| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Strauss was born and died in this city | Vienna | 94%
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| Austrian emperor during whose reign Strauss grew up | Francis I | 65%
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| Strauss's most famous waltz, inspired by a certain river | The Blue Danube | 65%
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| Strauss's younger brother, composer of the Pizzicato Polka | Josef Strauss | 59%
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| Number of wives Strauss married throughout his life | Three | 59%
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| Strauss's most famous operetta, featuring a duplicitous maid, a philandering husband, and a Russian prince | Die Fledermaus | 47%
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| Another brother of Strauss, composer of the Bahn Frei Polka | Eduard Strauss | 47%
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| Strauss was the lead conductor in a "Monster Concert" of over 1000 performers in this American city | Boston | 41%
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| The above operetta is traditionally performed at the Vienna State Opera on this day | New Year's Eve | 41%
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| Between 1856 and 1865, Strauss and his orchestra performed annually in this country | Russia | 41%
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| Waltz composed on the occasion of Franz Joseph I's visit to Emperor Wilhelm II | Kaiser-Walzer | 35%
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| 1968 Stanley Kubrick film that features the above waltz | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 29%
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| Piece composed the same year by Strauss's father in support of the Austrian monarchy | Radetzky March | 29%
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| Strauss changed religion and nationality after failing to receive the following from the Roman Catholic Church | Declaration of Nullity | 24%
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| Conductor and prominent Strauss interpreter tainted by his association with the Nazi regime | Herbert von Karajan | 24%
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| Strauss's only ballet | Cinderella | 18%
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| Friend and fellow composer to whom Strauss dedicated the waltz Seid umschlungen, Millionen! | Johannes Brahms | 18%
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| Operetta that features Sándor Barinkay's aria "Als flotter Geist" | The Gypsy Baron | 18%
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| Strauss was arrested for publicly playing this piece in 1848 (he was released shortly after) | La Marseillaise | 12%
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| Strauss's only opera | Ritter Pázmán | 12%
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