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This is a general knowledge #music #trivia game for Middle School aged children!
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1
What does the musical term
diminuendo
mean?
Get Louder
Perform Smooth & Connected
Get Softer
Get Faster
2
Who wrote "Für Elise?"
Ludwig von Beethoven
Carrie Underwood
Aaron Copland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3
What tempo is this piece being performed at?
Allegro
Moderato
Presto
Largo
4
What special "instrument" is actually in the score to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture?
Popping Balloons
Artillery Cannons
A Typewriter
Quarters Dropped on a Table
5
What was put together to make up Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir?
SoundCloud Recordings
Television Scenes
YouTube Videos
Computer Animations
6
Who wrote the original version of this piece?
Carly Rae Jepsen
Kelly Clarkson
Ludwig von Beethoven
Megan Trainor
7
Who wrote this often used piece of music?
Aaron Copland
John Williams
Antonín Dvořák
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
8
What family of instruments does this belong to?
Percussion
String
Woodwind
Brass
9
What is the repetitive supporting rhythm created by a drum set actually called in the industry?
The Ostinato
The Pulse
The Backbeat
The Groove
10
Ella Fitzgerald is known primarily for what type of singing?
Scat
Lounge-style
Opera
Rhythm & Blues
11
Which of these genres historically came first?
Neo-Classical
Classical
New Age
Romantic
12
How was the original song that morphed into the "Star Spangled Banner" melody used?
A Pub Drinking Song
A Christian Hymn
A University Fight Song
A Traditional Folk Song
13
How should a performer play or sing a piece that is marked
staccato?
Loud
Fast
Short & Separated
Smooth & Connected
14
What genre is this music?
a cappella Jazz
a cappella Country
a cappella Rock
a cappella Hip Hop
15
How many beats does one three-8th-note triplet take up in compounded (fast) 6/8 time?
1/2 of a beat
2 beats
One beat
1 and a 1/2 beats
16
What is music added to a commercial called?
Symphony
Jingle
Cadenza
Short
17
What style of music did Louis Armstrong make famous? (Two correct answers!)
Big Band Jazz
Improvisational Jazz
Funeral Music
Dixieland Swing
18
How long is a single eighth note in 4/4 time?
1/2 of a beat
2 beats
4 beats
1 beat
19
What artist is the voice in this song?
Johnny Cash
Mandi Moore
Idina Menzel
Kristen Bell
20
Which year's US-hosted Olympic Games was "Summon the Heroes" written for by John Williams?
2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games
1996 Atlanta Summer Games
1932 Lake Placid Winter Games
1984 Los Angeles Summer Games
21
What is the order of strings on a standard guitar, from lowest to highest?
G-C-E-A
E-A-D-G-B-E
E-A-D-G
B-E-A-D-G
22
What does
a cappella
translate to in English?
"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
"A Hammered Sound" or to perform a piece w/ strong dynamics
23
What style of Black American music do most historians attribute to starting Modern Rock?
The Blues
Spirituals
Maori War Chants
Hip Hop
24
What is required to play
arco
on a Violin?
A Bow
A Drumstick
A Mouthpiece
A Reed
25
Who wrote the Main Titles to all the major Star Wars movies?
Hans Zimmer
Justin Bieber
Danny Elfman
John Williams
26
Who is considered to be the father of modern musical composing?
Johann Pachelbel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Giacchino
27
Who is the lead singer of the band Led Zepplin?
Bono
Ozzie Osbourne
Axl Rose
Robert Plant
28
What genre is this piece?
Classical Piano
Elevator Music Piano
Rock Piano
Jazz Piano
29
What is the background music to a movie called?
It's Soundtrack
It's Symphonic Dance
It's Underline
It's Underscore
30
What is this style of jazz called?
Swing
Be-Bop
Fusion
Latin
