INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 57 CLASSICAL

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1 In which city was the composer Beethoven born?
BONN
2 What is the better known title of Symphony No 9 by Dvorak?
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
3 Who was referred to as Papa, as he was considered to be the father of the symphony?
FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN
4 Who composed The Wedding March?
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
5 Which opera was composed to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal?
AIDA
6 Who played the title role in the Oscar winning movie Amadeus?
TOM HULCE
7 Which 1981 hit for Bad Manners featured in the classical piece Orpheus in the Underworld?
CAN CAN
8 What was the nationality of the composer Gustav Holst?
BRITISH
9 Which composer was born in Leipzig in May 1813, and died in Venice in February 1883?
RICHARD WAGNER
10 Which composer wrote the music on which the song, “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” was based?
J.S. BACH
11 From which fairytale did Rossini adapt the opera, La Cenerentola?
CINDERELLA
12 What is the alternative title of Schubert’s 8th Symphony?
THE UNFINISHED SYMPHONY
13 Name any year that the classical composer Chopin was alive
1810 TO 1849
14 Which composer of the Enigma Variations was appointed Master of the Kings Music in 1924?
EDWARD ELGAR
15 Which violinist topped the UK classical charts in 1989 with his recording of The Four Seasons?
NIGEL KENNEDY

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Q6 - Tom Hulce

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[magpie in the 80's]

1 In which city was the composer Beethoven born?
BONN
2 What is the better known title of Symphony No 9 by Dvorak?
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
3 Who was referred to as Papa, as he was considered to be the father of the symphony?
FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN
4 Who composed The Wedding March?
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
5 Which opera was composed to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal?
AIDA
6 Who played the title role in the Oscar winning movie Amadeus?
TOM HULCE
7 Which 1981 hit for Bad Manners featured in the classical piece Orpheus in the Underworld?
CAN CAN
8 What was the nationality of the composer Gustav Holst?
BRITISH
9 Which composer was born in Leipzig in May 1813, and died in Venice in February 1883?
RICHARD WAGNER
10 Which composer wrote the music on which the song, “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” was based?
J.S. BACH
11 From which fairytale did Rossini adapt the opera, La Cenerentola?
CINDERELLA
12 What is the alternative title of Schubert’s 8th Symphony?
THE UNFINISHED SYMPHONY
13 Name any year that the classical composer Chopin was alive
1810 TO 1849
14 Which composer of the Enigma Variations was appointed Master of the Kings Music in 1924?
EDWARD ELGAR
15 Which violinist topped the UK classical charts in 1989 with his recording of The Four Seasons?
NIGEL KENNEDY

QUESTION ANSWERED IS IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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