November 2026 edition

Classical Music quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
Which composer wrote Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
AJoseph Haydn
BWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
CFranz Schubert
DJohannes Brahms
104 pts+10

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Classical Music · November 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
Which orchestra section is the trumpet in?
AStrings
BWoodwinds
CBrass
DPercussion

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerFamous tunes and the instruments behind them
2EasySymphonies, sonatas and who wrote them
3TrickyPremieres, rivalries and composers' lives
4HardFugues, forms and musical terms
5BrutalCatalog numbers, lost scores and rare works
Classical Music titlesout of 500
Standing ovation50 / 50
Conductor350+
Concertmaster275+
First chair200+
Second violin100+
Page turner1+
Broken string0

44 of 50 right · six short of Standing ovation

You vs Katie BClassical Music · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which composer wrote the opera Carmen?
Giuseppe Verdi
Giacomo Puccini
Georges Bizet✓GBKB
Charles Gounod

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