DW English: Quiz (8.1)

1. quiz  euromaxx quiz for 29 July 2010

Enter our euromaxx quiz and you could be the winner of a DVD box set of the DW- TV series Classical Masterpieces. All you have to do to enter the draw is answer the quiz question correctly.

The 99th Bayreuth Festival is being held this year – one of Germany’s musical and social highlights and a major media event complete with hundreds of photographers and journalists. Tickets are often sold out years in advance. The Bayreuth festival was founded by a German composer whose works are performed here every year by well-known conductors.

Our question this week is: Which German composer initiated the Bayreuth festival?

Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:

Was it

A) Richard Wagner,

B) Robert Schumann,

C) Ludwig van Beethoven

or

D) Johann Sebastian Bach.

The keyword is “Bayreuth”.

If you know the answer, write to us at DW TV, euromaxx, Voltastrasse 6, 13355 Berlin, Germany. Our fax number: 49 for Germany, 30 for Berlin, 4646 6505. Or send us an e-mail to: euromaxx.english@dw-world.de. The deadline for submissions is 12 August 2010. As always, our decision is final – and please don’t forget the keyword!

Three weeks ago we asked you: which legendary pop group did drummer Ringo Starr play for? and the correct answer was picture C - The Beatles. Our lucky winner is Phil Relph who sent us the correct answer from Juffair, Bahrain. Congratulations! You will soon receive a DVD box set.

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2.  popXport Quiz

In every edition of popXport we always show a music video and ask you a question about a visual detail. This time the question is:

What are the cartoon characters playing in the video?

a) backgammon
b) chess
c) cards

The winner gets CDs from Blumentopf, Luxuslärm, Felix Meyer and Silbermond. The right answer to our quiz from July 16 2010 was c) ice cream. Congratulations to Marcin Lewandowski from Gryfów Slaski in Poland.

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