Austrian Composers
This Austrian Classical composer was a child prodigy.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This American author wrote The Great Gatsby.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
This is the capital of Italy.
What is Rome?
Mr. Rao was born in this city.
What is New York?
This rhymes with "hat."
E.g. "cat"
This Austrian composer is famous for his waltzes, like "The Blue Danube" and "The Emperor."
Who is Johann Strauss II?
This American author wrote Of Mice and Men.
Who is John Steinbeck?
This is the capital of Germany.
What is Berlin?
Mr. Rao moved to Missouri for this reason.
What is graduate school?
This rhymes with "attitude."
E.g. "lattitude"
This Austrian composer famously developed a "12-tone" system and is considered one of the fathers of atonal music.
Who is Arnold Schönberg?
This American author wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms.
Who is Ernest Hemmingway?
This is the capital of the Czech Republic.
What is Prague?
This is Mr. Rao's alma mater.
What is The Catholic University of America?
This rhymes with "I cooked a lunch."
E.g. "I booked a brunch."
This Austrian composer is famous for long symphonies with theatrical effects (like cowbells and giant hammers).
Who is Gustav Mahler?
This American author wrote Death Comes for the Archbishop.
Who is Willa Cather?
This is the capital of Slovakia.
What is Bratislava?
Mr. Rao likes to do all of the following in his free time except: (1) write essays complaining about modern society, (2) compose music, (3) cook Italian food, (4) write satirical poetry.
What is (3) cook Italian food? Mr. Rao hates cooking.
This rhymes with "orange."
E.g. "sporange"
This Austrian Catholic composer was known for letting his students edit his works.
Who is Anton Bruckner?
This American novelist wrote Babbitt and Main Street.
Who is Sinclair Lewis?
This is the capital of Cyprus.
What is Nicosia?
Mr. Rao has worked in all BUT the following places: (1) liquor store, (2) fireworks warehouse, (3) St. Patrick's Cathedral, (4) set of Law and Order: SVU.
What is (3) St. Patrick's Cathedral?
This rhymes with "silver."
E.g. "chilver"