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Secondary Music House Competition

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What title is shared between a member of the royal family of Great Britain and a famous rock band?

a)

King

b)

Prince

c)

Queen

d)

President

2.

The artist 'Sting' got his name because he used to do what?

a)

Wear a yellow and black striped jumper (like a wasp)

b)

Own bees

c)

Was always getting stung by bees

d)

It is his real name

3.

Which two instruments would you most likely find in a rock band? (Choose 2)

a)

Bass guitar

b)

Acoustic guitar

c)

Drum Kit

d)

Timpani

4.

Which continent was the name of a song made famous by the band Toto in 1982

a)

Antarctica

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

5.

The band 'Oasis' are from which city in the UK?

a)

Glasgow

b)

Manchester

c)

Cardiff

d)

Newcastle

6.

Finish the title of this famous song by Elvis Presley. 'Rock around the...'

a)

Campus

b)

Complex

c)

Clock

d)

Christmas Tree

7.

What happened to Dave Grohl during a performance in 2019, but still managed to finish the show?

a)

Broke his leg

b)

He fainted

c)

Got an electric shock

d)

Was arrested

8.

Which house won the first ever House Choir Competition in 2018-2019?

a)

Maclear

b)

Glenesk

c)

Halls

d)

Bowen

9.

Artist Rod Stewart, owns the current world record for the largest concert of all time, performing in front of how many people on Copacabana Beach on New Year's Eve in 1994?

a)

1.5 million people

b)

3 million people

c)

3.5 million people

d)

4.2 million people

10.

Which colour did this female artist name herself after?

a)

Blue

b)

Purple

c)

Orange

d)

Pink

11.

What term is NOT given to either a single song, or a collection of songs released by an artist

a)

Single

b)

Album

c)

EP

d)

Portfolio

12.

Which house won last year's Primary Music Choir competition?

a)

Bowen

b)

Major

c)

Kingsley

d)

Layton

13.

How many keys does a full size piano have?

a)

77

b)

88

c)

66

d)

99

14.

Which Disney movie features the song 'Let it Go'?

a)

Tangled

b)

Moana

c)

Frozen

d)

Defrosted

15.

Who created The Jackson 5

a)

Joe Jackson

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Jackie Jackson

d)

Tito Jackson

16.

Rock 'n' Roll instrumentation includes all of the following instruments EXCEPT:

a)

Electric guitar

b)

Electric bass

c)

Drum set

d)

Oboe

17.

What decade did Rock 'n' Roll begin?

a)

1900's

b)

1950's

c)

1980's

d)

2000's

18.

How did people listen to music in the 1950's and 60's?

a)

On their iPhone

b)

On the radio

c)

Using headphones

d)

On YouTube

19.

What are the 4 aspects of Hiphop?

a)

Deejaying

b)

Rapping

c)

Musical Instruments

d)

Graffiti

e)

Break Dancing

20.

RnB is short for?

a)

Rock and blues

b)

Rhythm and beat

c)

Rhythm and blues

21.

1. We will rock you is a song written by..

a)

a)

Boston

b)

Beatles

c)

Queen

22.

In which music video does Michael Jackson play a zombie?

a)

Bad

b)

Beat It

c)

Smooth Criminal

d)

Thriller

23.

What is the song that launched Justin Bieber to stardom?

a)

Sorry

b)

Love Yourself

c)

Baby

d)

What Do You Mean?

24.

Which country is Psy (singer of 'Gangnam Style') from?

a)

South Korea

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

25.

It was originated in Jamaica

a)

Pop

b)

Jazz

c)

Rock

d)

Reggae

26.

Where did the Blues originate from?

a)

America

b)

Africa

c)

England

d)

Canada

27.

The blues is based on twelve.....what?

a)

lines

b)

bars

c)

chords

d)

staves

28.

What is the definition of 'call and response' in blues music?

a)

A singer sings a phrase, and a musician answers it

b)

A musician and a band play in harmony together

c)

A singer sings a solo, with no accompaniment

d)

A musician plays a solo with no accompaniment

29.

What continent is China in?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

30.

Check all of the countries that are near China:

a)

India

b)

Great Britian

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

e)

Ghana

31.

What scale is used in Chinese Music?

a)

Harmonic Minor Scale

b)

Pentagon Scale

c)

Chromatic Scale

d)

Pentatonic Scale

32.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

suona

b)

yangqin

c)

pipa

d)

guqin

33.

What is this instrument called?

a)

Suspended Cymbal

b)

Boom Cymbal

c)

Gong

d)

Chinese Cymbal

34.

This instrument belongs to the woodwind family:

a)

Suona

b)

Gong

c)

Pipa

d)

Dizi

35.

What is the name of this instrument ?

a)

Tuba

b)

Saxophone

c)

Trumpet

36.

What is the name of this instrument ?

a)

Tuba

b)

Trumpet

c)

Saxophone

37.

What is the name of this instrument ?

a)

Tuba

b)

Saxophone

c)

trombone

38.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Classical Guitar

b)

Bass Guitar

c)

Electric guitar

39.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

classical guitar

b)

Bass Guitar

c)

Electric Guitar

40.

What is the name of this Instrument?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Piano

c)

organ

41.

What is the name of this Instrument?

a)

Piano

b)

keyboard

c)

Marimba

42.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Cowbells

b)

Percussion

c)

Drums

43.

What is the name of this Instrument?

a)

Harp

b)

Dongola

c)

Timpani

44.
What kind of CLEF sign is this?
a)
Bass clef
b)
Treble clef
45.
What is the name of this symbol? 
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Tenor Clef
d)
Bass Clef
46.
What word do the space notes on the treble clef spell out when put in order from bottom to top?
a)
FACE
b)
FADE
c)
FAKE
d)
SPACE
47.
What is the order of the line notes on the treble clef staff from bottom to top?
a)
EADGBe
b)
EGBDF
c)
GBDFA
d)
ACEG
48.

How many beats are in a 3/4 Time Signature?

a)

2 beats

b)

3 beats

c)

4 beats

d)

1 beat

49.
The symbol shown here lowers a note by a half step.  It is called a?
a)
Sharp
b)
Flat
c)
Natural
d)
None of the Above
50.

What is a golfer's favorite kind of music?

a)

Jazz

b)

Classical

c)

Swing

d)

They don't like music

51.

What kind of music are balloons afraid of?

a)

Pop music

b)

Swing music

c)

Classical music

d)

Rock-n-roll

52.

Music puns are my...

a)

forte

b)

specialty

c)

piano

d)

face

53.

Hip Hop formed in the 1970's in which city?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

New York City

c)

Detroit

d)

Chicago

54.

Where did reggae originate?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Columbia

c)

Cuba

d)

Jamaica

55.

What is EDM?

a)

It is Electronic Document Management.

b)

It is Electronic Dance Music.

c)

It is Master of Education.

d)

It is Electronic Distance Measurement.

56.

Where was the pop music created?

a)

United Kingdom and United States

b)

Australia

c)

France

d)

Spain

57.

What composer continued to write music even after he went deaf?

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Handel

d)

Beethoven

58.

The word "Renaissance" is French for what?

a)

Fancy cheese

b)

Rebirth

c)

Death

d)

Ridiculous

59.

What are dynamics?

a)

How loud or quiet the piece is played.

b)

How fast or slow the music is.

c)

The memorable part that is made from different pitches.

d)

How long or short the notes are.

60.

What is tempo?

a)

How loud or quiet the piece is played.

b)

How fast or slow the music is.

c)

The memorable part that is made from different pitches.

d)

How long or short the notes are.