Author: Mauvin Sequeira

Q1. In which year was Anton Bruckner born? A. 1814 B. 1824 C. 1834 D. 1844 Answer: B. 1824 Q2. What was the profession of Anton Bruckner's father? A. Composer B. Organist C. Schoolmaster D. Choir director Answer: C. Schoolmaster Q3. At what age did Bruckner begin learning to play the organ? A. Around 5 B. Around 10 C. Around 15 D. Around 20 Answer: A. Around 5

Q1. In which year and location was Bedrich Smetana born? A. 1820, Prague B. 1824, Litomysl C. 1826, Plzes D. 1822, Jihlava Answer: B. 1824, Litomysl Q2. What was the profession of Smetana's father, Frantisek? A. Brewer B. Composer C. Violinist only D. Teacher Answer: A. Brewer Q3. At what age did Smetana give his first public piano performance, playing an arrangement of an overture? A. Four B. Six C. Eight D. Ten Answer: B. Six

Q1. In what year was Tomaso Albinoni born? A. 1661 B. 1671 C. 1681 D. 1691 Answer: B. 1671 Q2. Where was Tomaso Albinoni born and raised? A. Florence B. Milan C. Venice D. Rome Answer: C. Venice Q3. What was the profession of Albinoni's father, Antonio? A. Violin maker B. Opera impresario C. Paper merchant D. Church organist Answer: C. Paper merchant

Q1. In what year was Carl Maria von Weber born? A. 1770 B. 1786 C. 1792 D. 1800 Answer: B. 1786 Q2. Where was Carl Maria von Weber baptized, and what additional name was added to his at that time? A. Salzburg; Friedrich B. Vienna; Ernst C. Eutin; Maria D. Munich; Anton Answer: C. Eutin; Maria Q3. What was the profession of Carl Maria von Weber's father, Franz Anton? A. Composer B. Violinist and theater director C. Opera singer D. Piano teacher Answer: B. Violinist and theater director

Q1. In what year was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach born? A. 1705 B. 1714 C. 1723 D. 1731 Answer: B. 1714 Q2. Where was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach born? A. Leipzig B. Berlin C. Weimar D. Hamburg Answer: C. Weimar Q3. Who was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's father? A. Georg Philipp Telemann B. Johann Sebastian Bach C. Frederick II of Prussia D. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Answer: B. Johann Sebastian Bach

Q1. In what year was Jacques Offenbach born? A. 1815 B. 1819 C. 1823 D. 1827 Answer: B. 1819 Q2. What was Jacques Offenbach's birth name before he adopted the French version? A. Jacob Offenbach B. Jean Offenbach C. Jules Offenbach D. Isaac Offenbach Answer: A. Jacob Offenbach Q3. What instrument did Offenbach begin studying at age nine, which became his primary one? A. Violin B. Piano C. Flute D. Cello Answer: D. Cello

Q1. In what year was Domenico Scarlatti born? A. 1680 B. 1685 C. 1690 D. 1695 Answer: B. 1685 Q2. Where was Domenico Scarlatti born? A. Rome B. Venice C. Naples D. Madrid Answer: C. Naples Q3. Who was Domenico Scarlatti's father, a renowned composer of the time? A. Antonio Vivaldi B. Alessandro Scarlatti C. Arcangelo Corelli D. Georg Philipp Telemann Answer: B. Alessandro Scarlatti

Q1. In which year was Modest Mussorgsky born? A. 1829 B. 1839 C. 1849 D. 1859 Answer: B. 1839 Q2. Where was Modest Mussorgsky born? A. Moscow B. Saint Petersburg C. Karevo, Pskov Governorate D. Kiev Answer: C. Karevo, Pskov Governorate Q3. What was Modest Mussorgsky's family background primarily described as? A. Merchant class B. Land-owning nobility with peasant ancestry C. Military aristocracy D. Clerical lineage Answer: B. Land-owning nobility with peasant ancestry

Q1. In what year was Johann Pachelbel baptized? A. 1652 B. 1653 C. 1654 D. 1655 Answer: B. 1653 Q2. Where was Johann Pachelbel born? A. Vienna, Austria B. Erfurt, Germany C. Nuremberg, Germany D. Regensburg, Germany Answer: C. Nuremberg, Germany Q3. What was the profession of Johann Pachelbel's father? A. Composer B. Organist C. Wine dealer D. Coppersmith Answer: C. Wine dealer

Q1. In what year was George Gershwin born? A. 1896 B. 1898 C. 1900 D. 1902 Answer: B. 1898 Q2. What was George Gershwin's birth name? A. Jacob Gershwine B. Morris Gershwin C. Ira Gershwin D. Arthur Gershwin Answer: A. Jacob Gershwine Q3. Where was George Gershwin born? A. Manhattan, New York B. Brooklyn, New York C. Chicago, Illinois D. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Answer: B. Brooklyn, New York