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Kansas City Showtime Trivia Challenge

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1. Which family holiday show has staged about 720 performances in the last 40 years?

a. A Christmas Carol

b. A Christmas Story

c. The Nutcracker


2. Which performer was NOT born in Kansas City?

a. Don Cheadle

b. Sheryl Crow

c. Jean Harlow

3. This 630-seat theater hosts A Christmas Carol, the classic story of a curmudgeonly businessman who receives visits from apparitions who help him discover the true meaning of Christmas.

a. Spencer Theatre

b. Midland Theatre

c. American Heartland Theatre

4. TIME Magazine named this theater as “one of the top five theaters for young audiences in the country.”

a. Starlight Theatre

b. Coterie Theatre

c. The Folly Theater


5. How many hairpins will the costume shop for The Nutcracker use during this year’s performances?

a. 600

b. 2,600

c. 6,600

6. A concert by which performer was the first event at the Sprint Center, three days after it opened in October 2007?

a. Kenny Chesney

b. Elton John

c. Justin Timberlake

7. How many full-time musicians are in the Kansas City Symphony?

a. 80

b. 60

c. 70

8. A Christmas Story: The Musical, which had its world premiere in 2009 at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, was nominated for how many Tony Awards in 2013?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

Answer Key: 1=c; 2=b; 3=a; 4=b; 5=c; 6=b; 7=a; 8=c

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