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Music Trivia: Classical & Pop
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This is a music trivia Quiz! for the NAfME chapter #classical #pop #music #trivia.
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1
In Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, where is Dido Queen of?
Troy
Egypt
Rome
Carthage
2
What is the 5th of the augmented triad whose 3rd is the 6th degree of the Bb major scale?
No
Eb
G
B
3
Who write a piece called "Skittle Alley Trio"?
George Gershwin
Antonin Dvorak
Leonard Bernstein
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4
Which of these is NOT the subtitle of a Haydn symphony?
Lamentatione
Tragic
Mercury
Hornsignal
5
Which of these actors has not played Beethoven on-screen?
Gary Oldman
Ed Harris
John Belushi
Simon Callow
6
Whose tenth Sequenza is composed for trumpet in C and piano resonance?
Pierre Boulez
Paul Sacher
Steve Reich
Luciano Berio
7
What did Britten use to simulate raindrops in his opera for amateur musicians, Noye's Fludd?
Empty baked beans tips
Teacups on a string
Finger snaps
Pipettes and buckets
8
What was Elvis Presley's first hit in 1956?
Heartbreak Hotel
Hound Dog
All Shook Up
Jailhouse Rock
9
What musician won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?
Tom Petty
Johnny Cash
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
10
How many keys are on a typical piano?
84
100
64
88
11
What is Sir Simon Rattle's middle name?
David
Derek
Francis
Denis
12
Which band released the song "Hey There Delilah?"
Plain White T's
Delilah and the Stones
The All-American Rejects
New York City
13
Where was cellist Jaqueline du Pré born?
Oxford
Cambridge
Cheltenham
Cirencester
14
What subtitle goes with Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta "The Pirates of Penzance"?
The Lass that Loved a Sailor
The Witch's Curse
The Peer and the Peri
The Slave of Duty
15
What famous US festival hosted over 350,000 fans in 1969?
Coachella
Warped Tour
Knowlestock
Woodstock
16
In French opera houses, what was the job of the souffler?
To encourage applause
Prompter
Dessert chef
First aider
17
"Hallelujah" was written by which artist?
Jeff Buckley
Alexandra Burke
Leonard Cohen
Rufus Wainwright
18
Which of these vehicles did not appear on the cover of a Herbert van Karajan recording?
Boat
Racecar
Hovercraft
Aeroplane
19
Which of the following is the scarcest resource available at the Crane School of Music?
20-credit semesters
Music Ed majors
Practice rooms
A cappella groups
20
Which musician would not be referred to as the fifth Beatle?
Brian Epstein
George Martin
Pete Best
George Harrison
21
In which year did the Sydney Opera House open?
1968
1976
1973
1970
22
Which of these artists did not perform with Luciano Pavarotti during his lifetime?
Sheryl Crow
Madonna
The Spice Girls
Celine Dion
23
In which country was Delibes' opera "Lakme" set?
India
Burma
Vietnam
Ceylon
24
What was the first music video played on MTV?
Video Killed the Radio Star
You Better Run
You Better You Bet
She Won't Dance With Me
25
Who wrote two piano concerti, one violin concerto, and one concerto for violin and cello?
Bruckner
Brahms
Beethoven
Bach
26
Which of the following conductors is particularly concerned about the location of your ictus?
Dr. Ching-chun Lai
Dr. Jeffrey Francom
Dr. Brian Doyle
Prof. Stephen Meyer
27
At what unusual institutions did Johnny Cash record a number of live albums?
Prisons
Schools
Libraries
Parks
28
How many kids does Snoop Dogg have?
0
1
2
3
29
Which conductor always appeared on the podium wearing a white carnation?
Sir Henry Wood
Sir Thomas Beecham
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Sir John Barbirolli
30
In 2012, Psy got the record for most YouTube views ever. Which artist held it previously?
Eminem
Bob Ross
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
31
What is the name given to the lowest notes of the clarinet's playing range?
Chalumeau
Shalumeau
Thalumeau
Shalamar
32
Which of the following was Prince's highest ranking chart for the longest time?
Purple Rain
Cream
When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
33
Shaffer Chimere Smith is the birth name of which rapper?
Ja Rule
Lupe Fiasco
Krayzie Bone
Ne-Yo
34
How old was Giuseppe Verdi when he wrote his Requiem?
50
60
70
80
35
Which of Elgar's Enigma Variations was partially inspired by a bulldog?
Variations XII (B.G.N.)
Variation XI (G.R.S.)
Variation IX (Nimrod)
Variation I (C.A.E.)
36
Which band name was inspired by a ouija board session?
Alice Cooper
Jethro Tull
The B-52s
Alice in Chains
37
How many ballades did Chopin compose?
24
4
12
48
38
What American singer-songwriter wrote and first recorded the song "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1955?
Frank Sinatra
Carl Perkins
Elvis Presley
Fats Domino
39
When is the Crane concert tonight probably?
8:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
40
What is everything we do based in?
Quality and Pitch
Pitch and Quality
Notes and Rhythm
Intonation and Tempo
