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