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