During World War II the British Broadcasting Corporation prefaced many of its broadcasts by opening bars of which music?

Question

ABeethoven's Fifth Symphony

BParry's "Jerusalem"

CBeethoven's "Ode to Joy"

DElgar's Enigma Variations

Select from the options above.

Correct Option: 1  

Explanation:
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
The opening motif of the Fifth Symphony - three dots and a dash - is the Morse symbol for "V", the victory symbol adopted in the war. The " Ode to Joy" became associated with the first World War not the second, from its singing by German prisoners in Japan; it is now performed annually by mass choirs in Japan.