quiz 1572 – ballet

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1	In which city was The Midsummer Marriage first performed (in ballet)? Paris, Madrid, London, Moscow
2	In what decade was the first black classical ballet company founded? 1950s, 1960s, 1940s, 1970s
3	What is the translation of the work "La Fille Mal Gardee" (in ballet)? The Girl in the Garden, The Unwanted Girl, The Unkempt Girl, The Unchaperoned Girl
4	What is the subtitle of the ballet Sylvia? Le personne de Diane, L'homme de Diane, La femme de Diane, La nymphe de Diane
5	Which ballet term means a jump done from two feet to one foot? Sous sous, Sous chat, Soubresaut, Sissonne
6	"Tombe" refers to the act of what? Moving, Falling, Jumping, Gliding
7	Afrasiyab Badalbeyli pioneered ballet in which country? Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Iran, Azerbaijan
8	Complete the title of this ballet: The Spectre of the... Night, Rose, Lily, Lady
9	Who was appointed Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the Royal Ballet by Elizabeth II? Margot Fonteyn, Anna Pavlova, Darcy Bussell, Emma Livry
10	Who composed the music and lyrics for the stage musical of Billy Elliot? Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julian Lloyd Webber, Elton John, Tim Rice
11	How many acts are there in La Bayadere (in ballet)? Five, Four, Six, Three
12	And how many tableaux in the same ballet? Five, Six, Seven, Eight
13	Which ballet was the first work ever staged by Marius Petipa in Russia? Giselle, Paquita, Coppelia, The Pharaoh's Daughter
14	In which city would you find the Mariinsky Theatre? Saint Petersburg, Baku, Moscow, Irkutsk
15	Dai Ailian was an important figure in which country's ballet? Russia, China, Japan, South Korea
16	What is the name of Don Quixote's squire, who appears in the ballet and the source text? Dulcinea, Sandro Pietro, Sergeant Pepper, Sancho Panza
17	The ballet Don Quixote opens at a what in Barcelona? Marketplace, Kitchen, Stadium, Library
18	In what decade was Anna Pavlova born? 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1880s
19	In what decade was Rudolf Nureyev born? 1940s, 1920s, 1910s, 1930s
20	Mikhail Baryshnikov starred in the last series of which TV programme? Grey's Anatomy, Sex and the City, Friends, The Simpsons