode: Monday, September 23, 2019
Question: The title of this musical that opened on Broadway in 1964 was inspired by a Marc Chagall painting.
8. A Postmortem Musical
Episode: Thursday, July 4, 2019
Question: This play opens in Vienna in 1823, 32 years after the death of its title character.
9. Nursery Rhyme Time
Episode: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Question: The title of this musical that opened in 1956 came from the last line of a nursery rhyme about a structure that spanned the Thames.
10. And The Seasons, They Go Round and Round
Episode: Monday, January 21, 2019
Question: Premiering in 2005, its story is divided into spring, summer, fall & winter, each narrated by one of the 4 male leads.
11. On the Outside, Always Looking At Your Phone
Episode: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Question: Winner of 6 Tonys in 2017, it’s the first Broadway musical to focus on the subject of teens & social media.
12. What A Beautiful Bridge
Episode: Thursday, October 11, 2018
Question: The title of this 1947 Lerner & Loewe musical may come from the construction seen here:
13. A Musical and Its Movie Score
Episode: Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Question: This show has songs that weren’t in the 1992 film it’s based on, like “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” & “How Will I Know”.
14. Hello! Have You Read This Book?
Episode: Friday, December 29, 2017
Question: Following a show’s success in 2011, this group began advertising, “You’ve seen the play…now read the book”.
15. Vive la Révolution!
Episode: Thursday, March 30, 2017
Question: One of the world’s longest-running musicals, in 2015, it celebrated “30 years of revolution!”
16. This Musical Might Not Fly Today
Episode: Thursday, January 28, 2016
Question: A critic said, “I doubt if there is a single joke in” this 1885 work “that fits the Japanese. But all the jokes… fit the English.”
17. Welcome To The Hall of Fame!
Episode: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Question: Winner of a Tony for Best Musical, it culminates with an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
18. Dubuque, Des Moise, Davenport, Marshalltown, Mason City…
Episode: Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Question: “Iowa Stubborn” was the second song heard in this show when it opened on Broadway in 1957.
19. She’s Quite the Broadway Icon
Episode: Friday, October 24, 2014
Question: Although she has appeared in only 2 Broadway musicals, she got Tony nominations for both, for 1962 & 1964.
20. A Broadway Worship Song
Episode: Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Question: In “Godspell” this character leads the company in singing, “Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord”.
21. It’s The Circle of Broadway Success
Episode: Monday, June 23, 2014
Question: In 2013, this musical based on a movie became the first show to gross $1 billion on Broadway.
22. Another Broadway Icon
Episode: Monday, January 6, 2014
Question: She originated 2 famous Broadway roles: one later played on film by Marilyn Monroe, another by Barbra Streisand.
23. What A Punny Song Name
Episode: Friday, April 5, 2013
Question: The last song in this musical is “Tomorrow Is A Latter Day”.
24. This Musical Had Its Long Run Coming
Episode: Monday, November 5, 2012
Question: Based on a 1926 play & real-life events, it’s now the longest-running American musical in Broadway history.
25. Bonjour! C’est Quel Comédie Musicale?
Episode: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Question: These 2 back-to-back Tony winners for Best Musical (1987 & 1988) were both set in Paris.
26. Two Forgotten Continents
Episode: Thursday, June 2, 2011
Question: There has never been a Tony Award winner for Best Musical set on either of these 2 continents.
27. A Pulitzer-Inspired Pulitzer Winner
Episode: Friday, November 26, 2010
Question: The basis of this show that won a Best Musical Tony & a Pulitzer was a collection of stories that won the Pulitzer in 1948.
28. She Played a Very Famous Boy
Episode: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Question: In 1955 she became the first & so far only actress to win a Tony for playing a male role in a musical.
29. A Fitting Name Change
Episode: Monday, September 13, 2010
Question: A Hollywood venue was renovated & renamed the Aquarius Theater to host this musical in 1968.
30. That’s A Funny Turn of Phrase
Episode: Monday, November 23, 2009
Question: Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, not Milne, gave us this hyphenated title for a pompous functionary.
31. What A Witchy Color Change
Episode: Friday, April 17, 2009
Question: On Oct. 30, 2008, Playbill changed its logo color to green for a special edition marking this show’s 5th anniversary on Broadway.
32. Setting the Scene
Episode: Thursday, January 8, 2009
Question: It opens with a widow & her son arriving by boat from Singapore to accept a job that pays 20 pounds a month.
33. A Famous Ship Replica
Episode: Thursday, December 11, 2008
Question: The set for this 1878 work was a reproduction of the quarterdeck of Lord Nelson’s flagship.
34. Yankee Doodle Came To Town
Episode: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Question: Profession of the title character of Little Johnny Jones, featuring the song “The Yankee Doodle Boy”.
35. A Decennial Premiere
Episode: Thursday, November 1, 2007
Question: He’s the only songwriter to have Broadway premieres in every decade from the ’50s to the present; his first was in 1957.
36. The Cast List Is Up!
Episode: Thursday, October 18, 2007
Question: The original 1994 Broadway cast of this musical based on a film featured Alan Oppenheimer as Cecil B. DeMille.
37. This Show Has Run For a Spookily Long Time
Episode: Friday, December 29, 2006
Question: In 2006 this show based on a 1911 work became the longest-running show in Broadway history.
38. It’s A Tony Tie!
Episode: Friday, November 17, 2006
Question: The only tie in the Tony Awards’ Best Musical category came in 1960, between “The Sound of Music” & this show about a NYC mayor.
39. This Iconic Line Comes From Which Musical?
Episode: Monday, September 12, 2005
Question: “No matter how hopeless, no matter how far, to fight for the right without question” is from this show.
40. A Political Musical
Episode: Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Question: In Act II of this musical, an election victory is announced “on the balcony of the Casa Rosada”.
41. Some Funny Song Names
Episode: Thursday, May 12, 2005.
Question: Songs in this 1956 show include “Oh, Happy We”, “You Were Dead, You Know” & “The Best Of All Possible Worlds”.
42. Legend Has It…
Episode: Monday, October 11, 2004
Question: Legend says this musical was inspired by Lunt & Fontanne’s backstage bickering during a Shakespeare play.
43. That’s Quite The Long-Running Show
Episode: Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Question: When this Off-Broadway show closed in 2002, its lyricist said, “You can’t be sad for a show that has run 42 years.”
44. …And These Are Some Short Little Titles
Episode: Friday, November 28, 2003
Question: 2 of the 3 Tony winners for Best Musical with titles just 4 letters long.
45. A Broadway Musical Based On A Novel
Episode: Monday, May 26, 2003
Question: In 2002 this novel by C.Y. Lee, first published in 1957, was re-released with a new introduction by David Henry Hwang.
46. Who’s Been On Broadway The Longest?
Episode: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Question: The 2 longest-running musicals in Broadway history [as of 2003]; Cameron Mackintosh produced both of them.
47. What A Tagline, Huh?
Episode: Friday, January 17, 2003
Question: In 1999 this Broadway musical was advertised with the line: “Before the Century Ends, See How It All Began.”
48. “Well, It’s Good Ol’ Reliable…”
Episode: Wednesday, October 2, 2002
Question: This Tony-winning actor with the real name Joseph took part of his stage name from a role in “Guys and Dolls.”
49. A Play Within A Musical Times Two
Episode: Thursday, March 7, 2002
Question: “Il Muto” & “Don Juan Triumphant” are shows within this show that premiered on Broadway in 1988.
50. An Inaugural Best Musical
Episode: Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Question: In 1949 this Shakespeare-based show won the 1st Tony for Best Musical; in 2000 it won for Best Musical Revival.
51. This Musical Is Chock Full of Inmates
Episode: Tuesday, January 26, 1999
Question: This musical premiered in 1975 & was revived in 1996 is set in part in the Cook County Jail.
52. Another Language, Another Name
Episode: Friday, September 11, 1998
Question: In France, this musical was known as “Brillantine”; in Mexico, it was “Vaselina”.
53. Quite The Legacy For One Little Myth!
Episode: Friday, April 3, 1998
Question: Based on a myth, this 1913 play became a 1938 movie, a 1956 stage musical & a 1964 movie musical.
54. This Protagonist Has A Notable Moniker
Episode: Monday, December 18, 1995
Question: Songs performed in a 1960 musical about her included “Beautiful People Of Denver” & “I Ain’t Down Yet”.
55. A Classic Choreographer
Episode: Friday, April 2, 1993
Question: He won his first of 9 Tonys for the first Broadway musical he choreographed, “The Pajama Game”.
56. His Name Was Once A Number
Episode: Monday, November 21, 1988
Question: The hero of this Tony Award-winning “Best Musical” is sometimes known by a number, 24601.
57. Name Those 19th Century Authors
Episode: Tuesday, January 5, 1988
Question: [As of January 1988,] 2 of the 3 19th c. authors on whose stories the last 3 Tony Award-winning musicals were based.
Final Words
We hope you enjoyed our compilation of Final Jeopardy questions about Broadway musicals from throughout the show’s history. These 57 questions will be sure to be a hit at your next Broadway-themed party or pregame before you see your next musical.
Got a favorite piece of Broadway trivia that hasn’t been covered in Final Jeopardy? Tell us about it in the comments below.
And for more fun, niche questions, check out our lists of 55 Rockin’ Music Jeopardy! Questions, 111 ballet trivia questions, 99 easy movie trivia questions, 37 state name origins Jeopardy questions, and 101 super funny trivia questions.
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