 - 1. When was Marian Anderson born?
A) 1950
B) 1897
C) 1905
D) 1920
- 2. In which City was Marian Anderson born?
A) Chicago
B) New York
C) Philadelphia
D) Los Angeles
- 3. Marian Anderson is best known for her career as a(n)
A) Dancer
B) Actress
C) Singer
D) Painter
- 4. Marian Anderson gained international fame for her performance in 1939 at which venue?
A) Madison Square Garden
B) Royal Albert Hall
C) Lincoln Memorial
D) Carnegie Hall
- 5. Marian Anderson's autobiography is titled:
A) The Fire Next Time
B) Symphony in Black
C) My Lord, What a Morning
D) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- 6. Marian Anderson was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in which year?
A) 1985
B) 1995
C) 1965
D) 1978
- 7. Which musical genre was Marian Anderson known for mainly performing?
A) Jazz
B) Country
C) Hip Hop
D) Classical
- 8. Marian Anderson was forced to perform a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial after being denied a performance at which location?
A) Apollo Theater
B) The White House
C) Madison Square Garden
D) Constitution Hall
- 9. In what year did Marian Anderson retire from singing?
A) 1965
B) 1950
C) 1975
D) 1985
- 10. Marian Anderson passed away in which year?
A) 2015
B) 1975
C) 2005
D) 1993
- 11. Marian Anderson was a spokesperson for which organization that fought against racial discrimination?
A) Greenpeace
B) NAACP
C) UNICEF
D) ACLU
- 12. Who helped Marian Anderson perform at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied a venue by the DAR?
A) Giuseppe Boghetti
B) Agnes Reifsnyder
C) First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and President Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Mary Saunders Patterson
- 13. In which year did Marian Anderson become a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee?
A) 1963
B) 1977
C) The text does not specify the exact year.
D) 1955
- 14. Which award did Marian Anderson receive in 1963?
A) Presidential Medal of Freedom
B) Kennedy Center Honors
C) Congressional Gold Medal
D) Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 15. What was the name of Marian Anderson's father?
A) Benjamin Anderson
B) Giuseppe Boghetti
C) Wesley Parks
D) John Berkley Anderson
- 16. Where did Marian Anderson's family move after her father's death?
A) Into the home of her paternal grandparents, Benjamin and Isabella Anderson.
B) To South Philadelphia High School
C) Back to Virginia
D) To New York City
- 17. Which church was Marian Anderson's family active in?
A) Metropolitan Opera House
B) Stanton Grammar School
C) People's Chorus of Philadelphia
D) Union Baptist Church
- 18. Who convinced Marian to join the junior church choir at age six?
A) Reverend Wesley Parks
B) Agnes Reifsnyder
C) Her aunt Mary.
D) Emma Azalia Hackley
- 19. What was Marian Anderson's father's occupation?
A) A conductor
B) A church pastor
C) He sold ice, coal, and eventually liquor.
D) A schoolteacher
- 20. Which organization refused to allow Marian Anderson to perform at Constitution Hall in 1939?
A) United Nations Human Rights Committee
B) The Metropolitan Opera
C) People's Chorus of Philadelphia
D) The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
- 21. What did Marian Anderson's grandfather achieve in the 1860s?
A) He moved to South Philadelphia.
B) He became a conductor.
C) He founded the Union Baptist Church.
D) He was emancipated.
- 22. What was the name of Marian Anderson's first singing teacher?
A) Mary Saunders Patterson.
B) Agnes Reifsnyder
C) Giuseppe Boghetti
D) Emma Azalia Hackley
- 23. What did Marian Anderson sing to audition for Giuseppe Boghetti?
A) Classical symphonies
B) Spirituals
C) Arias from an opera
D) "Deep River"
- 24. Where did Marian Anderson make her first recordings in 1923?
A) Union Baptist Church
B) Constitution Hall
C) New York City's Town Hall
D) Camden, New Jersey for the Victor Talking Machine Company.
- 25. In what year did Marian Anderson win a singing competition sponsored by the New York Philharmonic?
A) 1928
B) 1925
C) 1929
D) 1930
- 26. Who became Marian Anderson's manager after her performance with the New York Philharmonic in 1925?
A) Julius Rosenwald
B) Ray Field
C) Frank La Forge
D) Arthur Judson
- 27. What was one of the challenges Marian Anderson faced that prevented her career from gaining momentum in the United States?
A) Poor management
B) Inadequate training
C) Lack of talent
D) Racial prejudice
- 28. Who wrote the review of Marian Anderson's fall 1929 concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago?
A) Arthur Judson
B) Herman Devries
C) Ray Field
D) George Arthur
- 29. What was the amount of the Rosenwald Fellowship awarded to Marian Anderson for her studies in Berlin?
A) $2000
B) $2500
C) $1000
D) $1500
- 30. In which country did Marian Anderson meet the pianist who became her regular accompanist?
A) Finland
B) Russia
C) Germany
D) France
- 31. Which famous composer invited Marian Anderson to his home after hearing her perform in Helsinki?
A) Kosti Vehanen
B) Jean Sibelius
C) Arturo Toscanini
D) Sol Hurok
- 32. What did Jean Sibelius serve instead of traditional coffee during Anderson's visit?
A) Wine
B) Champagne
C) Coffee
D) Tea
- 33. For which song did Jean Sibelius create a new arrangement dedicated to Marian Anderson in 1939?
A) "Belshazzar's Feast"
B) "Solitude"
C) "The Jewish Girl's Song"
D) "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
- 34. Who became Marian Anderson's manager and persuaded her to return to America in 1934?
A) Arthur Judson
B) Sol Hurok
C) Harold L. Ickes
D) Kosti Vehanen
- 35. Which conductor told Marian Anderson she had a voice 'heard once in a hundred years'?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Kosti Vehanen
C) Harold L. Ickes
D) Sol Hurok
- 36. Which newspaper wrote about the DAR's decision being 'deplorable' in comparison to racial intolerance in the Third Reich?
A) The New York Times
B) The Washington Post
C) The Philadelphia Tribune
D) The Richmond Times-Dispatch
- 37. In which year was the documentary film of Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert chosen for the National Film Registry?
A) 2005
B) 2001
C) 2010
D) 1999
- 38. In what year did Marian Anderson sing at Constitution Hall for an integrated audience?
A) 1955
B) 1943
C) 1939
D) 1961
- 39. Which song did Marian Anderson sing midway through The Ford 50th Anniversary Show?
A) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
B) "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
C) "God Bless America"
D) "Amazing Grace"
- 40. On what date did Marian Anderson perform at The Ford 50th Anniversary Show?
A) July 4, 1953
B) June 15, 1953
C) January 1, 1953
D) December 25, 1953
- 41. Which opera did Marian Anderson perform in at the Metropolitan Opera on January 7, 1955?
A) Un ballo in maschera
B) The Magic Flute
C) La Traviata
D) Carmen
- 42. Who directed the Metropolitan Opera when Marian Anderson became its first African American singer?
A) Rudolf Bing
B) Gian Carlo Menotti
C) Arturo Toscanini
D) Leonard Bernstein
- 43. What role was Marian Anderson appointed to by President Eisenhower in 1957?
A) Director of the National Endowment for the Arts
B) Delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee
C) Secretary of State
D) Ambassador to France
- 44. In which year did Marian Anderson receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
A) 1975
B) 1957
C) 1980
D) 1963
- 45. Which submarine did Marian Anderson christen in 1965?
A) USS George Washington Carver
B) USS John F. Kennedy
C) USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) USS Abraham Lincoln
- 46. How many miles did Marian Anderson travel during her 12-week goodwill ambassador tour in 1957?
A) 35,000 miles (56,000 km)
B) 45,000 miles
C) 25,000 miles
D) 50,000 miles
- 47. Which organization was NOT mentioned as a beneficiary of Marian Anderson's benefit concerts during the 1960s?
A) UNESCO
B) Congress of Racial Equality
C) America-Israel Cultural Foundation
D) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- 48. Who conducted the performance of Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Saratoga in 1976?
A) James DePriest
B) Herbert von Karajan
C) Aaron Copland
D) Leonard Bernstein
- 49. In what year did Marian Anderson receive the Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement?
A) 1991
B) 1981
C) 1986
D) 1978
- 50. Which university awarded Marian Anderson an honorary doctoral degree alongside Howard University and Temple University?
A) Stanford University
B) Yale University
C) Smith College
D) Harvard University
- 51. What honor did Marian Anderson receive from the Kennedy Center in 1978?
A) Kennedy Center Cultural Heritage Award
B) Kennedy Center National Medal
C) Kennedy Center Honors
D) Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award
- 52. Where was Marian Anderson and Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher's wedding ceremony originally supposed to take place?
A) Danbury City Hall
B) The parsonage
C) Bethel United Methodist Church
D) Elmwood Chapel
- 53. Who was the author of the book that includes a short story about Marian Anderson's wedding?
A) Rev. Jack Grenfell
B) Marian Anderson
C) Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher
D) Dr. Clarine Coffin Grenfell
- 54. What did Marian Anderson gain through her marriage to Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher?
A) A brother-in-law
B) A stepson named James Fisher
C) No children
D) Two stepdaughters
- 55. In which year did Marian Anderson and Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher purchase a farm in Danbury, Connecticut?
A) 1950
B) 1940
C) 1960
D) 1935
- 56. What was the name of the farm that Marian Anderson and Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher purchased?
A) Marianna Farm
B) Anderson Estate
C) Danbury Retreat
D) Victorian Haven
- 57. On which road was Marianna Farm located?
A) Danbury Boulevard
B) Joe's Hill Road
C) Main Street
D) Elmwood Avenue
- 58. What type of house did Marian Anderson construct at Marianna Farm?
A) A two-story colonial home
B) A modern apartment
C) A Victorian mansion
D) A three-bedroom ranch house
- 59. In what year did Marianna Farm become part of the Connecticut Freedom Trail?
A) 2004
B) 1996
C) 2010
D) 1986
- 60. Where did Marian Anderson give a concert as part of her community involvement?
A) Danbury High School
B) Connecticut State Fairgrounds
C) Bethel University
D) Elmwood Chapel
- 61. In what year did Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher pass away?
A) 1975
B) 1993
C) 1986
D) 2000
- 62. How long after her marriage to Orpheus did Marian Anderson remain at Marianna Farm before relocating?
A) 30 years
B) Almost 50 years
C) 25 years
D) 10 years
- 63. To which city did Marian Anderson relocate in 1992?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Portland, Oregon
C) Miami, Florida
D) New York City, New York
- 64. Who was the nephew to whom Marian Anderson relocated in 1992?
A) Violinist Itzhak Perlman
B) Composer John Williams
C) Pianist Lang Lang
D) Conductor James DePreist
- 65. What was the cause of Marian Anderson's death?
A) Stroke
B) Cancer
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Pneumonia
- 66. At what age did Marian Anderson pass away?
A) 75
B) 105
C) 96
D) 85
- 67. In what year did the Danbury Museum and Historical Society open Marian Anderson's studio to the public?
A) 1986
B) 2010
C) 1996
D) 2004
- 68. In which year was Marian Anderson profiled in the National Portrait Gallery’s One Life: Marian Anderson?
A) 2005
B) 1998
C) 2024
D) 2019
- 69. In what year did Jack Lew announce that Marian Anderson would appear on the redesigned US$5 bill?
A) 1999
B) 2016
C) 2008
D) 2024
- 70. Which organization included Marian Anderson in their book, 100 Greatest African Americans, published in 2002?
A) Bell System
B) Stanley Meltzoff
C) Ekene Akalawu
D) Molefi Kete Asante
- 71. Which historical figure was featured alongside Marian Anderson in Stanley Meltzoff's artwork for Bell System?
A) Leontyne Price
B) Among the historical figures featured
C) Martin Luther King Jr.
D) Eleanor Roosevelt
- 72. In what year was the last singing competition held before the Marian Anderson Award was disbanded?
A) 1987
B) 1990
C) 1976
D) 2019
- 73. Who received the last award under the original format of the Marian Anderson Award in 2019?
A) Leontyne Price
B) Kool & the Gang
C) Aretha Franklin
D) Beyoncé
- 74. In what year was the prize money of the Marian Anderson Award restructured to support established artists in humanitarian areas?
A) 1998
B) 2005
C) 2022
D) 2019
- 75. Which organization administers the Marian Anderson Award as of 2022?
A) Play On Philly
B) Discogs
C) The Metropolitan Opera
D) FemBio
- 76. Who authored 'The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera'?
A) Stanley Sadie
B) Carlton Higginbotham
C) John Warrack
D) David Hamilton
- 77. Which publication features a biographical entry on Marian Anderson authored by Carlton Higginbotham?
A) 'A–Z of Opera'
B) 'The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia'
C) 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'
D) FemBio, 'Marian Anderson'
- 78. Which organization provides a discography for Marian Anderson?
A) Virtual Museum of History
B) Bach Cantatas
C) Discogs
D) AllMusic
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