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Ballet Trivia

From Swan Lake flops to Sugar Plum Fairy celestas, show you're more on pointe than off beat.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Which actress won the Best Actress Oscar for portraying a ballerina’s descent into madness in Darren Aronofsky's 2010 film Black Swan?

Natalie Portman

How many fundamental foot positions, codified by Pierre Beauchamp in the 17th century, form the foundation of classical ballet technique?

Five

In Frederick Ashton’s 1948 Cinderella, which royal character helps Cinderella find happiness after their magical evening at the ball?

Prince

Which 19th-century communication invention, featured in the ballet extravaganza “Excelsior,” enabled near-instantaneous messaging over long distances?

Telegraph

In Swan Lake, what is the name of Von Rothbart's daughter, the Black Swan who tricks Prince Siegfried by posing as Odette?

Odile