Welcome to Alexander's Gilbert and Sullivan Online Quiz

Quiz Topics

General Topics
A quiz of a general nature will get you started at Level One and at Level Two. and give you encouragement again at Level Six.

Can you Identify(1)
Try this Quiz as Level Three for a few nautical questions

Can you Identify(2)
Mix nauticalia with a little military knowledge in Level Four

Can you Identify(3)
If you like questions about who sings what, try this Quiz at Level Five

Animals
This is a quiz about some of the references to animals in the Savoy Operas

Bishops in their Shovel Hats and other Dignified Clergy
Could this become a favourite among bishops? I hope so. They'll find they are well represented in Gilbert and Sullivan.

Classical Allusions
Gilbert was himself a fine student of the classics. And he uses them liberally. How well do you know them? Find out with this quiz.

Hatches, Matches And Happy Dispatches.
Hopefully no one will want to emulate Nanki Poo and attempt to perform the Happy Dispatch after doing this quiz on Births, Deaths and Marriages in the operas.

Foreign Tongues and Places, Sports and Pastimes
A good quiz for those who want to know more about how Gilbert uses languages. There's a surprise for those who are fans of cricket—it's mentioned in...

Odd ones out
Odd ones out of all varieties, and you have to decide what. Odd ones out—2 gives you another opportunity.

Musical Instruments
A quiz about the references to musical instruments in the operas. Lady Jane, Luiz, Dr Daly, Strephon all play a musical instrument of some sort...

“Ring the merry bells...”
A Quiz about the references to bells in the Savoy Operas

Bab Sketches—1 and Bab Sketches—2
for those with an enthusiasm for Gilbert's beautiful drawings.

The Lesser-Known Operas
How well do you know those lesser-known collaborations such as The Gods Grown Old, The Flowers of Progress and The Statutory Duel?

The Music
Some may say the quizzes are a little light on when it comes to questions about the music. This attempts to redress the balance in favour of Sir Arthur Sullivan.

Gilbert at the Savoy
"Call me a cab sir"
"Certainly sir, you're a four-wheeler"
"How dare you, sir!"
"Well, you asked me to call you a cab and I certainly couldn't call you hansom."
The hapless gentleman had mistaken for a doorman the best dramatist and wit of his time. This quiz looks at some of the ways Gilbert used his wit with members of the D'Oyly Carte.