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Classical Music Composers' Deaths

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In what year did Ludwig van Beethoven die?

  1. 1827

  2. 1828

  3. 1829

  4. 1830


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Beethoven died on March 26, 1827, at the age of 56.

What was the cause of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's death?

  1. Poisoning

  2. Tuberculosis

  3. Heart failure

  4. Stroke


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mozart died on December 5, 1791, at the age of 35, from tuberculosis.

At what age did Johann Sebastian Bach die?

  1. 65

  2. 70

  3. 75

  4. 80


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bach died on July 28, 1750, at the age of 65.

Which composer died in a duel?

  1. Franz Schubert

  2. Robert Schumann

  3. Frederic Chopin

  4. Alexander Borodin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Borodin died on February 27, 1887, at the age of 53, from complications following a duel.

What was the cause of death for Igor Stravinsky?

  1. Heart failure

  2. Cancer

  3. Pneumonia

  4. Stroke


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Stravinsky died on April 6, 1971, at the age of 88, from heart failure.

In what city did Johannes Brahms die?

  1. Vienna

  2. Berlin

  3. Hamburg

  4. Leipzig


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahms died on April 3, 1897, at the age of 63, in Vienna.

Which composer died by suicide?

  1. Franz Schubert

  2. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

  3. Gustav Mahler

  4. Sergei Rachmaninoff


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tchaikovsky died on November 6, 1893, at the age of 53, from suicide.

At what age did Claude Debussy die?

  1. 50

  2. 55

  3. 60

  4. 65


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Debussy died on March 25, 1918, at the age of 55.

Which composer died in a plane crash?

  1. Igor Stravinsky

  2. Sergei Rachmaninoff

  3. Arnold Schoenberg

  4. Anton Webern


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Webern died on September 15, 1945, at the age of 56, in a plane crash.

What was the cause of death for Richard Wagner?

  1. Heart attack

  2. Stroke

  3. Cancer

  4. Pneumonia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wagner died on February 13, 1883, at the age of 69, from a heart attack.

In what year did Frederic Chopin die?

  1. 1847

  2. 1848

  3. 1849

  4. 1850


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chopin died on October 17, 1849, at the age of 39.

Which composer died of syphilis?

  1. Franz Schubert

  2. Robert Schumann

  3. Frederic Chopin

  4. Hector Berlioz


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Schubert died on November 19, 1828, at the age of 31, from syphilis.

At what age did Gustav Mahler die?

  1. 50

  2. 55

  3. 60

  4. 65


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mahler died on May 18, 1911, at the age of 50.

Which composer died in a car accident?

  1. Sergei Rachmaninoff

  2. Arnold Schoenberg

  3. Anton Webern

  4. Olivier Messiaen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Messiaen died on April 27, 1992, at the age of 84, in a car accident.

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