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Music Trivia: Classical & Pop
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This is a music trivia Quiz! for the NAfME chapter #classical #pop #music #trivia.
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1
In French opera houses, what was the job of the souffler?
Prompter
To encourage applause
Dessert chef
First aider
2
In Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, where is Dido Queen of?
Egypt
Rome
Carthage
Troy
3
What did Britten use to simulate raindrops in his opera for amateur musicians, Noye's Fludd?
Pipettes and buckets
Teacups on a string
Finger snaps
Empty baked beans tips
4
What is the name given to the lowest notes of the clarinet's playing range?
Thalumeau
Chalumeau
Shalumeau
Shalamar
5
Which of these is NOT the subtitle of a Haydn symphony?
Mercury
Lamentatione
Hornsignal
Tragic
6
Which band released the song "Hey There Delilah?"
New York City
Delilah and the Stones
Plain White T's
The All-American Rejects
7
How many ballades did Chopin compose?
48
24
4
12
8
In which country was Delibes' opera "Lakme" set?
Burma
Ceylon
Vietnam
India
9
What was the first music video played on MTV?
You Better Run
She Won't Dance With Me
You Better You Bet
Video Killed the Radio Star
10
In which year did the Sydney Opera House open?
1973
1970
1968
1976
11
What is everything we do based in?
Intonation and Tempo
Pitch and Quality
Quality and Pitch
Notes and Rhythm
12
Which of these vehicles did not appear on the cover of a Herbert van Karajan recording?
Boat
Aeroplane
Racecar
Hovercraft
13
When is the Crane concert tonight probably?
8:00 PM
7:45 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
14
What musician won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?
Johnny Cash
Neil Young
Tom Petty
Bob Dylan
15
What famous US festival hosted over 350,000 fans in 1969?
Warped Tour
Knowlestock
Woodstock
Coachella
16
Which of these artists did not perform with Luciano Pavarotti during his lifetime?
The Spice Girls
Sheryl Crow
Madonna
Celine Dion
17
What subtitle goes with Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta "The Pirates of Penzance"?
The Witch's Curse
The Slave of Duty
The Peer and the Peri
The Lass that Loved a Sailor
18
Whose tenth Sequenza is composed for trumpet in C and piano resonance?
Steve Reich
Pierre Boulez
Luciano Berio
Paul Sacher
19
Which of the following was Prince's highest ranking chart for the longest time?
When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
Cream
Purple Rain
20
Which of the following is the scarcest resource available at the Crane School of Music?
A cappella groups
Practice rooms
Music Ed majors
20-credit semesters
21
How old was Giuseppe Verdi when he wrote his Requiem?
50
60
80
70
22
What American singer-songwriter wrote and first recorded the song "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1955?
Fats Domino
Elvis Presley
Carl Perkins
Frank Sinatra
23
How many kids does Snoop Dogg have?
1
2
3
0
24
How many keys are on a typical piano?
88
100
84
64
25
At what unusual institutions did Johnny Cash record a number of live albums?
Schools
Prisons
Libraries
Parks
26
"Hallelujah" was written by which artist?
Leonard Cohen
Jeff Buckley
Rufus Wainwright
Alexandra Burke
27
What is the 5th of the augmented triad whose 3rd is the 6th degree of the Bb major scale?
No
Eb
G
B
28
What was Elvis Presley's first hit in 1956?
Jailhouse Rock
Hound Dog
Heartbreak Hotel
All Shook Up
29
Which musician would not be referred to as the fifth Beatle?
George Martin
Brian Epstein
Pete Best
George Harrison
30
Which band name was inspired by a ouija board session?
Alice Cooper
Jethro Tull
The B-52s
Alice in Chains
31
What is Sir Simon Rattle's middle name?
Francis
Denis
Derek
David
32
Which of these actors has not played Beethoven on-screen?
John Belushi
Ed Harris
Gary Oldman
Simon Callow
33
Shaffer Chimere Smith is the birth name of which rapper?
Lupe Fiasco
Krayzie Bone
Ja Rule
Ne-Yo
34
Who wrote two piano concerti, one violin concerto, and one concerto for violin and cello?
Beethoven
Bach
Bruckner
Brahms
35
Who write a piece called "Skittle Alley Trio"?
Leonard Bernstein
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Antonin Dvorak
George Gershwin
36
In 2012, Psy got the record for most YouTube views ever. Which artist held it previously?
Taylor Swift
Bob Ross
Justin Bieber
Eminem
37
Where was cellist Jaqueline du Pré born?
Cambridge
Cheltenham
Cirencester
Oxford
38
Which of Elgar's Enigma Variations was partially inspired by a bulldog?
Variations XII (B.G.N.)
Variation XI (G.R.S.)
Variation I (C.A.E.)
Variation IX (Nimrod)
39
Which conductor always appeared on the podium wearing a white carnation?
Sir John Barbirolli
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Sir Thomas Beecham
Sir Henry Wood
40
Which of the following conductors is particularly concerned about the location of your ictus?
Dr. Jeffrey Francom
Prof. Stephen Meyer
Dr. Brian Doyle
Dr. Ching-chun Lai
