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Giuseppe Verdi (composer)
Contributed by: Payne
  • 1. When did Giuseppe Verdi die?
A) January 27, 1901
B) March 15, 1888
C) July 10, 1856
D) November 3, 1920
  • 2. What was Verdi's profession?
A) Politician
B) Composer
C) Painter
D) Astronomer
  • 3. Who was Verdi's second wife?
A) Montserrat Caballé
B) Renata Tebaldi
C) Maria Callas
D) Giuseppina Strepponi
  • 4. Verdi is known for his contributions to which music genre?
A) Hip-Hop
B) Jazz
C) Heavy Metal
D) Opera
  • 5. Which of Verdi's operas features the famous aria 'La donna è mobile'?
A) Turandot
B) Carmen
C) Rigoletto
D) Aida
  • 6. What was the name of Verdi's first opera?
A) Falstaff
B) Norma
C) Trovatore
D) Oberto
  • 7. Verdi's opera 'Il Trovatore' is set in which country?
A) Spain
B) Germany
C) France
D) Italy
  • 8. Which Verdi opera features the famous aria 'Va, pensiero'?
A) La Traviata
B) Tosca
C) Carmen
D) Nabucco
  • 9. Verdi's opera 'Aida' is set in which ancient kingdom?
A) Egypt
B) Greece
C) Rome
D) Persia
  • 10. What was the last opera composed by Verdi?
A) Don Giovanni
B) Falstaff
C) Porgy and Bess
D) Carmen
  • 11. Which Verdi opera features the famous 'Drinking Song'?
A) Don Giovanni
B) La Traviata
C) Tosca
D) Carmen
  • 12. Who wrote the libretto for Verdi's opera 'Otello'?
A) Giacomo Puccini
B) Gioachino Rossini
C) Arrigo Boito
D) Gaetano Donizetti
  • 13. Verdi's 'Rigoletto' is based on a play by which author?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Anton Chekhov
C) Victor Hugo
D) Molière
  • 14. In which Italian town did Verdi live during his later years?
A) Verona
B) Sant'Agata
C) Florence
D) Naples
  • 15. Verdi's opera 'Don Carlos' is based on a work by which author?
A) Leo Tolstoy
B) Charles Dickens
C) Friedrich Schiller
D) Edgar Allan Poe
  • 16. Which Verdi opera features the famous aria 'Ebben? Ne andrò lontana'?
A) La Wally
B) Tosca
C) La Traviata
D) Madama Butterfly
  • 17. Verdi's 'Aida' premiered in which city?
A) New York
B) Vienna
C) Paris
D) Cairo
  • 18. Verdi composed 'Falstaff' based on the character created by which author?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Franz Kafka
D) Miguel de Cervantes
  • 19. In which city did Giuseppe Verdi pass away?
A) Venice
B) Florence
C) Milan
D) Naples
  • 20. Where is Giuseppe Verdi buried?
A) La Scala, Milan
B) Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, Milan
C) Teatro alla Scala, Milan
D) Teatro di San Carlo, Naples
  • 21. What nationality was Giuseppe Verdi?
A) Italian
B) German
C) Russian
D) French
  • 22. Giuseppe Verdi was a leading figure of which operatic era?
A) Romantic
B) Baroque
C) Classical
D) Modern
  • 23. Who wrote the libretto for Verdi's opera 'Aida'?
A) Arrigo Boito
B) Antonio Ghislanzoni
C) Francesco Maria Piave
D) Giuseppe Giacosa
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