Wychcroft Quiz 2008 - Answers

A. Musical Trivia (one mark each )

1) Which singer became famous after starring in the TV documentary "The Cruise"? Jane MacDonald
2) Bon Scott was the lead singer for which famous rock band? AC/DC
3) George Bernard Shaw`s play `Pygmalion` was adapted to become which musical? My Fair Lady
4) Who wrote the music and lyrics to the musical `Anything Goes`? Cole Porter
5) What was the surname of the family in the film `The Sound Of Music`? Von Trappe
6) In which city was the musical film `Cabaret` set? Berlin
7) On which of Shakespeare`s plays was the musical `Kiss Me Kate` based? `The Taming Of The Shrew`
8) What was the name of George Gershwin`s brother, who also wrote music? Ira
9) The song `New York, New York` is from which Leonard Bernstein musical? `On The Town`
10) By what name was James Marshall known in the music world? Jimi Hendrix
11) What classical composer wrote some of his greatest music after becoming deaf? Beethoven
12) Which 1956 musical was based on the 1940 film `The Philadelphia Story`? `High Society`
13) What famous musical is also the name of an American state? Oklahoma
14) What was Madonna's first UK number one single? Into The Groove
15) Who has daughters called Fifi, Trixibelle and Peaches? Bob Geldof

 

B. Famous 20th Century Pianists. Who are they? (two marks each pianist)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Bruebeck

Rubinstein

Ellington

Horovitz

Peterson

 

C. Who wrote the Theme Music for these popular films? (two marks each)

 

a.

b

c

d

e

 

a) John Williams

b) Sergei Rachmaninoff

c) Henry Mancini

d) Ennio Morricone

e) Stanley Myers (guitar arrangement for the film by John Williams)

D. Famous Tunes from Classical Symphonies (five marks each)

From these bars, name the Composer (2 marks), the symphony (2 marks) and which movement (1 mark).

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Composer; Beethoven. Symphony 5th  Movement 2nd

 

2.

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Composer; Mahler, Symphony 5th Movement 4th

3.

       

 

Composer; Dvorak, Symphony 9th (New World) Movement 2nd

 

4.

        

 

          

 

Composer; Saint-Saens, (Organ) 3rd  Symphony, 4th Movement

 

5.

      

 

Composer; Schubert; 8th  Symphony  (unfinished), 1st Movement