2MBS Musical Trivia - September 2025

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Q1. Which metal device for establishing pitch was invented in 1711?* This field is required.

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A. The tuning fork.

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Q2. Leonard Bernstein wrote the music for West Side Story, but who wrote the libretto?* This field is required.

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A. Stephen Sondheim

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Q3. For whose coronation did William Walton write Orb and Sceptre?* This field is required.

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A. Queen Elizabeth II

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Q4. What nickname was given to Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D, Op.70 because of the slow movement’s eerie atmosphere?* This field is required.

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A. The Ghost Trio.

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Q5. To whom was the celebrated 19th century Spanish operatic soprano Isabella Colbran married?* This field is required.

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A. Rossini.

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Q6. Three of Verdi’s operas contain a ‘brindisi.’ What is a brindisi?* This field is required.

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A. A drinking song.

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Q7. Can you name the three operas?* This field is required.

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A. Macbeth, La Traviata, Otello.

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Q8. Which eccentric conductor was the son of a purveyor of pills and potions designed for headaches and stomach upsets?* This field is required.

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A. Sir Thomas Beecham