Which festival is known as the festival of colors?

Johannes Brahms, who was not fond of protocol, probably wrote his " Academic Festival Overture " with a humorous twist because

A. he wanted to be remembered as a happy man.

B. he felt pressured to write it as a token of thanks for an honorary degree.

C. he was trying to cheer himself up .

The summer following an honorary festival where his works were performed at Covent Garden before the King and Queen of England, Edward Elgar was

A. asked to leave the country.

B. knighted by the King -- Edward VII.

C. proclaimed by France as its national composer.

Johannes Brahm's "Academic Festival Overture" was

A. a boisterous mixture of student drinking songs set in an intricate orchestral structure.

B. a U.S. historical song that featured Native American and Pilgrim themes.

C. a children's educational song.