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  1. This English port city is where all four Beatles were born and raised, giving rise to the term "Merseybeat" for their style of music.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Liverpool
    • London
    • Manchester
    • Birmingham

    From The History and Music of the Beatles Trivia →

  2. This Russian ambassador to Vienna commissioned three string quartets from Beethoven, which bear his name as Op. 59.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Prince Lobkowitz
    • Count Waldstein
    • Baron van Swieten
    • Count Rasumovsky

    From The Life and Music of Beethoven Trivia →

  3. This song from The Freewheelin' album was pulled just before release and replaced, with original copies now worth thousands of dollars.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Let Me Die in My Footsteps
    • The Death of Emmett Till
    • Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
    • Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie

    From The Life and Music of Bob Dylan Trivia →

  4. This legendary performer was known as "The King of Rock and Roll."

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Elvis Presley
    • Chuck Berry
    • Little Richard
    • Jerry Lee Lewis

    From The Life and Music of Elvis Presly Trivia →

  5. This improvisatory keyboard genre, whose name means touch in Italian, showcases virtuosic passage work and dramatic contrasts before a fugue.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Toccata
    • Fantasia
    • Prelude
    • Ricercar

    From The Life and Music of Johann Sebastian Bach Trivia →

  6. For Mozart's last opera seria, this Dresden court poet trimmed an old Metastasio text into a leaner two-act drama the composer praised.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Mazzolà
    • Varesco
    • Metastasio
    • Calzabigi

    From The Life and Music of Mozart Trivia →

  7. This 1970 Simon & Garfunkel song became their most successful hit and features the lyric about being weary and feeling small.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • The Sound of Silence
    • Bridge Over Troubled Water
    • Mrs. Robinson
    • Scarborough Fair

    From The Life and Music of Paul Simon Trivia →

  8. This drummer replaced Pete Best in August 1962, just before the Beatles achieved worldwide fame.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Ringo Starr
    • Keith Moon
    • Charlie Watts
    • Ginger Baker

    From The History and Music of the Beatles Trivia →

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