Opera Trivia Quiz I

Think you know opera?  Try this quiz and see how much you really know!

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I. Youngsters

1. How old is Cio-cio-san when she gets married?

2. How old is Papagena when she meets Papageno?

3.  About how old is Trouble?

4. Why can't Cherubino sit still?

II. Murder and Mayhem

5. How many people die in the course of Tosca?

6. Where does Michele hide Luigi's body in Il Tabarro?

7. How does Azucena kill her baby?

8. How does Faust manage to kill Valentine?

III. The Devil Is in the Details (or, this is REALLY trivial)

9. What publication is Rodolfo writing for?

10. Where is Turiddu supposedly buying the wine?

11. What does Hansel and Gretel's father do for a living?

12. How many wigs are in the window of Figaro's shop?

IV. Opera Greats

13. Who was "The King of the High Cs"?

14. What great tenor appeared in a movie with Jimmy Durante?

15. What great soprano made recordings with Jimmy Durante?

16. What famous Otello also sang Lohengrin and Parsifal?

V. Who's That?

17. Identify the opera great in the photo below.

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