quiz 1592 – classical music

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1	In what year was Mozart born? 1826, 1796, 1726, 1756
2	in what year was Ralph Vaughn Williams born? 1872, 1902, 1942, 1842
3	In what year was Wagner born? 1793, 1813, 1893, 1913
4	in which centiry did Henry Purcell live? 16th, 15th, 19th, 17th
5	in which century did Dmitri Shostakovich live? 18th, 20th, 17th, 19th
6	In which century did Thomas Tallis live? 17th, 15th, 16th, 14th
7	In which country was Antonio Vivaldi born? Italy, France, Russia, Spain
8	In which country was Schubert born? Poland, Austria, Germany, Hungary
9	In which year did Sergei Rachmaninov die? 1943, 1903, 2003, 1983
10	Issac Albeniz was born is which country? Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Italy
11	Itzhak Perlman was a virtuoso on which instrument? Oboe, Violin, Piano, Guitar
12	Jacqueline de Pre was famous for her playing of which stringed instrument? Cello, Double Bass, Violin, Viola
13	James Galway found fame playing which instrument? Flute, Oboe, Piano, Clarinet
14	Joe Ventui is famous for playing which instrument? Violin, Guitar, Piano, Oboe
15	Klavier is the German word for what instrument? Violin, Keyboard, Clarinet, Flute
16	La Scala is an Opera House in which Italian city? Milan, Rome, Naples, Turin
17	Lied is the German word for what? Play, Dance, Bow, Song
18	Ludwig Van Kochel made catalogued which composers works? Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven
19	Modulation involves the movement of what? Volume, Key, Tone, Pitch
20	Neo-Classicism emerged in which decade? 1740's, 1920's, 1880's, 1990's