quiz 1670 – ballet

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1	The Universal Ballet is one of only four ballet companies from which country? Italy, China, Australia, South Korea
2	What name is given to the shoe worn by ballet dancers? Sole, Sylph, Heele, Pointe
3	Under whose direction did the English ballet court reach its peak? John Napier, Inigo Jones, Henry Hudson, Francis Drake
4	The mazurka is a dance from which country? France, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland
5	In The Nutcracker, sweets from all over the world put on a show for Clara. Which of these is not one of them? Russian trepak, Danish marzipan, Spanish chocolate, Greek baklava
6	What does the term ?fouette? mean (in ballet)? Danced, Fell, Melted, Whipped
7	What does the term ?glissade? mean (in ballet)? Dance, Move, Fall, Glide
8	Who composed La Sylphide, a romantic two-act ballet? Tchaikovsky, Napier, Dukas, Bournonville
9	Which 1841 ballet was set to music by Adolphe Adam? Lakme, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Swan Lake
10	On what day of the week did the premiere of Giselle take place (in ballet)? Sunday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday
11	What name is given to the codified system of arm positions and movements (in ballet)? Port de bras, Port d'armes, Port des armes, Port des pointes
12	Which city's ballet company was founded in 1848 by Kirstein and Balanchine? New York City, Paris, London, Moscow
13	In Giselle, what name is given to the women who dance men to death (in ballet)? Maidens, Wilis, Furies, Femmes
14	The Ballet Russes was active throughout Europe from 1909 to which year? 1949, 1919, 1929, 1939
15	What was the first name of the Polish ballet dancer Nijinsky? Jacek, Jakob, Vaslav, Vladimir
16	In ?La Bayadere?, how does Nikiya die (in ballet)? She drowns, She is bitten by a snake, She is stabbed, She is poisoned
17	?Kitri's Act I? in Don Quixote features sixteen consecutive what (in ballet)? Grande jetes, Chaines, Pirouettes, Echappes
18	How many dancers typically perform the ?Dance of the Little Swans? in Swan Lake? 4, 10, 6, 8
19	Who is Princess Floriana's partner in ?Sleeping Beauty? (in ballet)? Prince Desire, Florimund, The Wolf, The Bluebird
20	In the ballet ?Coppelia?, who is Swanhilde? A villager, A swan, A doll, A fairy