Q1. In which Italian city was Gioachino Rossini born on February 29, 1792?
A. Bologna
B. Milan
C. Pesaro
D. Naples
Answer: C. Pesaro

Q2. What was the profession of Rossini’s father, Giuseppe Rossini?
A. Violinist
B. Trumpeter and horn player
C. Opera singer
D. Composer
Answer: B. Trumpeter and horn player

Q3. Rossini’s mother, Anna Guidarini, primarily worked as what before becoming a singer?
A. Teacher
B. Actress
C. Seamstress
D. Pianist
Answer: C. Seamstress

Q1. In which year was Sergei Prokofiev born?
A. 1881
B. 1891
C. 1901
D. 1911
Answer: B. 1891

Q2. Where was Sergei Prokofiev born?
A. Sontsovka, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire)
B. Moscow, Russia
C. Saint Petersburg, Russia
D. Paris, France
Answer: A. Sontsovka, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire)

Q3. What was the profession of Sergei Prokofiev’s father?
A. Composer
B. Pianist
C. Agronomist
D. Conductor
Answer: C. Agronomist

Q1. In what year was Camille Saint-Saens born?
A. 1825
B. 1835
C. 1845
D. 1855
Answer: B. 1835

Q2. Where was Camille Saint-Saens born?
A. Paris
B. Lyon
C. Marseille
D. Bordeaux
Answer: A. Paris

Q3. How soon after Camille Saint-Saens’ birth did his father pass away?
A. Within a week
B. Within a month
C. Within two months
D. Within a year
Answer: C. Within two months

Q1. In which Finnish town was Jean Sibelius born on December 8, 1865?
A. Turku
B. Helsinki
C. Hameenlinna
D. Tampere
Answer: C. Hameenlinna

Q2. What was Jean Sibelius’s original full name at birth?
A. Johan Christian Sibelius
B. Johan Julius Christian Sibelius
C. Jean Julius Sibelius
D. Christian Johan Sibelius
Answer: B. Johan Julius Christian Sibelius

Q3. When did Jean Sibelius’s father die, leaving the family in financial difficulties?
A. 1865
B. 1868
C. 1870
D. 1872
Answer: B. 1868

Q1. In what year was Edvard Grieg born?
A. 1840
B. 1843
C. 1845
D. 1847
Answer: B. 1843

Q2. Where was Edvard Grieg born?
A. Bergen
B. Oslo
C. Copenhagen
D. Leipzig
Answer: A. Bergen

Q3. What was the occupation of Edvard Grieg’s father, Alexander Grieg?
A. Composer
B. Merchant and British Vice-Consul
C. Violinist
D. Music teacher
Answer: B. Merchant and British Vice-Consul

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