Blood Brothers Quizzes

Blood Brothers Quiz 1

By John Melendez · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed September 25, 2023

1 Who are the play's protagonists?

Mickey and Eddie

Mrs. Johnstone and Mrs. Lyons

Eddie and Linda

Linda and Mrs. Johnstone
2 Where is the play set?

Devonshire

Manchester

Liverpool

London
3 Who appears in the play's opening?

Linda

Mr. Lyons

Mrs. Johnstone

Miss Jones
4 Who does the narrator later appear as?

A milk man

Mr. Lyons

Mr. Johnstone

Mickey
5 What job does Mrs. Lyons have?

Firefighter

Maid

Policewoman

Nurse
6 When was the musical first performed?

1983

1979

1981

1980
7 What book by Alexander Dumas is the play loosely based upon?

The Corsican Brothers

The Three Musketeers

The Count of Montecristo

The Black Tulip
8 Who wrote the musical?

Lin Manuel Miranda

Stephen Sondheim

Willy Russell

Andrew Lloyd Weber
9 Who starred as Mrs. Johnstone in the original production of the play?

Lyn Paul

Barbara Dickson

Kiki Dee

Petula Clark
10 What award did the play receive?

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

The Academy Award for Best Picture

The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Tony Award for Best Adapted Musical
11 When are Mickey and Eddie born?

In the late 1950s

In the 1970s

In the 1980s

In the 1960s
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the play?

Class

Violence

Leisure time

Nature versus Nurture
13 What is Mr. Lyons?

A business man

A university president

A local politician

A teacher
14 Why doesn't Mrs. Lyons have children?

She is superstitious about having twins

She physically can't have them

She is worried about complications in childbirth

She doesn't love Mr. Lyons
15 Who does Mrs. Johnstone work for?

Miss Jones

The town hall

She is unemployed

The Lyons family
16 What is said to be bad luck by Mrs. Johnstone?

Putting new shoes on the table

Stealing a pineapple

Breaking a mirror

Seeing a stray cat
17 What is the tone of the musical?

Lighthearted

Horrific

Absurd

Tragic
18 What instrument is prominently featured in the scoring of the musical?

Bagpipes

Flugelhorn

Mandolin

Electric guitar
19 What does Mrs. Lyons ask Mrs. Johnstone to do?

Start working overtime

Name her sons after Mr. Johnstone

Give up both of her twins

Give up one of her twins
20 What movie star is referenced in the play?

Barbara Stanwyck

Lauren Bacall

Joan Crawford

Marilyn Monroe
21 What does Mrs. Johnstone say when her kids ask what happened to one of the twins?

She says he died

She says he was given to Mrs. Lyons

She says he was stolen

She says she does not know
22 Who reminds Mrs. Lyons she owes him money?

Sammy

The milk man

Mr. Lyons

Mr. Johnstone
23 Who sings "Tell Me It's Not True"?

Mrs. Johnstone

Mickey

Mrs. Lyons

The Narrator
24 Why does Mrs. Lyons fire Mrs. Johnstone?

Because she is bad at her job

Because she doesn't want her around Eddie

Because she thinks she is spying on them

Because she dislikes her
25 What does Mrs. Lyons say will happen if the twins ever meet?

They will die

They will fall in love with the same person

They become best friends

They will disappear