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