The Nutcracker Ballet

Who composed The Nutcracker music?

• Mozart

• Beethoven

• Tchaikovsky

• Haydn

What country was the composer from?

• France
• Austria
• USA
• Russia

Did the composer write the story?

• yes
• no

What is a ballet?

• special shoes

• girls dancing

• a story told through dance

• music

What year was the ballet first performed?

• 2002
• 1992
• 1800
• 1892

Who gives the little girl the nutcracker doll?

• her dad
• her brother
• Santa
• her grandfather or godfather

Who brakes the nutcracker doll?

• the little girl
• her brother
• the mouse king
• a party guest

Who greets the little girl and the Nutcracker in the Land of the Sweets?

• Santa

• her grandfather

• sweet treats

• the Sugar Plum Fairy

Who does the Nutcracker battle?

• Fritz

• the toys

• Godfather Drosselmeyer

• the mouse king

Audiences first heard this instrument in the Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairy. It was later used in the Harry Potter theme song.

• recorder

• piano

• violin

• celesta