1) Ralph Vaughan Williams was.. a) Polish b) American c) English d) German  2) Who was Ralph Vaughan William's best friend? a) Gustav Holst b) Albert Einstein c) Charles Darwin d) Edward Elgar 3) Gustav Holst wrote... a) The Lark Ascending b) The Solar System c) The Firebird d) The Planet Suite 4) What nickname did Gustav give to his music about Mars? a) The Magician  b) The Bringer of War c) The Bringer of Peace d) The Bringer of Jollity  5) What nickname did Gustav give to his music about Venus? a) The Bringer of Peace b) The Bringer of Old Age c) The Mystic d) The Magician  6) What was Ralph Vaughan Williams Job during WWI? a) Musician b) Soldier  c) Stretcher-bearer d) A Spy 7) Ralph Vaughan Williams' most significant work is... a) The Enigma Variations  b) The Lark Ascending c) The Nutcracker  d) Land of Hope and Glory 8) What inspired the Lark Ascending? a) Walking in the countryside/a poem b) A holiday in Margate/a spy c) The war/going over the top d) The Planets/War and Peace 9) What instrument symbolises the skylark in the music? a) Trumpet b) Violin c) Flute d) Double bass 10) What is the musical legacy of The Lark Ascending? a) Hope b) Love c) Peace  d) Prosperity 

Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst

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