Thread by @britishlibrary

It’s #QuizTime again, and this week we’re quizzing you on Ludwig van #Beethoven! Da da da dummm.

📑 Hirsch.2034

Q1: Where was Ludwig van Beethoven born?

Q2: Beethoven began to compose music as a young child. How old was he when his first work was published?

Q3: What experience caused Beethoven to write ‘You could scarcely believe what a sad and dreary life mine has been for the last two years’?

Q4: Which composer did Beethoven gift his tuning fork to?

Q5: Which 1970s film set in a dystopian future used Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in its soundtrack?

Check back in a couple of Minuets* for the answers.

(*two hours!)

Thanks for tuning into our quiz on Beethoven. Want to find out more? Learn about this great musician in our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ exhibition, open until 24 April
🔗 bl.uk/events/beethov…