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Cats Musical Pub Quiz: 12 Trivia Questions
A ready-to-read Cats quiz for pubs, parties, and theatre nights. Read a question aloud, take guesses, then reveal the answer.
1. Whose poetry collection inspired the musical Cats?
Answer: T.S. Eliot
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
2. Who composed the music for Cats?
Answer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
3. What song does the outcast cat Grizabella sing?
Answer: Memory
4. What is the heavenly destination the Jellicle cats hope to reach?
Answer: The Heaviside Layer
5. Who is the wise elder cat who chooses which cat ascends?
Answer: Old Deuteronomy
6. What is the nickname of Macavity, the criminal mastermind cat?
Answer: The Mystery Cat
7. In what year did Cats open on Broadway?
Answer: 1982
8. Which Broadway theatre was Cats' home for 18 years?
Answer: The Winter Garden Theatre
9. What adjective does T.S. Eliot use to describe the cats throughout the show?
Answer: Jellicle
10. Who choreographed the original production of Cats?
Answer: Gillian Lynne
11. Who originated the role of Grizabella in the West End production?
Answer: Elaine Paige
12. What is the name of the magical black cat who performs feats of conjuring?
Answer: Mr. Mistoffelees
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