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    Question 1: Never Gonna Give You Up was the first ever hit by this singer in 1988. It was a big one at that and shot straight up the charts to #1 in the U.S.
    A. Nick Ashford
    B. Benny Mardones
    C. Eric Carmen
    D. Rick Astley
    Question 2: Often regarded as the father of Russian classical music, he wrote the operas, A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila.
    A. Michail Glinka
    B. Alexander Borodin
    C. Tchaikovsky
    D. Alexander Dargomizhsky
    Question 3: The Mighty Handful, also known as The Mighty Five was a group of Russian composers, brought together by their aim to compose a specific kind of Russian music which differs from the music of the West. Who were the five members of this group?
    A. Alexander Borodin, Modest Musorgsky, Nikolau Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Ivan Zokrav
    B. Mily Balakirev, Alexander Borodin, Cesar Cui, Modest Musorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    C. Mily Balakirev, Stanislaw Korasoff, Ivan Novogny, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Petr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    D. Alexander Borodin, Cesar Cui, Modest Musorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korakov, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Question 4: Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia, in what year?
    A. 1820
    B. 1860
    C. 1840
    D. 1810
    Question 5: In what year was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky appointed Professor of Music Theory and Harmony at the Moscow Conservatory?
    A. 1856
    B. 1866
    C. 1836
    D. 1846
    Question 6: On July 18, 1877 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky married his conservatory student, Antonina Milyukova, but the couple separated after what period of time?
    A. about six months
    B. about six days
    C. about six weeks
    D. about six years
    Question 7: How many symphonies did Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky write?
    A. 9
    B. 8
    C. 6
    D. 14
    Question 8: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dedicated his violin concerto in D major, Op. 35 to which musician?
    A. Ludwig Van Beethovan
    B. Leopold Auer
    C. Nathan Milstein
    D. Jascha Heifetz
    Question 9: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor was performed in 1875, in which city?
    A. St. Petersberg
    B. Moscow
    C. Vienna
    D. Boston, Massachusetts
    Question 10: Which famous ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was first performed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 1877?
    A. Eugen Onegin
    B. The Nutcracker
    C. Swan Lake
    D. The Firebird
    Question 11: Which wealthy Russian widow was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys patron?
    A. Marina Zikharoff
    B. Ekaterina von Meck
    C. Tzarina Alexandra I
    D. Nadezhda von Meck
    Question 12: This Oklahoma band has been around since 1983, but it wasnt until their 1999 album, The Soft Bulletin, that their true genius was recognized. Since then, Wayne Coyne and his bandmates have received Grammy awards and critical acclaim (not to mention a degree of commercial success) with their follow up LPs.
    A. Better Than Ezra
    B. The Flaming Lips
    C. Sponge
    D. Cake
    Question 13: This indie pop band from Scotland composed the soundtrack to the movie Storytelling (2002). Their other albums Tigermilk (1996) and The Boy with the Arab Strap (1998) exhibit their trademark baroque pop sound with enigmatic and literate lyrics reminiscent of The Smiths.
    A. Neutral Milk Hotel
    B. Arctic Monkeys
    C. The Ravonettes
    D. Belle Sebastian
    Question 14: Slow Hands and Evil were modern rock hits for this NYC band formed in 1998. Their critically acclaimed debut album was titled Turn on the Bright Lights.
    A. Hoobastank
    B. Mr. Mister
    C. Interpol
    D. Kaiser Chiefs
    Question 15: This two person band from Detroit won Best Alternative Music Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards for their Get Behind Me Satan LP.
    A. Harvey Danger
    B. The White Stripes
    C. Soul Coughing
    D. God Lives Underwater