Q1. In what year was Giacomo Puccini born?
A. 1850
B. 1854
C. 1858
D. 1862
Answer: C. 1858
Q2. Where was Giacomo Puccini born?
A. Lucca
B. Florence
C. Milan
D. Rome
Answer: A. Lucca
Q3. What is Giacomo Puccini’s full birth name?
A. Giacomo Antonio Puccini
B. Giacomo Michele Puccini
C. Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini
D. Giacomo Luigi Puccini
Answer: C. Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini
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