The Cocktail Party Quizzes

The Cocktail Party Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the play?
William Shakespeare

T.S. Eliot

Sarah Ruhl

George Bernard Shaw
2 When was it written?
1949

1930

1953

1940
3 Where did it premiere?
London

New York

Edinburgh

Paris
4 Which Tony Award did it win?
Best Director

Best Play

Best Supporting Acrtress

Best Actor
5 When was it produced on Broadway?
1950

1928

1949

1954
6 Where is it set?
New York

Paris

Boston

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

Novels

Poetry

Journalism
8 What ancient Greek play does The Cocktail Party take cues from?
Antigone

Medea

The Frogs

Alcestis
9 Who is that play by?
Aristophanes

Anne Carson

Euripides

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

Celia

Edward

Lavinia
11 What is Edward's profession?
Lawyer

Banker

Doctor

Journalist
12 What was Alex's story about, as the play begins?
A former lover

A tiger

A monkey

His friend
13 Who tells a story next?
Julia

Peter

Celia

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

A tiger

The colonies

Hollywood
15 "The butler found her in the pantry, rinsing her mouth out with ___________"
Champagne

Vodka

Soap

Wine
16 What country do they NOT suggest Lady Klootz could be from?
Belgium

Lithuania

One of the Baltic states

France
17 What animal cry could Delia Verinder's brother hear?
Mosquito

Lion

Squirrel

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

Snacks

Gin

Water
19 Who is Edward's wife?
Lavinia

Julia

Caroline

Celia
20 Where was Peter recently?
Rome

New York

Paris

California
21 What was he working on there?
A film

A play

A news report

A novel
22 Whom does Edward say Lavinia went to visit?
Her father

Her aunt

Her uncle

Her hypnotist
23 Where?
Paris

Oxford

Cambridge

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

Monday

Thursday

Wednesday
25 Who is Edward left alone with?
Celia

Alex

Julia

The unidentified guest