Q 01/05

Luciano Pavarotti was an operatic tenor from which country?

A) Italy

B) France

C) Spain

D) Argentina

Answer · why

A) Italy

He was born in a public housing block in the north of the country.

Q 02/05

What nickname did Pavarotti earn for his brilliant top notes?

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

It came after he hit the top notes in a Donizetti comedy at the Met in 1972.

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

It comes from the final act of a Puccini opera set in ancient Peking.

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

Their first concert on 7 July 1990 was watched by around 800 million people.

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

Zubin Mehta conducted; the recording became the best-selling classical album ever.