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1
Josh Groban was never supposed to be the singer for
You Raise Me Up.
False
True
2
How expensive was the most expensive instrument ever?
$15,900,000
$2,350,000
$19,000,000
$5,900,000
3
How expensive was the most expensive music video ever?
$8,350,000
$12,700,000
$19,000,000
$15,900,000
4
How many languages does Shakira speak?
5
6
3
4
5
Jingle Bells
was actually written as a Thanksgiving song.
False
True
6
Which famous classical composer was known to order enough food for three people whenever he would go out to eat?
Purcell
Rachmaninoff
Brahms
Handel
7
How many keys does a piano have?
64
76
88
100
8
Why do men (usually) have lower voices than women?
Their diaphragms are larger, allowing for more movement of air.
They are taller, so the sound has to travel further.
Their vocal chords vibrate more slowly.
Their voices are inherently more powerful.
9
Which famous composer got so many requests for his hair that he purchased a dog and sent clippings of its fur instead?
Bob Dylan
J. S. Bach
Franz Liszt
Nick Jonas
10
The British Navy uses Britney Spears songs to scare off pirates.
True
False
11
What was the original name of The Beatles?
Waveform
Johnny and the Moondogs
The Fantastic Four
Liverpool Disciples
12
How many people participated in the largest ensemble of instrumentalists to ever get together and perform?
1120
7548
5548
14,281
13
There are people who are not affected by music whatsoever.
False
True
14
As of this year, who is the richest musician alive?
Madonna
Jay-Z
Taylor Swift
Paul McCartney
15
How many words does the average rap song have?
1000
500
250
750
16
In Prince's debut album, how many instruments did he play?
15
20
27
8
17
What is the term for when you get chills listening to beautiful music?
Musical Fusion
Musical Shivers
Musical Goosebumps
Musical Frission
18
The lowest frequency a human ear can hear is:
7 Decibels
220 mHz
16 cents
18 Hz
19
Who holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the highest note ever sung?
Adam Lopez
Amirhossein Molaei
Joan Sutherland
Mariah Carey
20
What is the best-selling album of all time?
Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
Thriller by Michael Jackson
Back in Black by AC/DC
Bat out of Hell by Meatloaf
21
Elvis Presley was blonde.
True
False
22
Which is the only band to have performed on all seven continents?
Metallica
The Beatles
The Eagles
AC/DC
23
Which famous composer has TWO skulls in his grave?
Schubert
Haydn
Ralph Vaughn Williams
Purcell
24
Which American genre of music led to many of today's musical genres?
Country
Rap
Jazz
Pop
25
None of the members of the Beatles could read or write music.
True
False
26
There has never been a musical album created in space.
False
True
27
What is the term for when a song gets stuck in your head?
Stuck Song Syndrome
Earworm
Musical Fixation
Music Bug
28
Eminem's "Rap God" has the most words of any known song at 1560 words. How many words per second is that?
2.90
1.66
4.28
3.16
29
How did Jean-Baptiste Lully, the first known conductor, die?
He was killed by a chorus member
He died peacefully in his sleep
He fell off a cliff face while hiking
He crushed his own toe while conducting and got gangrene
30
According to a neuroscientist who created his own mathematical system to do so, what is the happiest song ever written?
Uptown Girl
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Walking on Sunshine
Mr. Blue Sky
31
How many people went to the biggest free concert ever?
180,000
2,840,000
790,000
4,200,000
32
Sweet Child o' Mine
by Guns and Roses was written in five minutes.
False
True
33
Which famous composer was known as a "music pirate" for his ability to memorize music after one hearing and rewrite it?
Mozart
Brahms
Beethoven
Bach
34
Which country has the most heavy metal bands per capita?
Finland
Iran
The United States
Germany
35
It is impossible for someone to sing more than one note at once.
True
False
36
How old is the oldest known instrument?
2,000 years old
35,000 years old
50,000 years old
10,000 years old
37
Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson had a falling out because Michael brought his pet llama to the recording studio.
True
False
38
Which famous composer went completely deaf, yet continued to write music?
Mozart
Beethoven
Bach
Brahms
39
In 2016, Mozart sold more CD's than Beyonce.
False
True
