The Cocktail Party Quizzes

The Cocktail Party Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the play?
Sarah Ruhl

George Bernard Shaw

T.S. Eliot

William Shakespeare
2 When was it written?
1953

1949

1930

1940
3 Where did it premiere?
London

Edinburgh

Paris

New York
4 Which Tony Award did it win?
Best Actor

Best Director

Best Play

Best Supporting Acrtress
5 When was it produced on Broadway?
1949

1950

1954

1928
6 Where is it set?
Paris

New York

Boston

London
7 What is T.S. Eliot primarily known for?
Poetry

Journalism

Acting

Novels
8 What ancient Greek play does The Cocktail Party take cues from?
The Frogs

Antigone

Medea

Alcestis
9 Who is that play by?
Aristophanes

Euripides

Anne Carson

Sophocles
10 Who is throwing the cocktail party in the beginning?
Celia

Edward

Julia

Lavinia
11 What is Edward's profession?
Doctor

Lawyer

Banker

Journalist
12 What was Alex's story about, as the play begins?
His friend

A former lover

A tiger

A monkey
13 Who tells a story next?
Peter

Julia

Alex

Celia
14 What is the story that Julia tells about?
Lady Klootz and the wedding cake

Hollywood

The colonies

A tiger
15 "The butler found her in the pantry, rinsing her mouth out with ___________"
Wine

Vodka

Soap

Champagne
16 What country do they NOT suggest Lady Klootz could be from?
France

Lithuania

Belgium

One of the Baltic states
17 What animal cry could Delia Verinder's brother hear?
Squirrel

Mosquito

Lion

Bat
18 What does Julia complain that Edward does not have at his cocktail party?
Gin

Games

Water

Snacks
19 Who is Edward's wife?
Celia

Julia

Caroline

Lavinia
20 Where was Peter recently?
California

Paris

New York

Rome
21 What was he working on there?
A news report

A play

A novel

A film
22 Whom does Edward say Lavinia went to visit?
Her hypnotist

Her father

Her aunt

Her uncle
23 Where?
Cambridge

Oxford

Paris

Essex
24 When does Julia want to dine with Edward?
Friday

Wednesday

Thursday

Monday
25 Who is Edward left alone with?
The unidentified guest

Julia

Celia

Alex