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1
In 1975, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was the first to do what?
create a pop music video
be recorded to a cassette tape
create a record
be burned onto a CD
2
Which country has more heavy metal bands per capita than any other country in the world?
USA
Brazil
China
Finland
3
The song Jingle Bells was originally written for what holiday?
Thanksgiving
New Year's Day
Halloween
Christmas
4
Your favorite song is probably your favorite because you associate it with what?
a favorite food
an emotional event in your life
your daily routine
your birthday
5
Whose armonica invention was so popular that Mozart & Beethoven composed music for it?
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Schumann
6
What band instrument did Gwen Stefani and Celine Dion play in school?
trumpet
f horn
clarinet
flute
7
What can music help severely brain-injured patients do?
understand language they hear
recall personal memories
be able to speak again
wake up from a coma
8
Jimmy Kimmel played what instrument?
clarinet
saxophone
cello
tuba
9
Which ear is better at listening to music?
right
left
10
What is the name of a song you can't get out of your head?
earpup
ear tune
earworm
ear biscuit
11
Michael Jackson bought the rights to what band's music in 1985 for $47.5 million?
The Monkees
The Beatles
Blood Sweat & Tears
Metallica
12
What is the world's best selling musical instrument?
harmonica
trumpet
piano
guitar
13
What 1 sound do you hear in John Cage's song titled "4 minutes and 33 seconds"?
tapping violin bows
saxophone squawking
silence
blowing air through instruments with no authentic tones
14
What changes to mimic the music you listen to?
your ears
your brain
your heartbeat
your eyesight
15
The Ocarina, a musical wind instrument, is also known as what?
the sweet potato
the twinkie
the music pebble
the whistle box
16
What was the original first line of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" before it was edited?
I'm shopping at the mall in NYC dreaming of...
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...
17
Which fact applies to Bruce Springstein's "Born in the USA" album?
last record made in the US
first CD pressed in the US
last cassette tape made in the US
first pop video created in the US
18
Which term was first used in 1937?
LP (long-playing) record
compact disc
pop artist
disc jockey
19
What does learning a musical instrument improve?
all of these
auditory discrimination skills
fine motor skills
reasoning skills
20
In 2015, what did astronaut Chris Hadfield do from space for the first time?
organized a live symphony concert on the space station
made a musical instrument from moon rocks
streamed a video concert live from space
recorded the first album entirely from space
21
For every $1000 of music sold, how much does the average musician make?
$54.99
$100
$23.40
$13.50
22
Which composer was 5 years old when he wrote his first piece of music?
Sousa
Mozart
Beethoven
Bach
23
How does the British Navy use Britney Spears music?
to soothe their babies to sleep
for dance breaks during long shifts
to scare off Somali pirates
to boost morale during wartime
24
Rapper NoClue is the World's Fastest Rapper. How many syllables can he say in 1 second?
19
14
8
5
25
Warner Music collected over $2 million in royalties in 2008 for public usage of what song?
I'm Yours
Happy Birthday
ABC Song
Viva la Vida
26
Music therapy is often prescribed to what kind of patients?
eating disorder patients
heart attack patients
cancer patients
stroke patients
27
What have studies proven that listening to heavy metal music can do?
causes termites to eat wood faster
causes bears to sleep longer
causes fish to float to the top
causes foxes to run farther
28
In what year digital music downloads create more profit than CD sales in the US?
2012
2015
2013
2014
29
What band was the first to play on all 7 continents?
Queen
Metallica
Rascal Flatts
The Beatles
30
During a performance in the Sydney Opera House, what fell from the stage onto a cellist?
a backdrop
a pig
a chicken
a singer
