- 1. When was Marian Anderson born?
A) 1905
B) 1897
C) 1950
D) 1920
- 2. In which City was Marian Anderson born?
A) Los Angeles
B) Philadelphia
C) New York
D) Chicago
- 3. Marian Anderson is best known for her career as a(n)
A) Singer
B) Dancer
C) Actress
D) Painter
- 4. Marian Anderson gained international fame for her performance in 1939 at which venue?
A) Carnegie Hall
B) Lincoln Memorial
C) Madison Square Garden
D) Royal Albert Hall
- 5. Marian Anderson's autobiography is titled:
A) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
B) My Lord, What a Morning
C) The Fire Next Time
D) Symphony in Black
- 6. Marian Anderson was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in which year?
A) 1985
B) 1978
C) 1965
D) 1995
- 7. Which musical genre was Marian Anderson known for mainly performing?
A) Hip Hop
B) Jazz
C) Country
D) Classical
- 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) Constitution Hall
B) Madison Square Garden
C) The White House
D) Apollo Theater
- 9. In what year did Marian Anderson retire from singing?
A) 1975
B) 1965
C) 1985
D) 1950
- 10. Marian Anderson passed away in which year?
A) 1993
B) 2005
C) 2015
D) 1975
- 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) Mary Saunders Patterson
D) Giuseppe Boghetti
- 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) Kennedy Center Honors
C) Presidential Medal of Freedom
D) Congressional Gold Medal
- 15. What was the name of Marian Anderson's father?
A) John Berkley Anderson
B) Benjamin 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) Union Baptist Church
B) People's Chorus of Philadelphia
C) Stanton Grammar School
D) Metropolitan Opera House
- 18. Who convinced Marian to join the junior church choir at age six?
A) Her aunt Mary.
B) Agnes Reifsnyder
C) Emma Azalia Hackley
D) Reverend Wesley Parks
- 19. What was Marian Anderson's father's occupation?
A) He sold ice, coal, and eventually liquor.
B) A church pastor
C) A schoolteacher
D) A conductor
- 20. Which organization refused to allow Marian Anderson to perform at Constitution Hall in 1939?
A) People's Chorus of Philadelphia
B) The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
C) The Metropolitan Opera
D) United Nations Human Rights Committee
- 21. What did Marian Anderson's grandfather achieve in the 1860s?
A) He moved to South Philadelphia.
B) He was emancipated.
C) He became a conductor.
D) He founded the Union Baptist Church.
- 22. What was the name of Marian Anderson's first singing teacher?
A) Mary Saunders Patterson.
B) Emma Azalia Hackley
C) Giuseppe Boghetti
D) Agnes Reifsnyder
- 23. What did Marian Anderson sing to audition for Giuseppe Boghetti?
A) Spirituals
B) "Deep River"
C) Arias from an opera
D) Classical symphonies
- 24. Where did Marian Anderson make her first recordings in 1923?
A) Union Baptist Church
B) Camden, New Jersey for the Victor Talking Machine Company.
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) Ray Field
B) Julius Rosenwald
C) Frank La Forge
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) Inadequate training
B) Poor management
C) Racial prejudice
D) Lack of talent
- 28. Who wrote the review of Marian Anderson's fall 1929 concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago?
A) Herman Devries
B) Arthur Judson
C) Ray Field
D) George Arthur
- 29. What was the amount of the Rosenwald Fellowship awarded to Marian Anderson for her studies in Berlin?
A) $1500
B) $2000
C) $1000
D) $2500
- 30. In which country did Marian Anderson meet the pianist who became her regular accompanist?
A) Russia
B) France
C) Germany
D) Finland
- 31. Which famous composer invited Marian Anderson to his home after hearing her perform in Helsinki?
A) Jean Sibelius
B) Sol Hurok
C) Kosti Vehanen
D) Arturo Toscanini
- 32. Where did Marian Anderson give a concert as part of her community involvement?
A) Connecticut State Fairgrounds
B) Danbury High School
C) Elmwood Chapel
D) Bethel University
- 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) Tea
B) Wine
C) Coffee
D) Champagne
- 35. Who became Marian Anderson's manager and persuaded her to return to America in 1934?
A) Sol Hurok
B) Arthur Judson
C) Harold L. Ickes
D) Kosti Vehanen
- 36. In what year was the last singing competition held before the Marian Anderson Award was disbanded?
A) 1976
B) 1987
C) 1990
D) 2019
- 37. On what date did Marian Anderson perform at The Ford 50th Anniversary Show?
A) July 4, 1953
B) December 25, 1953
C) June 15, 1953
D) January 1, 1953
- 38. Which publication features a biographical entry on Marian Anderson authored by Carlton Higginbotham?
A) 'The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia'
B) FemBio, 'Marian Anderson'
C) 'A–Z of Opera'
D) 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'
- 39. Who directed the Metropolitan Opera when Marian Anderson became its first African American singer?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Leonard Bernstein
C) Rudolf Bing
D) Gian Carlo Menotti
- 40. How long after her marriage to Orpheus did Marian Anderson remain at Marianna Farm before relocating?
A) Almost 50 years
B) 25 years
C) 10 years
D) 30 years
- 41. Which university awarded Marian Anderson an honorary doctoral degree alongside Howard University and Temple University?
A) Yale University
B) Stanford University
C) Harvard University
D) Smith College
- 42. What honor did Marian Anderson receive from the Kennedy Center in 1978?
A) Kennedy Center Honors
B) Kennedy Center National Medal
C) Kennedy Center Cultural Heritage Award
D) Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award
- 43. 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.
- 44. In what year did the Danbury Museum and Historical Society open Marian Anderson's studio to the public?
A) 1986
B) 2004
C) 1996
D) 2010
- 45. Which organization included Marian Anderson in their book, 100 Greatest African Americans, published in 2002?
A) Stanley Meltzoff
B) Molefi Kete Asante
C) Ekene Akalawu
D) Bell System
- 46. What role was Marian Anderson appointed to by President Eisenhower in 1957?
A) Director of the National Endowment for the Arts
B) Secretary of State
C) Delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee
D) Ambassador to France
- 47. What did Marian Anderson gain through her marriage to Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher?
A) No children
B) A brother-in-law
C) Two stepdaughters
D) A stepson named James Fisher
- 48. In which year was the documentary film of Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert chosen for the National Film Registry?
A) 2010
B) 2001
C) 2005
D) 1999
- 49. In what year did Marianna Farm become part of the Connecticut Freedom Trail?
A) 1986
B) 2010
C) 1996
D) 2004
- 50. Which newspaper wrote about the DAR's decision being 'deplorable' in comparison to racial intolerance in the Third Reich?
A) The Washington Post
B) The New York Times
C) The Richmond Times-Dispatch
D) The Philadelphia Tribune
- 51. In what year did Marian Anderson receive the Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement?
A) 1981
B) 1986
C) 1991
D) 1978
- 52. In which year did Marian Anderson receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
A) 1975
B) 1957
C) 1963
D) 1980
- 53. In what year did Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher pass away?
A) 2000
B) 1975
C) 1986
D) 1993
- 54. Who received the last award under the original format of the Marian Anderson Award in 2019?
A) Aretha Franklin
B) Kool & the Gang
C) Beyoncé
D) Leontyne Price
- 55. Who conducted the performance of Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Saratoga in 1976?
A) Leonard Bernstein
B) James DePriest
C) Aaron Copland
D) Herbert von Karajan
- 56. In which year was Marian Anderson profiled in the National Portrait Gallery’s One Life: Marian Anderson?
A) 2005
B) 2019
C) 1998
D) 2024
- 57. What was the cause of Marian Anderson's death?
A) Stroke
B) Pneumonia
C) Congestive heart failure
D) Cancer
- 58. Who authored 'The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera'?
A) David Hamilton
B) John Warrack
C) Carlton Higginbotham
D) Stanley Sadie
- 59. Which conductor told Marian Anderson she had a voice 'heard once in a hundred years'?
A) Kosti Vehanen
B) Sol Hurok
C) Harold L. Ickes
D) Arturo Toscanini
- 60. To which city did Marian Anderson relocate in 1992?
A) New York City, New York
B) Portland, Oregon
C) Miami, Florida
D) Los Angeles, California
- 61. 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
- 62. Which organization administers the Marian Anderson Award as of 2022?
A) Play On Philly
B) The Metropolitan Opera
C) FemBio
D) Discogs
- 63. 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
- 64. What type of house did Marian Anderson construct at Marianna Farm?
A) A Victorian mansion
B) A modern apartment
C) A two-story colonial home
D) A three-bedroom ranch house
- 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) "Solitude"
B) "The Jewish Girl's Song"
C) "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
D) "Belshazzar's Feast"
- 67. Which opera did Marian Anderson perform in at the Metropolitan Opera on January 7, 1955?
A) Un ballo in maschera
B) The Magic Flute
C) La Traviata
D) Carmen
- 68. In what year did Jack Lew announce that Marian Anderson would appear on the redesigned US$5 bill?
A) 2008
B) 1999
C) 2024
D) 2016
- 69. In what year was the prize money of the Marian Anderson Award restructured to support established artists in humanitarian areas?
A) 2005
B) 2022
C) 1998
D) 2019
- 70. At what age did Marian Anderson pass away?
A) 96
B) 75
C) 85
D) 105
- 71. Which submarine did Marian Anderson christen in 1965?
A) USS George Washington Carver
B) USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) USS Abraham Lincoln
D) USS John F. Kennedy
- 72. Who was the author of the book that includes a short story about Marian Anderson's wedding?
A) Dr. Clarine Coffin Grenfell
B) Marian Anderson
C) Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher
D) Rev. Jack Grenfell
- 73. Which song did Marian Anderson sing midway through The Ford 50th Anniversary Show?
A) "Amazing Grace"
B) "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
C) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
D) "God Bless America"
- 74. In what year did Marian Anderson sing at Constitution Hall for an integrated audience?
A) 1939
B) 1955
C) 1961
D) 1943
- 75. On which road was Marianna Farm located?
A) Joe's Hill Road
B) Danbury Boulevard
C) Elmwood Avenue
D) Main Street
- 76. What was the name of the farm that Marian Anderson and Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher purchased?
A) Anderson Estate
B) Danbury Retreat
C) Marianna Farm
D) Victorian Haven
- 77. How many miles did Marian Anderson travel during her 12-week goodwill ambassador tour in 1957?
A) 50,000 miles
B) 45,000 miles
C) 35,000 miles (56,000 km)
D) 25,000 miles
- 78. Which organization provides a discography for Marian Anderson?
A) Bach Cantatas
B) Discogs
C) AllMusic
D) Virtual Museum of History
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