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Malcolm Sargent
  • 1. What was Malcolm Sargent's primary instrument as a musician?
A) Piano
B) Violin
C) Trumpet
D) Organ
  • 2. In what year was Malcolm Sargent knighted, becoming Sir Malcolm Sargent?
A) 1955
B) 1947
C) 1962
D) 1970
  • 3. What was Malcolm Sargent's middle name?
A) James
B) William
C) George
D) Henry
  • 4. Which famous composer did Malcolm Sargent often conduct in his career?
A) Johannes Brahms
B) Richard Wagner
C) Edward Elgar
D) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • 5. In which year did Malcolm Sargent pass away?
A) 1967
B) 1990
C) 1975
D) 1981
  • 6. Where did Malcolm Sargent study music?
A) Moscow Conservatory
B) Royal College of Music
C) Juilliard School
D) Conservatoire de Paris
  • 7. What was Malcolm Sargent best known for?
A) Painting
B) Acting
C) Writing
D) Conducting
  • 8. What was Sir Malcolm Sargent's official title at the BBC Symphony Orchestra?
A) Chief Conductor
B) First Trumpeter
C) Principal Pianist
D) Lead Violinist
  • 9. Malcolm Sargent had a long and successful collaboration with which famous English tenor?
A) Peter Pears
B) Andrea Bocelli
C) Plácido Domingo
D) Luciano Pavarotti
  • 10. What was Malcolm Sargent's full name?
A) Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent
B) William Malcolm Sargent
C) John Malcolm Sargent
D) James Malcolm Sargent
  • 11. Which honor did Malcolm Sargent receive from the British monarch in 1947?
A) Dukedom
B) Earldom
C) Baronetcy
D) Knighthood
  • 12. What was the name of the music festival that Malcolm Sargent founded at the seaside town of Aldeburgh?
A) Glyndebourne Festival
B) Brighton Music Festival
C) Bath Music Festival
D) Aldeburgh Festival
  • 13. In which country was Malcolm Sargent born?
A) England
B) Scotland
C) Ireland
D) Wales
  • 14. In addition to conducting, what other role did Malcolm Sargent have in musical organizations?
A) Music critic
B) Artistic director
C) Instrument maker
D) Composer
  • 15. Malcolm Sargent conducted the Last Night of the Proms how many times?
A) 20
B) 10
C) 25
D) 16
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