Trivia Quiz on Beethoven

1. Beethoven reportedly poured this over his head to stimulate his brain

A) Wine

B) Milk

C) Water

D) Olive oil

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2. Beethoven's 9th was his interpretation of what work by Schiller

A) Ode to Joy

B) The Robbers

C) Don Carlos

D) Wilhelm Tell

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3. Beethoven's third symphony is nicknamed what

A) Pastoral

B) Napoleon

C) The Eroica

D) Choral

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4. Whose music featured in The Clockwork Orange

A) Mozart

B) Beethoven

C) Bach

D) Chopin

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5. What famous classical composer continued to compose great music after becoming deaf

A) Beethoven

B) Mozart

C) Chopin

D) Tchaikovsky

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6. Beethoven gave up what while writing his ninth symphony

A) Sleeping

B) Shaving

C) Bathing

D) Eating

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7. How Many Violin Concertos Did Beethoven Write

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) One

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8. By what name is Beethoven's sixth symphony known?

A) The Thunderstorm Symphony

B) The Eroica

C) The Choral Symphony

D) The Pastoral Symphony

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9. Who Composed The Pastoral Symphony

A) Johann Sebastian Bach

B) Beethoven

C) Dmitri Shostakovich

D) Gustav Mahler

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10. What Is Beethoven's Third Symphony Entitled

A) Erocia

B) Pastorale

C) Choral

D) Fifth

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11. What function did the composer Franz Schubert perform at Beethoven's funeral?

A) He Conducted the Funeral Procession

B) He Played the Violin in the Funeral Orchestra

C) He Delivered the Eulogy

D) He Was A Pallbearer

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12. What is the English nickname of Beethoven's opus 91, written to commemorate Wellington's victory at Vitoria

A) Wellington's Triumph

B) Fate Symphony

C) Battle symphony

D) Heroic Symphony

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13. Which of Beethoven's symphonies was the legendary "Incomplete"?

A) The 9th Symphony

B) The 5th Symphony

C) The 4th Symphony

D) The 7th Symphony

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14. How many symphonies did Beethoven complete?

A) Eight

B) Nine

C) Seven

D) Ten

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15. What famous classical composer continued to compose great music after becoming deaf?

A) Ludwig van Beethoven

B) Johann Sebastian Bach

C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

D) Frédéric Chopin

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16. Beethoven's Sixth Symphony shares it's popular name with a method of animal farming. What is it?

A) Choral

B) Pastoral

C) Eroica

D) Heroic

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17. For which cartoon character was Beethoven a favourite composer?

A) Bugs Bunny

B) Shroeder

C) Mickey Mouse

D) Scooby-Doo

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18. What composer was working on his 10th symphony at the time of his death?

A) Gustav Mahler

B) Ludwig van Beethoven

C) Franz Schubert

D) Jean Sibelius

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