WorksheetsBeethoven, Joplin or Elgar?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which composer was the earliest of the three (as in, the one who was born and died before the other two)?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
Joplin was known as 'The King of ...'
The Waltz
Symphonies
Ragtime
Jazz
Which composer was born in Broadheath, Worcestershire?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
None of them
How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
27
9
3
6
Who lived the longest out of the three composers (dying at the age of 76)?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
None of them lived to be 76
Who lived the shortest (dying at the age of 49)?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
They all lived longer than 49.
Elgar wrote Salut d'Amour as a present for who?
His wife
His family
King Edward VII
Another composer
Who wrote the famous piece for choir, Carmina Burana?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
None of them
Which piece is commonly played by ice cream vans?
The Entertainer by Scott Joplin
Für Elise by Beethoven
Both of them
Which of the composers has the most monthly listeners on Spotify with 6.1 million?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
None of them have this many
What was the name of Joplin's only published opera?
Summertime
Fidelio
The Sound of Music
Treemonisha
Which composer has appeared on the £20 bank note?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
All three
Which composer has a festival named after him in Bonn, Germany?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
None of them
Which composer has a festival named after him in Sedalia, Missouri?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
None of them
Which composer has a concert hall named after him in the University of Birmingham?
Beethoven
Joplin
Elgar
None of them
