Question
For 10 points each, answer these questions about composers who were born or died in the same year.
[10e] The Class of 1685 refers to J.S. Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, and this composer of Water Music and Messiah.
ANSWER: George Frideric Handel [or Georg Friedrich Händel]
[10h] Alfred Roussel, George Gershwin and this composer all died in 1937. A five movement piece by this composer contains movements dedicated to members of Les Apaches with titles like “Night Moths” and “The Jester’s Aubade.”
ANSWER: Maurice Ravel [or Joseph Maurice Ravel]
[10m] 1813 was the birth year of Richard Wagner, Alexander Dargomizhky, and this composer of the operas Attila and Ernani.
ANSWER: Giuseppe Verdi [or Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi]
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Summary
2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
Cornell Wind | Cornell Earth | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |