Beethoven
Beethoven was one of Western music's most influential composers. This topic is part of Classical Music within Music. This page currently draws on 19 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Beethoven trivia questions
Ludwig van Beethoven was a famous what?
Answer: Composer
Bonus fact: Beethoven was one of Western music's most influential composers.
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony includes what famous choral theme?
Answer: Ode to Joy
Bonus fact: The finale sets Friedrich Schiller's poem.
What physical disability increasingly affected Beethoven later in life?
Answer: Deafness
Bonus fact: He continued composing despite severe hearing loss.
What is Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 popularly known as?
Answer: Choral Symphony
Bonus fact: Beethoven's Ninth is Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125.
In which city was Ludwig van Beethoven born?
Answer: Bonn
Bonus fact: Beethoven-Haus Bonn states that Beethoven was born in Bonn and lived there until 1792.
In what year was Ludwig van Beethoven born?
Answer: 1770
Bonus fact: Beethoven-Haus gives Beethoven's lifespan as 1770-1827.
After leaving Bonn in 1792, in which city did Beethoven spend the rest of his life?
Answer: Vienna
Bonus fact: Beethoven-Haus states that Beethoven spent the rest of his life in Vienna, where he died in 1827.
Who composed the famous Ninth Symphony with the Ode to Joy finale?
Answer: Beethoven
Bonus fact: Beethoven's Ninth premiered in 1824.
Which composer wrote the Fifth Symphony famous for its opening four-note motif?
Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Bonus fact: Beethoven's Fifth premiered in Vienna in 1808.
Which composer wrote the Ninth Symphony with the Ode to Joy finale?
Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Bonus fact: Beethoven's Ninth premiered in 1824.
Who patented an influential mechanical metronome in the early 19th century?
Answer: Johann Maelzel
Bonus fact: Maelzel commercialized the metronome, and Beethoven was an early adopter.
Who composed the Fifth Symphony with the famous four-note opening?
Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Bonus fact: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony premiered in Vienna in 1808.