- 1. What was Malcolm Sargent's primary instrument as a musician?
A) Organ
B) Violin
C) Trumpet
D) Piano
- 2. In what year was Malcolm Sargent knighted, becoming Sir Malcolm Sargent?
A) 1970
B) 1955
C) 1947
D) 1962
- 3. What was Malcolm Sargent's middle name?
A) James
B) George
C) William
D) Henry
- 4. Which famous composer did Malcolm Sargent often conduct in his career?
A) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
B) Johannes Brahms
C) Edward Elgar
D) Richard Wagner
- 5. In which year did Malcolm Sargent pass away?
A) 1990
B) 1975
C) 1967
D) 1981
- 6. Where did Malcolm Sargent study music?
A) Moscow Conservatory
B) Conservatoire de Paris
C) Juilliard School
D) Royal College of Music
- 7. What was Sir Malcolm Sargent's official title at the BBC Symphony Orchestra?
A) Chief Conductor
B) First Trumpeter
C) Lead Violinist
D) Principal Pianist
- 8. What was the name of the music festival that Malcolm Sargent founded at the seaside town of Aldeburgh?
A) Brighton Music Festival
B) Aldeburgh Festival
C) Glyndebourne Festival
D) Bath Music Festival
- 9. What was Malcolm Sargent best known for?
A) Acting
B) Writing
C) Painting
D) Conducting
- 10. In which country was Malcolm Sargent born?
A) Ireland
B) England
C) Wales
D) Scotland
- 11. What was Malcolm Sargent's full name?
A) John Malcolm Sargent
B) Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent
C) James Malcolm Sargent
D) William Malcolm Sargent
- 12. Which honor did Malcolm Sargent receive from the British monarch in 1947?
A) Baronetcy
B) Knighthood
C) Dukedom
D) Earldom
- 13. In addition to conducting, what other role did Malcolm Sargent have in musical organizations?
A) Artistic director
B) Composer
C) Music critic
D) Instrument maker
- 14. Malcolm Sargent conducted the Last Night of the Proms how many times?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 16
D) 25
- 15. Malcolm Sargent had a long and successful collaboration with which famous English tenor?
A) Luciano Pavarotti
B) Peter Pears
C) Plácido Domingo
D) Andrea Bocelli
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