Q 01/05

Which of the Seven Dwarfs is revealed to be Lord Farquaad's father at the wedding in Shrek the Musical?

A) Grumpy

B) Dopey

C) Sneezy

D) Bashful

Answer · why

A) Grumpy

Grumpy storms the wedding to reveal that he threw his son out at 28 for refusing to leave the basement. Farquaad had sung earlier that his father aban...

Q 02/05

How does the actor playing the tiny Lord Farquaad move around the stage in Shrek the Musical?

A) On a wheeled stool

B) In a deep crouch

C) On his knees

D) In a sunken trench

Answer · why

C) On his knees

On his knees is the trick, with tiny fake legs dangling in front of him. In the London production the actor's real legs were strapped up behind him an...

Q 03/05

Which pop hit from the first Shrek film was added to the finale of Shrek the Musical during its Broadway run?

A) All Star

B) Hallelujah

C) I'm a Believer

D) Bad Reputation

Answer · why

C) I'm a Believer

I'm a Believer had only been played as the audience walked out, until the whole company began singing it in October 2009. Neil Diamond wrote the song,...

Q 04/05

Which New Yorker cartoonist wrote the picture book Shrek!, a source for Shrek the Musical alongside the DreamWorks film?

A) Maurice Sendak

B) William Steig

C) Shel Silverstein

D) Charles Addams

Answer · why

B) William Steig

William Steig published Shrek! in 1990. In his book the ogre's parents kick their son out of the family home, a moment the stage show turns into its o...

Q 05/05

Which supposedly perfect kingdom does Lord Farquaad rule in Shrek the Musical, banishing its fairy-tale creatures?

A) Camelot

B) Corona

C) Arendelle

D) Duloc

Answer · why

D) Duloc

Duloc is purged of its fairy-tale creatures because their ruler brands them freaks, and they may not return on pain of death. The exiles end up camped...