Franz Liszt Quiz Questions and Answers
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
Q4. What is the name of Liszt’s famous set of piano pieces inspired by his travels in Switzerland and Italy?
A. Annees de Pelerinage
B. Hungarian Rhapsodies
C. Transcendental Études
D. Piano Sonata in B minor
Answer: A. Annees de Pelerinage
Q5. Which of the following composers was a close friend and musical collaborator of Liszt?
A. Ludwig van Beethoven
B. Richard Wagner
C. Johann Sebastian Bach
D. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: B. Richard Wagner
Q6. What term did Liszt coin to describe a single-movement orchestral work with a narrative or descriptive theme?
A. Concerto
B. Symphony
C. Tone Poem
D. Rhapsody
Answer: C. Tone Poem
Q7. Which of Liszt’s works is a set of 19 piano pieces inspired by Hungarian folk music?
A. Transcendental Études
B. Hungarian Rhapsodies
C. Liebestraum
D. Mephisto Waltzes
Answer: B. Hungarian Rhapsodies
Q8. What was the name of Liszt’s long-term romantic partner, who was a significant influence on his life and work?
A. Marie d’Agoult
B. Clara Schumann
C. Cosima Wagner
D. George Sand
Answer: A. Marie d’Agoult
Q9. Which city was a major center for Liszt’s musical activities during the 1840s, where he performed extensively?
A. Budapest
B. Vienna
C. Paris
D. Leipzig
Answer: C. Paris
Q10. What is the title of Liszt’s famous piano piece known as “Love Dream”?
A. Liebestraum
B. La Campanella
C. Un Sospiro
D. Consolation No. 3
Answer: A. Liebestraum
Q11. Which of Liszt’s compositions is a virtuosic piano piece based on a theme by Niccolò Paganini?
A. Mephisto Waltz No. 1
B. La Campanella
C. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
D. Piano Sonata in B minor
Answer: B. La Campanella
Q12. In which year did Liszt take minor orders in the Catholic Church, earning the title “Abbé Liszt”?
A. 1845
B. 1855
C. 1865
D. 1875
Answer: C. 1865
Q13. What is the name of Liszt’s only piano sonata, considered one of his greatest works?
A. Sonata in A major
B. Sonata in B minor
C. Sonata in C major
D. Sonata in E minor
Answer: B. Sonata in B minor
Q14. Which of Liszt’s works is a set of 12 technically demanding piano studies?
A. Consolations
B. Transcendental Études
C. Hungarian Rhapsodies
D. Années de Pèlerinage
Answer: B. Transcendental Études
Q15. In which city did Liszt spend his final years, where he taught and composed?
A. Rome
B. Weimar
C. Budapest
D. Bayreuth
Answer: D. Bayreuth
Q16. Which of the following is a famous orchestral work by Liszt?
A. Les Preludes
B. Liebestraum
C. Un Sospiro
D. La Campanella
Answer: A. Les Preludes
Q17. What was the profession of Liszt’s father, who played a significant role in his early musical education?
A. Lawyer
B. Musician
C. Teacher
D. Merchant
Answer: B. Musician
Q18. Which composer’s works did Liszt frequently transcribe for the piano?
A. Frédéric Chopin
B. Ludwig van Beethoven
C. Johannes Brahms
D. Robert Schumann
Answer: B. Ludwig van Beethoven
Q19. Which of Liszt’s compositions is known for its devilish and virtuosic character, inspired by the Faust legend?
A. Mephisto Waltz No. 1
B. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
C. Totentanz
D. Dante Symphony
Answer: A. Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Q20. In which musical era is Franz Liszt primarily associated?
A. Baroque
B. Classical
C. Romantic
D. Modern
Answer: C. Romantic
Q21. What was the name of the traveling virtuoso period in Liszt’s career during the 1830s and 1840s?
A. Weimar Years
B. Lisztomani
C. Roman Period
D. Hungarian Tour
Answer: B. Lisztomani
Q22. What was the primary language Liszt spoke during his childhood?
A. Hungarian
B. German
C. French
D. Italian
Answer: B. German
Q23. Which of Liszt’s students became a famous composer and conductor, known for works like “Also sprach Zarathustra”?
A. Richard Strauss
B. Gustav Mahler
C. Anton Bruckner
D. Hans von Bülow
Answer: A. Richard Strauss
Q24. Which of Liszt’s compositions is a set of six lyrical piano pieces, including “Un Sospiro”?
A. Années de Pèlerinage
B. Liebestraum
C. Consolations
D. Transcendental Études
Answer: C. Consolations
Q25. Which of Liszt’s works is a piano piece inspired by the dance of death?
A. Totentanz
B. Mephisto Waltz No. 1
C. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
D. La Lugubre Gondola
Answer: A. Totentanz