July 8, 2017  |   

1 Coda is a passage which brings a music movement to a conclusion. What does “coda” mean? Spring, Over, Waltz, Tail Tail
2 How does “sur le cou-de-pied” translate (in ballet)? On the neck of the foot, On the back of the foot, On the head of the foot, On the tip of the foot On the neck of the foot
3 A ballet movement with extreme speed and athleticism is named after whom? Stravinsky, Balanchine, Fokine, Petipa Balanchine
4 Ballet Romand is a company located in which European country? Austria, Belgium, France, Switzerland Switzerland
5 Who composed the ballet Spartacus? Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Aram Khachaturian, Igor Stravinsky, Marius Petipa Aram Khachaturian
6 In which modern-day capital was Aram Khachaturian born? Tirana, Yerevan, Tbilisi, Paris Tbilisi
7 In what year did the ballet Spartacus premiere? 1956, 1955, 1960, 1958 1956
8 Complete the name of a suite element from Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and… Bacchante, Phrygia, Crassus, Harmodius Phrygia
9 Complete the name of this influential French ballet figure: Jean-Baptiste… Lully, Tully, Mully, Cully Lully
10 What is the name of the title character in Le bourgeois gentilhomme (in ballet)? Dorante, Lully, Cleonte, Jourdain Jourdain
11 Who choreographed the Dance of the Little Swans from Swan Lake? Lev Ivanov, Michel Fokine, Marius Petipa, Igor Stravinsky Lev Ivanov
12 Act 1 of The Nutcracker opens on which important date? Good Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Ash Wednesday Christmas Eve
13 Complete the name of this 2001 film based on The Nutcracker: ‘… in the Nutcracker’? Barbie, Jesus, Scooby-Doo, Aladdin Barbie
14 Complete the French title of the firebird: ‘L’oiseau de…’ (in ballet)? Beu, Meu, Leu, Feu Feu
15 Who choreographed the ballet Jeux? Vaslav Nijinsky, Michel Fokine, Rudolf Nureyev, Marius Petipa Vaslav Nijinsky
16 In what year was Jeux released (in ballet)? 1917, 1915, 1913, 1919 1913
17 What does Jeux mean in English (in ballet)? Games, Folks, Dances, Ballets Games
18 Who composed the music for Jeux (in ballet)? Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, Marius Petipa, Claude Debussy Claude Debussy
19 Gamar Almaszadesh was the first ballerina from the Muslim world and the first from which country? Turkmenistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan Azerbaijan
20 Who composed Appalachian Spring (in ballet)? Aaron Copland, Erik Satie, Igor Stravinsky, Leo Delibes Aaron Copland