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