wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

David Walliams’ Marvellous Musical Podcast Episode 8 C. Schumann

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Clara Schumann was born in 1819 in which country?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Canada

d)

Switzerland

2.

Clara learned to write music before she could talk, true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How many hours of practice did Clara do each day?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

Clara inspired her friend Robert to become a

a)

Chef

b)

Singer

c)

Musician

d)

Bus Driver

5.

Clara went on tour around Europe at what young age?

a)

25

b)

42

c)

11

d)

19

6.

Which famous violinist was impressed by Clara’s musical skills?

a)

Paganini

b)

Mozart

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Spaghetti

7.

Who gave Clara the title of ‘Royal and Imperial Chamber Virtuoso’ when she was just 18?

a)

The King

b)

Captain Underpants

c)

The Emperor of Austria

d)

Robert Schumann

8.

Clara’s father did not want her to marry Robert Schumann because he thought Robert was too

a)

Tall

b)

Selfish

c)

Funny

d)

Poor

9.

Who was more famous at the time, Robert or Clara?

a)

Robert

b)

Clara

10.

Clara supported which two young composers to develop their musical careers?

a)

Brahms

Chopin

b)

Beethoven

Clara

c)

Brains

Cheese

d)

Mozart

Bach

11.

Whose compositions did Clara describe as trivial and tedious?

a)

Mozart

b)

Liszt

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Wham

12.

Clara played her last concert in 1891 in which city?

a)

New York

b)

Frankfurt

c)

Hamburg

d)

Tokyo