WorksheetsAcDec Music Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
David Bowman, Frank Poole, and the HAL 9000 are all characters in
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Trip to the Moon
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Metropolis
Dune
__________ composed the piece that accompanies the title sequence of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Gyorgy Ligeti
Richard Strauss
Gottfried Huppertz
John Williams
Toto
Max Steiner composed the influential score to _____, an important early film in demonstrating the value of custom scores.
Metropolis
Citizen Kane
King Kong
White Christmas
The Jazz Singer
__________ cards are shots of text that are inserted into films, such as to convey dialogue during the silent film era.
Subtitle
Caption
Superscript
Closed caption
Intertitle
Which of the following films includes a quote from the Dies irae, an ancient Catholic funeral chant?
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Trip to the Moon
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Metropolis
Dune
__________ composed the soundtrack to Metropolis.
Gyorgy Ligeti
Richard Strauss
Gottfried Huppertz
John Williams
Toto
The _____ era of music is associated with the nineteenth century.
Renaissance
Romantic
Modernist
Classical
Baroque
__________ was used to synchronize the sound in The Jazz Singer.
Dolby Vision
THX
Phonocast
Vitaphone
Technicolor
__________ composed the soundtrack to E. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.
Gyorgy Ligeti
Richard Strauss
Gottfried Huppertz
John Williams
Toto
The __________ brothers were early pioneers of films as well as film technology.
Huppertz
Welles
Kane
Olivier
Lumiere
The London Philharmonic contributed to the soundtrack for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Forbidden Planet
Blade Runner
TRON
Alien
__________ composed the soundtrack to TRON.
Bernard Hermann
Bebe and Louis Barron
Vangelis
Wendy Carlos
Jerry Goldsmith
In the filmmaking process, SMPTE timecodes are shown on
clocks
clapperboards
scores
the main titles
the closing titles
__________ composed the soundtrack to The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Bernard Hermann
Bebe and Louis Barron
Vangelis
Wendy Carlos
Jerry Goldsmith
__________ composed the soundtrack to Blade Runner.
Bernard Hermann
Bebe and Louis Barron
Vangelis
Wendy Carlos
Jerry Goldsmith
The soundtrack to _____ never existed as a written/notated score.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Forbidden Planet
Blade Runner
TRON
Alien
__________ was the pioneering electronic compose who scored 1981's Chariots of Fire.
Bernard Hermann
Bebe and Louis Barron
Vangelis
Wendy Carlos
Jerry Goldsmith
Klaatu and Gort come to earth to deliver a warning in
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Forbidden Planet
Blade Runner
TRON
Alien
There are seven versions of __________, some of which have a happier, less ambiguous ending than others.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Forbidden Planet
Blade Runner
TRON
Alien
TRON's "Anthem" theme is in _____ meter.
2/4
3/4
4/4
6/8
7/8
__________ features a song recorded by country singer Slim Whitman.
Mars Attacks!
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Back to the Future III
WALL-E
Inception
__________ composed the score for Mars Attacks!
John Williams
Alan Silvestri
Thomas Newman
Hans Zimmer
Danny Elfman
_____ is a genre of music that features consistent syncopation against a steady accompaniment.
Falsetto
Ragtime
Lieder
Opera
Oratorio
The plot of __________ revolves around the main characters taking control of a locomotive.
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Back to the Future III
WALL-E
Inception
While __________ became the highest grossing film of all time, it made even more money in merchandizing than ticket sales.
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Back to the Future III
WALL-E
Inception
The soundtrack to __________ pays tribute to classic sci-fi films with its used of the theremin and an ondes martenot.
Star Wars
Mars Attacks!
Back to the Future
WALL-E
Inception
__________ composed the score for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
John Williams
Alan Silvestri
Thomas Newman
Hans Zimmer
Danny Elfman
The plot of __________ involves moving through levels of dreams.
Mars Attacks!
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Back to the Future III
WALL-E
Inception
The "Main Title" theme from Star Wars is also known as "_____ Theme."
Leia's
Vader's
Hans's
Obi Wan's
Luke's
__________ features the use of music as a weapon, since sound is used to exterminate an invading force.
Star Wars
Mars Attacks!
Back to the Future III
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Inception
