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