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