1. Where was Holst born? Dulwich Cheltenham Penzance Canterbury

2. Holst's original family name was "von Holst". What nationality was his family? Norwegian German Swedish Danish

3. What instrument did Holst never play? trombone organ piano bassoon

4. What condition prevented him from performing? Diabetes Tone Deafness Epilepsy Neuritis

5. Who was his favorite composer? Mozart Wagner Grieg Bach

6. What language did he once study? French Sanskrit Italian Greek

7. What school was he a teacher at? Oxford St. Paul's Eton St. Joseph's

8. When did his best-known work, "The Planets" debut? 1914 1912 1918 1920

9. "The Planets" were inspired by astrology? True False

10. How many operas did Holst write? six seven two thirteen

11. What poet did Holst base a choral symphony on? Pope Shelley Keats Milton

12. What novelist inspired one of Holst's works? Hardy Dickens Defoe Thackeray

13. What star did Holst write a song on? Polaris Betelguese Aldebaran Antares

14. What conductor is most associated with Holst? Ormandy Boult Solti Bernstein

15. Holst's daughter wrote his biography? True False