Sunday 26th November 2023
    Difficulty: Hard

    The Blue Danube (Quiz #373)

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    "The Blue Danube" is a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866.

    1. "The Blue Danube" is the most famous waltz ever written – actually not one waltz but a chain of interlinked waltz themes. How many themes?

    2. Strauss adapted "The Blue Danube" into an orchestral version for the 1867 World's Fair. In which city did this event take place?

    3. The Danube is the second longest river in Europe. In which direction does it flow?

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