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1. Puccini was of course born in Italy, but what town was he born in?
2. Puccini was born in 1858, on what date was he born?
3. We know him mainly as Giacomo Puccini, but he has no less than 5 middle names. Out of the folowing choices pick the one which is among the 5 in his name.
4. In 1880, aided with a grant from the Queen, Puccini went to the Milan Conservatory where he studied composition with whom?
5. His teacher urged Puccini to write a one act opera for submission in a competition for the music publisher Sonzogno, the result was Le Villi. What one act opera won the competition?
6. All of the following are operas of Puccini except which?
7. Puccini wrote many wonderful and powerful arias for women, but one of his most famous he grew to dislike. What was it?
8. When Puccini heard this singer audition for him his reaction was 'Who sent you to me, God?' Who is this singer?
9. Puccini died before he finished writing Turandot, arguably his greatest masterpiece. Who completed the writting of Turandot?
10. Puccini died in Brussels on November 29, 1924. What did he die of?
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