Q.1
Though he traveled a lot and settled elsewhere, what was Stravinsky's nationality by birth?
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Czech
  • Armenian
Q.2
He had to leave Russia on the outbreak of World War I (in 1914, as you may remember) ... and what with the Revolution not long after that, it was many years before he could next go 'home'. When did this eventually happen?
  • 1949
  • 1955
  • 1958
  • 1962
Q.3
With what form of music (in which Russia had a strong recent tradition, not least through Tchaikovsky) did Stravinsky burst upon the cultural scene in Paris in the years before World War I?
  • Symphonies
  • Opera
  • Ballet
  • Chamber music
Q.4
Where was Stravinsky living during the years approaching World War II (i.e., the mid- to late 1930s)?
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • Luxembourg
  • America
Q.5
During the Second World War Stravinsky moved to the USA, and in January 1944 there was a story (probably not true) that he had been in trouble with the Boston police ... over having, supposedly, done what?
  • Committed a driving offense
  • Reported some young people for abusing him as a foreigner
  • Made and played his own new arrangement of the National Anthem, with some more modern chords in the accompaniment
  • Made music in a public place without the proper permit
Q.6
Which ONE of the following was a true and genuine mark of Stravinsky's acceptance into the USA and its cultural life?
  • A star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood
  • A ballet theater named in his honor in Massachusetts
  • A street named after him in New York
  • Dinner with the President at the White House during the early years of the Cold War (which in simple essence was an intercontinental US/Russian conflict)
Q.7
Stravinsky had much of his early and formative musical teaching from one of 'the Five' who had been friends with Mussorgsky: which one?
  • Cesar Cui
  • Miliy Balakirev
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Alexander Borodin
Q.8
During his long and interesting life he 'rubbed shoulders' with many of the great creative and cultural icons of the 20th century. Which of the following people is NOT regarded as having been at least a close friend and/or artistic collaborator?
  • Coco Chanel (fashion designer)
  • Pablo Picasso (artist)
  • Jean Cocteau (writer / cineast)
  • Ferdinand Porsche (car designer)
Q.9
Which of Stravinsky's ballets caused riotous scenes when it was premiered in Paris in 1913?
  • The Firebird
  • The Rite of Spring
  • Petrushka
  • Parade
Q.10
On which instrument was Stravinsky a recital-quality soloist?
  • The piano
  • The violin
  • The clarinet
  • The trumpet
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