Score 100% On Our Burlesque Quiz & Receive $10 In HomeRun Credits!

In honor of our New York burlesque deal, we thought it would be a good idea for our readers to know a bit more about its provocative history. Post your answers in the blog comments, and if you get all of them right, you will get an A+ from us along with $10 in HomeRun credits! 

First off, burlesque is not just about stripteases and raunchy costumes. Burlesque is rooted in a smart tradition of political and societal satire sketches that were often performed before main shows in vaudeville and other theaters. Music, dance, monologues, and magic were all incorporated to give the shows a humorous and entertaining edge while also revealing a bold commentary on the issues of the day. Revealing costumes were added once burlesque traveled to New York because club owners saw that ticket sales boomed as soon as the costumes became more sensuous (not a shocker).

Learn more about burlesque by trying your hand in some entertainment trivia and take our quiz below!

1)      How did burlesque start?

1. As a way for the lower and middle classes in Europe and the United States to make fun of the upper classes
2. In Ancient Greece, with Aristophanes’ bawdy play, Lysistrata
3. In Vegas, as a way to employ women when their husbands were off to war
4. In Paris at the Moulin Rouge

2)      What was the main factor that contributed to the disappearance of burlesque clubs?

1. Prohibition
2. World War I
3. A performer’s strike
4. Smallpox

3)      Who was one of the first stars of burlesque?

1. President Roosevelt
2. Dolly Parton
3. Gypsy Rose Lee
4. Shirley Temple
5. Madonna

4)      Where does the word “burlesque” derive its name?

1. From the Italian burla meaning a joke or mockery
2. From the French word brûlée named after a famous star’s favorite dessert
3. From the name of a New York club owner’s wife
4. From that movie with Cher and Christina Aguilera

5)      What was the lead comic in a burlesque show called?

1. The top banana
2. The top tomato
3. The squashed banana
4. The overripe nasty banana
5. The lead comic

Post your answers in the blog comments and if you answer all of them correctly, you will get $10 in HomeRun credits! We will announce the winners once the deal ends. And if you’re in New York, make sure to score our Le Scandal Cabaret deal so you can get the full historical entertainment experience!