Category: Music

Q1. In which French town, near the Spanish border, was Maurice Ravel born on March 7, 1875?
A. Paris
B. Lyon
C. Ciboure
D. Bordeaux
Answer: C. Ciboure

Q2. At what age did Maurice Ravel begin piano lessons with Henri Ghys, a friend of Emmanuel Chabrier?
A. Five
B. Seven
C. Nine
D. Eleven
Answer: B. Seven

Q3. Which composer became Maurice Ravel’s piano teacher in 1889, when Ravel was just 14?
A. Gabriel Faure
B. Claude Debussy
C. Emile Decombes
D. Charles-Rene
Answer: C. Emile Decombes

Q1. In what year was Robert Schumann born?
A. 1805
B. 1810
C. 1815
D. 1820
Answer: B. 1810

Q2. Where was Robert Schumann born?
A. Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony
B. Leipzig, Germany
C. Dresden, Germany
D. Heidelberg, Germany
Answer: A. Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony

Q3. What was the profession of Robert Schumann’s father, August Schumann?
A. Composer
B. Bookseller and publisher
C. Lawyer
D. Pianist
Answer: B. Bookseller and publisher

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