ABBA & Mamma Mía

ABBA & Mamma Mía

Round 1: The Songs

4 Questions​

Multiple Choice

Since you all know that Mamma Mía is based on the songs of Swedish pop group ABBA, let’s start at the beginning:

What’s the name of the first ABBA album?

• ABBA

• Arrival

• Waterloo

• Ring-Ring

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Speaking of Eurovision: Switzerland won the first-ever Eurovision in 1956 and won the prize once again in 1988 with the song “Ne partez pas sans moi”.

Who sang it?

• Céline Dion

• Lys Assia

• Patricia Kaas

• Edith Piaf

• Mylène Farmer

Multiple Choice

The Mamma Mía 2 soundtrack ends with Meryl Streep singing “The Day Before You Came”. However, the song doesn’t actually appear in the movie. This kind-of mirrors the history of the original song which was a standalone single before it was retrofitted onto later issues of which album?

• Souper Trouper

• Voulez-Vous

• Voyage

• The Visitors

Round 2: The History

4 Questions​

Multiple Choice

In “The Day Before You Came”, there is the line: “There’s not, I think, a single episode of ‘Dallas’ that I didn’t see.”

If the narrator has indeed seen all episodes of Dallas, up to the day the song was released, how many has she seen?

• 357

• 106

• 224

• 76

Multiple Choice

The B-Side to “The Day Before You Came” was “Cassandra”, a song named for the figure in Greek mythology.

What was the mythological Cassandra known for?

• Following her lover into the underworld

• Being raised by bears

• Having the gift of prophecy

• Turning into a tree to escape Apollo’s advances

Multiple Choice

In the historic battle of Waterloo, who was commandeering the Anglo-allied army against Napoleon?

• Admiral Horatio Nelson

• The 1st Duke of Wellington

• William II of the Netherlands

• Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Multiple Choice

On the “Waterloo” album, there is a song called “What About Livingstone?” about the British explorer David Livingstone (1813 – 1873).

What continent is David Livingstone famous for exploring?

• Africa

• Asia

• America

• Australia

Round 3: Cherished Musicals

5 Questions​

Multiple Choice

Moving on: Mamma Mía wasn’t the first English-language Broadway musical with songs by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

Instead, that distinction belongs to…

• Miss Saigon

• Starlight Express

• Into the Woods

• Chess

Multiple Choice

The “Mamma Mía 2 – Here We Go Again!” cast saw the addition of Cher as grandma Ruby. Despite having successful careers in TV, movies and music, this was Cher’s first role in a musical. Well, almost. She did play in a 13-minute medley of “West Side Story” for her TV show in the ’70s.

What was special about it?

• She played all the parts

• Show guest Dolly Parton played Anita

• Cher was pregnant and added a line about Tony knocking her up

• She was the oldest member of the cast but played María, the youngest character

Multiple Choice

Coinciding with the release of Mamma Mía 2 in 2018, Cher released an album of ABBA cover songs.

What was its title?

• ABBA-esque

• ABBAmania

• Abbasolutely

• Dancing Queen

• Abbacadabra

Multiple Choice

Mamma Mía 2 also marks the first time since Silkwood (1983) that Cher and Meryl Streep have officially appeared in the same movie. However, there was one other film that saw them both on screen (though it was an uncredited cameo for Streep). Which one?

• Faithful (1996)

• Un tè con Mussolini (1999)

• Stuck on You (2003)

• Burlesque (2010)

Multiple Choice

Cher won the best actress Oscar for her performance in Moonstruck in 1988, a year in which Meryl Streep was also nominated.

Meryl Streep has been nominated 17 times for best (leading) actress and 4 times for best supporting actress. How many of those did she win?

• 4 leading,

  1 supporting

• 6 leading,

  0 supporting

• 2 leading,

  1 supporting

• 3 leading,

  2 supporting

Round 4: The Three Dads

3 Questions

Multiple Choice

Besides being famous for his role in both Mamma Mía films, Pierce Brosnan also played 007 for a few years. Originally, the producers had wanted to cast him in the ’80s but he was unavailable so they instead used Timothy Dalton for two films.

Why wasn’t he available?

• He had to take singing lessons so he would be able to sing in Mamma Mía

• The TV show Remington Steele he starred in was picked up again after cancellation

• His son was in a car accident and was hospitalized

• His wive got cancer and died

Multiple Choice

Colin Firth first became popular for playing Mr Darcy in a BBC mini-series adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

What’s Mr Darcy’s first name?

• Mark

• Fitzwilliam

• Fitzherbert

• Fitzgerald

• Fitzpatrick

Multiple Choice

Stellan Skarsgård had a role in Lars Von Trier’s 1996 film Breaking the Waves, starring Emily Watson.

What 2019 mini-series reunited these two on camera?

• Good Omens

• Years and Years

• Chernobyl

• Watchmen

Final Round: Sports

1 Question

Multiple Choice

The fans of the football club Rangers FC use a variation of the ABBA song Super Trouper to spur on their team.

What stadium is the Rangers’ home ground?

Hint: it helps if you remember the lyrics to the original song

• City Stadium,

  Cardiff,

  Wales

• Edgeley Park,

  Stockport,

  England

• Ibrox Stadium,

  Glasgow,

  Scotland

• Oriel Park,

  Dundalk,

  Ireland

• Lakeview Park,

  Loughgall,

  Northern Ireland