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

Q1. In which year was Sergei Rachmaninoff born?
A. 1863
B. 1873
C. 1883
D. 1893
Answer: B. 1873

Q2. What is the nationality of Sergei Rachmaninoff?
A. Austrian
B. German
C. Russian
D. French
Answer: C. Russian

Q3. Which instrument was Rachmaninoff most renowned for playing?
A. Violin
B. Piano
C. Cello
D. Flute
Answer: B. Piano

Q1. In which year was George Frideric Handel born?
A. 1665
B. 1685
C. 1705
D. 1725
Answer: B. 1685

Q2. In which country was Handel born?
A. England
B. Italy
C. Germany
D. Austria
Answer: C. Germany

Q3. What was Handel’s primary instrument as a young musician?
A. Violin
B. Harpsichord
C. Flute
D. Trumpet
Answer: B. Harpsichord

Q1. In which year was Claude Debussy born?
A. 1862
B. 1870
C. 1855
D. 1880
Answer: A. 1862

Q2. What is the primary musical style associated with Claude Debussy?
A. Baroque
B. Classical
C. Impressionism
D. Romanticism
Answer: C. Impressionism

Q3. Which of Debussy’s compositions is considered one of the most iconic works for solo piano?
A. La Mer
B. Clair de Lune
C. Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
D. Pelleas et Melisande
Answer: B. Clair de Lune

Q1. In which year was Franz Schubert born?
A. 1797
B. 1787
C. 1807
D. 1777
Answer: A. 1797

Q2. In which city was Franz Schubert born?
A. Salzburg
B. Vienna
C. Bonn
D. Leipzig
Answer: B. Vienna

Q3. What was Schubert’s primary instrument, which he mastered as a child?
A. Violin
B. Flute
C. Piano
D. Cello
Answer: C. Piano