Q 01/05

Luciano Pavarotti was an operatic tenor from which country?

A) Italy

B) France

C) Spain

D) Argentina

Answer · why

A) Italy

Pavarotti was born and raised in Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and kept his home there throughout his international career.

Q 02/05

What nickname did the press give Pavarotti in the 1970s?

A) King of the High Cs

B) The Golden Throat of Modena

C) Il Divo of La Scala

D) The Voice of the Republic

Answer · why

A) King of the High Cs

Pavarotti was dubbed the King of the High Cs after his 1972 Metropolitan Opera breakthrough in a Donizetti comedy, where he tossed off the aria's run ...

Q 03/05

Which aria became Pavarotti's trademark song after the BBC used it for the 1990 World Cup?

A) Che gelida manina

B) Nessun dorma

C) E lucevan le stelle

D) La donna è mobile

Answer · why

B) Nessun dorma

Nessun dorma, Calaf's Act 3 aria, became Pavarotti's signature piece after the BBC adopted his recording as its 1990 World Cup theme, sending it to No...

Q 04/05

Which two singers joined Pavarotti in the Three Tenors?

A) Plácido Domingo and José Carreras

B) Jonas Kaufmann and Juan Diego Flórez

C) Franco Corelli and Mario Lanza

D) Andrea Bocelli and Roberto Alagna

Answer · why

A) Plácido Domingo and José Carreras

Pavarotti shared the stage with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras; their first joint concert, on 7 July 1990, produced the best-selling classical albu...

Q 05/05

Where was the first Three Tenors concert held on the eve of the 1990 World Cup final?

A) The Roman Arena di Verona

B) The Baths of Caracalla in Rome

C) The Teatro alla Scala in Milan

D) The Colosseum in Rome

Answer · why

B) The Baths of Caracalla in Rome

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome hosted the trio's first joint concert on 7 July 1990, the night before the World Cup final; the live recording became t...