quiz 1497 – ballet

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1	Aterballetto is a dance company from which country? USA, France, Italy, Austria
2	The Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards are given to the elite dancers of which country? Spain, Italy, Mexico, Australia
3	What was the name of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's brother? Honest, Best, Worst, Modest
4	King Florestan XXIV appears in which ballet? Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake
5	One of the fairies in Sleeping Beauty is a singing (what) (in ballet)? Parrot, Raven, Canary, Wren
6	Complete the title of this 1868 Marius Petipa ballet: The... Dame, Slave, Woman, Court
7	Pas de trois is a dance for how many people (in ballet)? Four, Two, Five, Three
8	Who is best known for his ballet scores for La Esmeralda, Ondine, and The Pharaoh's Daughter? Cesare Pugni, Charles Paerrault, Igor Stravinsky, Leo Delibes
9	What is the name of the leader of the Banditti in Pugni's ballet? Havina, Catarina, Melina, Paulina
10	In which decade did the ballet Catarina premiere? 1840s, 1870s, 1860s, 1850s
11	What nationality was the dancer Natalia Bessmertnova? Ukrainian, German, Austrian, Russian
12	In what year was Natalia Bessmertnova born (in ballet)? 1944, 1943, 1941, 1942
13	In which country did Anna Pavlova die? UK, Russia, Netherlands, France
14	How old was Anna Pavlova when she died? 52, 58, 55, 49
15	What was George Balanchine's birth surname? Balance, Balanchivadze, Balansikov, Ball
16	Who was styled as the 'father of American ballet'? Marius Petipa, Anna Pavlova, George Balanchine, Leo Delibes
17	Complete the title of this ballet: The Prodigal... ? Son, Father, Mother, Daughter
18	What was Jerome Robbins' birth surname? Rabi, Rabin, Rabinov, Rabinowitz
19	In what year did Jerome Robbins die (in ballet)? 2001, 1999, 1998, 2000
20	By what other first name was Pierre Beauchamp known (in ballet)? Charles, Gilles, Richard, Gael