POP QUIZ (A tough nut to crack)

The weekend of Dec. 11th, the Pennsylvania Ballet began its annual run of The Nutcracker.
See what you know about this holiday favorite.

1. The original version of The Nutcracker was presented in this city.
a) Paris
b) Moscow
c) London
d) St. Petersburg
2. The ballet is based on the story "The Nutcracker and the King of Mice" by this author.
a) Anton Chekhov
b) J.M. Barrie
c) E.T.A. Hoffman
d) E.T. Fone Home
3. Who composed the ballet's score?
a) Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky
b) Amadeus Mozart
c) Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
d) Eugene Ormandy
4. What year did the Pennsylvania Ballet start presenting The Nutcracker?
a) 1962
b) 1968
c) 1974
d) 1980
5.  The ballet adopted choreographer's full-length version of The Nutcracker, and has performed it since, in 1987.
a) Peter Ballantine
b) Isadora Duncan
c) Alexander Godunov
d) George Balanchine
6. The ballet opens with guests arriving at the home of this family.
a) Drosselmeiers
b) Stahlbaums
c) Polichinelles
d) Maripans
7. This young lad breaks the nutcracker.
a) Hans
b) Klaus
c) Fritz
d) Frederick
8. How many heads does the Mouse King have?
a) Three
b) Five
c) Seven
d) Nine
9. After the battle with the mice, the nutcracker is transformed into this character.
a) The Cavalier
b) Godfather Drosselmeier
c) Sugarplum Fairy
d) The Prince
10. Act 2 takes place here.
a) Land of the Sweets
b) Land of Milk and Honey
c) Lands' End
d) Land of Goshen


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Answers : 1. d  ; 2. c  ; 3. a  ; 4. b  ; 5. d  ; 6. b  ; 7. c  ; 8. c  ; 9. d  ; 10. a