Wychcroft Music Quiz 2003
A. TRIVIA 1 mark each
1. What train leaves Pensylvania station at a quarter to four? Chattananooga choo choo
2. What was the nickname of the blues pianist Ferdinand Morton Jelly Roll
3. Who reared his horse to the 'William Tell Overture'? The Lone Ranger
4 Who sang the theme song to 'The Spy who Loved Me? Carly Simon
5. What bird sings "I tawt I taw a Puddy Tat? Tweety Pie
6. What was Elvis Presley's middle name?Aaron
7. What song was introduced in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? ;Raindrops keep falling on my head
8. How much were rooms to let according to Roger Miller? 50 Cents
9. Who wrote the music to 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'? Mozart
10 What Broadway musical introduced the song 'Some Enchanted Evening'? South Pacific
11. What song is heard when the bombs go off at the end of the film 'Dr Strangelove' Well Meet Again
12 What musical is set in Catfish Row? Porgy and Bess
13. How many pedals does a harp have? Seven
14. What 's the popular name of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera 'Bunthorne's Bride'? Patience
15. In what country was the 'Samba' first popularised in the 1920's and 1930's Brazil
B. CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
What is the nationality of the following composers? And their Christian name? 2 marks each.
1. Janacek
Czech Leos
2. Chopin
Polish;Frederic
3. Shostakovich
Russian,Dimetri
4. Faure
French ,Gabriel
5. Villa-Lobos
Brazilian Heiter
6. Bernstein
US. Leonard
7. Mahler
Austrian ,Gustav
8. Holst
British (Swedish ancestry), Gustav
9. Sibelius
Finnish Jean;
10.Vivaldi
Italian Antonio
C. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
How many strings do the following instruments have? 1 mark each
1. Double Bass 4
2. Classical Guitar 6
3. Mandolin 8
4. Russian Balalaika 3
5. Piano (approximate) More that 230
D. CONDUCTORS
Name these 10 famous Conductors 2 Marks each.
1. Barbirolli. 2. Barenboim. 3.Beecham. 4. Mahler
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5 Rattle 6. Stokowski. 7. Von Karajan
8. Bernstein 9. Toscanini 10. Bruno Walter
E. MUSIC
From the first few bars of the following short pieces of music below;.
Name the piece and the composer; 2 marks each.
1 Name of Piece; Semper Fidelis. Composer; Sousa
2. Name of Piece; Songs My Mother Taught me. Composer; Dvorak
3. Name of Piece; Sophisticated Lady. Composer; Duke Ellington
4. Name of Piece; When I am Laid to Earth. Composer; Purcell
5. Name of Piece; Minuet. Composer; Boccherini
F) OPERA
What are the names and composers of these famous operas . First letter of names and titles are given
e.g The M of F by W A M would be 'the Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
1 point for the opera, 1 point for the composer. (Not all titles are in English!)
1. A M N's D by B B
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Benjamin Britten
2. C R by P M
Cavalleria Rusticana
Pietro Mascagni
3. D M v N by R W
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Richard Wagner
4. S e D by C S-S
Samson et Dalila
Camille Saint-Saëns
5. T R's P by I S
The Rake's Progress
Igor Stravinsky
6. L C d'H by J O
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
7. C by G B
Carmen
Georges Bizet
8. E O by P I T
Eugene Onegin
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
G) CRYPTIC POP
Identify the following pop groups or artists from the cryptic clues.
(e.g. Soaked three times = Wet Wet Wet), 1 point each
1. Easily readible
Simply Red
2. Warm Galaxy?
Hot Chocolate
3. Every Holy person?
All Saints
4. Spanish heavyweight in WC?
Elton John
5. B.A., M.Sc., and B.Eng.?
The Three Degrees
6. Sinatra off to make a film?
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
7. Crazy kebab?
Madonna
8. Rub-out Midge?
Erasure
9. Skinny Bond character?
Boney M
10. Upset over phobias?
Tears For Fears
H. OLD TIME MUSIC HALL.
Write the next line or phrase of these popular songs. 2 marks each
1. Oh My old man's a dustman, he wears a dustman's hat,
He wears gor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat,
2. Hello, hello, Who's your lady friend?
Who's the little girlie by your side?
3. I'm Henery the eighth I am, Henery the eighth I am, I am,
I got married to the widow next door, she's been married seven times before,
4. Underneath the arches, I dream my dreams away,
Underneath the arches, on cobblestones I lay,
5. We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when
But I know we'll meet again some sunny day