Ballet (UK) Trivia Question
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- 1.What building is home base for the Birmingham Royal Ballet?
- A.
Hippodrome
- B.
National Indoor Arena
- C.
Alexandra Theatre
- D.
NEC
- 2.The ballet "Romeo and Juliet" features music from which composer?
- A.
Handel
- B.
Tchaikovsky
- C.
Stravinsky
- D.
Prokofiev
- 3.Which composer's music features in the ballet "The Sanguine Fan"?
- A.
Benjamin Britten's
- B.
William Ravel's
- C.
Edward Elgar's
- D.
Sergey Prokofiev's
- 4.Which anniversary was celebrated by the Scottish Ballet in 2009?
- A.
10th
- B.
25th
- C.
40th
- D.
80th
- 5.What is the name of the doll whose story is told in "The Nutcracker Suite"?
- A.
Celia
- B.
Clara
- C.
Caroline
- D.
Cassiopia
- 6.In which ballet did Margot Fonteyn make her debut?
- A.
Sleeping Beauty
- B.
Cinderella
- C.
Firebird
- D.
Nutcracker
- 7.In which UK country was the dancer Moira Shearer born?
- A.
Wales
- B.
England
- C.
Scotland
- D.
Northern Ireland
- 8.Frederick Ashton was the resident choreographer of which ballet company during the 1930's?
- A.
The Northern Ballet
- B.
The Scottish Ballet
- C.
The Bolshoi Ballet
- D.
The Royal Ballet
- 9.What is the name of the English National Ballet's London studio base?
- A.
Markova House
- B.
Helpmann House
- C.
Park House
- D.
Wall House
- 10.Which British ballet company was founded by Canadian Laverne Meyer?
- A.
Birmingham Royal Ballet
- B.
Northern Ballet Theatre
- C.
English National Ballet
- D.
Royal Ballet
- 11.Which was the first professional British dance company to be formed outside of London?
- A.
Birmingham Royal Ballet
- B.
Northern Ballet Theatre
- C.
Scottish Ballet
- D.
Western Ballet
- 12.Which royal patron did Robert de Warren secure for the Northern Ballet Theatre?
- A.
Prince Phillip
- B.
The Queen
- C.
Princess Anne
- D.
Princess Margaret
- 13.Which Asian country did the Scottish Ballet tour in May 2009?
- A.
Indonesia
- B.
China
- C.
India
- D.
South Korea
- 14.Who founded the Royal Ballet Company in 1931?
- A.
Peter Darrell
- B.
Margot Fonteyn
- C.
Beryl Grey
- D.
Ninette De Valois
- 15.Which ballet did Margot Fonteyn perform her first solo in?
- A.
Swan Lake
- B.
The Haunted Ballroom
- C.
Romeo And Juliet
- D.
Cinderella
- 16.Which was the first ballet in which Margot Fontayn danced with Nureyev?
- A.
Romeo And Juliet
- B.
Giselle
- C.
Symphonic Variations
- D.
Marguerite And Armand
- 17.Who choreographed the original version of the ballet "Cinderella"?
- A.
Baryshnikov
- B.
Nixon
- C.
Ashton
- D.
Valois
- 18.What was the first ballet choreographed by Frederick Ashton?
- A.
The Tragedy Of Fashion
- B.
Song Of The Cranes
- C.
The Nutcracker
- D.
Cinderella
- 19.In which UK city is the Rambert School of Ballet located?
- A.
Birmingham
- B.
Bath
- C.
London
- D.
Manchester
- 20.Who preceded Margot Fonteyn as the Royal Ballet's prima ballerina?
- A.
Ninette De Valois
- B.
Lilian Baylis
- C.
Darcy Bussel
- D.
Alicia Markova
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