Famous Ballets

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Instructions: From Swan Lake to The Nutcracker, how well do you know the world's most beloved ballets?

1.
Which composer wrote the music for 'Swan Lake,' 'The Nutcracker,' and 'The Sleeping Beauty'?
A
Sergei Prokofiev
B
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
C
Igor Stravinsky
D
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
2.
In 'The Nutcracker,' which sweet treats perform a dance in the Land of Sweets?
A
Sugar plum fairies only
B
Only gingerbread men
C
Only chocolate
D
Various treats including chocolate, coffee, tea, and candy canes
3.
Which ballet tells the story of a peasant girl who dies of a broken heart and becomes a spirit?
A
La Bayadère
B
Giselle
C
La Sylphide
D
Coppélia
4.
Prokofiev composed the music for which ballet based on a Shakespeare play?
A
Othello
B
A Midsummer Night's Dream
C
Romeo and Juliet
D
The Tempest
5.
Which ballet features a toymaker who creates a life-sized dancing doll named Coppélia?
A
Petroushka
B
La Fille mal gardée
C
Coppélia
D
The Nutcracker
6.
Stravinsky's 'Petrushka' is set at what type of event?
A
A harvest festival
B
A royal ball
C
A Russian carnival (Shrovetide fair)
D
A wedding celebration
7.
Which Russian choreographer created the definitive versions of 'Swan Lake' and 'The Sleeping Beauty'?
A
Vaslav Nijinsky
B
Michel Fokine
C
George Balanchine
D
Marius Petipa
8.
Which Aaron Copland ballet celebrates the building of a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania?
A
Appalachian Spring
B
Dance Panels
C
Billy the Kid
D
Rodeo
9.
In 'Swan Lake,' what spell has been cast on Princess Odette?
A
She is turned into a swan by day
B
She becomes invisible
C
She is trapped in a tower
D
She is put to sleep for 100 years
10.
Which Stravinsky ballet depicts an ancient pagan ritual and caused a scandal at its premiere?
A
Apollo
B
Petrushka
C
The Rite of Spring
D
The Firebird
11.
'La Bayadère,' a ballet about a temple dancer and a warrior, is set in which country?
A
Egypt
B
India
C
Japan
D
China
12.
Which American choreographer created 'Fancy Free,' about three sailors on shore leave in New York?
A
Bob Fosse
B
George Balanchine
C
Agnes de Mille
D
Jerome Robbins
13.
'The Firebird' was the first major collaboration between Stravinsky and which impresario?
A
Sergei Diaghilev
B
Rudolf Nureyev
C
George Balanchine
D
Marius Petipa
14.
What is a 'grand jeté' in ballet?
A
A group formation
B
A deep curtsy
C
A large, leaping split in the air
D
A slow, graceful turn
15.
Which Copland ballet features cowgirls and a hoedown in the American West?
A
Billy the Kid
B
Appalachian Spring
C
Fanfare for the Common Man
D
Rodeo

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