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1
How many decibels and above can cause hearing loss?
85
75
65
95
2
What is the Canadian equivalent of the American Grammy Awards?
Juno Awards
Tony Awards
Aquarius Awards
Oscar Awards
3
Which Canadian crooner reminds people of the late and great Frank Sinatra?
Michael Buble
Matt Dusk
Perry Como
Bing Crosby
4
"American Pie" was written to honour musicians who died in a 1959 plane crash. Who were they?
Buddy Holly
All of these
Richie Valens
The Big Bopper
5
Who is the contemporary singer at the top of the charts whose real name is Miss Adkins?
Adele
Madonna
Rhianna
Brenda Lee
6
What city in the United States is known as "Music City"?
Graceland Tennessee
Hollywood, Califonia
Branson, Missouri
Nashville Tennessee
7
Who is this famous musician who was known as "The King of Rock and Roll"?
Michael Jackson
Elvis Costello
Justin Bieber
Elvis Presley
8
What is the name of this instrument?
trombone
clarinet
trumpet
French horn
9
What is the name of the famous music festival that took place for three days in August 1969?
Woodstock
Stocton
Stockholm
Tavistock
10
What should you not forget about the ground-breaking music video "Unforgettable"?
biggest selling song of all time
first recording by a live and a dead singer
first father and daughter duo
appeared in more movies than any other
11
What was the name of the music studio where the Beatles recorded 191 songs?
Apple
Abbey Road
Sony
Universal
12
Who is this classical musician?
Bach
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
13
The Guinness World Record credits the largest live concert to Rod Stewart. How many were there?
3.5 million
600,000
2.5 million
750,000
14
Who is credited with the largest male vocal range?
Axl Rose
Pharrel Williams
Adam Levine
Freddie Mercury
15
Who is credited with having the largest female vocal range?
Adele
Lady Gaga
Mariah Carey
Kelly Clarkson
16
From what country does the didgeridoo originate?
New Zealand
Australia
Brazil
Ireland
17
The larynx is part of the vocal apparatus. What is it more commonly called?
tongue
voice box
wind pipe
nose
18
John Williams is a famous director of soundtracks for movies. Name the film this piece is from.
Harry Potter
Indiana Jones
Jurassic Park
Star Wars
19
Who was the first country singer to sell 10 million copies of his album?
Blake Shelton
Garth Brooks
Tim McGraw
Keith Urban
20
Who was the winner of first season of American Idol?
Jordin Sparks
Carrie Underwood
Kelly Clarkson
Ruben Studdard
21
What is this instrument?
harpsicord
pianoforte
clavinova
piano
22
From what other genres did jazz music evolve?
classical music
blues and folk
marches and ragtime
all of these
23
Who originally wrote "A Space Oddity" after watching the film, "2001: A Space Odyssey?"
Taylor Swift
Rhianna
Bruno Mars
David Bowie
24
In what year did George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" get played?
1900
1936
1924
1942
25
Who is this Baroque composer?
Bach
Strauss
Haydn
Beethoven
26
What is a troubadour?
a string bass player
a type of recorder
a boy soprano
a travelling musician
27
Name this a cappella group.
Pentatonix
Straight No Chaser
The Real Group
NSYNC
28
What was the first North American TV network that exclusively featured music video?
ABC
CNN
MTV
NBC
29
Eight hours at 85 dBs causes the same amount of damage as 15 minutes at 100 dBs. True or false?
True
False
30
Who was the biggest breakout star of Canadian Idol's fifth season?
Avril Lavigne
Drake
Carly Rae Jepson
Shawn Mendes
31
What is the voice section that sings the lowest female parts?
tenor
soprano
bass
alto
32
Who was the 1st band that Rolling Stone magazine credited with having the first music video?
Queen
The Beatles
Dolly Parton
The Beach Boys
33
Which country is the modern day musical thought to have originated?
Italy
United States
Canada
England
34
What was the first song to be performed in outer space?
Blue Moon
La Luna Rosa
Starry, Starry Night
Happy Birthday
35
What song did Canadian Major Hadfield record at the International Space Station in 2013?
Space Oddity
Rocket Man
Across the Universe
Mr. Spaceman