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1. The 1987 film "The Untouchables" (Costner, Connery) features the classical song - "I Pagliacci 'Vesta la Giubba'," which was written by which composer?
2. You might remember Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, and Daniel Stern from 1979's "Breaking Away." This movie featured "Movement IV" ("Saltarello Presto") from Mendelssohn's "Symphony No. ___"?
3. Also from 1979 is "Kramer Vs. Kramer" starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. Featured in this movie is "Mandolin Concerto No. 1", "Movement I. Allegro," a piece written by _________?
4. Meryl Streep later starred with Robert Redford in "Out of Africa" (1985) to "Clarinet Concerto II. Adagio", composed by _______?
5. Who could forget Cher and Nicolas Cage in "Moonstruck" (1987)? Appearing in this film is the song "La Boheme 'Che Gelida Manina'" by composer _________?
6. Even more recent films use classical music! 1994's "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective" starring Jim Carrey and Courtney Cox (Arquette) included "Movement I. Allegro" from this very famous Mozart tune:
7. A very funny movie from 1983, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy is "Trading Places." It features the overture from a famous Mozart Opera, "The Marriage of ______".
8. A lesser-known movie is "Prizzi's Honor," which featured the overture from Rossini's "The ______ of Seville."
9. 1994's "Immortal Beloved" (Oldman, Krabbe, Rossellini, ter Steege) included "Symphony No. 5 I.Allegro con Brio" by which famous composer?
10. In 1993 Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder starred in "The Age of Innocence," which featured this Waltz by Strauss.
11. "Children of a Lesser God" (1986) starring William Hurt, Marlee Matline, and this Bach concerto:
12. In my opinion, this movie (1968; Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and William Sylvester) is one of the most irritating I've ever seen. But it has great music, with Johann Strauss' "The Blue Danube Waltz." Which movie is it?
13. Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen and Daryl Hanna starred in "Wall Street" (1987) along side _____'s Rigoletto "Questo O Quella."
14. I love this song! In the movie "Amadeus," (1984; F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge) it is the song that Salieri tricks Mozart into writing - unknowingly for Mozart's own funeral! It is a Requiem (obviously) called ________ _________ (movement and piece).
15. "Elvira Madigan" (1967; Pia Degermark, Thommy Berggren, Lennart Malmer) featured "Piano Concerto No.21 II.Andante" by this famous composer:
16. A very DISTURBING, yet CLASSIC movie is 1971's "A Clockwork Orange" starring Malcolm McDowell. Which famous Rossini overture is featured therein?
17. "10" {(1979;} Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek) included the piece Bolero by composer ________?
18. Again from the 1984 movie "Amadeus" (F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge) is "Symphony No. 25 I.Allegro con Brio" by composer _______?
19. "Strangers in Paradise" (1984; Geoffrey Barker, Galyn Gorg, Thom Jones, Ken Letner, Ulli Lommel) featured this classical piece by Borodin: "Polovstian ______."
20. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" (1988; Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy and the voice talent of Charles Fleischer). We all remember Daffy Duck and Donald Duck duking it out playing "Hungarian Rhapsody No.2", but do you know who composed it?
21. This composer's most famous piece, "The Nutcracker Suite", has been featured in many movies of the same title. Which composer is it?
22. "Rollerball" (1975; James Caan) features this piece by Bach: "_______ and ______."
23. "Sleeping with the Enemy" (1991; Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson) features "Movement I.Dreams and Passions" from this fantastic symphony by Berlioz:
24. This 1940 movie included the talents of Leopold Stokowski (Conductor), Deems Taylor (Narrator) and Juliette Novis (Soloist - Ave Maria) and featured many classical works, including Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain."
25. Again from 1994's "Immortal Beloved" (Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbe, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna ter Steege) is Beethoven's "Symphony No.9, '___ to ___'."
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