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WorksheetsGershwin Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was George Gershwin's name at birth?
Gregory Peck
Julian Morgovskaya
Jacob Gershowitz
Geoff Eidelhuber
Besides music, in what else did George Gershwin show a lot of interest?
Sports
Photography
Flying
Dance
Who was George Gershwin's music mentor?
Camille Saint-Saens
Nadia Boulanger
Herbert Hoover
Charles Hambitzer
Where did George Gershwin work as a teenager?
Tin Pan Alley's Publishing District
Brooklyn Academy of Music
New York Symphony
Zimmerman's Coffee Shop
As a teenager, Gershwin worked as a (a) by performing songs at a piano on the sidewalk to help boost sales.
Who did George team up with to begin a legendary career producing great Broadway musicals?
Ira Gershwin
Morris Gershowitz
Aaron Copland
Frances Gershwin
What were some of the shows that George Gershwin and his brother teamed up to produce? (mark all that apply)
I Got Rhythm
Strike Up the Band
Of Thee I Sing
An American in Paris
Porgy and Bess
Which song really turned George Gershwin into a star?
Fascinating Rhythm
Of Thee I Sing
Lincoln Portrait
Rhapsody in Blue
At what age did George Gershwin die of a brain tumor?
25
35
38
48
What event first got Gershwin interested in music?
his friend's violin recital
his mother's singing
a concert at the New York Symphony
a field trip to Broadway
