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Music History trivia quiz

Music History trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Music History questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

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What the Music History questions cover

  • Electronic Music
  • Jazz
  • Motown
  • Rock
  • Baroque
  • Blues
  • British Invasion
  • Britpop
  • Classical Era
  • Disco
  • Early Opera
  • Grammy History

Try three Music History questions

Question 1

Which composer wrote the Fifth Symphony with its famous four-note opening motif?

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven
  2. Wolfgang Mozart
  3. Johann Bach
  4. Franz Schubert
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Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 2

Which composer created the orchestral work commonly known as The Four Seasons?

  1. Joseph Haydn
  2. Antonio Vivaldi
  3. George Handel
  4. Claude Debussy
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Antonio Vivaldi

Question 3

Which composer wrote the opera The Magic Flute?

  1. Giuseppe Verdi
  2. Giacomo Puccini
  3. Wolfgang Mozart
  4. Richard Wagner
Show the answer

Wolfgang Mozart

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Music History match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Music History questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Music History ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.