Q1. In which year was Giuseppe Verdi born?
A. 1801
B. 1813
C. 1825
D. 1837
Answer: B. 1813
Q2. In which Italian region was Giuseppe Verdi born?
A. Tuscany
B. Lombardy
C. Emilia-Romagna
D. Veneto
Answer: C. Emilia-Romagna
Q3. What was the name of Verdi’s first opera, premiered in 1839?
A. Nabucco
B. Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio
C. Rigoletto
D. La Traviata
Answer: B. Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio
Q1. In which year was Felix Mendelssohn born?
A. 1805
B. 1809
C. 1812
D. 1815
Answer: B. 1809
Q2. What is the full name of Felix Mendelssohn?
A. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
B. Felix Jakob Ludwig Mendelssohn
C. Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn Ludwig
D. Ludwig Felix Jakob Mendelssohn
Answer: A. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Q3. In which city was Mendelssohn born?
A. Berlin
B. Hamburg
C. Leipzig
D. Vienna
Answer: B. Hamburg
Q1. In which year was Antonin Dvorak born?
A. 1821
B. 1831
C. 1841
D. 1851
Answer: C. 1841
Q2. In which country was Antonin Dvorak born?
A. Austria
B. Czech Republic
C. Germany
D. Poland
Answer: B. Czech Republic
Q3. Which musical period is Dvorak primarily associated with?
A. Baroque
B. Classical
C. Romantic
D. Modernist
Answer: C. Romantic
Q1. In which year was Richard Wagner born?
A. 1803
B. 1813
C. 1823
D. 1833
Answer: B. 1813
Q2. What is the nationality of Richard Wagner?
A. German
B. Austrian
C. French
D. Italian
Answer: A. German
Q3. Which musical genre is Richard Wagner most famous for?
A. Symphony
B. Opera
C. Chamber music
D. Oratorio
Answer: B. Opera
Q1. In which year was Sergei Rachmaninoff born?
A. 1863
B. 1873
C. 1883
D. 1893
Answer: B. 1873
Q2. What is the nationality of Sergei Rachmaninoff?
A. Austrian
B. German
C. Russian
D. French
Answer: C. Russian
Q3. Which instrument was Rachmaninoff most renowned for playing?
A. Violin
B. Piano
C. Cello
D. Flute
Answer: B. Piano
Q1. In which year was George Frideric Handel born?
A. 1665
B. 1685
C. 1705
D. 1725
Answer: B. 1685
Q2. In which country was Handel born?
A. England
B. Italy
C. Germany
D. Austria
Answer: C. Germany
Q3. What was Handel’s primary instrument as a young musician?
A. Violin
B. Harpsichord
C. Flute
D. Trumpet
Answer: B. Harpsichord
Q1. In which year was Claude Debussy born?
A. 1862
B. 1870
C. 1855
D. 1880
Answer: A. 1862
Q2. What is the primary musical style associated with Claude Debussy?
A. Baroque
B. Classical
C. Impressionism
D. Romanticism
Answer: C. Impressionism
Q3. Which of Debussy’s compositions is considered one of the most iconic works for solo piano?
A. La Mer
B. Clair de Lune
C. Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
D. Pelleas et Melisande
Answer: B. Clair de Lune
Q1. In which year was Franz Schubert born?
A. 1797
B. 1787
C. 1807
D. 1777
Answer: A. 1797
Q2. In which city was Franz Schubert born?
A. Salzburg
B. Vienna
C. Bonn
D. Leipzig
Answer: B. Vienna
Q3. What was Schubert’s primary instrument, which he mastered as a child?
A. Violin
B. Flute
C. Piano
D. Cello
Answer: C. Piano
Q1. In which century was Antonio Vivaldi born?
A. 15th century
B. 16th century
C. 17th century
D. 18th century
Answer: C. 17th century
Q2. What was Antonio Vivaldi’s primary instrument?
A. Violin
B. Harpsichord
C. Flute
D. Organ
Answer: A. Violin
Q3. What nickname was Vivaldi famously known by?
A. The Red Priest
B. The Golden Composer
C. The Venetian Maestro
D. The Baroque Virtuoso
Answer: A. The Red Priest
Q1. In which year was Johannes Brahms born?
A. 1823
B. 1833
C. 1843
D. 1853
Answer: B. 1833
Q2. In which German city was Johannes Brahms born?
A. Hamburg
B. Leipzig
C. Berlin
D. Vienna
Answer: A. Hamburg
Q3. What was Brahms’ primary instrument as a performer?
A. Violin
B. Piano
C. Cello
D. Clarinet
Answer: B. Piano