Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Quiz
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  • 1. Who wrote the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
A) Arthur Miller
B) Tennessee Williams
C) Edward Albee
D) Eugene O'Neill
  • 2. In what year was Cat on a Hot Tin Roof published/produced as a three-act play?
A) 1962
B) 1955
C) 1950
D) 1958
  • 3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is an adaptation of which of Tennessee Williams's short stories?
A) A Summer of Players
B) Three Players of a Summer Game
C) The Grass Menagerie
D) Delta Autumn
  • 4. What prestigious award did Cat on a Hot Tin Roof win in 1955?
A) Tony Award for Best Play
B) Pulitzer Prize for Drama
C) Academy Award for Best Picture
D) New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
  • 5. Where is the play set?
A) A country estate in Georgia
B) A modest apartment in New Orleans
C) A plantation home in the Mississippi Delta
D) A mansion in downtown Memphis
  • 6. What is Big Daddy Pollitt's profession and status in the play?
A) A successful oil baron
B) A wealthy cotton tycoon and the Delta's biggest cotton-planter
C) A retired railroad magnate
D) A prominent local politician
  • 7. What is the name of Brick's wife?
A) Maggie
B) Big Mama
C) Mae
D) Dixie
  • 8. Which of the following motifs is NOT mentioned as appearing in the play?
A) Mendacity
B) Space travel
C) Decay
D) Social mores
  • 9. What type of dialect is often used in the play's dialogue to represent Southern accents?
A) Cockney rhyming slang
B) Pidgin English
C) High-society British dialect
D) Eye dialect
  • 10. Who played Maggie in the 1958 film adaptation?
A) Kim Stanley
B) Marilyn Monroe
C) Elizabeth Taylor
D) Barbara Bel Geddes
  • 11. Who played Brick in the 1958 film adaptation?
A) Ben Gazzara
B) Cliff Robertson
C) Keir Dullea
D) Paul Newman
  • 12. In what year did Tennessee Williams make substantial excisions and alterations for a major revival?
A) 1974
B) 1955
C) 1968
D) 1988
  • 13. What is the occasion for the family gathering at the plantation?
A) A family funeral
B) Big Daddy's birthday
C) A Fourth of July celebration
D) Brick and Maggie's wedding anniversary
  • 14. What medical clinic has Big Daddy just returned from?
A) Ochsner Clinic
B) Cleveland Clinic
C) Mayo Clinic
D) Johns Hopkins
  • 15. What is Big Daddy's true medical diagnosis, which is kept secret from him?
A) He is dying of cancer
B) He has severe diabetes
C) He suffers from advanced tuberculosis
D) He has a failing heart
  • 16. What was Brick's occupation before his malaise?
A) Baseball pitcher
B) Football hero
C) Cotton broker
D) Lawyer
  • 17. Whose suicide deeply traumatized Brick and fueled his drinking?
A) Big Daddy
B) Skipper
C) Gooper
D) Doc Baugh
  • 18. What are the names of Brick's brother and sister-in-law?
A) Tom and Daisy
B) Sonny and Trixie
C) Lester and Sookey
D) Gooper and Mae
  • 19. Why does Brick infuriate Maggie regarding the family fortune?
A) By demanding his inheritance immediately
B) By ignoring Gooper's attempts to gain control of it
C) By trying to give all the money to charity
D) By hiding the family savings
  • 20. What caused Skipper to 'snap' according to Brick's explanation?
A) Inner doubts after trying to prove Maggie wrong by going to bed with her
B) A career-ending football injury
C) Losing all his money in the stock market
D) Being disowned by Big Daddy
  • 21. What did Skipper confess to Brick shortly before committing suicide?
A) That he never liked football
B) His attraction to Brick
C) That he wanted to marry Maggie
D) That he stole money from the family business
  • 22. How did Brick react when Skipper confessed his attraction?
A) He told Big Daddy immediately
B) He accepted him warmly
C) He challenged him to a fight
D) He rejected him
  • 23. How does Big Daddy react when Brick tells him the clinic report was falsified?
A) He storms out of the room
B) He laughs it off as a joke
C) He immediately calls the doctor
D) He faints
  • 24. Who tells Big Mama the truth about her husband's terminal illness?
A) Maggie, Brick, Mae, Gooper, and Doc Baugh
B) The local priest
C) Only Big Daddy
D) Only Gooper
  • 25. What does Maggie do at the end of the play to secure Brick's inheritance?
A) Buys out Gooper's share
B) Forges Big Daddy's will
C) Sells the plantation
D) Tells Big Daddy she is pregnant
  • 26. What does Maggie do with the liquor when she is alone with Brick at the end?
A) Pours it all down the drain
B) Hides it under the bed
C) Drinks it with him
D) Locks it away
  • 27. What promise does Maggie make to Brick at the very end of the play?
A) That she will never speak of Skipper again
B) That she will buy him a new football team
C) That she will 'make the lie true'
D) That she will leave the plantation forever
  • 28. Which character frequently uses the word 'mendacity' to express disgust?
A) Big Mama
B) Big Daddy
C) Brick
D) Gooper
  • 29. In a draft footnote, what does Williams deem the play's only affirmative thing about 'Man's Fate'?
A) That wealth brings ultimate happiness
B) That family bonds can never be broken
C) That love conquers all deceit
D) That man has it in his power to keep a tight mouth about it rather than squeal like a pig
  • 30. Where and when did the original Broadway production open?
A) Forrest Theatre on March 24, 1955
B) Morosco Theater on March 24, 1955
C) Comedy Theatre on January 30, 1958
D) ANTA Theater on March 7, 1955
  • 31. Who directed the original Broadway production of the play?
A) Howard Davies
B) Elia Kazan
C) Peter Hall
D) Sam Gold
  • 32. Which cast member from the original Broadway production was nominated for a Tony Award?
A) Barbara Bel Geddes
B) Mildred Dunnock
C) Burl Ives
D) Ben Gazzara
  • 33. What changes did Elia Kazan request for the third act of the original production?
A) Set the final act in New York City
B) Make Maggie more sympathetic, have Big Daddy reappear, and give Brick a moral awakening
C) Have Brick commit suicide like Skipper
D) Remove Big Daddy entirely and focus on Gooper
  • 34. Who played Big Daddy in the original Broadway production?
A) James Earl Jones
B) Ned Beatty
C) Burl Ives
D) Charles Durning
  • 35. Who played Brick in the original Broadway production?
A) Ben Gazzara
B) Paul Newman
C) Ian Charleson
D) Keir Dullea
  • 36. Who directed the 1958 London production at the Comedy Theatre?
A) Elia Kazan
B) Howard Davies
C) Anthony Page
D) Peter Hall
  • 37. Who starred as Maggie in the 1974 American Shakespeare Theatre revival?
A) Elizabeth Ashley
B) Scarlett Johansson
C) Kathleen Turner
D) Sienna Miller
  • 38. Which actor won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the 1990 Broadway revival?
A) James Earl Jones
B) Ned Beatty
C) Charles Durning
D) Pat Hingle
  • 39. Who starred as Maggie in the 1990 Broadway revival?
A) Ashley Judd
B) Kathleen Turner
C) Anika Noni Rose
D) Lindsay Duncan
  • 40. Who played Brick in the 2001 London revival at the Lyric Shaftesbury?
A) Brendan Fraser
B) Keir Dullea
C) Terrence Howard
D) Jason Patric
  • 41. Why did the 2003 Broadway revival starring Ashley Judd and Jason Patric close early in March 2004?
A) The theater was scheduled for demolition
B) Ashley Judd sustained an ankle injury
C) Disputes among the cast members
D) Low ticket sales and poor financial returns
  • 42. Who directed the 2008 all-black Broadway production of the play?
A) Sam Gold
B) Howard Davies
C) Elia Kazan
D) Debbie Allen
  • 43. Who played Big Daddy in the 2008 all-black Broadway production?
A) Burl Ives
B) James Earl Jones
C) Ciarán Hinds
D) Colm Meaney
  • 44. Which production won the 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play?
A) The West End transfer of the 2008 production
B) The 2024 Almeida Theatre production
C) The 1958 Comedy Theatre production
D) The 2001 Lyric Shaftesbury production
  • 45. Who played Maggie in the 2013 Broadway revival directed by Rob Ashford?
A) Jacqueline McKenzie
B) Daisy Edgar-Jones
C) Mary Stuart Masterson
D) Scarlett Johansson
  • 46. Who suggested to Scarlett Johansson that she fit the role of Maggie better than characters in The Glass Menagerie?
A) Rob Ashford
B) Benjamin Walker
C) Stuart Thompson
D) Ben Brantley
  • 47. Which theater company was granted the right to perform the show off-Broadway for the first time in history in 2022?
A) Young Vic
B) American Shakespeare Theatre
C) Ruth Stage
D) National Theatre
  • 48. Who directed the London revival at the Almeida Theatre in December 2024?
A) James Dacre
B) Benedict Andrews
C) Rebecca Frecknall
D) Sam Gold
  • 49. Who announced plans to direct a new Broadway revival in spring 2027?
A) Sam Gold
B) Rob Ashford
C) Anthony Page
D) David Auburn
  • 50. What recurring phrase is said by both Big Daddy and Brick after expressions of love?
A) Wouldn't it be funny if that was true?
B) Life is but a walking shadow
C) Truth is stranger than fiction
D) The time has come, the walrus said
  • 51. How many weeks did the original production first run for in Philadelphia before moving to Broadway?
A) Two weeks
B) Six weeks
C) Four weeks
D) One week
  • 52. At which theater in Philadelphia did the original production play prior to Broadway?
A) ANTA Theater
B) Belvoir St Theatre
C) Morosco Theater
D) Forrest Theatre
  • 53. Who was Ben Gazzara's understudy during the original Broadway production?
A) Cliff Robertson
B) Ewen Leslie
C) Jack Lord
D) Keir Dullea
  • 54. Who replaced Ben Gazzara in the original Broadway production?
A) Ian Charleson
B) Jack Lord
C) Cliff Robertson
D) Paul Newman
  • 55. Who played Big Mama in the original Broadway production?
A) Mildred Dunnock
B) Gemma Jones
C) Polly Holliday
D) Dana Ivey
  • 56. Who played Gooper in the original Broadway production?
A) Brian Gleeson
B) Pat Hingle
C) Charles Siebert
D) Fred Gwynne
  • 57. Who played Mae in the original Broadway production?
A) Lisa Palfrey
B) Madeleine Sherwood
C) Emily Skinner
D) Abigail McKern
  • 58. Which musical artists formed the southern blues duo featured in the 1958 film version?
A) Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
B) Muddy Waters and Little Walter
C) Lead Belly and Blind Lemon Jefferson
D) Robert Johnson and Son House
  • 59. Which actor played Big Daddy in the 1974 American Shakespeare Theatre revival?
A) Charles Durning
B) Burl Ives
C) Ned Beatty
D) Fred Gwynne
  • 60. In the 1974 revival's transfer to Broadway, what happened to the character of Lacey?
A) He was renamed Gooper
B) His role was doubled in size
C) He became the main narrator
D) He was omitted
  • 61. What adjustment was made to Mae and Gooper's children when the 1974 production moved to Broadway?
A) They were increased to six children
B) They were removed completely
C) The number of children was reduced to three
D) Their roles were played by adults
  • 62. Which actor claimed to be Tennessee Williams's original choice for Big Daddy in 1955 and later toured in the role?
A) John Carradine
B) George Grizzard
C) Marshall Napier
D) Burl Ives
  • 63. Who starred alongside John Carradine in the 1970s road company production as Big Mama?
A) Polly Holliday
B) Gemma Jones
C) Mercedes McCambridge
D) Mildred Dunnock
  • 64. Who directed the 1988 London National Theatre production?
A) Anthony Page
B) Debbie Allen
C) Howard Davies
D) Peter Hall
  • 65. Who played Brick in the 1988 London National Theatre production?
A) Ewen Leslie
B) Paul Massie
C) Ian Charleson
D) Jeremy Davidson
  • 66. Who played Maggie in the 1988 London National Theatre production?
A) Frances O'Connor
B) Mariah Gale
C) Sanaa Lathan
D) Lindsay Duncan
  • 67. Who played Big Daddy in the 1988 London National Theatre production?
A) Eric Porter
B) Leo McKern
C) Ned Beatty
D) Colm Meaney
  • 68. Which theater critic referred to the 1988 London production as the first one that did full justice to the play?
A) Michael Ratcliffe
B) Michael Billington
C) John Simon
D) Ben Brantley
  • 69. How many performances did the 1990 Broadway revival run for?
A) 149 performances
B) 145 performances
C) 86 performances
D) 125 performances
  • 70. How much gross revenue did the 1990 Broadway revival generate?
A) $11.9 million
B) $8.9 million
C) $6.8 million
D) $2.1 million
  • 71. Who played Big Mama in the 1990 Broadway revival?
A) Polly Holliday
B) Debra Monk
C) Dana Ivey
D) Gemma Jones
  • 72. Who directed the 2001 West End revival at the Lyric Shaftesbury?
A) Simon Stone
B) Anthony Page
C) Howard Davies
D) Rob Ashford
  • 73. Who played Maggie in the 2001 West End revival?
A) Ashley Judd
B) Sienna Miller
C) Frances O'Connor
D) Anika Noni Rose
  • 74. Who played Big Daddy in the 2001 West End revival and subsequent 2003 Broadway staging?
A) Ned Beatty
B) George Grizzard
C) Ciarán Hinds
D) Charles Durning
  • 75. Who played Mae in the 2001 West End revival and is the daughter of London's original 1958 Big Daddy?
A) Abigail McKern
B) Madeleine Sherwood
C) Emily Skinner
D) Lisa Palfrey
  • 76. Who played Brick in the 2003 Broadway staging directed by Anthony Page?
A) Jeremy Davidson
B) Jason Patric
C) Brendan Fraser
D) Benjamin Walker
  • 77. Who played Big Mama in the 2003 Broadway staging and earned the show's sole Tony nomination?
A) Phylicia Rashad
B) Debra Monk
C) Margo Martindale
D) Gemma Jones
  • 78. Who directed the 2003 revival at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney?
A) James Dacre
B) David Auburn
C) Simon Stone
D) Benedict Andrews
  • 79. Who played Maggie in the 2003 Belvoir St Theatre production in Sydney?
A) Rebecca Brooksher
B) Mary Stuart Masterson
C) Mariah Gale
D) Jacqueline McKenzie
  • 80. Who played Big Daddy in the 2004 production at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.?
A) Daragh O'Malley
B) George Grizzard
C) Jim Beaver
D) Marshall Napier
  • 81. Which two actors from the 2004 Kennedy Center production married shortly afterward?
A) Ashley Judd and Jason Patric
B) Scarlett Johansson and Benjamin Walker
C) Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell
D) Mary Stuart Masterson and Jeremy Davidson
  • 82. Who played Brick in the 2008 all-black Broadway production?
A) James Earl Jones
B) Terrence Howard
C) Kingsley Ben-Adir
D) Adrian Lester
  • 83. Who played Big Mama in the 2008 Broadway production and later reprised her role in London?
A) Dana Ivey
B) Kim Criswell
C) Phylicia Rashad
D) Linda Gehringer
  • 84. Who played Maggie in the 2008 Broadway production?
A) Anika Noni Rose
B) Daisy Edgar-Jones
C) Rebecca Brooksher
D) Sanaa Lathan
  • 85. How much did the 2008 Broadway production gross, recouping its capitalization within 12 weeks?
A) $6.8 million
B) $11.9 million
C) $2.1 million
D) $8.9 million
  • 86. Who played Brick in the November 2009 West End transfer of the production?
A) Terrence Howard
B) Kingsley Ben-Adir
C) James Earl Jones
D) Adrian Lester
  • 87. Who played Maggie in the November 2009 West End transfer?
A) Daisy Edgar-Jones
B) Anika Noni Rose
C) Sanaa Lathan
D) Sienna Miller
  • 88. In what year and city was a production presented at the English Theater to mark Williams's 100th birthday?
A) 2013 in London, England
B) 2011 in Toronto, Canada
C) 2008 in New York, USA
D) 2011 in Vienna, Austria
  • 89. Who played Brick in the 2011 production at the Shaw Festival in Canada?
A) Charles Aitken
B) Gray Powell
C) Maya O’Connell
D) Benjamin Walker
  • 90. Who directed the 2013 Broadway revival at the Richard Rodgers Theatre?
A) James Dacre
B) David Auburn
C) Rob Ashford
D) Sam Gold
  • 91. Who played Big Daddy in the 2013 Broadway revival?
A) Debra Monk
B) Benjamin Walker
C) Ciarán Hinds
D) Scarlett Johansson
  • 92. Who played Big Mama in the 2013 Broadway revival?
A) Ciarán Hinds
B) Benjamin Walker
C) Scarlett Johansson
D) Debra Monk
  • 93. Who composed the original score for the 2014 regional UK production directed by James Dacre?
A) Brownie McGhee
B) Charles Cave
C) White Lies
D) Sonny Terry
  • 94. Who played Maggie in the 2014 UK regional production directed by James Dacre?
A) Kim Criswell
B) Sienna Miller
C) Mariah Gale
D) Rebecca Brooksher
  • 95. Who directed the Berkshire Theatre Festival's 2016 production of the play?
A) Benedict Andrews
B) James Dacre
C) David Auburn
D) David Auburn was not the director
  • 96. Who played Big Daddy in the 2016 Berkshire Theatre Festival production?
A) Linda Gehringer
B) Michael Raymond-James
C) Jim Beaver
D) Rebecca Brooksher
  • 97. Who directed the Young Vic's 2017 production that was filmed for National Theatre Live?
A) Rebecca Frecknall
B) Rob Ashford
C) Sam Gold
D) Benedict Andrews
  • 98. Who played Maggie in the Young Vic's 2017 production?
A) Daisy Edgar-Jones
B) Sienna Miller
C) Scarlett Johansson
D) Ashley Judd
  • 99. Who played Brick in the Young Vic's 2017 production?
A) Kingsley Ben-Adir
B) Jack O'Connell
C) Benjamin Walker
D) Jason Patric
  • 100. Who played Big Daddy in the Young Vic's 2017 production?
A) Ciarán Hinds
B) Ned Beatty
C) Colm Meaney
D) Jim Beaver
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