'Glee' returns Tuesday; do you know your musical movies and TV?

By David Frese

McClatchy Newspapers

Published: Tuesday, April 13 2010 1:12 p.m. MDT

Rejoice! "Glee" returns at 9:28 p.m. EDT Tuesday on Fox. Take our quiz and test your Glee-ky knowledge of musical movies and TV shows.

1. Which "Glee" cast member is not a veteran Broadway actor?

A. Matthew Morrison (Will)

B. Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina)

C. Lea Michele (Rachel)

D. Jane Lynch (Sue)

2. The Disney Channel's "High School Musical" began as a sequel to ...

A. "Hairspray"

B. "The Sound of Music"

C. "Grease"

D. "West Side Story"

3. Stephen Tobolowsky's "Glee" character Sandy Ryerson shares a last name with a character he played in the film ...

A. "Great Balls of Fire!"

B. "Groundhog Day"

C. "Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael"

D. "The Country Bears"

4. "I Dream of Jeannie" actress Barbara Eden starred in a film and later a TV series based on which of these songs:

A. "Red Headed Stranger," by Willie Nelson

B. "9 to 5," by Dolly Parton

C. "9 to 5 (The Morning Train)," by Sheena Easton

D. "Harper Valley P.T.A.," by Jeannie C. Riley

5. Which of these TV series has Jane Lynch not appeared on?

A. "Seinfeld"

B. "The X-Files"

C. "Frasier"

D. "Two and a Half Men"

6. The life of musician Joan Jett is portrayed in the biopic "The Runaways," but in 1987 she and then-TV star Michael J. Fox played musician-siblings in the movie "Light of Day." Who wrote the title song?

A. Joan Jett

B. Bruce Springsteen

C. Huey Lewis

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