Chopin Trivia Quiz

Welcome to the Chopin Trivia Quiz. All of the answers can be found on the website, in either the biographies or the study guides. Results are displayed upon completion. Good luck!

In which city was Chopin born?
Warsaw, Poland
Paris, France
London, England
Zelazowa Wola, Poland

During which year was Chopin born?
1756
1849
1810
1876

Chopin's father was of which nationality?
Russian
English
French
Polish

At what age did Chopin publish his first work?
7
10
20
15

Chopin's music belongs to which category?
Romantic
Classical
Contemporary
Baroque

Chopin composed almost exclusively for which instrument?
Cello
Violin
Piano
Flute

Which of the following is not a dance?
Polonaise
Nocturne
Mazurka
Waltz

What did Chopin perform for his Warsaw “farewell” concert?
Funeral March, Op. 72 No. 2
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 4
Mazurka, Op. 6 No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 11

At the age of 21, Chopin moved to which country?
Scotland
England
France
Spain

How did Chopin feel about public performance?
He was arrogant and haughty; he enjoyed showing off.
He frequently competed against Franz Liszt, a friend of his.
He was modest and shy; he avoided public performance.
He performed as frequently as possible in order to make money.

Chopin’s preludes were inspired by which work?
Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
Mozart’s Piano Sonatas
Weber’s Invitation to the Dance
Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier

Chopin dedicated which work to Franz Liszt?
Preludes, Op. 28
Waltzes, Op. 64
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21
Études, Op. 10

Chopin’s lover, George Sand, was which of the following?
Clothier
Musician
Writer
Baker

How did George Sand describe Chopin?
Homosexual
Bisexual
Asexual
Heterosexual

Why did George Sand end her relationship with the composer?
She suspected that he had fallen in love with her daughter.
She caught him with another woman.
She did not enjoy the company of a musician.
He spent too much time giving public performances.

Chopin succumbed to which illness while living in France?
Tuberculosis
Cholera
Smallpox
Pneumonia

Where was Chopin buried?
Powązkowski Cemetery - Warsaw, Poland
Montmartre Cemetery - Paris, France
Westminster Abbey - London, England
Père Lachaise Cemetery - Paris, France

What did Chopin wish to have buried with him?
George Sand’s perfume
Franz Liszt’s autograph
Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier
Polish soil

Chopin’s heart was removed. Where was it placed?
Church of the Holy Cross - Warsaw, Poland
Chopin Family Manor - Zelazowa Wola, Poland
Powązkowski Cemetery - Warsaw, Poland
Père Lachaise Cemetery - Paris, France

Who said the following about Chopin?
“We may be sure that a genius like Mozart, were he born today, would write concertos like Chopin and not like Mozart.”
George Sand
Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn
Robert Schumann

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