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Music Trivia

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who has been nominated for 52 oscars in the category of Best Original Score
a)
Hans ZImmer
b)
John Williams
c)
Randy Newman
d)
Howard Shore
2.
Which Classical Composer Composed "Moonligh Sonata"
a)
JS Bach
b)
Beethoven
c)
Mozart
d)
Chopin
3.
Freddy Mercury has how high of a vocal range?
a)
2 octave
b)
3 octave
c)
1 octave
d)
4 octave
4.
Which singers real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
a)
Lady Gaga
b)
SZA
c)
Miley Cyrus
d)
Billie Eilish
5.
Which band wrote "Smells like Teen Spirit?"
a)
Foo Fighters
b)
Oasis
c)
Nirvana
d)
Metallica
6.
A 28-year-old British man's "Divide" tour in 2019 set the all-time record for highest-grossing tour. Who is this singer?
a)
Harry Styles
b)
Billy Joel
c)
Ed Sheeran
d)
Paul Mckartney
7.
Who has won the most Grammys?
a)
Michael Jackson
b)
Beyonce
c)
Jay-Z
d)
Stevie Wonder,
8.
Which American pop singer is the only solo female artist to have won three Grammy Awards for Album of the Year?
a)
Miley Cyrus
b)
Riannah
c)
Taylor Swift
d)
Olivia Rodrigo
9.
What ABBA song has a title that namedrops a battle won by the namesake of New Zealand's capital?
a)
Dancing Queen
b)
Waterloo
c)
Money Money Money
d)
Does your mother know?
10.
In which country were ACDC formed?
a)
Canada
b)
England
c)
America
d)
Australia
11.
In what year did Black Sabbath release 'Paranoid'?
a)
1982
b)
1978
c)
1970
d)
1974
12.
What was The Beatles' first single in England?
a)
Come Together
b)
Love Me Do
c)
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
d)
Penny Lane
13.
Who was Paul McCartney referring to in 'Hey Jude?'
a)
John Lennon
b)
Jane Asher
c)
Stella McCartney
d)
Julian Lennon
14.
Country music has its root in the folksongs of which region?
a)
Souhtern Appalachian Mts
b)
Northern Appalachian Mts
c)
New Orleans
d)
Midwest Prairie
15.
What was Taylor Swift’s first song in the world of country music called?
a)
Should Have Said No
b)
Tim McGraw
c)
You Belong with Me
d)
Fearless
16.
Where was Jazz "Born"
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Nashville, TN
c)
New Orleans, LA
d)
Cleavland, OH
17.
According to scientists, what part of the brain do jazz musicians turn on when they improvise?
a)
Somatosensory Cortex
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Optical Lobe
d)
Prefrontal cortex
18.
Jazz developed from roots in...
a)
Ragtime
b)
Brass Band Marches
c)
All of the above
d)
Blues
19.
What instrument did John Coltrane experiment with toward the end of his career?
a)
Sitar
b)
Flute
c)
Guitar
d)
Drums
20.
Who sings with Ella Fitzgerald on her recording of "Cheek to Cheek"?
a)
Nat King Cole
b)
Dizzie Gillespie
c)
Duke Elington
d)
Louis Armstrong
21.
Who composed the music for The Nutcracker?
a)
Prokofiev
b)
Stravinsky
c)
Tchaikovsky
d)
Khachaturian
22.
What is the smallest clarinet?
a)
Bb
b)
A
c)
Eb
d)
C
23.
What is the highest instrument in an orchestra?
a)
Flute
b)
Oboe
c)
French Horn
d)
Piccolo