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Mozart Trivia

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Mozart is a renowned musician but how well do you know him? Answer these trivia questions to get to know him better!

  1. At what age was Mozart presented  as an artist in the imperial court in Vienna?
    a. four years old
    b. six years old
    c. eight years old
    d. ten years old
  2. What was the name of Mozart’s sister?
    a. Nannette
    b. Nannerl
    c. Bernadett
    d. Bernice
  3. What did Mozart like to play, as he composed symphonies?
    a. Chess
    b. Poker
    c. Billard
    d. Tennis
  4. What was the first opera by Mozart?
    a. Mitridate
    b. Bastien und Bastienne
    c. Idomeneo
    d. The Marriage of Figaro
  5. Mozart’s Figaro is based on a piece of this dramatist?
    a. Dumas
    b. Ducange
    c. Beaumarchais
    d. Becque
  6. Mozart didicated six string quartets to what composer?
    a. Bach
    b. Beethoven
    c. Haydn
    d. Gluck
  7. What was the name of the wife of Mozart?
    a. Armand
    b. Constanze
    c. Maria
    d. Reigen
  8. Who did mozart succeeded as chamber musician and court composer to Joseph II?
    a. Da Ponte
    b. Gluck
    c. Schubert
    d. Brahms
  9. What was Mozart’s last opera?
    a. The Marriage of Figar
    b. Don Giovanni
    c. Cosi fan tutte
    d. The Magic Flute
  10. Who completed  Mozart Requiem, which remained unfinished at the time of his death?
    a. Freystadtler
    b. Stadler
    c. Süssmayr
    d. Salieri

Beatles Trivia

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Beatlemania is still on! Tell me what you know about John, Paul, Gringo and George.

  1. What was the last song John Lennon played to a paying audience?
    a. Across the Universe
    b. I Saw Her Standing There
    c. Imagine
    d. Bennie and the Jets
  2. Who was the first Beatle to marry?
    a. John
    b. Paul
    c. George
    d. Ringo
  3. Which Beatles crossed the  Abbey Road first?
    a. John
    b. Paul
    c. George
    d. Ringo
  4. What Beatles song was written for Mia Farrow’s sister?
    a. Dear Prudence
    b. Honey Pie
    c. For No One
    d. Julia
  5. What was the working title of “Yesterday”?
    a. All My Troubles
    b. I Believe
    c. The Day Before
    d. Scrambled Eggs
  6. Who was the first drummer of the Beatles?
    a. Stuart Sutcliffe
    b. Pete Best
    c. Bill Wyman
    d. Ringo Starr
  7. What Beatles song was taken from the Broadway musical The Music Man?
    a. Tomorrow Never Knows
    b. Till There Was You
    c. Your Mother Should Know
    d. Is not She Sweet
  8. Who has written  “Got to Get You Into My Life” ?
    a. Linda Eastman
    b. Dorothy Rhone
    c. Yoko Ono
    d. Marijuana
  9. What is the only song John Lennon recorded completely by himself during his time with the Beatles?
    a. In My Life Only
    b. The Northern Song
    c. Julia
    d. Mother
  10. Who took Ringo’s place on drums when he temporarily left the band during recording of The White Album?
    a. Paul McCartney
    b. Phil Collins
    c. Charlie Watts
    d. Pete Best