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Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
This deaf composer of the late-classical/early-romantic era dedicated his piece, published 50 years posthumously, to a woman whose exact identity is not known.
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What is Beijing?
This 2008 city got a name rebrand in 1979.
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What is Macchu Picchu?
This monument, built by the Incans, remains standing to this day and attracts tourists from all over the world.
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Who is Franz Schubert?
This unmarried, bespectacled composer wrote over 600 secular vocal works, a number of symphonies, and a large body of chamber music before dying at age 31 of either typhoid fever or syphilis.
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What is Rio de Janeiro?
This city became South America's first Olympic host in 2016.
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What is Persia?
This civilization, in modern-day Iran, was unified by Cyrus the Great.
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Who is Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart?
This 13-year-old composer made his debut in Vienna, eight years older than his father was when he wrote his first composition.
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What is St. Louis, Missouri?
The 1904 Olympics were first scheduled for Chicago, but were moved to this nearby city to coincide with the World's Fair.
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What is Sami?
Cultural details from this indigenous society pepper a popular children's movie.
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Who is Johann Strauss II?
This composer, dubbed the "Waltz King," wrote a famous operetta about lovers, secret identities, and imprisonment.
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What is London?
This is the only city in the world to have hosted the Olympics three times—in 1908, 1948, and 2012.
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What is Mesopotamia?
This civilization was the first to have ever emerged, and its name means "land between rivers" in Ancient Greek.
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Who is Clara Schumann?
This pianist and composer outlived her equally musical spouse by almost thirty years.
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What is Berlin?
The 1916 Olympics, due to be hosted by this major European capital, were cancelled due to World War I.
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What is Shaanxi?
Qin Shi Huang built a terracotta army to protect his corpse in this modern-day province.
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