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Quiz about Shostakovich
Quiz about Shostakovich

Shostakovich Trivia Quiz


See how much you know about this brilliant Soviet composer.

A multiple-choice quiz by shostakovich. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
shostakovich
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
124,466
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
808
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Question 1 of 10
1. What year was Shostakovich born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What year did Shostakovich die? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Shostakovich was born in St Petersburg.


Question 4 of 10
4. Shostakovich died in Moscow.


Question 5 of 10
5. How many String Quartets did Shostakovich write? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many Symphonies did Shostakovich write? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How old was Shostakovich when he completed his first Symphony? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When did Shostakovich write his first String Quartet? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. And when was his last Quartet completed? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. His Seventh Symphony is known as Stalingrad, true or false?



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What year was Shostakovich born?

Answer: 1906

15 years after Prokofiev.
2. What year did Shostakovich die?

Answer: 1975

He died on 9 August 1975.
3. Shostakovich was born in St Petersburg.

Answer: true

It was founded in 1703.
4. Shostakovich died in Moscow.

Answer: true

He died at 68.
5. How many String Quartets did Shostakovich write?

Answer: 15

His last one was completed in the autumn of 1974, less than a year before his death.
6. How many Symphonies did Shostakovich write?

Answer: 15

His last one was completed in 1971.
7. How old was Shostakovich when he completed his first Symphony?

Answer: 19

His first Quartet took place after his Fifth Symphony.
8. When did Shostakovich write his first String Quartet?

Answer: 1929

Apparently the Eight Quartet has been performed more often than the rest put together?
9. And when was his last Quartet completed?

Answer: 1974

It was succeeded only by a sonata for viola and piano and two song cycles (including the Michelangelo Suite).
10. His Seventh Symphony is known as Stalingrad, true or false?

Answer: false

It was known as Leningrad because of the Symphony's intimate association with the city.
Source: Author shostakovich

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