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Trivia question of the day — Aug 30, 2026

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QUESTION OF THE DAYSUN 30 AUG
DIFFICULTY 50 · MEDIUMGENERAL

Which Spanish city's canon commissioned Haydn's Good Friday piece on Christ's last words?

  1. Cádiz
  2. Seville
  3. Toledo
  4. Granada
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Answer

A. Cádiz

Cádiz: Haydn wrote The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross in 1786 for the Oratorio de la Santa Cueva in Cádiz, where the bishop spoke on each Word between the movements.

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