Question 1

True or false: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed the melody for 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'.

Accepted Answer

False. The melody is a French folk tune from 1761. Mozart wrote piano variations on it but did not compose the original tune.

Question 2

True or false: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at the age of 35.

Accepted Answer

True. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, and died on December 5, 1791, at age 35.

Question 3

True or false: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was poisoned by his fellow composer Antonio Salieri.

Accepted Answer

False. No historical evidence supports poisoning; Salieri denied it. Mozart likely died from rheumatic fever or another natural cause.

Question 4

True or false: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart fathered ten children.

Accepted Answer

False. Mozart and his wife Constanze had six children; only two survived infancy.

Question 5

True or false: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a member of the Freemasons.

Accepted Answer

True. Mozart joined a Masonic lodge in Vienna in 1784 and composed several works for Masonic ceremonies.

Question 6

True or false: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed over 600 musical works during his lifetime.

Accepted Answer

True. Mozart produced more than 600 compositions, including symphonies, operas, and chamber works, a prolific output for his short life.

Question 7

True or false: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his first symphony at the age of five.

Accepted Answer

False. Mozart composed his first symphony (K. 16) at age 8. At age 5 he wrote short pieces, not symphonies.

Question 8

True or false: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart owned a pet starling that imitated a melody from his piano concerto.

Accepted Answer

True. Mozart bought a starling in 1784 that sang a phrase from his Piano Concerto K. 453; he documented this in his notebook.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Trivia Questions