Quiz

In honour of The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss, which had its first performance in Vienna on this day in 1867, today’s questions are about waltzes.

1. Which brief waltz by Frederic Chopin was inspired by the sight of a puppy chasing its tail?

2. Which No 1 hit by Paul McCartney and Wings was played in waltz time and featured bagpipes?

3. Which title was shared by an Engelbert Humperdinck hit song and a documentary film about the last concert by The Band?

4. Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers is from which ballet?

5. A 1977 Kenny Rogers hit song in waltz time had a woman’s name as its title. What was it?