Wychcroft Music Quiz 2009
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Music Trivia (2 marks each)

 

1

Who composed the opera Madame Butterfly?

 

 

2

Which of his own compositions did Tchaikovsky describe as being very loud and noisy?

 

3

Saul Hudson is better known as which rock guitar icon?

 

 

4

Which was the first CD manufactured in the United States for commercial release? (Artist and Album)

 

5

Who is the singing legend that once said, "I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to"?

 

6

Which female singer has been married to both Ray Davis of The Kinks and Jim Kerr of the band Simple Minds?

 

7

Who is Eagle Eye Cherry's award winning sister?

 

 

8

Which singer-songwriter was murdered on Jim Morrison's birthday?

 

 

9

Which singer - musician became the oldest person to top the American album charts in 2006, when his album "Modern Times"?

 

10

What is the name of guitar of Tartar origin very popular among Russian peasantry?

 

11

What is the name of the ancient Greek stringed instrument which resembles a small harp, but which is played with a plectrum?

 

12

Who wrote and originally recorded the song that was number 1 in the single charts at Christmas 2008?

 

 

Know Your Musicals

Which musicals do the following songs come from? (2 marks each)

1

On The Street Where You Live

 

2

The Farmer and the Cowhand

 

3

Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now

 

4

Shall We Dance

 

5

America!

 

6

Don't Cry For Me, Argentina

 

7

The Lambeth Walk

 

8

You'll Never Walk Alone

 

9

Close Every Door

 

10

Journey Of A Lifetime

 

11

The Music Of The Night

 

12

Memory

 

13

There's No Business Like Show Business

 

14

Sandy

 

15

No Matter What

 

 


Instrumentalists

 

Name each musician (2 marks) and the instrument they play (2 marks)

1

2

3

4

 

 

Name

 

Name

 

Name

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instrument

 

Instrument

 

Instrument

 

Instrument

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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).

Film

Work

 

Composer

Brief Encounter

 

 

 

 

The Ladykillers

 

 

 

 

Eyes Wide Shut

 

 

 

 

Out of Africa

 

 

 

 

Platoon

 

 

 

 

 

Name that Tune

 

Name the composer (2 marks) and the piece of music (2 marks)

(sorry Music not yet available for this section.)

 

 

 

 

1

Composer

 

 

4

Composer

 

 

Title

 

 

 

Title

 

 

 

 

2

Composer

 

 

5

Composer

 

 

Title

 

 

 

Title

 

 

 

 

3

Composer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title

 

 

 

Team