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