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1
Whose armonica invention was so popular that Mozart & Beethoven composed music for it?
Albert Einstein
Robert Schumann
Benjamin Franklin
Isaac Newton
2
What band was the first to play on all 7 continents?
Metallica
Rascal Flatts
The Beatles
Queen
3
What band instrument did Gwen Stefani and Celine Dion play in school?
f horn
flute
clarinet
trumpet
4
What 1 sound do you hear in John Cage's song titled "4 minutes and 33 seconds"?
saxophone squawking
silence
tapping violin bows
blowing air through instruments with no authentic tones
5
Warner Music collected over $2 million in royalties in 2008 for public usage of what song?
Happy Birthday
Viva la Vida
ABC Song
I'm Yours
6
What is the world's best selling musical instrument?
harmonica
piano
guitar
trumpet
7
Rapper NoClue is the World's Fastest Rapper. How many syllables can he say in 1 second?
14
19
8
5
8
What changes to mimic the music you listen to?
your eyesight
your brain
your ears
your heartbeat
9
In 1975, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was the first to do what?
be recorded to a cassette tape
be burned onto a CD
create a record
create a pop music video
10
During a performance in the Sydney Opera House, what fell from the stage onto a cellist?
a singer
a chicken
a pig
a backdrop
11
Which term was first used in 1937?
disc jockey
pop artist
LP (long-playing) record
compact disc
12
In 2015, what did astronaut Chris Hadfield do from space for the first time?
streamed a video concert live from space
organized a live symphony concert on the space station
made a musical instrument from moon rocks
recorded the first album entirely from space
13
Michael Jackson bought the rights to what band's music in 1985 for $47.5 million?
Metallica
The Monkees
The Beatles
Blood Sweat & Tears
14
Which composer was 5 years old when he wrote his first piece of music?
Sousa
Bach
Mozart
Beethoven
15
Jimmy Kimmel played what instrument?
saxophone
clarinet
tuba
cello
16
What can music help severely brain-injured patients do?
wake up from a coma
be able to speak again
understand language they hear
recall personal memories
17
In what year digital music downloads create more profit than CD sales in the US?
2013
2014
2015
2012
18
For every $1000 of music sold, how much does the average musician make?
$13.50
$23.40
$100
$54.99
19
Your favorite song is probably your favorite because you associate it with what?
your birthday
your daily routine
an emotional event in your life
a favorite food
20
What is the name of a song you can't get out of your head?
earpup
earworm
ear tune
ear biscuit
21
Which ear is better at listening to music?
left
right
22
Music therapy is often prescribed to what kind of patients?
eating disorder patients
stroke patients
cancer patients
heart attack patients
23
What have studies proven that listening to heavy metal music can do?
causes termites to eat wood faster
causes foxes to run farther
causes bears to sleep longer
causes fish to float to the top
24
Which country has more heavy metal bands per capita than any other country in the world?
Brazil
USA
China
Finland
25
The song Jingle Bells was originally written for what holiday?
New Year's Day
Christmas
Halloween
Thanksgiving
26
What does learning a musical instrument improve?
auditory discrimination skills
reasoning skills
fine motor skills
all of these
27
Which fact applies to Bruce Springstein's "Born in the USA" album?
first CD pressed in the US
last cassette tape made in the US
first pop video created in the US
last record made in the US
28
What was the original first line of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" before it was edited?
I'm waiting at a brown ski lodge dreaming of...
I'm sitting by a pool in Beverly Hills dreaming of...
I'm sitting in my car dreaming of...
I'm shopping at the mall in NYC dreaming of...
29
The Ocarina, a musical wind instrument, is also known as what?
the whistle box
the sweet potato
the twinkie
the music pebble
30
How does the British Navy use Britney Spears music?
to scare off Somali pirates
to boost morale during wartime
for dance breaks during long shifts
to soothe their babies to sleep