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1
What does learning a musical instrument improve?
all of these
auditory discrimination skills
reasoning skills
fine motor skills
2
What is the name of a song you can't get out of your head?
ear biscuit
earworm
ear tune
earpup
3
In what year did digital music downloads create more profit than CD sales in the US?
2012
2014
2013
2015
4
What changes to mimic the music you listen to?
your heartbeat
your ears
your brain
your eyesight
5
What have studies proven that listening to heavy metal music can do?
causes fish to float to the top
causes foxes to run farther
causes bears to sleep longer
causes termites to eat wood faster
6
What 1 sound do you hear in John Cage's song titled "4 minutes and 33 seconds"?
blowing air through instruments with no authentic tones
saxophone squawking
silence
tapping violin bows
7
Which composer was 5 years old when he wrote his first piece of music?
Beethoven
Bach
Sousa
Mozart
8
What can music help severely brain-injured patients do?
understand language they hear
be able to speak again
wake up from a coma
recall personal memories
9
What band instrument did Gwen Stefani and Celine Dion play in school?
flute
f horn
trumpet
clarinet
10
Music therapy is often prescribed to what kind of patients?
cancer patients
heart attack patients
eating disorder patients
stroke patients
11
Your favorite song is probably your favorite because you associate it with what?
an emotional event in your life
your birthday
a favorite food
your daily routine
12
Michael Jackson bought the rights to what band's music in 1985 for $47.5 million?
Blood Sweat & Tears
The Beatles
Metallica
The Monkees
13
The Ocarina, a musical wind instrument, is also known as what?
the music pebble
the sweet potato
the whistle box
the twinkie
14
What was the original first line of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" before it was edited?
I'm sitting in my car dreaming of...
I'm sitting by a pool in Beverly Hills dreaming of...
I'm waiting at a brown ski lodge dreaming of...
I'm shopping at the mall in NYC dreaming of...
15
In 2015, what did astronaut Chris Hadfield do from space for the first time?
recorded the first album entirely from space
organized a live symphony concert on the space station
streamed a video concert live from space
made a musical instrument from moon rocks
16
What is the world's best selling musical instrument?
guitar
trumpet
harmonica
piano
17
Rapper NoClue is the World's Fastest Rapper. How many syllables can he say in 1 second?
5
19
14
8
18
Which country has more heavy metal bands per capita than any other country in the world?
USA
Finland
Brazil
China
19
What band was the first to play on all 7 continents?
Metallica
Rascal Flatts
Queen
The Beatles
20
Warner Music collected over $2 million in royalties in 2008 for public usage of what song?
Viva la Vida
ABC Song
I'm Yours
Happy Birthday
21
Which term was first used in 1937?
pop artist
compact disc
disc jockey
LP (long-playing) record
22
During a performance in the Sydney Opera House, what fell from the stage onto a cellist?
a pig
a chicken
a singer
a backdrop
23
For every $1000 of music sold, how much does the average musician make?
$54.99
$100
$23.40
$13.50