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The World Of Opera Man Trivia Quiz

Fairly easy questions about the world of opera unless you know absolutely nothing about opera. Even then you should get at least a few right. Fun not stuffy.

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

Author
Akhnaten

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,984

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1333

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which prolific composer only wrote one opera? Hint

Beethoven

Mozart

Shostakovich

Monteverdi

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which is NOT a Mozart opera? Hint

'Don Giovanni'

'Abduction from the Seraglio'

'Marriage of Figaro'

'Abduction of Figaro'

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which company sponsored the weekly international radio broadcast 'Live at the Met' until the end of the 2003-2004 season? Hint

Shell

Texaco

Exxon

Arthur Andersen

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Question 4 of 10

4. In addition to the name of a pop singer which of the following is also an opera composer? Hint

Mel Torme

Tom Jones

Engelbert Humperdinck

Elvis Costello

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Question 5 of 10

5. What recent movie featured a type of opera singer known as a 'castrato'? Hint

'Orlando'

'Farinelli'

'Little Voices'

'Shakespeare In Love'

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is NOT a Philip Glass opera? Hint

'The Ghosts of Versailles'

'Akhnaten'

'The Voyage'

'Einstein On the Beach'

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote the rock opera 'Tommy'? Hint

The Who

Pink Floyd

The Beatles

Britney Spears

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who composed 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'? Hint

Puccini

Verdi

Shostakovich

Mozart

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who composed the opera 'Nixon In China'? Hint

Richard Wagner

Philip Glass

John Adams

John Corigliano

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who portrayed 'Opera Man' on Saturday Night Live? Hint

Dennis Miller

John Belushi

Dana Carvey

Adam Sandler

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which prolific composer only wrote one opera?

Answer: Beethoven

Beethoven's only opera was 'Fidelio' which was first performed in Vienna in 1805.

2. Which is NOT a Mozart opera?

Answer: 'Abduction of Figaro'

'Abduction of Figaro' is an opera spoof by the Weird Al of classical music P.D.Q.Bach.

3. Which company sponsored the weekly international radio broadcast 'Live at the Met' until the end of the 2003-2004 season?

Answer: Texaco

4. In addition to the name of a pop singer which of the following is also an opera composer?

Answer: Engelbert Humperdinck

The original Engelbert Humperdinck's most famous opera is 'Hansel and Gretel'.

5. What recent movie featured a type of opera singer known as a 'castrato'?

Answer: 'Farinelli'

6. Which of the following is NOT a Philip Glass opera?

Answer: 'The Ghosts of Versailles'

'The Ghosts of Versailles' was composed by John Corigliano. Although 'Einstein On The Beach' was also the name of a pop song by the Counting Crows it is also the name of a Philip Glass opera.

7. Who wrote the rock opera 'Tommy'?

Answer: The Who

8. Who composed 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'?

Answer: Shostakovich

If you picked the name that sounded Russian you were right.

9. Who composed the opera 'Nixon In China'?

Answer: John Adams

Wagner was dead long before Richard Nixon was born.

10. Who portrayed 'Opera Man' on Saturday Night Live?

Answer: Adam Sandler

This was intended as a freebie for those who don't know much about opera but decided to take the quiz any way.

Source: Author Akhnaten

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