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Wagner's Life Trivia Quiz

Think you know everything about the Romantic German composer? Lets test your Knowledge!

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

Author
Siegfried

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
153,036

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
824

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When and where was Richard Wilhelm Wagner born? Hint

April 14th, 1943, London

October 6th, 1745, Paris

January 27th, 1622, Venice

May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of Wagner's first Opera? Hint

Die Walkarie

Lohengrin

Tannhauser

Die Feen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Wagner was an Englishman.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following Operas is real? Hint

Die Halle

Babarossa

Der Tapfer

Siegfried

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Question 5 of 10

5. Was Wagner an homosexual?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of Wagner's second wife? Hint

Johanna Meier

Cosima Liszt

Gretel Von Hamburg

Marie Claremont

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the person that may have caused the anti-semite side of Wagner? Hint

Antonio Frenzi

Heinrich Von Dresden

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Georg Johann Keimer

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Question 8 of 10

8. When in school, Wagner did which of these? Hint

began beating up Jews and Semites

ran away from home

wrote a letter to the headmaster telling he was going to kill him

Translated the first 12 books of Homer's "Iliad"

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Question 9 of 10

9. Cosima (Wagner's wife) held onto Wagner's body for 24 hours after he died?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. How did Wagner die? Hint

Murder

Disentary

Heart attack

Cancer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When and where was Richard Wilhelm Wagner born?

Answer: May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig

Wagner was born in Leipzig and studied music in Dresden.

2. What is the name of Wagner's first Opera?

Answer: Die Feen

In 1833 he wrote "Die Feen", an Opera about Faries. It remained mostly unheard.

3. Wagner was an Englishman.

Answer: False

Wagner was born in Leipzig to Fredrich Wagner or Richard's mother's friend Painter and Poet Ludwig Geyer.

4. Which of the following Operas is real?

Answer: Siegfried

"Siegfried" is an Opera from Der Ring des Nibelungen (The ring of the Niblung).

5. Was Wagner an homosexual?

Answer: No

Even though Wagner composed in different ink colors, and in robes. He was not an homosexual... That's why he had two wives.

6. What was the name of Wagner's second wife?

Answer: Cosima Liszt

Cosima Liszt was the daughter of Franz Liszt the Hungarian composer known for his distinctive piano playing... And composing for that matter.

7. Who was the person that may have caused the anti-semite side of Wagner?

Answer: Giacomo Meyerbeer

While exiled in Paris, Wagner met Giacomo Meyerbeer, another composer who set upon Wagner the anti-semite ways.

8. When in school, Wagner did which of these?

Answer: Translated the first 12 books of Homer's "Iliad"

Being very smart, Wagner translated the first 12 books of Homer's "Iliad" into German.

9. Cosima (Wagner's wife) held onto Wagner's body for 24 hours after he died?

Answer: True

It is true, Cosima clenched Wagner's body until one day after his death.

10. How did Wagner die?

Answer: Heart attack

Wagner died in Venice in 1883 on the thirteenth day of February.

Source: Author Siegfried

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