Q 01/05

Which pop star's 2011 Roseland concert film inspired the staging of Six and its Catherine of Aragon?

A) Beyoncé

B) Lady Gaga

C) Madonna

D) Katy Perry

Answer · why

A) Beyoncé

Beyoncé's Live at Roseland was what the two writers watched on their first day of work, to learn how a pop gig could also tell a life story.

Q 02/05

What forced every Broadway theatre to close on the very day Six was due to officially open in New York?

A) A stagehands' union strike

B) The COVID-19 pandemic

C) A citywide power blackout

D) A record snowstorm

Answer · why

B) The COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic closed every Broadway venue on 12 March 2020, so Six did not officially open until 3 October 2021.

Q 03/05

Which weapon did the executioner of Anne Boleyn use after Henry VIII spared her the usual axe?

A) A halberd

B) A guillotine

C) A sword

D) A dagger

Answer · why

C) A sword

A sword was the mercy Henry VIII allowed: he commuted her sentence from burning and sent across the Channel for an expert swordsman.

Q 04/05

In Six, the queen judged to have suffered most under Henry VIII is promised which role in the group?

A) Band manager

B) Head judge

C) Opening act

D) Lead singer

Answer · why

D) Lead singer

Lead singer is the prize, but the contest falls apart when Catherine Parr asks why the queens still define themselves by one man.

Q 05/05

At which festival did Six have its first run in August 2017, performed by a cast of students?

A) Adelaide Fringe

B) Glastonbury Festival

C) Edinburgh Fringe

D) Avignon Festival

Answer · why

C) Edinburgh Fringe

Edinburgh Fringe crowds were selling out the student run within days, yet Six left without a major award and still drew professional producers.