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This is a general knowledge #music #trivia game for Middle School aged children!
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1
Ella Fitzgerald is known primarily for what type of singing?
Rhythm & Blues
Scat
Opera
Lounge-style
2
What is music added to a commercial called?
Symphony
Cadenza
Short
Jingle
3
What is required to play
arco
on a Violin?
A Reed
A Mouthpiece
A Drumstick
A Bow
4
Who is considered to be the father of modern musical composing?
Johann Pachelbel
Michael Giacchino
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5
Which year's US-hosted Olympic Games was "Summon the Heroes" written for by John Williams?
1984 Los Angeles Summer Games
1932 Lake Placid Winter Games
1996 Atlanta Summer Games
2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games
6
What family of instruments does this belong to?
Woodwind
Brass
String
Percussion
7
Who wrote the Main Titles to all the major Star Wars movies?
Danny Elfman
Justin Bieber
Hans Zimmer
John Williams
8
What is the repetitive supporting rhythm created by a drum set actually called in the industry?
The Backbeat
The Ostinato
The Groove
The Pulse
9
What does the musical term
diminuendo
mean?
Perform Smooth & Connected
Get Softer
Get Louder
Get Faster
10
What genre is this music?
a cappella Hip Hop
a cappella Rock
a cappella Jazz
a cappella Country
11
What special "instrument" is actually in the score to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture?
Artillery Cannons
A Typewriter
Quarters Dropped on a Table
Popping Balloons
12
How should a performer play or sing a piece that is marked
staccato?
Short & Separated
Fast
Loud
Smooth & Connected
13
What style of Black American music do most historians attribute to starting Modern Rock?
The Blues
Hip Hop
Maori War Chants
Spirituals
14
What is this style of jazz called?
Latin
Fusion
Be-Bop
Swing
15
Who wrote this often used piece of music?
Gioachino Rossini
Antonín Dvořák
Aaron Copland
John Williams
16
Who wrote "Für Elise?"
Aaron Copland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig von Beethoven
Carrie Underwood
17
What tempo is this piece being performed at?
Presto
Largo
Allegro
Moderato
18
What genre is this piece?
Rock Piano
Jazz Piano
Classical Piano
Elevator Music Piano
19
What does
a cappella
translate to in English?
"As an instrument of Music" or played only with instruments
"With A Small Hat" or to perform with gentlemanly style
"In the style of the Chapel" or no instrument accompaniment
"A Hammered Sound" or to perform a piece w/ strong dynamics
20
What artist is the voice in this song?
Johnny Cash
Mandi Moore
Kristen Bell
Idina Menzel
21
What style of music did Louis Armstrong make famous? (Two correct answers!)
Dixieland Swing
Big Band Jazz
Improvisational Jazz
Funeral Music
22
How was the original song that morphed into the "Star Spangled Banner" melody used?
A Christian Hymn
A Traditional Folk Song
A Pub Drinking Song
A University Fight Song
23
How many beats does one three-8th-note triplet take up in compounded (fast) 6/8 time?
1 and a 1/2 beats
2 beats
1/2 of a beat
One beat
24
What is the background music to a movie called?
It's Underscore
It's Underline
It's Soundtrack
It's Symphonic Dance
25
What was put together to make up Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir?
YouTube Videos
Computer Animations
SoundCloud Recordings
Television Scenes
26
How long is a single eighth note in 4/4 time?
2 beats
1 beat
1/2 of a beat
4 beats
27
Who wrote the original version of this piece?
Kelly Clarkson
Ludwig von Beethoven
Carly Rae Jepsen
Megan Trainor
28
Who is the lead singer of the band Led Zepplin?
Axl Rose
Ozzie Osbourne
Robert Plant
Bono
29
What is the order of strings on a standard guitar, from lowest to highest?
G-C-E-A
B-E-A-D-G
E-A-D-G
E-A-D-G-B-E
30
Which of these genres historically came first?
Neo-Classical
Romantic
Classical
New Age
