Jacqueline du Pré - Quiz
  • 1. Where is Jacqueline du Pré buried?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) Kensal Green Cemetery
C) Highgate Cemetery
D) Golders Green Jewish Cemetery
  • 2. At what age did Jacqueline du Pré die?
A) 50
B) 40
C) 45
D) 42
  • 3. On what date did du Pré die?
A) 15 November 1987
B) 21 October 1989
C) 19 October 1987
D) 19 October 1985
  • 4. Where did du Pré die?
A) London
B) New York
C) Paris
D) Vienna
  • 5. Which foundation purchased du Pré's Davidov Stradivarius?
A) The Ford Foundation
B) The Rockefeller Foundation
C) The Stradivarius Society
D) The Louis Vuitton Foundation
  • 6. For how much was the Davidov Stradivarius purchased?
A) Just over £1 million
B) Exactly £2 million
C) Just under £500,000
D) £5 million
  • 7. To whom was the Davidov Stradivarius made available on loan after its purchase?
A) Øyvind Gimse
B) István Várdai
C) Yo-Yo Ma
D) Kyril Zlotnikov
  • 8. Who named the 1673 Stradivarius the 'Du Pré Stradivarius' in tribute?
A) Daniel Barenboim
B) Christopher Nupen
C) Lynn Harrell
D) Yo-Yo Ma
  • 9. Who is the 1673 Du Pré Stradivarius currently on extended loan to?
A) István Várdai
B) Øyvind Gimse
C) Kyril Zlotnikov
D) Yo-Yo Ma
  • 10. Which cellist owned the 1673 Stradivarius before it went to István Várdai?
A) Anand Tucker
B) Lynn Harrell
C) Piers du Pré
D) Øyvind Gimse
  • 11. To whom is du Pré's 1970 Peresson cello currently on loan?
A) Kyril Zlotnikov
B) István Várdai
C) Øyvind Gimse
D) Yo-Yo Ma
  • 12. Kyril Zlotnikov is a member of which musical group?
A) Jerusalem Quartet
B) Berlin Philharmonic
C) Juilliard String Quartet
D) London Symphony Orchestra
  • 13. Who wrote in her 2021 memoir This Much Is True that du Pré died in an assisted suicide?
A) Clare Finzi
B) Miriam Margolyes
C) Hilary du Pré
D) Margaret Branch
  • 14. According to Miriam Margolyes's memoir, who assisted du Pré's suicide via lethal injection?
A) Piers du Pré
B) Anand Tucker
C) Margaret Branch
D) Daniel Barenboim
  • 15. What was the name of Miriam Margolyes's 2021 memoir?
A) This Much Is True
B) Hilary and Jackie
C) Genius and Tragedy
D) A Genius in the Family
  • 16. Who was du Pré's husband?
A) Daniel Barenboim
B) Christopher Nupen
C) Yo-Yo Ma
D) Anand Tucker
  • 17. How did Daniel Barenboim describe the claim that du Pré died in an assisted suicide?
A) Undeniable fact
B) A touching tribute
C) Completely proven
D) Unverifiable
  • 18. Who wrote the posthumous memoir A Genius in the Family?
A) Daniel Barenboim and Yo-Yo Ma
B) Clare Finzi and Anand Tucker
C) Miriam Margolyes and Christopher Nupen
D) Hilary and Piers du Pré
  • 19. Who directed the 1998 film Hilary and Jackie?
A) Christopher Nupen
B) Anand Tucker
C) Yo-Yo Ma
D) Daniel Barenboim
  • 20. The film Hilary and Jackie was based partially on interviews with whom?
A) Kyril Zlotnikov and István Várdai
B) Clare Finzi and Øyvind Gimse
C) Daniel Barenboim and Margaret Branch
D) Hilary and Piers
  • 21. What effect did the release of the 1998 film have on the memoir?
A) Caused it to be banned
B) Had no effect
C) Promoted its popularity
D) Decreased its sales
  • 22. What is a major criticism of both the book and the film Hilary and Jackie?
A) Being too focused on her Stradivarius cellos
B) Ignoring her multiple sclerosis diagnosis entirely
C) Failing to mention her musical career at all
D) Sensationalising Jacqueline du Pré's personal life
  • 23. What early symptom of multiple sclerosis is mentioned in relation to the memoir's events?
A) Extreme mental depression
B) Loss of hearing
C) Complete paralysis of the hands
D) Sudden blindness
  • 24. Who took the initiative in verbally comforting Jacqueline during her period of extreme mental depression?
A) Piers
B) Christopher
C) Daniel
D) Finzi
  • 25. Who argued that she was victimised by her sister's demands in the memoir?
A) Miriam
B) Hilary
C) Clare
D) Margaret
  • 26. Whose daughter contested the memoir's account of the affair with Finzi?
A) Hilary's
B) Christopher's
C) Miriam's
D) Piers's
  • 27. What did Clare Finzi suggest about her father, Finzi?
A) He was a serial adulterer
B) He was a professional cellist
C) He was a medical doctor
D) He was a film director
  • 28. According to Clare Finzi, why did her father seduce her emotionally vulnerable aunt?
A) To secure financial gain
B) To promote a book
C) To spite Daniel Barenboim
D) To gratify his own ego
  • 29. What did Clare Finzi charge the film Hilary and Jackie with being?
A) A heartwarming tribute
B) A gross misinterpretation
C) An accurate documentary
D) A cinematic masterpiece
  • 30. How does the film portray Jacqueline in relation to her sister's husband?
A) Predatory and actively planning to seduce him
B) Forced into marriage by her family
C) Manipulated and completely innocent
D) Reluctant and entirely unaware of the affair
  • 31. How did director Anand Tucker defend the film's portrayal of the affair?
A) By arguing extant alternatives amount to canonisation or hagiography
B) By stating the events were completely fictional
C) By denying the affair ever took place
D) By claiming Hilary wrote the script herself
  • 32. Where did Hilary defend the film's depiction of events and her sister's personality?
A) The Guardian
B) The New York Times
C) The Observer
D) The Washington Post
  • 33. According to Hilary, what side of Jacqueline did she have to show to be truthful?
A) The cinematic side
B) The Stradivarius side
C) The MS side
D) The prodigy side
  • 34. According to Hilary, when did the Jackie she knew and loved actually die?
A) In 1998 upon the film's release
B) Years before her actual death in 1987
C) Only on the day of her funeral
D) She never truly died
  • 35. Who took a different view from Hilary, stating that Jacqueline's struggle with MS had sustained periods of normality?
A) Miriam Margolyes
B) Yo-Yo Ma
C) Christopher Nupen
D) Anand Tucker
  • 36. In what month and year was Christopher Nupen's documentary about du Pré broadcast?
A) February 2001
B) January 1998
C) December 2025
D) October 1987
  • 37. What was the title of Christopher Nupen's 2001 documentary?
A) Hilary and Jackie
B) Genius and Tragedy
C) Who Was Jacqueline du Pré?
D) A Genius in the Family
  • 38. On which UK channel was Nupen's 2001 documentary broadcast?
A) Channel 4
B) BBC One
C) ITV
D) Channel 5
  • 39. According to Nupen in an interview with The Observer, what was the primary intention of his documentary?
A) To promote Hilary's memoir
B) To investigate her death
C) To celebrate her life and correct public misconceptions
D) To sell Stradivarius cellos
  • 40. What new film for the American Public Broadcasting System was premiered in 2025?
A) Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
B) Hilary and Jackie
C) A Genius in the Family
D) Who Was Jacqueline du Pré?
  • 41. The 2025 PBS film premiered in the year that would have included which birthday of du Pré?
A) 80th
B) 50th
C) 70th
D) 100th
  • 42. What does the 2025 PBS film feature besides interviews and archival footage?
A) A complete recording of the Davidov Stradivarius
B) Interviews with Miriam Margolyes
C) It does not mention her sister's controversial book and related film
D) Exclusive footage of her funeral
  • 43. Which London-based independent production company produced the 2025 PBS film?
A) Louis Vuitton Foundation
B) Allegro Films
C) The Guardian
D) Jerusalem Quartet
  • 44. In what year was Allegro Films founded?
A) 2001
B) 1998
C) 1987
D) 1968
  • 45. What was the name of Nupen's early film based on du Pré's 1969 performance at Queen Elizabeth Hall?
A) Who Was Jacqueline du Pré?
B) The Trout
C) Genius and Tragedy
D) Hilary and Jackie
  • 46. At which London venue did du Pré give the 1969 performance that inspired The Trout?
A) Barbican Centre
B) Royal Albert Hall
C) Wigmore Hall
D) Queen Elizabeth Hall
  • 47. When was Jacqueline du Pré born?
A) 19 October 1987
B) 21 March 1962
C) 14 May 1965
D) 26 January 1945
  • 48. In which city was Jacqueline du Pré born?
A) Paris
B) London
C) Oxford
D) New York
  • 49. What was Jacqueline du Pré's profession?
A) Conductor
B) Flautist
C) Pianist
D) Cellist
  • 50. Who was Jacqueline du Pré's mother?
A) Eugenia Zukerman
B) Isména Holland
C) Alison Dalrymple
D) Iris Greep
  • 51. What was the profession of Jacqueline du Pré's father, Derek?
A) Accountant
B) Cellist
C) Conductor
D) Flautist
  • 52. At what age did du Pré ask her mother for a cello after hearing it on the radio?
A) Eight
B) Eleven
C) Four
D) Five
  • 53. Who was du Pré's teacher at the London Violoncello School?
A) Paul Tortelier
B) Alison Dalrymple
C) William Pleeth
D) Mstislav Rostropovich
  • 54. Which award did du Pré win in 1956 at the age of 11?
A) Queen's Prize
B) Guildhall Gold Medal
C) Guilhermina Suggia Award
D) Wigmore Award
  • 55. Whom did du Pré study with at the Guildhall School of Music?
A) Pablo Casals
B) William Pleeth
C) Alison Dalrymple
D) Paul Tortelier
  • 56. In what year did du Pré win the Gold Medal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama?
A) 1967
B) 1960
C) 1956
D) 1965
  • 57. Which prominent cellist did du Pré study with in Zermatt, Switzerland in 1960?
A) Mstislav Rostropovich
B) William Pleeth
C) Paul Tortelier
D) Pablo Casals
  • 58. Who chaired the panel for the Queen's Prize competition won by du Pré?
A) Rudolf Schwarz
B) Sir John Barbirolli
C) Sir Malcolm Sargent
D) Yehudi Menuhin
  • 59. When did du Pré make her formal debut at Wigmore Hall?
A) September 1962
B) March 1961
C) March 1962
D) May 1959
  • 60. Who accompanied du Pré at her Wigmore Hall debut?
A) Ernest Lush
B) Zubin Mehta
C) Alexander Goehr
D) Daniel Barenboim
  • 61. When did du Pré make her concerto debut at the Royal Festival Hall?
A) 19 October 1987
B) 3 September 1964
C) 21 March 1962
D) 14 May 1965
  • 62. Which piece did du Pré play for her Royal Festival Hall concerto debut?
A) Lalo Cello Concerto
B) Schumann Cello Concerto
C) Elgar's Cello Concerto
D) Haydn Cello Concerto
  • 63. Which conductor led the orchestra for du Pré's concerto debut at the Royal Festival Hall?
A) Antal Doráti
B) Sir John Barbirolli
C) Rudolf Schwarz
D) Sir Malcolm Sargent
  • 64. Where did du Pré study for six months with Paul Tortelier?
A) Conservatoire de Paris
B) Royal Academy of Music
C) London Violoncello School
D) Guildhall School of Music
  • 65. Who gave du Pré her Stradivarius cellos as gifts?
A) Isména Holland
B) Eugenia Zukerman
C) Alison Dalrymple
D) Iris Greep
  • 66. In what year did du Pré acquire the Davidov Stradivarius?
A) 1969
B) 1964
C) 1961
D) 1970
  • 67. Which instrument maker crafted the modern cello acquired by du Pré in 1970?
A) Sergio Peresson
B) Alexander Goehr
C) Stradivarius
D) Francesco Goffriller
  • 68. In what year did du Pré marry Daniel Barenboim?
A) 1963
B) 1970
C) 1965
D) 1967
  • 69. What health condition cut short du Pré's career?
A) Multiple sclerosis
B) Tuberculosis
C) Polio
D) Arthtitis
  • 70. What instrument did du Pré's sister Hilary play?
A) Cello
B) Piano
C) Violin
D) Flute
  • 71. Which Russian cellist did du Pré study with in 1966?
A) William Pleeth
B) Paul Tortelier
C) Mstislav Rostropovich
D) Pablo Casals
  • 72. Which composer wrote 'Romanza for cello and orchestra, Op. 24' specifically for du Pré?
A) Robert Schumann
B) Priaulx Rainier
C) Alexander Goehr
D) Edward Elgar
  • 73. At which festival did du Pré premiere Alexander Goehr's Romanza?
A) Wigmore Hall
B) The Proms
C) Brighton Music Festival
D) Edinburgh Festival
  • 74. When did du Pré make her United States debut at Carnegie Hall?
A) 21 March 1962
B) 14 August 1962
C) 3 September 1964
D) 14 May 1965
  • 75. Who conducted the London Symphony Orchestra for du Pré's benchmark 1965 recording of the Elgar Concerto?
A) Sir Malcolm Sargent
B) Antal Doráti
C) Sir John Barbirolli
D) Zubin Mehta
  • 76. At what age did du Pré achieve international acclaim with her American debut?
A) 16
B) 42
C) 20
D) 11
  • 77. What was the world premiere piece du Pré performed alongside the Elgar concerto on 3 September 1964?
A) Brahms' Second Cello Sonata
B) Priaulx Rainier's Cello Concerto
C) Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B minor
D) Alexander Goehr's Romanza
  • 78. With which conductor did du Pré make her debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1968?
A) Leonard Bernstein
B) Daniel Barenboim
C) Zubin Mehta
D) Sir Adrian Boult
  • 79. Which school did du Pré attend for general education starting at age eight?
A) Croydon High School
B) Commonweal Lodge
C) Guildhall School of Music
D) Queen's College
  • 80. Did du Pré ever take the GCE examinations?
A) No
B) Only the English GCE
C) Only the music GCE
D) Yes
  • 81. Which exam board or school awarded du Pré its Gold Medal in 1960?
A) London Violoncello School
B) Royal Academy of Music
C) Guildhall School of Music
D) Conservatoire de Paris
  • 82. Where did Derek du Pré work as an accountant before becoming an editor?
A) Institute of Cost and Works Accounting
B) BBC
C) Lloyds Bank
D) The Accountant
  • 83. From which island was Derek du Pré's family originally?
A) Jersey
B) Man
C) Isle of Wight
D) Switzerland
  • 84. Where did Iris Greep, du Pré's mother, study piano?
A) Commonweal Lodge
B) Guildhall School of Music
C) Royal Academy of Music
D) London Violoncello School
  • 85. Which school was du Pré enrolled in first for her general education before transferring to Croydon High School?
A) Queen's College
B) Conservatoire de Paris
C) Commonweal Lodge
D) Guildhall School of Music
  • 86. Until what year was du Pré's Guilhermina Suggia Award renewed annually?
A) 1961
B) 1970
C) 1965
D) 1956
  • 87. Which television network broadcasted du Pré playing the Lalo Cello Concerto in 1959?
A) CBS
B) BBC Television
C) PBS
D) ITV
  • 88. At which BBC studios was the Haydn Cello Concerto recorded in May 1959?
A) Wigmore Hall
B) Abbey Road Studios
C) Royal Festival Hall
D) Lime Grove Studios
  • 89. Which orchestra accompanied du Pré when she repeated the Lalo concerto in Cardiff in May 1959?
A) BBC Welsh Orchestra
B) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
C) BBC Symphony Orchestra
D) London Symphony Orchestra
  • 90. Which orchestra accompanied du Pré at her concerto debut at Royal Festival Hall?
A) BBC Symphony Orchestra
B) New Philharmonia Orchestra
C) Berlin Philharmonic
D) London Symphony Orchestra
  • 91. Who conducted du Pré in her repeat of the Elgar concerto at The Proms on 14 August 1962?
A) Antal Doráti
B) Sir Malcolm Sargent
C) Sir John Barbirolli
D) Rudolf Schwarz
  • 92. Where did du Pré make her festival debut in September 1962?
A) Edinburgh Festival
B) Hollwood Bowl
C) The Proms
D) Brighton Music Festival
  • 93. Which piece did du Pré play at her Edinburgh Festival debut?
A) Elgar's Cello Concerto
B) Brahms' Second Cello Sonata
C) Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B minor
D) Schumann Cello Concerto
  • 94. Until what year did du Pré return to perform at the Proms every year after becoming a favourite?
A) 1965
B) 1973
C) 1987
D) 1969
  • 95. Who suggested the composition of Alexander Goehr's Romanza for du Pré?
A) Christopher Nupen
B) Ian Hunter
C) Daniel Barenboim
D) William Pleeth
  • 96. Which orchestra performed under Daniel Barenboim at the premiere of Goehr's Romanza?
A) Los Angeles Philharmonic
B) Cleveland Orchestra
C) New Philharmonia Orchestra
D) London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 97. At which venue did du Pré perform with her husband at the Hollywood Bowl?
A) Royal Festival Hall
B) Queen Elizabeth Hall
C) Los Angeles Philharmonic
D) Carnegie Hall
  • 98. Which Stradivarius cello did du Pré use from 1961 until 1964?
A) The Francesco Goffriller cello
B) The Sergio Peresson cello
C) The 1673 Stradivarius
D) The Davidov Stradivarius of 1712
  • 99. What year was the Davidov Stradivarius made?
A) 1712
B) 1673
C) 1970
D) 1961
  • 100. Which cello did du Pré play from 1969 to 1970, following Casals?
A) Sergio Peresson cello
B) Francesco Goffriller cello
C) 1673 Stradivarius
D) Davidov Stradivarius
Created with That Quiz — the site for test creation and grading in math and other subjects.