Statistics for A Streetcar Named Desire Quiz - Scenes 1 and 2

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
In which city of the USA is it based?	New Orleans	99%
Who wrote the play?	Tennessee Williams	96%
The idea of American aspiration to success and prosperity is called 'The American...	Dream.'	94%
Which character embodies Romantic ideals?	Blanche	86%
Which character comes across as a hard realist?	Stanley	86%
Ironically named after the resting place of Greek heroes, what is the name of the avenue the Kowalskis live on?	Elysian Fields	75%
What was the name of the colonial family estate before Blanche lost it?	Belle Reve	74%
What is Stanley's heritage?	Polish	74%
What does Blanche learn about Stella at the end of scene two?	She's pregnant	74%
In which state is this city?	Louisiana	71%
What does the name 'Blanche' literally mean in French?	White	71%
What separates the bedroom from the living room in the apartment?	A curtain	70%
What prejudiced term does Blanche use to describe those of his heritage?	Polack	68%
According to Stanley, what code dictates that that which belongs to the wife belongs to the husband and vice versa.	The Napoleonic Code	67%
What does Stanley throw at Stella in the opening moments of the play?	A packet of meat	65%
What does Stella's name mean?	Star	57%
Write down one item of clothing that Stanley finds in Blanche's luggage when he rummages through it.	Fox Furs / a 'solid-gold' dress / feathered clothing / pearls / gold bracelets / a tiara	56%
What does this literally mean in English?	Beautiful Dream	49%
What kind of music is often heard punctuating scenes?	Jazz	49%
What does Blanche blame for her losing the estate?	People dying / funerals / death / lack of inheritance	43%
What does the tamale street vendor shout?	RE-E-ED H-O-O-TS!	40%
In what made up town was the Dubois family estate?	Laurel	39%
Blanche compares the apartment to something out of the works of which American Gothic writer?	Edgar Allan Poe	38%
What inappropriate thing does Stanley do in front of Blanche upon meeting her?	Takes off his shirt	38%
Who wrote the letters that are in Blanche's luggage?	A dead boy / an ex	26%
Which American painter produced idealised images of the American family?	Norman Rockwell	12%
What word meaning 'diverse' does the author use to describe the French Quarter?	Cosmopolitan	6%