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Big Quiz pt2

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does '1' represent?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Volume

d)

Dynamics

2.

What does '2' represent? 

a)

Pitch

b)

Sound

c)

Amplitude

d)

db level

3.

The acronym ADC stand for?

a)

Audio Digital Computer

b)

Analogue Digital Converter

c)

Always Drink Coffee

d)

Audio Digital Converter

4.

What does the bit rate of a sampled sound refer to?

a)

The number of bits used for 1 second of audio

b)

The number of bits used for every sample

c)

The final file size of the sampled sound

d)

The speed at which the sampled sound is played back

5.
Is this digital or analog?
a)
Digital 
b)
Analog
6.
The first format that uses a shorthand representation of musical notes and durations stored in numeric form is 
a)
MP3
b)
MIDI
c)
DSP
d)
MPEG
7.

What is Sample Rate?

a)

When a piece of Music is taken from another piece of music

b)

How many times you listen to a section of music

c)

How many samples of sound are taken per second

d)

When you convert Analogue audio to digital audio

8.

What is the bit rate?

a)

the number of bits used per second of audio

b)

the number of bits available for each clip

c)

uses between 8 and 32 bits per character

d)

a method of converting an analogue sound signal into a digital file

9.

What kind of waves are sound waves?

a)

Electricity

b)

Pressure

c)

Light

d)

Radio

10.

What is the standard range of human hearing?

a)

2 Hz -20 Hz

b)

2 Hz -20 kHz

c)

20 Hz -20 kHz

d)

20 Hz - 2 kHz

11.

Which of these is the scientific name for the eardrum?

a)

Incus

b)

Cochlea

c)

Tympanic Membrane

d)

Tympanic Cavity

12.

What word describes a "ringing in the ears"?

a)

Deafness

b)

Tinnitus

c)

Tannitus

d)

Tonnitus

13.

Which of the following is an example of an Digital signal storage?

a)
b)
c)
d)

All of these

14.

What is the unit that measures sound frequency in cycles per second?

a)

MIDI

b)

Dynamics

c)

Hertz

d)

Decibels

15.

What is used to measure the amplitude of the sound?

a)

bit depth

b)

bit rate

c)

character set

d)

lossy compression

16.
Online services that allow users to listen to music as it is being downloaded uses what type of technology?
a)
Looping
b)
Streaming
c)
Recording
d)
Streaming
17.

What Bit Depth do streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple music use?

a)

24 bit

b)

16 bit

c)

8 bit

d)

12 bit

18.

What genre of music is this?

a)

Wood

b)

Pop

c)

Punk

d)

Metal

19.

What Genre of music is this?

a)

Pop

b)

Jazz

c)

Funk

d)

Saxophone

20.
What is pictured?
a)
A fraction
b)
Time Signature
c)
Key Signature
21.
What is the name of this clef?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Tenor clef
d)
Bass Clef
22.
What is the name of this clef?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Tenor Clef
d)
Bass Clef
23.
What is pictured right next to the clef?
a)
Time Signature
b)
Hashtags
c)
Key Signature
24.

Who are PRS?

a)

Present Rights Society

b)

Producers & Rockstars Society

c)

Performing Rights Society

d)

Pretentious Royals Society

25.

Who are PPL?

a)

Phonographic Performance Limited

b)

Peri-peri licence

c)

Phonographic Property Licence

d)

Performance Power Live

26.

To which organisation would a live performance venue typically pay annual fees?

a)

BETCU

b)

Equity

c)

MU

d)

PRS for Music

27.

A form of property ownership for certain types of artistic & creative works.

a)

Fees

b)

Royalties

c)

Copyright

d)

Publishing

28.

Agencies that collect royalties on behalf of songwriters when a song they have written is performed

a)

MCPS

b)

PPL

c)

PRS

d)

BDD (Big Daddy D) Agencies

29.

PRS royalties do NOT come from?

a)

Live show

b)

Radio play

c)

Merchandise

d)

Use in retail shops

30.

A sync or synchronisation agreement means that

a)

You permit your work to be sold in print

b)

Co-writers will allow other artists to record their work

c)

A publisher will sign you because you have a record deal

d)

A composition can be used commercially within another medium

31.

The copyright of a song will expire after

a)

70 years after the death of the last remaining writer

b)

The band split up

c)

A publishing contract ends

d)

The death of the main songwriter

32.

When the copyright in a song expires you can

a)

Download the recordings of it for free

b)

Register yourself as the copyright holder

c)

Release a recording of the song and not pay the songwriter a royality

d)

Broadcast it on the radio for free

33.

What does MCPS stand for?

a)

Marked Copyright Polling Station

b)

Mechanical Copyright Protection Society

c)

Mechanical Copyright Patent Society

d)

My Correction Penalty Station

34.

Who do MCPS work alongside

a)

BAFTAS

b)

OSCARS

c)

ASCAP

d)

PRS

35.

The term self-employed is the same as...

a)

Sole Trader

b)

Lone Worker

c)

Independent Worker

d)

Partner

36.

To become self-employed you must...

a)

Register your business with HMRC

b)

Produce a business card

c)

Advertise your business locally

d)

Declare your income tax payments

37.

HMRC stands for...

a)

How to Manage Retail and Commerce

b)

Her Majesty's Royal Crown

c)

Helping Managers Recover Cash

d)

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

38.

You can register for VAT if your business has turnover of more than...

a)

£36,000

b)

£52,000

c)

£70,000

d)

£85,000

39.

If you set up a business as a limited company, every financial year the company must...

a)

put together statutory accounts

b)

send HMRC a Company Tax Return

c)

send Companies House an annual return

d)

All of the above

40.

How many times a year must a Sole Trader complete a self-assessment return?

a)

Once

b)

Twice

c)

Three times

d)

Quarterly

41.

Net Profit is?

a)

The amount of Tax you don't pay

b)

The amount of money that is left after you subtract your total business expenses from your total revenue

c)

The expenses incurred over one financial year

d)

Set by HMRC

42.
What does "FOH" stand for?
a)
Four over (the) House
b)
Front of house
c)
Focus or Hang
43.

What type of fixture omits a wide beam of light that can cover a large area on stage?

a)

Strobe

b)

Fresnel

c)

Floodlight

44.

What is the name of the metal template that is placed over a beam of light to create a shape of light?

a)

Gobo

b)

Yoyo

c)

Toto

45.

In lighting design, what is a gel?

a)

A coloured filter that can change the colour of a light

b)

A thing pad used to soften a light's focus

c)

A protective paint used to keep the lanterns cool

46.

What light would be used to highlight an actor moving across the stage?

a)

Fresnel

b)

Strobe

c)

Follow spot

47.

What would be the best lighting controller for a small venue with just a few lights

a)

Simple DMX controller, (4-16 channel)

b)

A power strip with lights in it

c)

ETC controller

d)

Laptop and Net X with 8 universes

48.

What does DMX stand for?

a)

Digital Media Transfer

b)

Digital Mix Transmitting

c)

Digital Light Mixing

d)

Digital Multiplex

49.

When can't DMX communicate over?

a)

DMX

b)

XLR

c)

Ethernet

d)

Telephone

50.

What do you call a single system output of DMX?

a)

World

b)

Galaxy

c)

Universe

d)

Bundle

51.

Every device on the network needs a unique

a)

Server Address

b)

IP Address

c)

Name

d)

Data Rate

52.

When using ethernet what do you need if you want to connect more than one device

a)

IP Address

b)

DMX Terminator

c)

Switching Hub

d)

Router

53.

A DMX cable only has 5 pin

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What is the name of this stage light?

a)

Fresnel

b)

Moving Light

c)

Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight

d)

Striplight

55.

In what year was the tech company Avolites founded?

a)

1980

b)

1975

c)

1976

d)

1985

56.

What microphone would be best suited for a kick drum?

a)

AKG D112

b)

Shure SM57

c)

Shure SM58

d)

Audio i5

57.

Which best describes this microphone?

a)

Condenser

b)

Dynamic

c)

Pencil

d)

Active

58.

Which microphone would be best for a trumpet?

a)

Don't need to mic it up it's loud!

b)

Shure SM57

c)

AKG D112

d)

BSS 133 Di

59.

This is a Shure SM (a)  

60.

What is phantom power?

a)

Invisible Power

b)

+24V

c)

Lots of gain

d)

+48V

61.

What does DI stand for?

a)

Direct Input

b)

Digital Input

c)

Dynamic Instances

d)

Decrescendo Importance

62.

Tick the polar pattern that would be best for singing lead vocals. what is the polar pattern called?

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

What Polar Pattern is this?

a)

Omni

b)

Cardioid

c)

Hyper Cardioid

d)

Bi Directional

64.

Label "A".

a)

Magnet

b)

Coil

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Audio Signal

65.

What is The Stereo Field?

a)

A multi coloured musical timeline

b)

A measurement of music

c)

The range of audible sound

d)

The space we use to mix in

66.

a microphone that gets sound from all direction

a)

Omnidirectional

b)

Bi-Directional

c)

Cardoid

67.

Which of these is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.

Which of these is used fore AV Networking?

a)

SSI-F

b)

Midas

c)

Logic Pro

d)

Dante

69.

Solid state storage has no moving parts?

a)

True

b)

False

70.

A three pronged plug used to connect a microphone to the recording device.

a)

HDMI Connector

b)

RCA Connector

c)

BNC Connector

d)

XLR Connector

71.

Carries a video signal A type of connector commonly used in television production. The female and male versions lock together securely with a simple 1/4 turn.

a)

BNC Connector

b)

XLR Connector

c)

RCA Connector

d)

HDMI Connector

72.

A compact audio/video interface for transferring data and audio data from a compliant device (the source device) to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.

a)

Firewire cable

b)

RCA connectors

c)

S-video connector

d)

HDMI connector

73.
Is the following cable used for audio?
a)
Yes
b)
No
74.

Which artist headlined Glastonbury in 2019

a)

Adele

b)

Stormzy

c)

Ed Sheeran

d)

Foo Fighters

75.

Which artist headlined Glastonbury in the year 2000

a)

Pet Shop Boys

b)

Radiohead

c)

The White Stripes

d)

David Bowie