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Think you know marching band? Take this quiz to find out!
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1
What is this instrument?
Bugle
Trumpet
Cornet
Mellophone
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What technique is pictured?
Chair Step
Jazz Running
Goose Step
Glide Step
3
What is the only Ivy League school to have a corp style band, rather than a scramble band?
Princeton University Band
University of Pennsylvania Marching Band
Harvard University Marching Band
Cornell Big Red Marching Band
4
With what band can the ”Worlds Largest Drum” be found?
University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band
Purdue All American Marching Band
Michigan State University Marching Bang
Fightin’ Texas Aggie Marching Band
5
What is considered to be the most prestigious competition available for high school marching bands?
The Buckeye Invitational
Bands of America Grand National Championships
Drum Corp International World Class Championship
State Finals
6
What note is this?
B
F
C
A
7
What is the largest marching band in the United States?
Allen High School Eagle Escadrille
Fightin’ Texas Aggie Marching Band
Davidson High School Wildcat Marching Band
University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band
8
Who won the 2016 Drum Corp International World Class Championship?
Santa Clara Vanguard
Michigan State Marching Band
Blue Devils
Bluecoats
9
What instrument is this?
Bass Sousahorn
Contrabass horn
Bass Saxohorn
Marching Tuba
10
Who is the leader of a marching band?
Parade Captain
Block Sargent
Field Commander
Drum Major
11
An F on a C instrument is what on an Eb instrument?
B
Eb
F
D
12
What is the standard marching tempo?
132 bpm
100 bpm
120 bpm
118 bpm
13
What is the name of the national honory band fraternity?
TβΣ
ΨKK
KKΨ
ΦΦΦ
14
What is the standard step size of most marching bands?
8 steps to 5 yards
10 steps to 5 yards
22.5 inches
45 centimeters
15
What instrument is this?
Treble Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
16
Which marching band is know for their cadence, know as “The Series”
Ohio University Marching 110
Michigan Marching Band
The Ohio State University Marching Band
Michigan State Marching Band
17
Which band is the oldest collegiate marching band?
University Notre Dame Band of the Fighting Irish
Boston College Marching Band
Purdue All American Marching Band
University of Illinois Marching Illini
18
Who arranged Carolina Crown's 2008 show, Finis?
Michael Kesch
Dave Glyde
Richard Saucedo
Ryan George
19
Who composed the famous American March, “Stars and Stripes Forever?”
Karl King
James Swearingen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
John Philip Sousa
20
Which collegiate band has not recieved the Sudler Trophy?
Michigan Marching Band
University of Southern California Spartan Marching Band
Penn State Blue Band
University of Alabama Million Dollar Band
21
Which of these is a real movie about marching band?
Water Break
Band Geeks
Drumline
TBDBITL 141
22
What sporting event do American marching bands typically perform at?
WWE
Soccer games
Boxing matches
Football games
23
Which piece of marching band equipment is pictured?
Mini-harp
Belt Clip (for putting your instrument on your belt)
Drill chart holder
Lyre
24
Which of these is considered a Saxhorn?
Baritone
Flute
Trombone
Saxophone
25
Which half time performance by a marching band currently has the most views on YouTube?
“Gangnam Style” By Oho University
“Hollywood Blockbuster Show” By Ohio State
“Video Game Show” By Ohio State
“Jurrasic Park“ By Iowa State
26
Which marching band was invited to record a song with the rock band Muse after playing their songs in a halftime show?
University of Michigan Marching Band
University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band
University of California Berkely Cal Band
University of California Los Angeles Bruin Marching Band
27
Who won the 2019 Drum Corp International World Class Championship
Blue Coats
Blue Devils
Shadow
Santa Clara Vanguard
28
What was the first band to form letters on a football field?
The Ohio State University Marching Band
Davidson High School Wildcat Marching Band
University of California Los Angeles Bruin Marching Band
Purdue All American Marching Band
29
What year was the oldest college fight song (Boston College's) written?
1885
1915
1895
1875
30
What is a slide in marching band?
A common mistake where a marcher falls on wet grass
A piece of playground equipment
A part of a trombone used to change a note’s pitch
Marching parallel to the sideline, body facing the press box
31
Where was the first HBCU band founded?
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Florida A&M University
Alabama A&M University
Tennessee State University
32
Which of these is not an instrument?
Mellophone
Mayohorn
Serpent
Quads
33
Who is this?
James Swearingen
Theodore Roosevelt
Karl King
John Philip Sousa
34
In what year was ”The Thunderer” composed?
1955
1898
1889
1905
35
Which US president was in marching band?
Bill Clinton
George Washington
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
36
Which instrument is not typically found in a drum and bugle corp?
Mellophone
Sousaphone
Flugelhorn
Quads
37
Where did Ronald Reagan have his presidential inauguration parade?
EPCOT
Disneyland
Los Angeles
Washing DC
38
Which band is the largest collegiate all brass band in the world?
The Ohio State University Marching Band
Fightin‘ Texas Aggie Band
Ohio University Marching 110
University of California Bruin Marching Band
39
Which drum corp famously performed Malaguena in the 1988 DCI season?
Blue Devils
Santa Clara Vangaurd
Madison Scouts
Cavaliers
40
What is the title of the Spongebob Squarepants episode about band?
Bubble Bowl
Sweet Victory
Squidward’s Band
Band Geeks
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Who won the 2021 Bands of America Grand National Championships?
Avon High School
Carmel High School
Broken Arrow High School
William Mason High School
