Q1. In what year was Edward Elgar born?
A. 1847
B. 1857
C. 1867
D. 1877
Answer: B. 1857
Q2. What was Edward Elgar’s father’s profession, which greatly influenced his early musical exposure?
A. Piano tuner and violinist
B. Composer
C. Choir director
D. Music teacher at a conservatory
Answer: A. Piano tuner and violinist
Q3. How many siblings did Edward Elgar have, making him the fourth child in the family?
A. Three
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven
Answer: C. Six
Q1. In which year was Gabriel Faure born?
A. 1840
B. 1845
C. 1850
D. 1855
Answer: B. 1845
Q2. Where was Gabriel Faure born?
A. Paris
B. Rennes
C. Pamiers
D. Foix
Answer: C. Pamiers
Q3. What was Gabriel Faure’s full name at birth?
A. Gabriel Marie Faure
B. Gabriel Urbain Faure
C. Gabriel Louis Faure
D. Gabriel Henri Faure
Answer: B. Gabriel Urbain Faure
Q1. Where was Claudio Monteverdi baptized on May 15, 1567?
A. Venice
B. Florence
C. Cremona
D. Mantua
Answer: C. Cremona
Q2. In what year did Claudio Monteverdi publish his first work, the motets titled Sacrae cantiunculae for three voices?
A. 1577
B. 1582
C. 1587
D. 1592
Answer: B. 1582
Q3. Who served as Claudio Monteverdi’s primary teacher during his early studies in Cremona, providing him with a foundation in counterpoint and composition?
A. Giovanni Maria Artusi
B. Luca Marenzio
C. Marc’Antonio Ingegneri
D. Giaches de Wert
Answer: C. Marc’Antonio Ingegneri
Q1. In what year was Erik Satie born?
A. 1865
B. 1866
C. 1867
D. 1868
Answer: B. 1866
Q2. Where was Erik Satie born?
A. Paris
B. Arcueil
C. Honfleur
D. Normandy
Answer: C. Honfleur
Q3. What was Erik Satie’s full birth name?
A. Eric Alfred Leslie Satie
B. Erik Antoine Satie
C. Alfred Eric Satie
D. Leslie Erik Satie
Answer: A. Eric Alfred Leslie Satie
Q1. In which year was Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov born?
A. 1824
B. 1844
C. 1864
D. 1884
Answer: B. 1844
Q2. Where was Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov born?
A. Moscow
B. Saint Petersburg
C. Tikhvin
D. Novgorod
Answer: C. Tikhvin
Q3. What was the profession of Rimsky-Korsakov’s older brother, Voin, who greatly influenced his early interest in the sea?
A. Composer
B. Pianist
C. Naval officer and explorer
D. Government official
Answer: C. Naval officer and explorer
Q1. What was the full birth name of the composer known as Johann Strauss II?
A. Johann Baptist Strauss II
B. Johann Michael Strauss
C. Johann Georg Strauss
D. Johann Franz Strauss
Answer: A. Johann Baptist Strauss II
Q2. In what year did Johann Strauss II make his debut as a composer and conductor?
A. 1842
B. 1844
C. 1846
D. 1848
Answer: B. 1844
Q3. Who was Johann Strauss II’s father, a fellow composer of waltzes?
A. Johann Strauss I
B. Joseph Lanner
C. Eduard Strauss
D. Josef Strauss
Answer: A. Johann Strauss I
Q1. In what year was Bela Bartok born?
A. 1879
B. 1881
C. 1883
D. 1885
Answer: B. 1881
Q2. Where was Bela Bartok born?
A. Budapest, Hungary
B. Vienna, Austria
C. Nagyszentmiklos, Kingdom of Hungary
D. Bratislava, Slovakia
Answer: C. Nagyszentmiklos, Kingdom of Hungary
Q3. What was Bela Bartok’s full name?
A. Bela Viktor Janos Bartok
B. Bela Istvan Laszlo Bartok
C. Bela Ferenc Miklos Bartok
D. Bela Jozsef Tamas Bartok
Answer: A. Bela Viktor Janos Bartok
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