Strings Class Trivia

Question 1

Which word describes a musical performance without instrumental accompaniment?

Accepted Answer

a capella

Question 2

A 28-year-old British man's "Divide" tour in 2019 set the all-time record for highest-grossing tour. Who is this singer?

Accepted Answer

Ed Sheeran

Question 3

The music of Tchaikovsky was adapted into songs including "Once Upon a Dream" for which Disney Classic film?

Accepted Answer

Sleeping Beauty

Question 4

What is the three-word title of Beethoven’s composition, part of his ninth symphony, that is the European Union anthem?

Accepted Answer

Ode to Joy

Question 5

Which of the following is a wind instrument?

Accepted Answer

Flageolet

Question 6

Which word means "a musical composition in honor of the dead"?

Accepted Answer

Requiem

Question 7

Nigel Kennedy is famous for playing which instrument?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Question 8

Which oratorio by Mendelssohn was named after a biblical character who went to heaven in a fiery chariot?

Accepted Answer

Elijah

Question 9

What was Elvis Presley's first No. 1 hit in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Heartbreak Hotel

Question 10

In musical notation, which would be the quietest?

Accepted Answer

Pianissimo

Question 11

Based on a tale from Russian folklore, "The Firebird" is a 1910 ballet with music by which Russian composer?

Accepted Answer

Stravinsky

Question 12

Who composed "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker"?

Accepted Answer

Tchaikovsky

Question 13

A string quartet is traditionally composed for one cello, one viola and two of which instrument?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Question 14

Famed for her five-octave vocal range, which American pop singer is known as "Queen of Melisma" & "Queen of Christmas"?

Accepted Answer

Mariah Carey

Question 15

Before Miley Cyrus recorded "Wrecking Ball," it was offered to which singer?

Accepted Answer

Beyonce

Question 16

“Cosi Fan Tutte,” an opera buffa in two acts, is written by what famous Austrian composer of “The Marriage of Figaro?”

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 17

Which word means "a gradual increase in volume"?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

Question 18

"The Golden Goose" is a work by what English composer who is better known for his orchestral suite "The Planets?"

Accepted Answer

Holst

Question 19

Felix Mendelssohn's famous "Wedding March" comes from the incidental music he wrote for what Shakespeare play?

Accepted Answer

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Question 20

Bela Bartok and Franz Liszt are typically considered the greatest composers to emerge from what European nation?

Accepted Answer

Hungary

Question 21

Which violinist was so talented that people thought he must have sold his soul to the Devil to get his mad skills?

Accepted Answer

Paganini

Question 22

What is the name of Geppetto's pet cat in Disney's "Pinocchio" that shares its name with a Mozart opera character?

Accepted Answer

Figaro

Question 23

What classic book is referenced in Taylor Swift's song "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"?

Accepted Answer

The Great Gatsby

Question 24

Despite only recording three albums as a group, what musical act is the best-selling girl group of all time?

Accepted Answer

The Spice Girls

Question 25

Which of the following is the slowest?

Accepted Answer

Adagio

Question 26

“Four Seasons” might be Vivaldi’s greatest hit as a composer, but he was also known as a virtuoso on which instrument?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Question 27

One of the "three Bs of classical music" along with Bach and Beethoven, what composer wrote a famous lullaby?

Accepted Answer

Brahms

Question 28

Someone who has an "excessive or abnormal attraction to music" can be said to have:

Accepted Answer

Melomania

Question 29

The most famous section of "The Carnival of the Animals" is a prominent cello solo named for what graceful bird?

Accepted Answer

Swan

Question 30

What year is the name of a famous orchestral overture by Tchaikovsky, featuring cannon fire and the French anthem?

Accepted Answer

1812

Strings Class Trivia

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Strings Class Trivia

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