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1
What kind of texture does a Gregorian Chant have?
Monophonic
Heterophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
2
I released my album on the 29th of January 2013 and one of the songs included was called 'Boyfriend'. Who am I?
Justin Bieber
Ed Sheerhan
Bruno Mars
Taylor Swift
3
Which genre below is does not belong to the Renaissance Period?
Motet
Opera
Madrigal
Dance
4
Which of these instruments does not fall under the category 'woodwind'?
Oboe
Bassoon
Bugle
Saxophone
5
Who released a single in 1999 called Genie In A Bottle?
Jessica Simpson
Britney Spears
Avril Lavigne
Christina Aguilera
6
Often used to maintain proper compression rate during CPR, the song "Stayin' Alive" is performed by which band?
Styx
The Foundations
The Who
The Bee Gees
7
Which of these bands with animal names was not from the 60's?
The Byrds
The Beatles
Modest Mouse
The Monkees
8
Mozart wrote 23 piano concertos.
True
False
9
How many notes are there in a heptatonic scale, the traditional scale in Western music?
5
8
7
6
10
"My Heart Will Go On" is sung by Celine Dion and appears on which film?
Titanic
Pretty Woman
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Air Bud
11
The Clash song "Rock the Casbah" when re-released in 1991, went straight to number one in the UK.
True
False
12
Presto, largo, allegro - these terms, amongst many others, relate to what property of music?
Pitch
Dynamics
Timbre
Tempo
13
Who was the male vocalist with Paul McCartney in "Ebony and Ivory" in 1982?
Stevie Wonder
Ray Charles
Barry White
Michael Jackson
14
Which popular song music video starts with a yellow screen that the singer kicks through?
Old Town Road
Somebody That I Used To Know
Call Me Maybe
Bad Guy
15
In 1911, Irving Berlin gave us "Alexander's _______ Band"
Ragtime
Dixie Land
Waltz
Symphony
16
A popular sporting event song,
Sweet Caroline
is performed by which singer?
Neil Diamond
Paul McCartney
Billy Joel
David Bowie
17
Who is the 12th-century nun recognized today as the first significant female composer?
Roberta Le Bossu
Elizabeth Rose
Clemence of Barking
Hildegard of Bingen
18
Which band did Cardi B appear with singing "Girls Like You"?
21 Savage
DJ Khaled
Maroon 5
Bad Bunny
19
What guitarist can play guitar with his teeth, and is also named #1 guitarist by Rolling Stone Magazine?
Jimi Hendrix
Keith Richards
Slash
Eric Clapton
20
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in which year?
1607
1693
1641
1685
21
Which song earned Madonna the number one spot in 1989 in both the US and the UK?
Like a Prayer
La Isla Bonita
Express Yourself
Like a Virgin
22
What is the interval between G and B?
Major 6th
Minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Augmented 2nd
23
She sang "God Bless The Child" and "Summertime." Who was this great lady who sang the blues?
Billie Holiday
Sarah Vaughan
Nina Simone
Ella Fitzgerald
24
Which English singer/songwriter said "no, no, no" to rehab in 2006?
Whitney Houston
Avril Lavigne
Amy Winehouse
Lily Allen
25
Finish the song title: Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer in 1908, "Take Me Out to the ________".
Ballroom
Picnic
Movies
Ballgame
26
Which dark and angsty rock band sang "Teenagers", "I'm Not Okay", and "Welcome to the Black Parade"?
My Chemical Romance
Fall Out Boy
The Ramones
Jimmy Eat World
27
Who sang "Islands in the Stream" with Kenny Rogers?
Olivia Newton-John
Diana Ross
Dolly Parton
Madonna
28
Which hip hop duo was responsible for the line: "Shake it like a Polaroid picture"?
Public Enemy
Outkast
Mobb Deep
Black Eyed Peas
29
Which Duran Duran song opened with a sample of laughter from the keyboardist’s girlfriend?
The Wild Boys
Hungry Like the Wolf
Is There Something I Should Know?
Girls on Film
30
Who produced "Uptown Funk"?
Mark Ronson
Bruno Mars
Imagine Dragons
All-American Rejects
31
This band had the following hits: 'Beggin', and 'Tell it to the Rain'. Name the band.
The Yardbirds
The Rolling Stones
The Monkees
The Four Seasons
32
Jonathan Knight, Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight and Joey McIntyre are members of which group?
N'SYNC
5ive
New Kids on the Block
Backstreet Boys
33
Who had a hit with U Can't Touch This in 1990?
Jay Z
MC Hammer
Snoop Dogg
Ice Cube
34
Which band had hits with "Don't Speak" and "Just A Girl"?
Nirvana
Def Leppard
Pearl Jam
No Doubt
35
Meghan Trainor sang these lyrics, "Boy, look at me in my face tell me that you're not just about this bass"?
False
True
36
T.I.'s hit 2008 single "Live Your Life" featured Beyonce.
True
False
37
Where did Jazz originate?
New York City
Nashville
Boston
New Orleans
38
What is another name for the G Clef?
Bass Clef
Treble Clef
F Clef
39
Who was this famous crooner who began his career in the 1940's, and was always linked to Italian organized crime?
Frank Sinatra
Tony Bennett
Bing Crosby
Perry Como
40
Which country legend was Taylor Swift's first hit song named after?
Tim McGraw
Blake Shelton
Luke Bryan
Keith Urban