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Classical Musical Classics Trivia Quiz

Classical music is a wonderful source of entertainment for everyone young and old. In this quiz, I will give you a classic, and you give me the name of the composer.

A multiple-choice quiz by richicago. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
richicago

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
307,855

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1646

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote "The Planets"? Hint

Charles Gounod

Ferde Grofe

Gustav Holst

Antonin Dvorak

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was responsible for "The Damnation Of Faust"? Hint

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Giacomo Puccini

Hector Berlioz

Giuseppe Verdi

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who Wrote "Fur Elise"? Hint

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Franz Liszt

Richard Wagner

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who created "The Hebrides"? Hint

Felix Mendelssohn

Fransz Liszt

Frederic Chopin

Piotr Tchaikovsky

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote "Appalachian Spring"? Hint

Edvard Grieg

Igor Stravinsky

Aaron Copland

Anton Bruckner

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is responsible for "The Rite Of Spring?" Hint

George Gershwin

Robert Schumann

Igor Stravinsky

Claude Debussy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote "The Moldau"? Hint

Bedrich Smetana

Antonin Dvorak

Georg Frideric Handel

Johann Sebastian Bach

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote "Les Preludes"? Hint

Johannes Brahms

Ferde Grofe

Anton Bruckner

Franz Liszt

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who gave us "In The Hall Of The Mountain King"? Hint

Giacomo Puccini

Edvard Grieg

Johannes Brahms

George Gershwin

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote "Das Rheingold"? Hint

Robert Schumann

Franz Liszt

Georg Frederick Handel

Richard Wagner

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote "The Planets"?

Answer: Gustav Holst

Each selection of this suite represents British born Holst's impressions of a different planet in our solar system. Despite this quite successful effort he was primarily a music teacher living from 1874-1934.

2. Who was responsible for "The Damnation Of Faust"?

Answer: Hector Berlioz

Best known for "Symphonie Fantastique" as well as "Faust", this gifted Frenchman lived from 1803-69.

3. Who Wrote "Fur Elise"?

Answer: Ludwig Van Beethoven

Not much more to be said about this amazing man who produced many of his most famous works while deaf.

4. Who created "The Hebrides"?

Answer: Felix Mendelssohn

Despite living only 38 years, this German composer produced five symphonies, two oratorios and many other musical gems.

5. Who wrote "Appalachian Spring"?

Answer: Aaron Copland

Copland wrote several other ballets including "Rodeo" and "Billy The Kid". His music was influenced in large part to Jazz and other American music.

6. Who is responsible for "The Rite Of Spring?"

Answer: Igor Stravinsky

Born in Russia in 1882, Stravinsky became a U.S. citizen in 1945. His most popular works are ballets such as "The Firebird".

7. Who wrote "The Moldau"?

Answer: Bedrich Smetana

Czech by birth, Smetana composed eight operas, drawing on local folklore for his subject matter. Unfortunately, he died both deaf and insane in 1884, at the age of 60.

8. Who wrote "Les Preludes"?

Answer: Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt was a musical genius. He was a piano virtuoso and never failed to demonstrate his virtuosity to all. Interestingly, his daughter was once married to Richard Wagner. My introduction to "Les Preludes" came from the title music of the Buster Crabbe serial "Flash Gordon".

9. Who gave us "In The Hall Of The Mountain King"?

Answer: Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) based most of his music on Norwegian folk tales.

10. Who wrote "Das Rheingold"?

Answer: Richard Wagner

Among his more famous operas are "Tannhauser", "The Flying Dutchman" and "Parsifal".

Source: Author richicago

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