Wychcroft Music Quiz 2009
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Music
Trivia (2 marks each)
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Who composed the opera Madame Butterfly? |
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Which of his own compositions did Tchaikovsky
describe as being very loud and noisy? |
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Saul Hudson is better known as which rock guitar
icon? |
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Which was the first CD manufactured in the |
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Who is the singing legend that once said, "I
don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to"? |
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Which female singer has been married to both Ray
Davis of The Kinks and Jim Kerr of the band Simple Minds? |
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Who is Eagle Eye Cherry's award winning sister? |
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Which singer-songwriter was murdered on Jim
Morrison's birthday? |
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Which singer - musician became the oldest person
to top the American album charts in 2006, when his album "Modern
Times"? |
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What is the name of guitar of Tartar origin very
popular among Russian peasantry? |
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What is the name of the ancient Greek stringed
instrument which resembles a small harp, but which is played with a plectrum?
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Who wrote and originally recorded the song that
was number 1 in the single charts at Christmas 2008? |
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Know
Your Musicals
Which
musicals do the following songs come from? (2 marks each)
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On The Street Where You Live |
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The Farmer and the Cowhand |
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Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now |
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Shall We Dance |
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Don't Cry For Me, |
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The Lambeth
Walk |
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You'll Never Walk Alone |
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Close Every Door |
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Journey Of A Lifetime |
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The Music Of The Night |
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Memory |
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There's No Business Like Show
Business |
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No Matter What |
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Instrumentalists
Name each musician (2 marks) and the instrument
they play (2 marks)
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Film
Scores
The following films use a well known piece of
classical music as background. Name the
work (2 marks) and the composer (2 marks).
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Brief Encounter |
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The Ladykillers |
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Eyes Wide Shut |
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Out of |
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Platoon |
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Name
that Tune
Name the composer (2 marks) and the piece of music
(2 marks)
(sorry
Music not yet available for this section.)
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Composer |
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Composer |
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Composer |
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