Music Trivia #1

Question 1

What is the highest sounding instrument in the band?

Accepted Answer

Piccolo

Question 2

What was the name of the three-day music festival held in 1969 on a 70 acre farm in upstate New York?

Accepted Answer

Woodstock

Question 3

In relationship to tempo, what do the words Adagio and Allegro mean?

Accepted Answer

slow, fast

Question 4

What is the highest sounding instrument in the orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Question 5

On a piece of sheet music, what do the vertical lines separate?

Accepted Answer

Measures

Question 6

What are the seven letters of the musical alphabet?

Accepted Answer

acbdfeg

Question 7

This "pop" singing group had more #1 selling songs than any other group.

Accepted Answer

The Beatles

Question 8

It is the largest stringed instrument. Wheels allow it to be rolled because it is too heavy to carry.

Accepted Answer

Harp

Question 9

What is our National Anthem?

Accepted Answer

The Star Spangled Banner

Question 10

This is awarded to recordings that sell at least a million copies.

Accepted Answer

A gold record

Question 11

Claves, castanets, and the tambourine belong to this family of instruments.

Accepted Answer

Percussion

Question 12

A marimba is most like a:

Accepted Answer

Xylophone

Question 13

Playing a stringed instrument pizzicato means that you are doing what?

Accepted Answer

Plucking it

Question 14

Named "Satchmo", this trumpet player became a legendary jazz musician.

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 15

How many horizontal lines are needed to create a music staff?

Accepted Answer

5

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