Quiz Bowl Practice

Name the singer of Old Town Road

Give these two music terms, one often described as bright or cheery, other is often described as dark or sad.

Name this deaf composer whose fifth symphony opens with a “short-short-short-long” motif.

Thanks to his political activism, Wagner spent over a decade exiled from his homeland, name this modern country.

Tyler Joseph and Joshua Dun “wish we could turn back time to the good ol’ days when our mommas sang us to sleep.”

Notes may be described by this term if lowered by half a step, or by “sharp” if raised half a step.

This bald 4-year old boy lives with his mom Doris, his dad Boris, and his sister Rosie.

Performances of Greek tragedy almost always included this group of people, who recited lines in unison.

Andy Serkis, who plays the Supreme Leader Snoke, is referenced in this 2019 Star Wars Film.

This princess kisses Prince Naveen only to turn into a frog herself and chased by Facilier and his shadows.

 Name this band led by Adam Levine, whose hits include “Sugar” and “Cold”.  

This band’s first hit single was “Sugar, We’re Goin Down Swinging.” They also sang “Immortals” for Big Hero 6.

The Four Seasons are, like hundreds of Vivaldi’s works, concertos written for this instrument

Name this young boy, the title character of an orchestral composition for children.

Name this musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda about the first American Secretary of Treasury. 

Name this CW show which centers around the life of Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman.

Andy Serkis also played this corrupted hobbit, in Lord of the Rings, whose only goal is to reclaim his “precious.”

Name this opera about the title Ethiopian princess who falls in love with Radames.

Emma Watson played a French girl who fends off the advances of Gastonin this live-action remake of a 1991 Disney Film.

The Four Seasons was composed by this Italian composer.

This clef is primarily used to write notes below middle C.

Name this rapper and record producer who established Bad Boy Records and is variously known as “Puffy” or “Diddy.

This Disney princess wears a size 4½ glass slipper, which falls off once while running down the palace’s stairs at 12am.

Who sings “Adore You” and “Watermelon Sugar.”

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter return in this long-awaited sequel to the 1989 "Excellent Adventure."

In America, much of the information about Covid-19 comes from the NIH and this Atlanta-based government agency.

Name this singer born in 1989, who collaborated with ZAYN in “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”.

Name this company, whose games include the MOBA Heroes of the Storm, as well as the RPG World of Warcraft.

In Peter and the Wolf, this double reed instrument represents the duck, which is swallowed whole by the wolf.

Ginger Rogers stared 10 musical films with what legendary dancer.

a double-reed instrument

Name this George Gershwin piece, a fusion of classical and jazz music, that premiered in 1924 with Gershwin on the piano

 Name these creatures such as Magikarp and Pikachu, which can be caught using a PokéBall.

Name this house elf who prevents Harry from boarding the train back to school.

One of the events that inspired BLM was the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed this unarmed teen.

Netflix's docu-series "Tiger King" star, Joe Exotic was incarcerated in a murder-for-hire plot involving his rival

The Well-Tempered Clavier, collections of pieces written for all 24 major and minor keys, was written by

Name this four-piece collection that opens with “La primavera” and ends with “L’inverno.”

Who sings “All I Ask” and “When We Were Young”, and “Hello”

J.S. Bach, Henry Purcell, and Johann Pachelbel were composers during this period.

Name the band with hits “Riders on the Storm” and “L.A. Woman,” and ended live shows with the song “The End"

There is no structure to this “shake.” This dance’s namesake song was created by the trap artist Baauer.

The Doors were fronted by this singer, who died in Paris in 1971.

Name this genre of Greek drama, in which a character’s fatal flaw leads to his or her downfall.

Name this composer, famous for operas such as La Traviata, Don Carlos and Trovatore (includes famous “Anvil Chorus”).

Blizzard created Hearthstone, one of these games, other examples of these games include Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, and poker.

Cymbals, drums, xylophones: name this family of musical instruments that are struck to create sound.

Name this American composer of music for ballets like Appalachian Spring.

With help from Mushu and Li Shang, she pins Shan Yu to the Emperors Palace, saving “all of China”.

 This band rose to fame in 2007 with “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” Other hits: “This Is Gospel” and “Victorious”.

This term indicates how fast or slow a piece of music should be played.

This Italian term indicates that a string player should pluck, rather than bow, the strings.

A Super Nintendo shooter game, whose supporting characters include Falco and the barrel roll-loving Slippy Toad.

What rapper recorded the song “Thrift Shop”

A special mode in many Call of Duty games pits the player against these reanimated corpses.

This BBC series cast Jodie Whittaker as the thirteenth actor, and first woman, to play the title time lord, taking over.

Songs by this rapper include “A.D.H.D.” and “Poetic Justice”. He also told listeners to “sit down” in his hit “HUMBLE.”

In this film, Hemsworth, Pratt, and Evans reprised their roles as Thor, Starlord, and Captain America to defeat Thanos.

Most popular video-streaming website in the US is this Google-owned website, which offers an ad-free “red” version.

Name this company headquartered in Mountain View, CA, which is known for its search engine.

Broadway star Nick Cordero passed away on July 5 after a 95-day battle that began with

Tatiana Maslany won an Emmy in 2016 for playing Sarah Manning, Beth Childs, and numerous other clones in this show.

In 2016, this company replaced its “Screen!” service with the Hulu-partnered View!

In a quickly-pulled 2017 ad, Kendall Jenner ends a protest by giving a police officer a can of what soda?

This 2020 movie is causing many to cancel their Netflix subscriptions because it sexual exploits young girls.

 Name this reedless woodwind instrument that plays one octave lower than its smaller cousin, the piccolo.

Name this 16-bit game console that was originally released in the US in 1991. Games include Donkey Kong and F-Zero

Name these pieces composed for countries, which include “God Save the Queen” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Super Nintendo game where Luigi and Yoshi can fire shells at each other on Rainbow Road.

A Silentó song urges the listener to “watch me” do these two dances.

Characters in this movie use their proton packs to capture a paranormal being in NYC. Famous saying, “who ya gonna call?

This genre was originated by African-Americans in the South and is described as a “drowsy syncopated tune.”

Name this band from Liverpool, England whose hit “Eleanor Rigby” was written by Paul McCartney.

Francine, the Brain, Binky, Muffy, and Buster are the friends of this titular aardvark. This character’s sister is D.W.

Ghost ship that is cursed to sail the oceans forever unless its captain can convince a faithful woman to marry him

Scholastic created the concept of this “big red dog” owned by Emily Elizabeth.

Disney movie which includes a song with verse , “Tale as old as time/Song as old as rhyme.”

Andy Serkis plays the Supreme Leader Snoke in this franchise, with films "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi."

People who play this instrument can change tone or mute sound by placing their hand in the bell. 

Name this jazz trumpeter of the albums The Birth of the Cool and Kind of Blue

Who sings “Formation” and also collaborated with her husband Jay-Z in “Drunk in Love”.

A movie subtitled “Skull Island” featured this giant ape, who climbed the Empire State Building in a 1933 film.

Peter and the Wolf was composed by this Soviet composer, whose other works include The Love for Three Oranges.

The relationship between Elphaba and Glinda is documented in what musical based on The Wizard of Oz?

Name this barber of Seville, who gets married in a Mozart opera.

The Magic Flute was one of the last works composed by this Austrian composer, a former child prodigy.

Name this brass instrument that uses a slide to change pitch.

While filming a commercial for this brand, Michael Jackson’s hair caught on fire in a pyrotechnics accident.

 Name this musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber about a masked character.

The notation “mp” notes a dynamic level of mezzo piano, while “f” describes this loud dynamic level.

This rapper stated that “I’m Kanye’s best prodigy” in his song “Blessings” on his third album, Coloring Book.

Set of five lines on which notes are written. Each line and space in between the lines represents a different note.

The first spinoff of The Lego Movie [“LEG-oh movie”] was named after this characer voiced by Will Arnett.

In 2009, Chrises Hemsworth and Pine united to play George and James Kirk in Abrams reboot of this sci-fi franchise.

Protagonist of this play is envious of Charley because his son Bernard is arguing a case in front of the Supreme Court.

July, 2020. How did "Glee" star Naya Rivera die  

In World War Z, Brad Pitt’s character uses this beverage to distract zombies.

Name this poet of “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” and the poem “Harlem,” which talks about “a dream deferred.”

In Scrabble, all vowels have this number value. A player shouts “Uno” when they have this amount of cards in their hand