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Beethoven, Joplin or Elgar?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which composer was the earliest of the three (as in, the one who was born and died before the other two)?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

2.

Joplin was known as 'The King of ...'

a)

The Waltz

b)

Symphonies

c)

Ragtime

d)

Jazz

3.

Which composer was born in Broadheath, Worcestershire?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

d)

None of them

4.

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

a)

27

b)

9

c)

3

d)

6

5.

Who lived the longest out of the three composers (dying at the age of 76)?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

d)

None of them lived to be 76

6.

Who lived the shortest (dying at the age of 49)?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

d)

They all lived longer than 49.

7.

Elgar wrote Salut d'Amour as a present for who?

a)

His wife

b)

His family

c)

King Edward VII

d)

Another composer

8.

Who wrote the famous piece for choir, Carmina Burana?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

d)

None of them

9.

Which piece is commonly played by ice cream vans?

a)

The Entertainer by Scott Joplin

b)

Für Elise by Beethoven

c)

Both of them

10.

Which of the composers has the most monthly listeners on Spotify with 6.1 million?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

d)

None of them have this many

11.

What was the name of Joplin's only published opera?

a)

Summertime

b)

Fidelio

c)

The Sound of Music

d)

Treemonisha

12.

Which composer has appeared on the £20 bank note?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

d)

All three

13.

Which composer has a festival named after him in Bonn, Germany?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

d)

None of them

14.

Which composer has a festival named after him in Sedalia, Missouri?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

d)

None of them

15.

Which composer has a concert hall named after him in the University of Birmingham?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Joplin

c)

Elgar

d)

None of them