- 1. When was Marian Anderson born?
A) 1905
B) 1920
C) 1950
D) 1897
- 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) Singer
B) Actress
C) Painter
D) Dancer
- 4. Marian Anderson gained international fame for her performance in 1939 at which venue?
A) Carnegie Hall
B) Madison Square Garden
C) Royal Albert Hall
D) Lincoln Memorial
- 5. Marian Anderson's autobiography is titled:
A) The Fire Next Time
B) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
C) My Lord, What a Morning
D) Symphony in Black
- 6. Marian Anderson was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in which year?
A) 1978
B) 1965
C) 1985
D) 1995
- 7. Which musical genre was Marian Anderson known for mainly performing?
A) Classical
B) Hip Hop
C) Country
D) Jazz
- 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) 1985
B) 1975
C) 1965
D) 1950
- 10. Marian Anderson passed away in which year?
A) 2015
B) 1993
C) 1975
D) 2005
- 11. Marian Anderson was a spokesperson for which organization that fought against racial discrimination?
A) UNICEF
B) Greenpeace
C) NAACP
D) ACLU
- 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) 1977
B) The text does not specify the exact year.
C) 1955
D) 1963
- 14. Which award did Marian Anderson receive in 1963?
A) Kennedy Center Honors
B) Presidential Medal of Freedom
C) Congressional Gold Medal
D) Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 15. What was the name of Marian Anderson's father?
A) Giuseppe Boghetti
B) Benjamin Anderson
C) Wesley Parks
D) John Berkley Anderson
- 16. Where did Marian Anderson's family move after her father's death?
A) To New York City
B) Back to Virginia
C) Into the home of her paternal grandparents, Benjamin and Isabella Anderson.
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) A schoolteacher
B) He sold ice, coal, and eventually liquor.
C) A conductor
D) A church pastor
- 20. Which organization refused to allow Marian Anderson to perform at Constitution Hall in 1939?
A) The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
B) The Metropolitan Opera
C) People's Chorus of Philadelphia
D) United Nations Human Rights Committee
- 21. What did Marian Anderson's grandfather achieve in the 1860s?
A) He was emancipated.
B) He moved to South Philadelphia.
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) Agnes Reifsnyder
B) Emma Azalia Hackley
C) Giuseppe Boghetti
D) Mary Saunders Patterson.
- 23. What did Marian Anderson sing to audition for Giuseppe Boghetti?
A) Spirituals
B) Classical symphonies
C) "Deep River"
D) Arias from an opera
- 24. Where did Marian Anderson make her first recordings in 1923?
A) New York City's Town Hall
B) Union Baptist Church
C) Constitution Hall
D) Camden, New Jersey for the Victor Talking Machine Company.
- 25. In what year did Marian Anderson win a singing competition sponsored by the New York Philharmonic?
A) 1925
B) 1928
C) 1929
D) 1930
- 26. Who became Marian Anderson's manager after her performance with the New York Philharmonic in 1925?
A) Arthur Judson
B) Frank La Forge
C) Ray Field
D) Julius Rosenwald
- 27. What was one of the challenges Marian Anderson faced that prevented her career from gaining momentum in the United States?
A) Poor management
B) Racial prejudice
C) Inadequate training
D) Lack of talent
- 28. Who wrote the review of Marian Anderson's fall 1929 concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago?
A) Arthur Judson
B) Ray Field
C) Herman Devries
D) George Arthur
- 29. What was the amount of the Rosenwald Fellowship awarded to Marian Anderson for her studies in Berlin?
A) $2000
B) $1500
C) $2500
D) $1000
- 30. In which country did Marian Anderson meet the pianist who became her regular accompanist?
A) Germany
B) Finland
C) France
D) Russia
- 31. Which famous composer invited Marian Anderson to his home after hearing her perform in Helsinki?
A) Sol Hurok
B) Arturo Toscanini
C) Kosti Vehanen
D) Jean Sibelius
- 32. What did Jean Sibelius serve instead of traditional coffee during Anderson's visit?
A) Champagne
B) Tea
C) Coffee
D) Wine
- 33. For which song did Jean Sibelius create a new arrangement dedicated to Marian Anderson in 1939?
A) "The Jewish Girl's Song"
B) "Belshazzar's Feast"
C) "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
D) "Solitude"
- 34. Who became Marian Anderson's manager and persuaded her to return to America in 1934?
A) Harold L. Ickes
B) Arthur Judson
C) Sol Hurok
D) Kosti Vehanen
- 35. Which conductor told Marian Anderson she had a voice 'heard once in a hundred years'?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Kosti Vehanen
C) Sol Hurok
D) Harold L. Ickes
- 36. 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 Philadelphia Tribune
C) The Richmond Times-Dispatch
D) The New York Times
- 37. In which year was the documentary film of Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert chosen for the National Film Registry?
A) 2001
B) 2010
C) 2005
D) 1999
- 38. In what year did Marian Anderson sing at Constitution Hall for an integrated audience?
A) 1961
B) 1943
C) 1955
D) 1939
- 39. Which song did Marian Anderson sing midway through The Ford 50th Anniversary Show?
A) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
B) "God Bless America"
C) "Amazing Grace"
D) "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
- 40. On what date did Marian Anderson perform at The Ford 50th Anniversary Show?
A) December 25, 1953
B) January 1, 1953
C) July 4, 1953
D) June 15, 1953
- 41. 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
- 42. Who directed the Metropolitan Opera when Marian Anderson became its first African American singer?
A) Rudolf Bing
B) Arturo Toscanini
C) Gian Carlo Menotti
D) Leonard Bernstein
- 43. What role was Marian Anderson appointed to by President Eisenhower in 1957?
A) Director of the National Endowment for the Arts
B) Delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee
C) Secretary of State
D) Ambassador to France
- 44. In which year did Marian Anderson receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
A) 1957
B) 1975
C) 1980
D) 1963
- 45. 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
- 46. How many miles did Marian Anderson travel during her 12-week goodwill ambassador tour in 1957?
A) 35,000 miles (56,000 km)
B) 45,000 miles
C) 25,000 miles
D) 50,000 miles
- 47. Which organization was NOT mentioned as a beneficiary of Marian Anderson's benefit concerts during the 1960s?
A) America-Israel Cultural Foundation
B) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
C) UNESCO
D) Congress of Racial Equality
- 48. 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
- 49. In what year did Marian Anderson receive the Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement?
A) 1986
B) 1991
C) 1978
D) 1981
- 50. Which university awarded Marian Anderson an honorary doctoral degree alongside Howard University and Temple University?
A) Stanford University
B) Smith College
C) Harvard University
D) Yale University
- 51. What honor did Marian Anderson receive from the Kennedy Center in 1978?
A) Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award
B) Kennedy Center Honors
C) Kennedy Center Cultural Heritage Award
D) Kennedy Center National Medal
- 52. Where was Marian Anderson and Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher's wedding ceremony originally supposed to take place?
A) The parsonage
B) Bethel United Methodist Church
C) Elmwood Chapel
D) Danbury City Hall
- 53. Who was the author of the book that includes a short story about Marian Anderson's wedding?
A) Marian Anderson
B) Dr. Clarine Coffin Grenfell
C) Rev. Jack Grenfell
D) Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher
- 54. What did Marian Anderson gain through her marriage to Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher?
A) Two stepdaughters
B) A stepson named James Fisher
C) A brother-in-law
D) No children
- 55. In which year did Marian Anderson and Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher purchase a farm in Danbury, Connecticut?
A) 1940
B) 1960
C) 1935
D) 1950
- 56. What was the name of the farm that Marian Anderson and Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher purchased?
A) Marianna Farm
B) Victorian Haven
C) Anderson Estate
D) Danbury Retreat
- 57. On which road was Marianna Farm located?
A) Elmwood Avenue
B) Joe's Hill Road
C) Main Street
D) Danbury Boulevard
- 58. What type of house did Marian Anderson construct at Marianna Farm?
A) A Victorian mansion
B) A three-bedroom ranch house
C) A modern apartment
D) A two-story colonial home
- 59. In what year did Marianna Farm become part of the Connecticut Freedom Trail?
A) 2004
B) 2010
C) 1986
D) 1996
- 60. Where did Marian Anderson give a concert as part of her community involvement?
A) Danbury High School
B) Bethel University
C) Connecticut State Fairgrounds
D) Elmwood Chapel
- 61. In what year did Orpheus H. 'King' Fisher pass away?
A) 1986
B) 2000
C) 1993
D) 1975
- 62. 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
- 63. To which city did Marian Anderson relocate in 1992?
A) New York City, New York
B) Portland, Oregon
C) Los Angeles, California
D) Miami, Florida
- 64. Who was the nephew to whom Marian Anderson relocated in 1992?
A) Conductor James DePreist
B) Composer John Williams
C) Violinist Itzhak Perlman
D) Pianist Lang Lang
- 65. What was the cause of Marian Anderson's death?
A) Stroke
B) Pneumonia
C) Cancer
D) Congestive heart failure
- 66. At what age did Marian Anderson pass away?
A) 85
B) 75
C) 96
D) 105
- 67. In what year did the Danbury Museum and Historical Society open Marian Anderson's studio to the public?
A) 1996
B) 2010
C) 2004
D) 1986
- 68. 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
- 69. In what year did Jack Lew announce that Marian Anderson would appear on the redesigned US$5 bill?
A) 2024
B) 1999
C) 2008
D) 2016
- 70. Which organization included Marian Anderson in their book, 100 Greatest African Americans, published in 2002?
A) Molefi Kete Asante
B) Bell System
C) Stanley Meltzoff
D) Ekene Akalawu
- 71. Which historical figure was featured alongside Marian Anderson in Stanley Meltzoff's artwork for Bell System?
A) Leontyne Price
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Martin Luther King Jr.
D) Among the historical figures featured
- 72. In what year was the last singing competition held before the Marian Anderson Award was disbanded?
A) 2019
B) 1990
C) 1976
D) 1987
- 73. Who received the last award under the original format of the Marian Anderson Award in 2019?
A) Beyoncé
B) Aretha Franklin
C) Kool & the Gang
D) Leontyne Price
- 74. In what year was the prize money of the Marian Anderson Award restructured to support established artists in humanitarian areas?
A) 2019
B) 2022
C) 1998
D) 2005
- 75. Which organization administers the Marian Anderson Award as of 2022?
A) Discogs
B) FemBio
C) The Metropolitan Opera
D) Play On Philly
- 76. Who authored 'The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera'?
A) Carlton Higginbotham
B) Stanley Sadie
C) John Warrack
D) David Hamilton
- 77. Which publication features a biographical entry on Marian Anderson authored by Carlton Higginbotham?
A) FemBio, 'Marian Anderson'
B) 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'
C) 'The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia'
D) 'A–Z of Opera'
- 78. Which organization provides a discography for Marian Anderson?
A) Discogs
B) AllMusic
C) Virtual Museum of History
D) Bach Cantatas
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