Early Life
The Maestro
The Music
Christoph & Family
The Storm and Drama
100

The great musical city in Austria, which serves as the setting for this movie.  This name is also a can of sausages!

What is Vienna?

100
This was Beethoven's first name.
What is Ludwig?
100
The last symphony Beethoven composed.
What is the 9th Symphony?
100
This 10-year-old boy was the hero in the movie. The story is told from his point of view.
Who is Christoph?
100
The upstairs maid, often at odds with the great composer.
Who is Sophie?
200
This stringed instrument was among many that Beethoven mastered as a child.
What is the violin.
200

Why did Beethoven like the sound of bells?  (Hint:  It reminded him of something from his childhood.)

He would have to practice in the middle of the night and could go to bed when he heard the morning bells.

200
This composition, nicknamed the "Choral" was Beethoven's final great musical work.
What is the Ninth Symphony?
200
This was the name of Christoph's uncle, his father's younger brother.
Who is Kurt?
200
He handled the composer's daily and financial affairs, enabling Beethoven to devote himself to his music.
Who is Schindler?
300
This man, rumored to be harsh, was young Beethoven's first music teacher.
Who is Beethoven's father?
300
The loss of this sense caused Beethoven to turn from performance to composition as a means of livelihood.
What is hearing?
300
This number tells how many black and white keys can be found on a piano.
What is 88?
300
The name of the famous piano piece that Christoph's mother played in the movie.
What is "Fur Elise".
300
This genre of literature gives facts in a narrative format.
What is historical fiction?
400

When Beethoven forgets what day it is in the restaurant, what happens to the food he ordered?

He spills it on the waiter.

400
How many beans of coffee does Beethoven want in each cup of coffee?

60

400

When the neighborhood kids see Beethoven acting strangely in the window, where do they tell Christoph he lives? (Hint: They chant, 'Christoph lives in ----, Christoph lives in ----')

The looney bin

400
The recently deceased family member, a physician by trade.
Who is Christoph's father?
400
This 19th century ticking device was invented to help music students "keep time" and is still in common use today. The sound is imitated in Beethoven's 2nd Symphony.
What is a metronome?
500

As a child, Beethoven was often compared to this great composer, also a child prodigy.

Who is Mozart?

500
A device shaped like a musical instrument. Beethoven was known to have many of these, with little or no success.
What is an ear trumpet?
500

This C-minor symphony may well be the most famous ever written. It is associated with the letter "v" and "victory".  (Hint: Roman Numerals)

What is the Fifth Symphony?

500

How many siblings does Christoph have?

Two (twins)

500
In the movie, Beethoven gave this nickname to young Christoph.
What is "Gatekeeper"?
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