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Music Mix Trivia Quiz

Questions about classical and movie music.

A multiple-choice quiz by smart001. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
smart001

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
260,573

Updated
Apr 10 23

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. "Heilig", "Harmonie", "Nelson" and "Theresien" are among the nicknames given to what kind of works by Joseph Haydn? Hint

Oratorios

Concertos

Symphonies

Masses

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Question 2 of 10

2. By what name is Joseph Haydn's younger brother generally known? Hint

Anton

Carl

Georg

Michael

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which English city lends its name to Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 92 in G major? Hint

Birmingham

London

Oxford

Harvard

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Question 4 of 10

4. Back in the 1970s Bob Dylan provided the soundtrack of a violent Sam Peckinpah western in which he also took a cameo role. Can you name the western?
Hint

The Glory Guys

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

Pony Express

The Cowboys

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Question 5 of 10

5. What nickname is usually given to Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, opus 57? Hint

Path�tique

Cuckoo

Moonlight

Appassionata

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Question 6 of 10

6. What's the name of the work by Shostakovich based on a story by Gogol? Hint

Dead Souls

Head

Nose

Seagull

7. Henry Mancini won his first Oscar in 1961 for his song "Moon River" which was written in collaboration with Johnny Mercer for the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's". The recording of the song which reached to the top of the charts in Britain was by Danny Williams. Can you name me the actress who performed this song in the movie? Hint

Elizabeth Taylor

Audrey Hepburn

Marilyn Monroe

Doris Day

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Question 8 of 10

8. Another of Mancini's Oscar winning songs was composed in 1962 for a film starring Lee Remick and Jack Lemmon. What was the title of that film? Hint

Girls in the Night

Bachelor in Paradise

The Pink Panther

Days of Wine and Roses

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which nickname is shared by Ralph Vaughan Williams' 3rd Symphony and Beethoven's 6th Symphony? Hint

Pastoral

Eroica

London

The Little Symphony

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the surname of the Neapolitan composers, father and son, Alessandro and Domenico? Hint

Donizetti

Albinoni

Scarlatti

Menotti

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Heilig", "Harmonie", "Nelson" and "Theresien" are among the nicknames given to what kind of works by Joseph Haydn?

Answer: Masses

Haydn wrote 13 masses, one without a number.

2. By what name is Joseph Haydn's younger brother generally known?

Answer: Michael

Johann Michael Haydn was overshadowed by his older brother but was a wonderful composer in his own right. He was one of the first composers to write unaccompanied German part-songs for male chorus. Both were born in Rohrau, Austria.

3. Which English city lends its name to Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 92 in G major?

Answer: Oxford

It was called the "Oxford" symphony because it was played when Haydn received an honorary doctorate of music there.

4. Back in the 1970s Bob Dylan provided the soundtrack of a violent Sam Peckinpah western in which he also took a cameo role. Can you name the western?

Answer: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

"Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" is also a soundtrack album released by Bob Dylan in 1973 for the Sam Peckinpah film of the same name.

5. What nickname is usually given to Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, opus 57?

Answer: Appassionata

The "Appassionata" is considered one of the two great piano sonatas of Beethoven.

6. What's the name of the work by Shostakovich based on a story by Gogol?

Answer: Nose

"The Nose" is a satirical opera. It was first performed in Leningrad in 1930.

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

Moon River is a real river in Savannah, Georgia. Andy Williams, who is not related to Danny, made "Moon River" his theme song.

8. Another of Mancini's Oscar winning songs was composed in 1962 for a film starring Lee Remick and Jack Lemmon. What was the title of that film?

Answer: Days of Wine and Roses

Good film about alcoholism.

9. Which nickname is shared by Ralph Vaughan Williams' 3rd Symphony and Beethoven's 6th Symphony?

Answer: Pastoral

Ralph Vaughan Williams also has a symphony, Symphony No. 7, which is called "Sinfonia Antartica".

10. What was the surname of the Neapolitan composers, father and son, Alessandro and Domenico?

Answer: Scarlatti

Alessandro had two sons who were composers - Domenico and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti.

Source: Author smart001

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