Q 01/05

Who wrote the music and lyrics for Into the Woods?

A) Andrew Lloyd Webber

B) Jason Robert Brown

C) Alan Menken

D) Stephen Sondheim

Answer · why

D) Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim composed the score and lyrics, with James Lapine writing the book; the pair had already won the Pulitzer Prize for their previous mus...

Q 02/05

Which four items must the Baker and his Wife bring the Witch to lift the curse?

A) A cow, a cape, a harp and a slipper

B) A bean, a cape, hair and a crown

C) A cow, a hood, an egg and a shoe

D) A cow, a cape, hair and a slipper

Answer · why

D) A cow, a cape, hair and a slipper

The Witch demands a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn and a slipper as pure as gold before the third midnight.

Q 03/05

Why did the Witch curse the Baker's family?

A) His mother refused to marry her son

B) He mocked her ugliness as a child

C) His father stole vegetables from her garden

D) His father burned down her tower

Answer · why

C) His father stole vegetables from her garden

His father stole vegetables from her garden, including the magic beans she prized above all, so she cursed his line with childlessness.

Q 04/05

What is the name of Jack's cow?

A) Buttercup

B) Milky White

C) Daisy Bell

D) Snowdrop

Answer · why

B) Milky White

Milky White, Jack's beloved cow, dies in the woods and is revived by the Witch, who needs her to drink the four items that undo the spell.

Q 05/05

How is the girl in the tower related to the Baker?

A) She is his sister

B) She is his cousin

C) She is his daughter

D) She is his niece

Answer · why

A) She is his sister

The Witch took her as payment for the stolen vegetables, which is where the Grimms' Rapunzel actually begins.