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9 of Spades

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

in 2013 the rock band _______________ played concerts in all 7 continents (including Antarctica)

a)

U2

b)

the Rolling Stones

c)

Metallica

d)

Coldplay

2.

none of _________________ could read or write music and they never understood music theory

a)

the Beatles

b)

One Direction

c)

Red Hot Chili Peppers

d)

twenty one pilots

3.

the British Navy, sailing off Africa's east coast, blasted songs by _____________ to scare Somali pirates (who strongly dislike Western culture and music)

a)

Motorhead

b)

Billie Eilish

c)

Bruno Mars

d)

Britney Spears

4.

Canadian _______________ spent 144 days in the ISS, recording an album there called 'Space Sessions: Songs for a Tin Can'

a)

Christine Sinclair

b)

Steve Nash

c)

Chris Hadfield

d)

Wayne Gretzky

5.

_____________ has the most metal bands per capita, with 53 metal bands per 100,000 people (ten times the number for UK or US)

a)

Denmark

b)

Sweden

c)

Norway

d)

Finland

6.

music helps:

a)

snakes to slither faster

b)

fish to swim faster

c)

chickens lay eggs faster

d)

plants grow faster

7.

famous saying: music is . . .

a)

a universal language

b)

soothing recreation

c)

strong brain food

d)

good for the soul

8.

one study in Barcelona found that about _______ % of people feel nothing toward music

a)

10

b)

5

c)

15

d)

1

9.

singing in a group is soothing and raises one's spirits and mood by releasing ____________ and reducing stress-causing cortisol

a)

phosphor

b)

nitrogen

c)

oxytocin

d)

calcium

10.

in 1893 the Hill sisters wrote "Happy Birthday" for their kindergarten class, and royalties for playing the song have made the owners of the copyright $__________ per day ($2 million per year)

a)

50,000

b)

500

c)

150

d)

5,000

11.

in 2011 a rare Stradivarius violin named _____________ was sold for $15.9 million

a)

"Lady Blunt"

b)

"Calico"

c)

"Snowbell"

d)

"Prince Viking"

12.

Rod Stewart hosted the largest ever free concert on New Year's Eve 1993 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for ____________ people

a)

4.2 million

b)

1.5 million

c)

775,000

d)

11 million

13.

listening to music enhances physical performance, helping you work out longer and train more efficiently -- moving to the beat reduces the ___________ you need

a)

electrolytes

b)

water

c)

calories

d)

oxygen

14.

in 2016, ___________ sold more CDs than Beyonce

a)

Blink 182

b)

the Beatles

c)

Mozart (1700s Classical composer)

d)

cast of Glee

15.

_________________ once tried to buy Marvel Comics because he wanted to play Spider-Man in a movie

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Sylvester Stallone

c)

Leonardo DiCaprio

d)

Robert Downey, Jr

16.

Fishin' in the Dark is by:

a)

Brad Paisley

b)

Lady Antebellum

c)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

d)

Kenny Chesney

17.

studying how to play music or even just music appreciation improves your _________ score

a)

FBI

b)

RBC

c)

LLB

d)

SAT

18.

____________ students have been tested and found to have higher self-confidence, increased coordination, and are more creative people

a)

history

b)

music

c)

math

d)

science