John Williams Trivia!

Question 1

Name that Tune!

Accepted Answer

Jaws

Question 2

Name That Tune!

Accepted Answer

Theme to "Jurassic Park"

Question 3

John Williams was drafted in 1958 and conducted/wrote music for which US military band?

Accepted Answer

The Air Force Band

Question 4

John Williams wrote the music scores to all of the Star Wars films EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

FALSE. He wrote every Star Wars movie score.

Question 5

John Williams is

Accepted Answer

still alive at 70 and still writing for movies!

Question 6

What was the first Steven Spielberg movie John Williams composed for?

Accepted Answer

The Sugarland Express

Question 7

How many Oscars has John Williams WON?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 8

How many Oscar awards has John Williams been nominated for?

Accepted Answer

50

Question 9

How many Harry Potter scores did John Williams write?

Accepted Answer

The first three HP movies

Question 10

You can hear John Williams every night on which TV program?

Accepted Answer

The NBC nightly news

Question 11

John Williams came from a musical family. His

Accepted Answer

father was a jazz percussionist

Question 12

John Williams composed the music to all but ________ of Steven Spielberg's films.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 13

John Williams holds the record of biggest-selling instrumental single of all time on what piece

Accepted Answer

"Star Wars Theme and Cantina Band"

Question 14

How old was John Williams when he premiered his first musical composition?

Accepted Answer

19 years old

Question 15

JW wrote the music for "The Cowboys" , a western staring John Wayne. The movie didn't do well

Accepted Answer

because John Wayne's character dies.

Question 16

Why Didn't John Williams write the music for all of the Harry Potter films?

Accepted Answer

He passed on the fourth movie to write "Memoirs of a Geisha"

Question 17

John Williams played in what famous musician's band as a pianist?

Accepted Answer

Henry Mancini

Question 18

The only person ever to have MORE Oscar nominations than John Williams was

Accepted Answer

Walt Disney

Question 19

In 2002, a 20th anniversary edition of this film featured a live performance of the score.

Accepted Answer

E.T.

Question 20

Which TV sitcom did John Williams write the theme music to?

Accepted Answer

Gilligan's Island

Question 21

Which movie did John Williams tell Steven Spielberg he "needed a better composer" for?

Accepted Answer

Schindler's List

Question 22

Which of these movies did John Williams NOT write the score to?

Accepted Answer

Batman Returns

Question 23

Name that Tune!

Accepted Answer

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Question 24

Which movie score is based on an iconic 5-note melody?

Accepted Answer

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Question 25

How many movies has John Williams wrote score music to?

Accepted Answer

111

Question 26

John Williams is friends with which movie director in real life?

Accepted Answer

Steven Spielberg

Question 27

True or False: John Williams ONLY writes music for movies and TV.

Accepted Answer

FALSE. He writes concertos and orchestral pieces too.

Question 28

John Williams was the director of which world-famous orchestra from 1979-1995?

Accepted Answer

The Boston Pops

Question 29

John Williams composed the theme music to which world famous event?

Accepted Answer

1984 Olympic Games

Question 30

Name That Tune!

Accepted Answer

"Somewhere In My Memory" (Home Alone)

Question 31

Where did John Williams attend college?

Accepted Answer

Juilliard School of Music, UCLA

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