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