Again this year we’re beginning each month with five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. They’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers, so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as have a bit of fun.

January Quiz Questions: Music

1. Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem was composed for the consecration of what building?
2. Who composed Liberty Bell?
3. Who created 4’33” of silence?
4. JS Bach wrote a huge amount of both liturgical and secular music. But what brand of Christianity did he belong to?
5. Which Russian composer was also a renowned chemist?

Answers will be posted in 2 weeks time.