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Music Olympics: Trivia 4
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What is the musical term used to describe a chord that includes additional, non-traditional pitches?
Extended Chord
Neotonal Chord
Tritone
Big Chord
2
What "animal" is jokingly included in Saint-Saëns's suite "The Carnival of the Animals"?
Politician
Conductor
Pianist
Tubist
3
Which nickname refers to Beethoven's Symphony no.9?
Surprise
Pastoral
Eroica
Choral
4
What is the highest strength saxophone reed?
2
5
3.5
4
5
What instrument caused the death of the cornetto?
Viola
Trumpet
Flute
Violin
6
According to the baroque rules for writing 4-part harmony, which intervals should never move in parallel?
5ths and 8ths
4th and 5ths
7ths
3rds and 6ths
7
Which famous composer has been a director for the Boston Pops?
JS Bach
Eric Whitacre
Hans Zimmer
John Williams
8
How many reeds does a harmonica typically have?
36
20
14
0
9
How many notes are represented in the Guidonian Hand?
20
5
14
9
10
What song did the syllables used in solfege come from?
Flow My Tears
Pie Jesu Domine
Ut queant laxis
My Favorite Things
11
What is the term for an artwork or creative process where different art forms are combined to make a cohesive whole?
Lieder
Total Artwork
Gesamtkunstwerk
Kompletewerk
12
True or False: The current record-holder for shortest song is only 1.316 seconds long.
True
False
13
Who has won the most Grammys of all time to date?
Hans Zimmer
Taylor Swift
Duke Ellington
Georg Solti
14
What is the term for a recurrent theme in a musical composition associated with a specific person or idea?
Melody
Character Theme
Appoggiatura
Leitmotif
15
What instrument is used to represent Odysseus in EPIC?
Trumpet
Harmonica
Guitar
Piano
16
Which Biblical character's life is Mendelssohn's 1846 oratorio about?
Jesus
Elijah
Moses
Elisha
17
What type of classical composition in 3/4 comes from the Italian for "street song"?
Passacaglia
Aria
Intermezzo
Fugue
18
What is the musical term for consistently switching between two or more different time signatures each measure/phrase?
Mixed meter
Irregular Meter
Weird Meter
Alternating Meter
19
What is a large-scale composition for chorus, orchestra, and solo voices that tells a story without costumes or sets?
Opera
Musical
Oratorio
Symphony
20
Which European river inspired Johann Strauss II to compose his 1866 waltz of the same name?
The Amazon
The Rhine
The Blue Danube
The Tiber
21
Which film score won the Oscars for "Best Song" and "Best Score" in 1989?
Hercules
The Little Mermaid
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
The Scarlet Letter
22
How many pitches are there in a triad?
13
2
3
4
23
Which Greek myth is EPIC based on?
The Aenied
The Illiad
The Labors of Heracles
The Odyssey
24
True or False: Only nerds join music classes.
True
False
25
What type of composition features multiple melodies in counterpoint?
Fugue
Round
Trio
Sonata
26
Which '80s hit is sampled in "Blinding Lights"?
Rock You Like a Hurricane
Dancing Queen
Take On Me
Never Gonna Give You Up
27
What is the name of the main theme of the Harry Potter franchise?
Magic
The Deathly Hallows
Hogwart's Mystery
Hedwig's Theme
28
Which beats are typically stressed in rock music?
2 + 4
1 + 3
1 + 4
2 + 3
29
What solfege syllable didn't originally exist, as the associated note was not typically used?
Ti
Me
La
Do
30
What is the name of the leitmotif for Darth Vader throughout the Star Wars franchise?
The Imperial March
Binary Sunset
Duel of the Fates
Sith Awakening
31
What syllable originally held the place of "do" in solfege?
Kree
Fo
Day
Ut
32
What character from Disney's Fantasmic is introduced using Mussgorsky's "Night on Bald Mountain"?
The Evil Queen
Chernabog
Jafar
Maleficent
33
Who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame?
Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
Janet Jackson
Taylor Swift
34
What French composer conducted a concert with such fervor he accidentally stabbed himself and died?
Camille Saint-Saëns
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Erik Satie
Claude Debussy
35
The 'Twilight' Soundtrack debuted at what number on the Billboard 200?
172
7
1
23
36
Which early US President played the flute?
Alexander Hamilton
John Quincy Adams
George Washington
Richard Nixon
37
What recent movie musical adaptation built its sets with live recording acoustics in mind?
The Mario Movie
Wicked
Mamma Mia
Beauty and the Beast
38
What musical term refers to German art songs?
Songbook
Lieder
Chorale
Etude
39
How many keys does a standard clarinet have?
17
12
23
2
40
How many specific animals are represented in Saint-Saëns's suite "The Carnival of the Animals"?
13
2
5
9
41
What is the name of the leitmotif for the Force throughout the Star Wars franchise?
Jedi Premonition
Binary Sunset
The Force Theme
The Imperial March
42
What is the name of this Dr. Seuss instrument?
Electro Who-Cardio Floox
Who-Hoober
Floofloover and Tartinkas
Blumbloopa
43
Which MCU actor had a brief stint as a pop star?
Brie Larson
Chris Evans
Tom Hiddleston
Scarlett Johansson
44
Which musical style focuses on repetitive patterns, steady drones, and short, simple phrases?
Classical
Avante Garde
Minimalism
Round
45
When was the National Association for Music Education founded?
2004
1907
1945
1876
46
Which musician has the most Weird Al parodies, excluding polka medleys?
Lady Gaga
The Rolling Stones
Michael Jackson
Taylor Swift
47
What piece is used as a leitmotif for the main character of the 1931 movie "M"?
Rhapsody in Blue
In The Hall of the Mountain King
Der Erlkonig
City of Tears
48
Bela Bartok and Franz Liszt are typically considered the greatest composers to emerge from what European nation?
Lithuania
Russia
Hungary
Georgia
49
How many different kinds of repeat are there?
4
3
5
1
50
What piece of office equipment is used as an instrument in Leroy Anderson's 1950 piece of the same name?
Fax Machine
Telegram
Typewriter
Phone