Q1. When was Richard Strauss born?
A. June 11, 1860
B. June 11, 1864
C. June 11, 1870
D. June 11, 1854
Answer: B. June 11, 1864
Q2. In which city was Richard Strauss born?
A. Berlin
B. Vienna
C. Munich
D. Weimar
Answer: C. Munich
Q3. What was the profession of Richard Strauss’s father, Franz Strauss?
A. Conductor
B. Composer
C. Principal horn player
D. Violinist
Answer: C. Principal horn player
Q1. In which year was Gustav Mahler born?
A. 1850
B. 1860
C. 1870
D. 1880
Answer: B. 1860
Q2. What was the profession of Mahler’s father, Bernhard, that helped elevate the family’s social status?
A. Innkeeper
B. Musician
C. Teacher
D. Merchant
Answer: A. Innkeeper
Q3. At what age did Mahler give his first public piano performance?
A. Six
B. Eight
C. Ten
D. Twelve
Answer: C. Ten
Q1. In what year was Igor Stravinsky born?
A. 1880
B. 1882
C. 1884
D. 1886
Answer: B. 1882
Q2. Where was Igor Stravinsky born?
A. Moscow
B. Saint Petersburg
C. Oranienbaum
D. Kiev
Answer: C. Oranienbaum
Q3. What was the profession of Igor Stravinsky’s father, Fyodor Ignatyevich Stravinsky?
A. Pianist
B. Bass singer at the Mariinsky Theatre
C. Composer
D. Violinist
Answer: B. Bass singer at the Mariinsky Theatre
Q1. In what year was Joseph Haydn born?
A. 1720
B. 1732
C. 1740
D. 1758
Answer: B. 1732
Q2. Where was Joseph Haydn born?
A. Vienna, Austria
B. Salzburg, Austria
C. Rohrau, Austria
D. Eisenstadt, Hungary
Answer: C. Rohrau, Austria
Q3. What was Joseph Haydn’s father’s occupation?
A. Composer
B. Wheelwright
C. Choirmaster
D. Nobleman
Answer: B. Wheelwright
Q1. In which year was Dmitri Shostakovich born?
A. 1900
B. 1906
C. 1912
D. 1918
Answer: B. 1906
Q2. In which city was Shostakovich born?
A. Moscow
B. Kiev
C. St. Petersburg
D. Odessa
Answer: C. St. Petersburg
Q3. What was Shostakovich’s primary instrument as a performer?
A. Violin
B. Piano
C. Cello
D. Clarinet
Answer: B. Piano
Q1. In which year was Franz Liszt born?
A. 1801
B. 1811
C. 1821
D. 1831
Answer: B. 1811
Q2. What was Franz Liszt’s primary instrument?
A. Violin
B. Flute
C. Piano
D. Organ
Answer: C. Piano
Q3. In which country was Franz Liszt born?
A. Austria
B. Hungary
C. Germany
D. France
Answer: B. Hungary
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