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A Night on Classical Mountain Trivia Quiz

Sit back, relax and try your classical music knowledge with this fun quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Will2510. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Will2510

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
394,794

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
216

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Question 1 of 10

1. What nationality is the composer Modest Mussorgsky, composer of "Night of the Bare Mountain"? Hint

French

German

Russian

Austrian

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which comedy-drama film included music from the final movement of Saint-Saens' "Organ" Symphony throughout the film? Hint

Beethoven

Babe: Pig In the City

Garfield

Babe

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who composed the music made famous by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, when they used it as part of their Olympic winning Ice Dance free program in 1984? Hint

Debussy

Ravel

Delibes

Wagner

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Question 4 of 10

4. Tchaikovsky conducted a performance of "Swan Lake" as his final appearance before his death.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. With which instrument is Chinese musician Lang Lang most associated? Hint

Violin

Piano

Clarinet

Cello

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which composer wrote "Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis"? Hint

Handel

Mozart

Widor

Vaughn Williams

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which is the first part of the "Ring Cycle" by Wagner? Hint

Siegfried

Gotterdammerung

Die Walkure

Das Rheingold

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where in Italy was modern composer Ludovico Einaudi born? Hint

Turin

Cagliari

Rome

Florence

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which country did Felix Mendelssohn base two of his most famous works on (1830 and 1842)? Hint

Italy

Scotland

Spain

Germany

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which actor played the role of Ludwig Van Beethoven in the 1994 film "Immortal Beloved"? Hint

Ray Winstone

Bruce Willis

Jeremy Irons

Gary Oldman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What nationality is the composer Modest Mussorgsky, composer of "Night of the Bare Mountain"?

Answer: Russian

Mussorgsky originally composed the piece, although another Russian, Rimsky-Korsakov, achieved more lasting success with it.

2. Which comedy-drama film included music from the final movement of Saint-Saens' "Organ" Symphony throughout the film?

Answer: Babe

There are also excerpts from Greig's "Peer Gynt Suite" throughout the film.

3. Who composed the music made famous by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, when they used it as part of their Olympic winning Ice Dance free program in 1984?

Answer: Ravel

Torvill and Dean skated perfectly to a condensed version of Ravel's "Bolero".

4. Tchaikovsky conducted a performance of "Swan Lake" as his final appearance before his death.

Answer: False

Tchaikovsky's final performance was the premiere of his "Sixth" Symphony in 1893.

5. With which instrument is Chinese musician Lang Lang most associated?

Answer: Piano

Lang Lang won his first major prize for playing piano in 1993 when he was only eleven.

6. Which composer wrote "Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis"?

Answer: Vaughn Williams

The full version of the work runs at 14 - 16 minutes, and also uses a double orchestra set-up.

7. Which is the first part of the "Ring Cycle" by Wagner?

Answer: Das Rheingold

The full Cycle of each part takes around 15 hours!

8. Where in Italy was modern composer Ludovico Einaudi born?

Answer: Turin

Einaudi was born in 1955. He has composed various scores for films as well as producing albums such as "I Giorni" and "In a Time Lapse".

9. Which country did Felix Mendelssohn base two of his most famous works on (1830 and 1842)?

Answer: Scotland

Mendelssohn composed "The Hebrides" (Fingal's Cave) and his Symphony No.3 was also known as the "Scottish" Symphony".

10. Which actor played the role of Ludwig Van Beethoven in the 1994 film "Immortal Beloved"?

Answer: Gary Oldman

The film also featured Isabella Rossellini and Barry Humphries.

Source: Author Will2510

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