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 Next mystery personHe was part of The Romanticism period. C) Queen Victoria said about him: " The greatest musical genius since Mozart" D) A child prodigy; writing 12 string symphonies he composed between the ages of 12 and 14, show that he was already a master of melody. E)" A Midsummer Nights Dream remains one of his beloved loved orchestral compositions. F) In 1829 he gave his first performance of the St. Matthew Passion. G) Because of him; he discovered another musical genius that the world was not aware of...this man was John Sebastian Bach! |
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coopershawk 14-May-09, 21:31 |
Felix Mendelssohn |
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coopershawk 17-May-09, 00:09 |
Next Mystery person b. Son of an inn-keeper c. born: In the year James Madison was sworn in for his second term. d. died: In the first year of the 20th Century. e. Wrote one of his notable operas during the same year that the name for Portland, a city in Oregon, was selected by a flip of a coin. I attended a performance of that opera tonight by the Portland Opera Company. |
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Giuseppe Verdi A) Born is San Francisco This Beautiful Actress was a child prodigy, and great actress as an Adult. C) She came from Russian immigrants. D) She played a great role in a famous Musical movie. E) She play roles opposite to James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor,Maureen O' Hara, Steve McQueen , Jack Lemmon, etc. F) She accidentally died in 1981. |
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gamblingpawn 29-Jun-09, 08:28 |
Natalie Wood A) Born in 1906 into a Swiss Family Main interest was the chemistry of plants and animals C) Was the first person to synthesize and ingest LSD D) Lived to be 102 years old E) Was frustrated when LSD was banned in the 60's Who is this? |
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nf7mate 29-Jun-09, 12:45 |
Albert Hofmann A. Was a classical Roman poet B. Appeared as a character in The Divine Comedy that led Dante through Hell and Purgatory C. His reatest work was immediately accepted and declared a masterpiece even though he died before completing it D. Has been counted as a sorcerer by some, and as having prophesied the birth of Jesus by others E. Wrote poetry in Latin Who is this person? |
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Virgil WHo's this then? A: French genius poet, playwrite, actor, director and theatre practitioner, who wrote, in his book, Theatre and the Plague: "Like the plague, theatre is a crisis resolved either by death or cure" B: Addicted to opium, of which he said "It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence it must from time to time be present." C: Spent much of his life in insane asylums, in a struggle between insanity and creativity. He wrote "Every conversation with a psychiatrist made me want to hang myself, realizing that I would not be able to cut his throat" D: Proposed the Theatre of Cruelty, to shatter false reality which, "lies like a shroud over our perceptions." and to release "the savage under the skin" E: Directed a version of Shelley's "The Cenci", which was so surreal that it was an immediate flop (like much of his other work in his lifetime) |
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Antonin Artaud WHo's This? a) Russian actor and director b)Brought psychologically realistic acting to the world c)Treated theatre making a serious, collaborative matter d) His system inspired "method acting" |
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Stanislavski Next mystery person: A) He was born in a New York hotel His father was an extra', who played 6,000 times the role of Edmond Dantes in the Count of Monte Cristo C) He was born in 1888. D) His play is set in 1912; yet its principles- the author, his mother, his father, his brother are still haunted by his birth. E) In the play he called himself ' Edmund", after a brother who died in infancy, before the author's death. |
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rilke 17-Jan-10, 08:52 |
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Eugene O Neill A) Born in Bergamo. Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland performed on his Operas. C) He was a contemporary of Bellini. D) His successor was Verdi. E) His famous opera reveal the force and beauty of his adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's novel. |
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coopershawk 17-Jan-10, 22:08 |
Donizetti |
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coopershawk 17-Jan-10, 22:22 |
Another Composer A) Much more famous and popular in his own time than ours. Student of Hayden, and was one of the last "Classical" composers. C) b. June 18, 1757 – d. November 14, 1831 D) Also a piano maker, founded a firm that was taken over by his son. The firm supplied pianos to Chopin. E) Born in Austria. He may not be in the top 100, but I heard a wonderful clarinet concerto of his the other night while driving home from a hearing in another city. This one is may rate as obscure, so feel free to look him up. |
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Next Mystery Person Born in 1830. C) She wrote almost 2,000 poems (her poetry was not published during her lifetime) D) Never married. There is only photo taken we know about her. E) Her poetry is admired today for bold imagery,originality in style, and her depth of observation and questioning. Themes of Death and Immortality were part of her writing. F) Along with Whitman, she is considered America's most influential poets of the 19th century and our present world. |
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hebrit 19-Aug-10, 07:22 |
Another quiz ? Great! I will not risk an answer on the poet: I am not a big reader of poetry, except when there is music attached to it. I have one for you: He was a lawyer in South Africa in his early years. He opposed the British, but respected them. He was assassinated shortly after his country became independant. |
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Ghandi |
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hebrit 19-Aug-10, 10:40 |
Gandhi (2) |
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hebrit 19-Aug-10, 10:56 |
Quiz Quiz Quiz Would it be a good idea to have one quiz for all PPA subjects? Seems to me those who enjoy quizzes would gather all at the same place and post questions in many subjects, and all could try answers or simply learn things from all subjects. We could call it 'The PPA Quiz' and invite all the quizzers to meet there. Or do you think it would be better to leave the quizzes as they are - by subject. |
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coopershawk 19-Aug-10, 20:24 |
Quiz organization subjects. Remember the old saying, "Not all who wander are lost." |
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PPA forum In that particular forum we have all The PPA subjects in one. However I agree with cascadejames, because we spread all around the different subjects. Thank you for your suggestion hebrit! |
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Emily Dickinson Dickinson and Whitman are the forerunners of America's poetry in 19th century. |
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Next Mystery Person He was part of The French Aristocrat. C) Born in 1740. D) He was incarcerated in various prisons and insane asylums for 32 years. E) The erotic writings of this person gave rise to the term "sadism". F) He was a libertine,debaucher,pornographer and sadist. A term derived from his name. |
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Marquis de Sade a) A cartoon character b) Character's name - Norville Rogers c) Kasem Casey, the character's VO, requested that his character should be (like him) a vegetarian. Casey quit the show when they used the character for a Burger King advert d) Catchphrase "Zoinks!" e) Oh, and a famous doggy pal What is the character best known as? |
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hebrit 20-Aug-10, 14:01 |
PPA forum |
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Scobby Doo Next mystery person ? A) Famous Dutch Painter His paintings reflects moral and religious concepts and common subjects. C) He lived before Rembrandt and Rubens. D) He was born in the 15th century. E) The Garden of Earthly Delights is his best known triptych. |
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Hieronymus Bosch Next mystery person ? A) He is called the Philosopher Emperor. He belongs to the Antonine period of Rome. C) He is the last of the Five Good Emperors D) Best known for his "Meditations" on Stoic Philosophy E) He was the Roman Emperor from 161-180 AD. |
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Marcus Aurelius A) A German Writer, Novelist,short writer, essayist. His older brother was a well known writer too. C) A Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. D) When WW II broke out in 1939, he emigrated to the United States. E) He is one of the most exponents of the so called Exilliteratur. |
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Thomas Mann A) He is known for his philosophy empiricism. Born in Edinburgh,Scotland. C) A 18th century man. D) He was part of the Enlightenment movement. E) A Treatise of Human Nature (1793)is one his great works. |
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Hume I think we need a woman next: a) Born in Italy, 1870s b) Famous educator and humanitarian c) Created a new philosophy of education d) Which was named after her |
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