Music Flashcards

1
Q

Who sang In the Year 2525?

A

Zager and Evens

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2
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Who was the Fantasia Conductor?

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Leopold Stokowski

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3
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Who sang To Sir With Love?

A

Lulu

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4
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Who sang El Paso?

A

Marty Robbins

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5
Q

Who sang My Girl?

A

The Temptations

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6
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Who sang Just my Imagination?

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The Temptations

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7
Q

Who sang Light My Fire (Original)?

A

Doors

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8
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Who sang This Guy is in Love With You?

A

Herb Alpert

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9
Q

Who sang MacArthur Park?

A

Richard Harris

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10
Q

Who sang It’s My Party?

A

Leslie Gore

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11
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Who sang Convoy?

A

C.W. McCall

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12
Q

Who sang Stand By Your Man?

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Tammy Wynette

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13
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Who sang Only the Lonely?

A

Roy Orbison

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14
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Who sang Pretty Woman (Original)?

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Roy Orbison

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15
Q

Who sang Pretty Woman (remake)?

A

Van Halen

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16
Q

Who sang Paper Roses?

A

Marie Osmond

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17
Q

Who sang Light My Fire (remake)?

A

Jose Feliciano

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18
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Who sang Rock Around the Clock?

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Bill Haley and the Comets

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19
Q

Who sang Crazy?

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Patsy Cline

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20
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Who sang Okie From Muskogee?

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Merle Haggard

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21
Q

Who sang Walking the Floor Over You?

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Ernest Tubb

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22
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Who sang Sixteen Tons?

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Tennessee Ernie Ford

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23
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Who sang Big Bad John?

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Jimmy Dean

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24
Q

Who sang Earth Angel?

A

Penguins

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25
Q

Who sang Downtown?

A

Petula Clark

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26
Q

Who sang Georgia on my Mind?

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Ray Charles

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27
Q

Who sang Constant Craving?

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k.d. Lang

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28
Q

Who sang Woolly Bully?

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Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

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29
Q

Who sang La Bamba (Original)?

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Richie Valens

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30
Q

Who sang La Bamba (remake)?

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Los Lobos

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31
Q

Who sang Sherry?

A

The Four Seasons

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32
Q

Who sang Blue Velvet?

A

Bobby Vinton

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33
Q

Who sang Sixteen Candles?

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The Crests

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34
Q

Who sang Big Girls Don’t Cry?

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The Four Seasons

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35
Q

Who wrote the song I’m Just Wild About Harry?

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Eubie Blake

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36
Q

Who recored the album Unplugged?

A

Eric Clapton

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37
Q

Who recored the album Pieces of You?

A

Jewel

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38
Q

What is the Bob Dylan bootleg album - 1966

A

Bob Dylan Live

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39
Q

Who wrote the song Stardust?

A

Hoagy Carmichael

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40
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Who wrote the song I Dream of Jeannie?

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Stephen Foster

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41
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Who wrote the song St. Louis Blues?

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W.C. Handy

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42
Q

Who sang Wild Thing?

A

The Trogs

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43
Q

Who wrote the song Unforgettable?

A

Nat King Cole

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44
Q

Who recored the album Blues Summit?

A

B.B. King

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45
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Who wrote the song Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head?

A

Bert Bacharach and Hal David

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46
Q

Who wrote the Theme From Star Wars?

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John Williams

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47
Q

Who wrote the Theme From Pink Panther?

A

Henry Mancini

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48
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Who was the Berlin Philharmonic Conductor?

A

Herbert von Karajan

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49
Q

Who was the Boston Symphony Conductor?

A

Seiji Ozawa

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50
Q

Slow Tempo

A

Adagio

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51
Q

Who wrote the song Night and Day?

A

Cole Porter

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52
Q

Who recored the album Dark Side of the Moon?

A

Pink Floyd

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53
Q

Who sang Tennessee Waltz?

A

Patti Page

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54
Q

Who sang Venus (Original)?

A

Shocking Blue

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55
Q

Who sang Venus (remake)?

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Bananarama

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56
Q

Who sang Rhythm is Gonna Get You?

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Gloria Estefan

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57
Q

Who sang Vision of Love?

A

Mariah Carey

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58
Q

Who sang Achy Breaky Heart?

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Billy Ray Cyrus

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59
Q

Who recored the album Born in the USA?

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Bruce Springsteen

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60
Q

Who sang All I Want to Do?

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Sheryl Crow

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61
Q

Who recored the album Tapestry?

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Carole King

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62
Q

Who recored the album Thriller?

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Michael Jackson

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63
Q

Who recored the album The Chronic Album?

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Dr. Dre

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64
Q

Who recored the album Physical?

A

Olivia Newton John

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65
Q

Who recored the album Fresh Horses?

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Garth Brooks

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66
Q

Who recored the album Music Box?

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Mariah Carey

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67
Q

Who recored the album Rumours?

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Fleetwood Mac

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68
Q

Who sang the theme for Shaft?

A

Isaac Hayes

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69
Q

Who sang My Maria?

A

Brooks and Dunn

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70
Q

Dave Brubeck’s Instrument

A

Piano

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71
Q

Songs for solo voice or piano

A

Lieder

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72
Q

Night piece

A

Nocturne

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73
Q

Piece written for the outdoors

A

Pastoral

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74
Q

Sacred musical composition

A

Oratorio

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75
Q

Main female singer

A

Prima Dona

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76
Q

Music by a soloist

A

Recital

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77
Q

Jacqueline Du Pre’s Instrument

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Cello

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78
Q

Jack Benny’s Instrument

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Violin

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79
Q

Light music played in the evening

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Seranade

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80
Q

Pablo Casals’ Instrument

A

Cello

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81
Q

Harry Connick Jr’s Instrument

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Piano

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82
Q

Chick Corea’s Instrument

A

Piano

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83
Q

Van Cliburn’s Instrument

A

Piano

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84
Q

John Coltrain’s Instrument

A

(Soprano) Saxophone

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85
Q

Who sang Take the A Train?

A

Duke Ellington

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86
Q

Louis Armstrong’s Instrument

A

Trumpet (jazz)

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87
Q

Highest male voice

A

tenor

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88
Q

Lively and fast tempo

A

Allegro

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89
Q

Slow pace

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Lento

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90
Q

Moderate pace

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Andante

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91
Q

Fast pace

A

Presto

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92
Q

Obligatory accompaniment

A

Obligato

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93
Q

Highest female voice

A

Soprano

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94
Q

Study or solo instrument piece

A

Etude

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95
Q

Male form of female contralto

A

Alto

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96
Q

Combination of two or more notes

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Chord

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97
Q

Middle-range male voice

A

Baritone

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98
Q

Lowest male voice

A

Basso profundo

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99
Q

Artificial form of singing

A

Falsetto

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100
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Falsetto voice (higher than tenor)

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Countertenor

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101
Q

Solo in an opera

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Aria

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102
Q

Work for a solo instrument with an orchestra

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Concerto

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103
Q

Maynard Ferguson’s Instrument

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Trumpet

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104
Q

Lowest female voice

A

Contralto

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105
Q

Who sang This Land is your land?

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Woody Guthrie

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106
Q

Itzhak Perlman’s Instrument

A

Violin

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107
Q

Andres Segovia’s Instrument

A

Guitar

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108
Q

Doc Sevrinsen’s Instrument

A

Trumpet

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109
Q

Isaac Stern’s Instrument

A

Violin

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110
Q

Lawrence Welk’s Instrument

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Accordion

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111
Q

Yo Yo Ma’s Instrument

A

Cello

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112
Q

Miles Davis’ Instrument

A

Trumpet

113
Q

Who sang In the Mood?

A

Glenn Miller

114
Q

Midori’s Instrument

A

Violin

115
Q

Who sang Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy?

A

Andrews Sisters

116
Q

Who sang Alice’s Restaurant?

A

Arlo Guthrie

117
Q

Who sang Johnny Angel?

A

Shelly Fabares

118
Q

Who sang chances Are?

A

Johnny Mathis

119
Q

Who sang Unchained Melody (Original)?

A

Righteous Brothers

120
Q

Who was the New York Philharmonic Conductor?

A

Leonard Bernstein

121
Q

Who sang Banana Boat Song?

A

Harry Belafonte

122
Q

Thomas Jefferson’s Instrument

A

Violin

123
Q

Benny Goodman’s Instrument

A

Clarinet

124
Q

Lionel Hampton’s Instrument

A

Vibraphone

125
Q

David Helgott (from Shine)’s Instrument

A

Piano

126
Q

Jimi Hendrix’ Instrument

A

Fender Stratocaster guitar

127
Q

Woody Herman’s Instrument

A

Clarinet

128
Q

Buddy Rich’s Instrument

A

Drums

129
Q

Niccolo Paganini’s Instrument

A

Violin

130
Q

Harry James’ Instrument

A

Trumpet

131
Q

Ignace Paderewski’s Instrument

A

Piano

132
Q

Scott Joplin’s Instrument

A

Piano

133
Q

Kenny G’s Instrument

A

Saxophone

134
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Liberace’s Instrument

A

Piano

135
Q

Franz Liszt’s Instrument

A

Piano

136
Q

Chuck Mangione’s Instrument

A

Flugelhorn

137
Q

Wynton Marsalis’ Instrument

A

Trumpet

138
Q

Who sang When I Fall in Love?

A

Nat King Cole

139
Q

Vladimir Horowitz’ Instrument

A

Piano

140
Q

Who wrote the musical The Sound of Music?

A

Rogers and Hammerstein

141
Q

Who was the renowned Boston Pops Conductor?

A

Arthur Fiedler

142
Q

Who wrote the musical The Mikado?

A

Gilbert and Sullivan

143
Q

Who wrote the musical Porgy and Bess?

A

George and Ira Gershwin

144
Q

Who wrote the musical A Chorus Line?

A

Marvin Hamlisch

145
Q

Who wrote the musical Showboat?

A

Jerome Kern

146
Q

Who wrote the musical Carousel?

A

Rogers and Hammerstein

147
Q

Who wrote the musical Yeoman of the Guard?

A

Gilbert and Sullivan

148
Q

Who wrote the musical The King and I?

A

Rogers and Hammerstein

149
Q

Who wrote the musical Cabaret?

A

Bob Fosse

150
Q

Who wrote the musical South Pacific?

A

Rogers and Hammerstein

151
Q

Who wrote the musical Babes in Toyland?

A

Victor Herbert

152
Q

Who wrote the musical Mame?

A

Jerry Herman

153
Q

Who wrote the musical Hello Dolly?

A

Jerry Herman

154
Q

Who wrote the musical La Cage Aux Folles?

A

Jerry Herman

155
Q

Who wrote the musical Rent?

A

Jonathan Larson

156
Q

Who wrote the musical Oklahoma!?

A

Rogers and Hammerstein

157
Q

California Jazz festival city

A

Monterey

158
Q

What instrument is a “Bull Fiddle”

A

Double Bass

159
Q

Dried gourd instrument

A

Maracas

160
Q

Plucked keyboard instrument

A

Harpsichord

161
Q

Number of keys on a piano

A

88

162
Q

B.B. King’s guitar

A

Lucille

163
Q

“New Trend” in music

A

Bossa Nova

164
Q

Who wrote the musical Thespis?

A

Gilbert and Sullivan

165
Q

Swiss Jazz festival city

A

Montreux

166
Q

Who wrote the musical My Fair Lady?

A

Lerner and Loewe

167
Q

Berkshire Music Festival city

A

Tanglewood MA

168
Q

Rhode Island jazz festival city

A

Newport

169
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Richard Wagner Music festival city

A

Bayreuth Germany

170
Q

Who wrote the musical Annie Get Your Gun?

A

Irving Berlin

171
Q

Who wrote the musical West Side Story?

A

Leonard Bernstein

172
Q

Who wrote the musical On the Town?

A

Leonard Bernstein

173
Q

Sailor’s work song

A

Chanty

174
Q

Norma Desmond is a character in this play

A

Sunset Boulevard

175
Q

Musical based on I Am a Camera

A

Cabaret

176
Q

Musical based on The Taming of the Shrew

A

Kiss Me Kate

177
Q

Musical based on The Once and Future King

A

Camelot

178
Q

Musical based on The Matcher

A

Hello Dolly

179
Q

Broadway’s longest-running musical

A

Cats

180
Q

Broadway’s second longest-running musical

A

A Chorus Line

181
Q

Who wrote the musical Brigadoon?

A

Lerner and Loewe

182
Q

Blanche Dubois is a character in this play

A

A Streetcar Named Desire

183
Q

Who wrote the musical Phantom of the Opera?

A

Andrew Lloyd Webber

184
Q

1953 musical set in Bagdad

A

Kismet

185
Q

Medieval play of good and evil

A

Morality Play

186
Q

Unconventional Theater

A

Theater of the Absurd

187
Q

London theater built by Gilbert and Sulliven

A

The Savoy

188
Q

London theater on Drury Lane

A

Royal Theater

189
Q

Milan Theater

A

Piccolo Teatro

190
Q

Roller skating musical

A

Starlight Express

191
Q

Who wrote the musical The Music Man?

A

Meredith Wilson

192
Q

Hexagonal accordion-like instrument

A

Concertina

193
Q

Who wrote the musical Camelot?

A

Lerner and Loewe

194
Q

Who wrote the musical Gigi?

A

Lerner and Loewe

195
Q

Who wrote the musical Guys and Dolls?

A

Frank Loesser

196
Q

Who wrote the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying?

A

Frank Loesser

197
Q

Who wrote the musical Anything Goes?

A

Cole Porter

198
Q

Musical based on Pygmalion

A

My Fair Lady

199
Q

Who wrote the musical A Little Night Music?

A

Stephen Sondheim

200
Q

Musical based on La Boheme

A

Rent

201
Q

Who wrote the musical Cats?

A

Andrew Lloyd Webber

202
Q

Who wrote the musical Sunset Boulevard?

A

Andrew Lloyd Webber

203
Q

Who wrote the musical Evita?

A

Andrew Lloyd Webber

204
Q

Who wrote the musical Jesus Christ Superstar?

A

Andrew Lloyd Webber

205
Q

Who wrote the musical Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat?

A

Andrew Lloyd Webber

206
Q

Who wrote the musical Starlight Express?

A

Andrew Lloyd Webber

207
Q

Who wrote the musical Paint Your Wagon?

A

Lerner and Loewe

208
Q

Who wrote the musical Kiss Me Kate?

A

Cole Porter

209
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Nirvana?

A

Kurt Cobain

210
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Aerosmith?

A

Steve Tyler

211
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of The Boomtown Rats?

A

Bob Geldoff

212
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Eurythmics?

A

Annie Lennox

213
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Queen?

A

Freddie Mercury

214
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of The Police

A

Sting

215
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of U2?

A

Bono

216
Q

Who are the three tenors?

A

Jose Carreras; Placido Domingo; Luciano Pavarotti

217
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of 10 Thousand Maniacs?

A

Natalie Merchant

218
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Blondie?

A

Debbie Harry

219
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of REM?

A

Michael Stipe

220
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Nine Inch Nails?

A

Trent Reznor

221
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Dire Straits?

A

Mark Knoffler

222
Q

What was the top selling single of all time (as of 2001)?

A

English Rose by Elton John

223
Q

What is the second top selling single of all time (as of 2001)?

A

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

224
Q

Bellows instrument

A

Bag Pipes

225
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Guns and Roses?

A

Axl Rose

226
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of The Animals?

A

Eric Burton

227
Q

Who was the Philadelphia Symphony Conductor?

A

Eugene Ormandy

228
Q

Who was the National Symphony Conductor?

A

Leonard Slatkin

229
Q

Who was the NBC Symphony Conductor?

A

Arturo Toscanini

230
Q

Who was the Chicago Symphony Conductor?

A

George Solti (31 grammys)

231
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Rolling Stones?

A

Mick Jagger

232
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company?

A

Janice Joplin

233
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of The Commodores

A

Lionel Richie

234
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Cream?

A

Eric Clapton

235
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Genesis

A

Phil Collins

236
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Jethro Tull?

A

Ian Anderson

237
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Jefferson Airplane/Starship?

A

Grace Slick

238
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Miami Sound Machine?

A

Gloria Estefan

239
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of The Doors?

A

Jim Morrison

240
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Faces?

A

Rod Stewart

241
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of Sex Pistols?

A

Sid Vicious

242
Q

Who were the rockers killed in a 1959 plane crash?

A

Buddy Holly; The Big Bopper; Richie Valens

243
Q

Who was the Lead Singer of The Stone Ponies?

A

Linda Ronstadt

244
Q

What instrument is a “licorice stick”?

A

Clarinet

245
Q

Coke Time Crooner

A

Eddie Fisher

246
Q

The Velvet Fog

A

Mel Torme

247
Q

The Godfather of Soul

A

James Brown

248
Q

First rap group on American Bandstand

A

Run DMC

249
Q

First white performer on Soul Train

A

Elton John

250
Q

Icelandic Pop Group

A

Bjork

251
Q

What was Elvis Presley’s first #1 Single?

A

Heartbreak Hotel

252
Q

Triangular Russian Instrument

A

Balalaika

253
Q

The Texas Troubadour

A

Ernest Tubb

254
Q

Xylophone’s Latin cousin

A

Marimba

255
Q

Side-blown flute

A

Fife

256
Q

Helicon instrument

A

Tuba

257
Q

Bells instrument

A

Glockenspiel

258
Q

What instrument is a “sweet potato”?

A

Ocarina

259
Q

World’s largest indoor theater

A

Radio City Music Hall

260
Q

Swedish Pop Group

A

Abba

261
Q

Lady Day

A

Billie Holiday

262
Q

Who were the founders of A and M records?

A

Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss

263
Q

Jamaican Reggae Singer

A

Bob Marley

264
Q

Grateful Dead Guitarist

A

Jerry Garcia

265
Q

The Fifth Beatle

A

Stu Sutcliff

266
Q

Beatles original drummer

A

Pete Best

267
Q

Beatles original name

A

Johnny and the Moondogs

268
Q

What singer was “Killer”?

A

Jerry Lee Lewis

269
Q

The First Lady of Song

A

Ella Fitzgerald

270
Q

The Man in Black

A

Johnny Cash

271
Q

Empress of the blues

A

Bessie Smith

272
Q

Who was Bubbles?

A

Beverly Sills

273
Q

The Father of Country Music

A

Jimmie Rogers

274
Q

The Father of Bluegrass

A

Bill Monroe

275
Q

The Silver Fox

A

Charlie Rich

276
Q

The Dust Bowl Balladeer

A

Woody Guthrie

277
Q

African Xylophone

A

Marimba

278
Q

The King of Swing

A

Benny Goodman