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1
Who was the winner of first season of American Idol?
Jordin Sparks
Kelly Clarkson
Carrie Underwood
Ruben Studdard
2
What song did Canadian Major Hadfield record at the International Space Station in 2013?
Mr. Spaceman
Across the Universe
Rocket Man
Space Oddity
3
Who originally wrote "A Space Oddity" after watching the film, "2001: A Space Odyssey?"
David Bowie
Taylor Swift
Bruno Mars
Rhianna
4
Who is the contemporary singer at the top of the charts whose real name is Miss Adkins?
Brenda Lee
Rhianna
Madonna
Adele
5
What is this instrument?
harpsicord
piano
clavinova
pianoforte
6
Which country is the modern day musical thought to have originated?
United States
Italy
Canada
England
7
Who is this famous musician who was known as "The King of Rock and Roll"?
Elvis Costello
Michael Jackson
Justin Bieber
Elvis Presley
8
Name this a cappella group.
Straight No Chaser
The Real Group
NSYNC
Pentatonix
9
Who was the first country singer to sell 10 million copies of his album?
Garth Brooks
Keith Urban
Tim McGraw
Blake Shelton
10
Eight hours at 85 dBs causes the same amount of damage as 15 minutes at 100 dBs. True or false?
False
True
11
How many decibels and above can cause hearing loss?
85
65
95
75
12
What is the voice section that sings the lowest female parts?
bass
soprano
tenor
alto
13
From what country does the didgeridoo originate?
Australia
New Zealand
Ireland
Brazil
14
What is the Canadian equivalent of the American Grammy Awards?
Aquarius Awards
Juno Awards
Tony Awards
Oscar Awards
15
Who was the biggest breakout star of Canadian Idol's fifth season?
Drake
Shawn Mendes
Avril Lavigne
Carly Rae Jepson
16
The larynx is part of the vocal apparatus. What is it more commonly called?
nose
voice box
tongue
wind pipe
17
Who is this Baroque composer?
Bach
Haydn
Strauss
Beethoven
18
What was the name of the music studio where the Beatles recorded 191 songs?
Abbey Road
Apple
Sony
Universal
19
John Williams is a famous director of soundtracks for movies. Name the film this piece is from.
Indiana Jones
Harry Potter
Star Wars
Jurassic Park
20
From what other genres did jazz music evolve?
all of these
classical music
blues and folk
marches and ragtime
21
What is the name of the famous music festival that took place for three days in August 1969?
Stocton
Tavistock
Woodstock
Stockholm
22
The Guinness World Record credits the largest live concert to Rod Stewart. How many were there?
600,000
3.5 million
2.5 million
750,000
23
"American Pie" was written to honour musicians who died in a 1959 plane crash. Who were they?
Richie Valens
The Big Bopper
All of these
Buddy Holly
24
What is a troubadour?
a boy soprano
a travelling musician
a type of recorder
a string bass player
25
What is the name of this instrument?
trombone
clarinet
trumpet
French horn
26
What was the first song to be performed in outer space?
Happy Birthday
Blue Moon
La Luna Rosa
Starry, Starry Night
27
Who is credited with the largest male vocal range?
Adam Levine
Axl Rose
Pharrel Williams
Freddie Mercury
28
What city in the United States is known as "Music City"?
Branson, Missouri
Hollywood, Califonia
Nashville Tennessee
Graceland Tennessee
29
In what year did George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" get played?
1900
1924
1942
1936
30
Which Canadian crooner reminds people of the late and great Frank Sinatra?
Matt Dusk
Perry Como
Michael Buble
Bing Crosby
31
What should you not forget about the ground-breaking music video "Unforgettable"?
first father and daughter duo
biggest selling song of all time
first recording by a live and a dead singer
appeared in more movies than any other
32
What was the first North American TV network that exclusively featured music video?
CNN
NBC
MTV
ABC
33
Who is this classical musician?
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
Bach
34
Who was the 1st band that Rolling Stone magazine credited with having the first music video?
Dolly Parton
Queen
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
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Who is credited with having the largest female vocal range?
Mariah Carey
Lady Gaga
Kelly Clarkson
Adele