quiz 1712 – ballet

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1	In what year was Aaron Copland awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music? 1945, 1957, 1949, 1952
2	Which of these is not one of the three movements of the ballet Jewels? Sapphires, Emeralds, Diamonds, Rubies
3	Leon Barzin was which company's first music director? New York City Ballet, Scottish Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet
4	Why did the Ballet Russes never perform in Russia? Disruption of the Revolution, Banned by government, There were no adequate venues, Didn't want to
5	Who choreographed Le Pavillon d'Armide (in ballet)? Sergei Diaghilev, Michel Fokine, Igor Stravinsky, Marius Petipa
6	In what year did Le Pavillion d'Armide first premiere (in ballet)? 1907, 1908, 1910s, 1909
7	In 2011, a 30-second newsreel film of which Ballet Russes ballet was discovered? Le Corsaire, Giselle, La Bayadere, Les Sylphides
8	In which city did Sergei Diaghilev die (in ballet)? Venice, Marseilles, Zurich, Paris
9	Appointed in 2012, who is the director of the English National Ballet? Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Tamara Rojo, Elton John
10	Who painted Fire Bird Rehearsal? Edgar Degas, John Glembin, Pablo Picasso, John Asaro
11	The word balette was first used in the English language by whom in 1667? John Donne, John Keats, John Milton, John Dryden
12	The first descriptive ballet shown in London was The Tavern Bilkers. In what year? 1704, 1702, 1708, 1706
13	What does Le Papillon ? the name of a ballet ? mean? Spider, Wasp, Butterfly, Ant
14	In what decade was Le Papillon released? 1860s, 1880s, 1870s, 1890s
15	The ballet Coppelia begins during a town festival to celebrate the arrival of a new what? A bell, A town hall, A mayor, Roof
16	Which ballet character is a hunter nymph loyal to Diana? Billy the Kid, Coppelia, Sylvia, Giselle
17	Found in the ballet Sylvia, who is the Greek god of love? Ares, Poseidon, Cupid, Eros
18	Adapted from a Shakespeare play, what is the title of this 1964 ballet ? The... Dance, Hope, Dream, Belief
19	Who composed the music for The Dream (in ballet)? Igor Stravinsky, Felix Mendelssohn, Leo Delibes, Pyotr Tchaikovsky
20	What is the largest of the four major ballet companies in the UK? The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre