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Operation Mincemeat (musical) - Quiz
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  • 1. When was the world tour for Operation Mincemeat announced?
A) February 2026
B) May 2023
C) September 2026
D) May 2025
  • 2. How long was the initial UK stay planned for the world tour?
A) 50 weeks
B) 24 weeks
C) 40 weeks
D) 36 weeks
  • 3. Where did the world tour begin?
A) Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
B) The Lowry, Salford
C) Providence Performing Arts Center, Rhode Island
D) Fortune Theatre, London
  • 4. On what date did the world tour begin?
A) 12 May 2023
B) 20 September 2026
C) 28 November 2026
D) 16 February 2026
  • 5. Which of the following cast members returned from the West End cast for the UK tour?
A) Georgia Hagen
B) Katy Ellis
C) Jamie-Rose Monk
D) Charlotte Hanna-Williams
  • 6. By how many weeks was the UK leg extended in September 2026?
A) 36 weeks
B) 12 weeks
C) 20 weeks
D) 40 weeks
  • 7. Which new cities were added to the UK itinerary in September 2026?
A) Belfast and Dublin
B) Salford and Manchester
C) Melbourne and Rhode Island
D) New York and Boston
  • 8. When did the North American leg open?
A) 12 May 2023
B) 16 February 2026
C) September 2027
D) 20 September 2026
  • 9. Where did the North American leg open?
A) Fortune Theatre, London
B) Providence Performing Arts Center, Rhode Island
C) The Lowry, Salford
D) Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
  • 10. Where will the musical's Australian premiere take place in September 2027?
A) The Lowry in Salford
B) Providence Performing Arts Center
C) Comedy Theatre in Melbourne
D) Fortune Theatre in London
  • 11. How many members make up the principal cast?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Five
D) Seven
  • 12. How are the multiple roles played by the principal cast usually characterized?
A) Non-speaking
B) Gender-swapped
C) Age-swapped
D) Puppetry-based
  • 13. Who is listed as a notable replacement for Ewen Montagu & Others in the West End?
A) Julia Knitel
B) Emily Barber
C) Jessi Kirtley
D) Jeff Kready
  • 14. Who is listed as a notable replacement for Charles Cholmondeley & Others on Broadway?
A) Emily Barber
B) Brandon Contreras
C) Alex Young
D) Jeff Kready
  • 15. Who is listed as a notable replacement for Hester Leggatt & Others on Broadway?
A) Brandon Contreras
B) Jeff Kready
C) Julia Knitel
D) Jessi Kirtley
  • 16. When was the original West End cast recording released?
A) September 2027
B) 20 September 2026
C) 16 February 2026
D) 12 May 2023
  • 17. Which record label released the original West End cast recording?
A) Warner Records
B) Sony Music
C) Decca Records
D) Universal Music
  • 18. Who produced the original West End cast recording?
A) Greg Evans
B) Frank Rizzo
C) Tim Bano
D) Steve Sidwell
  • 19. Which live recording was released from the Fortune Theatre?
A) Charlotte Hanna-Williams' solo
B) Jak Malone's 'Dear Bill'
C) Ewen Montagu's theme
D) Steve Sidwell's overture
  • 20. Who gave the show a five-star review for The Stage?
A) Shania Russell
B) Greg Evans
C) Frank Rizzo
D) Tim Bano
  • 21. What did Tim Bano call the show in his review for The Stage?
A) An irresistible musical farce
B) A brilliant spy thriller, a brilliant comedy, and a brilliant musical
C) A triumphant blend of slapstick and farce
D) An undeniable success of comic madness
  • 22. Who reviewed the show for Variety?
A) Greg Evans
B) Shania Russell
C) Tim Bano
D) Frank Rizzo
  • 23. What did Frank Rizzo applaud the show for in Variety?
A) British boldness and belly laughs
B) Brilliant spy thriller elements
C) Slapstick and intricate plotting
D) Comic madness and theatrical joy
  • 24. What grade did Shania Russell from Entertainment Weekly give the show?
A) An A
B) Five stars
C) A B plus
D) Ten out of ten
  • 25. What did Shania Russell call the show in Entertainment Weekly?
A) An irresistible musical farce
B) A dull historical drama
C) A triumphant blend of slapstick
D) A brilliant spy thriller
  • 26. Who praised the show for being a 'triumphant blend of slapstick, farce, intricate plotting' in Deadline?
A) Greg Evans
B) Steve Sidwell
C) Frank Rizzo
D) Tim Bano
  • 27. What is the name of the musical comedy troupe that created Operation Mincemeat?
A) The Reduced Shakespeare Company
B) SpitLip
C) The Mischief Theatre
D) Monty Python
  • 28. How many Laurence Olivier Award nominations did the show receive?
A) Four
B) Eight
C) Two
D) Six
  • 29. How many Laurence Olivier Awards did Operation Mincemeat win?
A) Zero
B) Two
C) Six
D) Four
  • 30. How many Tony Award nominations did the show garner?
A) Ten
B) Four
C) Six
D) Two
  • 31. Which actor won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical?
A) Montagu
B) Fleming
C) Bevan
D) Malone
  • 32. What real-life historical event is the basis of the musical?
A) The D-Day landings of 1944
B) The Battle of Britain in 1940
C) A 1943 British deception operation during the Second World War
D) The evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940
  • 33. What was the purpose of the 1943 deception operation?
A) To disguise the Allied invasion of Normandy
B) To disguise the Allied invasion of Sicily
C) To protect British supply lines in the Atlantic
D) To fake an attack on mainland Germany
  • 34. Which locations did the Axis powers believe were actually imminent targets due to the operation?
A) Rome or Milan
B) France or Belgium
C) Norway or Denmark
D) Sardinia or Greece
  • 35. In what year does Act I of the musical begin?
A) 1941
B) 1939
C) 1945
D) 1943
  • 36. What is Ewen Montagu's military profession at the start of the show?
A) Army infantry colonel
B) Naval intelligence officer
C) Air Force pilot
D) Royal Marines major
  • 37. Who is the colonel who informs his subordinates about the strategy requirement?
A) Colonel Ian Fleming
B) Colonel Bernard Spilsbury
C) Colonel Johnny Bevan
D) Colonel Charles Cholmondeley
  • 38. Which well-known future author is mentioned as presenting an idea to Bevan alongside Montagu?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Ian Fleming
C) George Orwell
D) Arthur Conan Doyle
  • 39. What is Charles Cholmondeley's hobby or self-described status in addition to being an Air Force officer?
A) Professional novelist
B) Expert cryptographer
C) Master counterfeiter
D) Amateur naturalist
  • 40. Who formulated the strategy code-named 'Operation Mincemeat'?
A) Charles Cholmondeley
B) Ewen Montagu
C) Ian Fleming
D) Johnny Bevan
  • 41. Why does Charles initially feel his plan is doomed after encountering Montagu and his colleagues?
A) He loses his written notes in the hallway
B) He is bullied out of line
C) The Germans intercept it early
D) Colonel Bevan rejects it before he can speak
  • 42. What quality does Montagu realize he has that will help pitch Charles's plan to Bevan?
A) A natural flair for presentation
B) A high military rank
C) A personal friendship with Churchill
D) Access to classified enemy documents
  • 43. Who is Colonel Bevan's secretary?
A) Hester Leggatt
B) Jean Leslie
C) Ivor Montagu
D) Bill Martin
  • 44. Who joins Hester Leggatt's team as a new clerk eager to disrupt sidelined roles for women?
A) Ivor Montagu
B) Jean Leslie
C) Bernard Spilsbury
D) Bill Martin
E) HMS Seraph crew
  • 45. What song accompanies Jean Leslie's desire to rank alongside male officers?
A) The Pitch
B) Born to Lead
C) All the Ladies
D) Dead in the Water
  • 46. How do Montagu and Charles manage to present their plan to Bevan despite Jean trying to stop them?
A) They trick Ian Fleming into introducing them
B) They break into Bevan's private office at night
C) They bypass Bevan and go straight to the Prime Minister
D) They arrive at the last minute while Jean is bringing Bevan tea
  • 47. Who fumbles the presentation of Operation Mincemeat to Colonel Bevan?
A) Montagu
B) Hester
C) Jean
D) Charles
  • 48. Who steps in to explain Operation Mincemeat after Charles fumbles the pitch?
A) Jean
B) Ian Fleming
C) Johnny Bevan
D) Hester
  • 49. Where is the fake dead body supposed to be placed according to the plan?
A) Off the coast of neutral Spain
B) In the English Channel
C) Off the coast of Sicily
D) On a beach in Sardinia
  • 50. Who are the intelligence agents expected to discover the planted documents?
A) Italian resistance fighters
B) American diplomats
C) Nazi spies
D) Soviet double agents
  • 51. What covert assignment does Colonel Bevan give to Hester regarding Montagu?
A) To investigate Montagu for suspected contact with his brother Ivor
B) To replace Montagu as head of intelligence
C) To steal Montagu's personal savings
D) To follow Montagu to Scotland and arrest him
  • 52. Who is suspected to be a spy for the Soviet government?
A) Ivor Montagu
B) Charles Cholmondeley
C) Bernard Spilsbury
D) Johnny Bevan
  • 53. What is the name of the fake Royal Marines major created by the team?
A) Bill Martin
B) George Thompson
C) Arthur Pendelton
D) John Smith
  • 54. How does Hester ensure Bill Martin's identity is watertight?
A) She buys him a real birth certificate from a church
B) She falsifies numerous identification papers
C) She interviews his fake family members
D) She bribes local police officers
  • 55. What file-handling habit of Montagu's does Charles notice and suppress his concerns about?
A) He shows secret plans to his brother
B) He occasionally misplaces important files
C) তিনি keeps classified documents in his pocket
D) He leaves his office door unlocked
  • 56. What is the cause of death of the actual corpse obtained for the operation?
A) A plane crash at sea
B) Drowning in the Thames
C) Ingested rat poison
D) A heart attack during a pub crawl
  • 57. Who helps the team obtain the corpse?
A) Johnny Bevan
B) Ivor Montagu
C) Bernard Spilsbury
D) Ian Fleming
  • 58. What is Bernard Spilsbury's relationship to Montagu?
A) A strict superior officer
B) A lifelong childhood friend
C) A morally dubious acquaintance
D) A brother-in-law
  • 59. Why is Montagu adamant about using this specific corpse despite ethical concerns?
A) He believes it is better if the corpse is a 'nobody'
B) It has the exact physical measurements required
C) Spilsbury refuses to provide any other body
D) It is the only corpse available in all of London
  • 60. What does Colonel Bevan suggest Bill should be carrying after being unimpressed by the spending spree?
A) A map of Berlin
B) A letter from his fiancée
C) A fake passport for neutral countries
D) A secret diary detailing Allied troop numbers
  • 61. How does Bevan react to Charles and Jean's initial efforts at writing the fiancée's letter?
A) He dismisses their questionable efforts
B) He asks Ian Fleming to rewrite it
C) He tells them to delete it entirely
D) He praises them for their emotional depth
  • 62. What personal experience does Hester relate when explaining how to write the letter?
A) Her parents' separation during the Great War
B) Her engagement to a pilot who survived the Blitz
C) Her brief romance with a Spanish spy
D) Her own story of the lover she lost during World War I
  • 63. Where do Montagu and Charles travel at night to load Bill's corpse onto the submarine?
A) Gibraltar
B) Wales
C) Scotland
D) Northern Ireland
  • 64. What is the name of the submarine used to transport Bill's corpse?
A) HMS Conqueror
B) HMS Trident
C) HMS Seraph
D) HMS Invincible
  • 65. What are the crew of the submarine told is inside the sealed canister?
A) Meteorological equipment
B) Emergency rations and medical supplies
C) Encrypted radio transmitters
D) Classified radar blueprints
  • 66. How does Charles feel about the result of the operation just before it is launched?
A) Indifferent and bored
B) Deeply insecure
C) Completely confident and arrogant
D) Excited to join the submarine crew
  • 67. Whom does Charles witness Montagu meeting briefly during their pub crawl?
A) His brother Ivor
B) Bernard Spilsbury
C) Colonel Bevan
D) A Nazi spy
  • 68. How do the crew of the Seraph feel when they open or handle the canister?
A) They are excited to see a dead body
B) They discover the secret radio transmitter
C) They refuse to follow their orders
D) They are unnerved by its contents
  • 69. What do the crew of the Seraph do after placing Bill in the sea?
A) They destroy the canister
B) They search for Nazi spies nearby
C) They report Montagu to MI5
D) They thank him for his service
  • 70. Which song opens the musical with Ewen Montagu welcoming the audience to MI5?
A) Born to Lead
B) Dead in the Water
C) Making a Man
D) The Pitch
  • 71. Which song is performed when Montagu and Charles pitch Operation Mincemeat to Bevan with Jean's help?
A) Just For Tonight
B) Making a Man
C) The Pitch
D) Dear Bill
  • 72. What is the title of the song where Montagu, Jean, and Charles create the persona and background of Bill Martin?
A) Born to Lead
B) Love is a Bird
C) Spilsbury
D) Making a Man
  • 73. Which song features the obtention of the corpse with the help of Bernard Spilsbury?
A) Sail On, Boys
B) Spilsbury
C) The Pitch
D) Dear Bill
  • 74. What is the name of the song where Hester writes the letter from the fake fiancée?
A) All the Ladies
B) Just For Tonight
C) Love is a Bird
D) Dear Bill
  • 75. Which song accompanies the loading of Bill's corpse onto the submarine HMS Seraph?
A) Sail On, Boys
B) Dead in the Water
C) Spilsbury
D) Born to Lead
  • 76. What song is sung during Montagu and Charles's carefree pub crawl in Scotland?
A) All the Ladies
B) The Pitch
C) Making a Man
D) Just For Tonight
  • 77. What song features Charles and Jean attempting to write a letter before Hester takes over?
A) Love is a Bird
B) The Pitch
C) Making a Man
D) Sail On, Boys
  • 78. How does the German army present a display of their apparent dominance in Act II?
A) A massive military parade
B) An aerial dogfight demonstration
C) A high energy boy band performance
D) A formal diplomatic address
  • 79. What is the name of the song performed by the German army in Act II?
A) Das Vaterland
B) Die Macht
C) Das Übermensch
D) Der Sieg
  • 80. What is the title of the song where Bevan updates the team on the progression of Mincemeat?
A) The Situation Room
B) Bad News
C) The Progress Report
D) Bevan's Update
  • 81. Who is the Vice-Consul reporting from Huelva?
A) Francis Haselden
B) William Martin
C) Glyndwr Michael
D) Ivor
  • 82. What is the title of the song about Haselden ensuring the briefcase reaches the authorities?
A) Haselden's Got a Good Feeling
B) The Briefcase Journey
C) To Berlin
D) Haselden's Success
  • 83. What is the title of the song where Hester helps Jean to 'grow'?
A) Behind the Scenes
B) Growing Up
C) Useful
D) Valuable
  • 84. Whose whisper campaign update confirms that German troops are being transferred?
A) Haselden
B) Spilsbury
C) Bevan
D) Montagu
  • 85. Who personally orders the transfer of German troops from Sicily to Sardinia?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Francis Haselden
C) General Eisenhower
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 86. Who was the man known as Bill Martin actually identified as thanks to Montagu's archives?
A) An American soldier named William
B) A missing British diplomat named William Watkins
C) A gardener named Glyndwr Michael
D) A Spanish spy named Haselden
  • 87. What is the title of the grand finale song that summarises the post-war fates of the characters?
A) A Glitzy Finale
B) Final Bow
C) The End of the War
D) Victory Song
  • 88. Who replaced Rory Furey-King for the Southwark Playhouse run in January 2020?
A) Emily Barber
B) Seán Carey
C) Claire-Marie Hall
D) Chloe Hart
  • 89. Why was the May 2020 run at Southwark Playhouse's The Large stage postponed?
A) COVID-19 pandemic
B) David Cumming broke his collarbone
C) Lack of popular demand
D) The theatre was undergoing renovations
  • 90. When did the postponed Southwark Playhouse run eventually begin?
A) 28 April 2022
B) 14 January 2020
C) 29 March 2023
D) 23 July 2021
  • 91. Who temporarily replaced David Cumming during the Riverside Studios run because he broke his collarbone?
A) George Jennings
B) Christian Andrews
C) Jonty Peach
D) Seán Carey
  • 92. When did David Cumming return to the stage after breaking his collarbone?
A) 23 July 2022
B) 14 January 2022
C) 18 June 2022
D) 28 April 2022
  • 93. Who joined the cast as 'Johnny Bevan & Others' in May 2024?
A) Chloe Hart
B) Holly Sumpton
C) Emily Barber
D) Claire-Marie Hall
  • 94. Who joined the cast as 'Jean Leslie & Others' in December 2024?
A) Emily Barber
B) Zoë Roberts
C) Madeleine Jackson-Smith
D) Chloe Hart
  • 95. How many five-star reviews had the West End production received by May 2025?
A) 2027
B) 4
C) 88
D) 18
  • 96. Which venue hosted the final Off-West End run?
A) New Diorama Theatre
B) Southwark Playhouse
C) Riverside Studios
D) Fortune Theatre
  • 97. How many extensions has the West End production reached by the time it is scheduled until February 2027?
A) 88th extension
B) 4th extension
C) 18th extension
D) 10th extension
  • 98. What was the originally slated length of the Broadway run?
A) An open-ended run
B) 12-week limited run
C) 16-week limited run
D) 20-week limited run
  • 99. How were the reviews for the Broadway opening generally described?
A) Universally panned
B) Mixed
C) Generally negative
D) Generally positive
  • 100. Which specific group of people was mentioned in the resonant quote about blindly following orders?
A) Fascists
B) Traitors
C) Nazis
D) Spies
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