# | Which band leader died in a plane crash in the English Channel? | Glen Miller | Edmondo Ross | Ted Heath | Count Basie | Woody Herman | Glen Miller
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1 | What nationality was the composer Frederick Delius? | German | English | Dutch | Austrian | Hungarian | English |
2 | Which male voice lies between tenor and bass? | Alto | Countertenor | baritone | soprano | contrabass | baritone |
3 | What is a solo song in opera called? | cantata | oratorio | overture | aria | soliloquy | aria |
4 | Which singer was christened Robert Zimmerman? | Robert Plant | Cliff Richard | Elvis Presley | Elton John | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan |
5 | Who composed the music for the film Star Wars? | John Williams | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Stephen Spielberg | Eric Coates | Richard Strauss | John Williams |
6 | Which was Mozart's first major opera? | The Barber of Seville | The Marriage of Figaro | William Tell | La Boheme | The Magic Flute | The Marriage of Figaro |
7 | Who composed La Traviata? | Rossini | Mozart | Verdi | Handel | Vivaldi | Verdi |
8 | Who composed the Ring cycle of operas? | Mozart | Rossini | Strauss | Wagner | Verdi | Wagner |
9 | What was Bill Hayley's backing group? | The Tornados | The Drifters | The Jordanaires | The Planets | The Comets | The Comets |
10 | Who composed Finlandia? | Sibelius | Elgar | Grieg | Holst | Stravinski | Sibelius |
11 | Who made the best selling album Tango in the night? | Jethro Tull | Fleetwood Mac | Dire Straits | Elton John | Cliff Richard | Fleetwood Mac |
12 | What are the extra lines above or below a stave? | bar lines | staff lines | ledger lines | measure lines | isobar lines | ledger lines |
13 | Who composed The Well Tempered Clavier? | Handel | Mozart | Haydn | J.S. Bach | Vivaldi | J.S. Bach |
14 | Who recorded the jazz clasic take five? | Johnny Dankworth | Acker Bilk | Jacques Larousier | The MJQ | Dave Brubeck | Dave Brubeck |
15 | Which group recorded Motown Record's 1st million seller? | The Miracles | The Four Tops | The Jacksons | The Supremes | The Shirelles | The Miracles |
16 | Which famous manufacturer made Dreadnought guitars? | Gibson | Martin | Fender | Yamaha | Guild | Martin |
17 | What was the Beatles last no. 1 single in the UK? | Maxwell's Silver Hammer | Let It Be | The Balad of John & Yoko | Don't Let Me Down | Get Back | The Balad of John & Yoko |
18 | How many strings are there on a mandolin? | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
19 | What was Elvis Presley's middle name? | Wayne | Duane | Jason | Dean | Aaron | Aaron |
20 | What note is the highest string of a volin tuned to? | E | A | D | G | C | E |
21 | Which farmyard bird did the Rolling Stones sing about? | The Old Grey Goose | Little Red Rooster | Chicken on a Shack | The Bantom Cock | Cold Turkey | Little Red Rooster |
22 | What is a composition for solo instruments plus orchestra? | sonata | symphony | concerto | fugue | cantata | concerto |
23 | Which composer did Beethoven study under in Vienna? | Mozart | Purcell | Gluck | Haydn | Brahms | Haydn |
24 | Which musical term means slow and dignified? | lento | prestissimo | a coda | legato | largo | largo |
25 | What was Nicola Amati famous for making? | violins | guitars | flutes | pianos | organs | violins |
26 | Which famous guitar was originally called the Broadcaster? | Stratocaster | Telecaster | Les Paul | Gibson SG | Gibson Flying V | Telecaster |
27 | What does DAT stand for? | digital active transmission | digital aural technology | digital audio tape | digital access testing | digital acoustic transfer | digital audio tape |
28 | How many movements are there usually in a symphony? | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
29 | Who was the original leader of Fleetwood Mac? | Mick Fleetwood | Christine McVicker | Stevie Nicks | Lindsey Buckingham | Peter Green | Peter Green |
30 | Who was lead singer for the band Roxy Music? | Brian Ferry | Brian Eno | David Bowie | Elton John | Paul Jones | Brian Ferry |
31 | Which note besides C and E is in the chord of G Major? | F | G | A | B | D | G |
32 | What is a half note known as in music? | crotchet | quaver | minim | semibreve | semi quaver | minim |
33 | What sort of musician might perform a paradiddle? | guitarist | trombonist | pianist | drummer | harpist | drummer |
34 | What musical term means in a singing way? | arpeggio | largo | pianissimo | a tempo | cantabile | cantabile |
35 | On which instrument might be performed a rimshot? | drum | trombone | xylophone | guitar | triangle | drum |
36 | Which guitar manufacturer made the famous Les Paul Guitar? | Fender | Gibson | Martin | Guild | Yamaha | Gibson |
37 | Who sang the theme song for the film Goldfinger? | Eartha Kitt | Dianna Ross | Shirley Bassey | Cilla Black | Dionne Warwick | Shirley Bassey |
38 | What was The Shadows' first chart success? | FBI | Wonderful Land | Guitar Tango | Apache | Stars Fell on Stockton | Apache |
39 | What is an eigth note called in music? | crotchet | minim | semibreve | semi quaver | quaver | quaver |
40 | Which instrument might be played clawhammer style? | guitar | mandolin | fiddle | drums | piano | guitar |
41 | Who composed the Brandenburg concertos? | Haydn | J.S. Bach | Mozart | Vivaldi | Purcell | J.S. Bach |
42 | In which band did Andy Summers play guitar? | The Rolling Stones | Dire Straits | Police | Cream | The Jam | Police |
43 | How many sharps are there in the key of E Major? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
44 | How many flats are there in the key of F major? | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
45 | In which band did Eric Clapton first make his name? | The Yardbirds | Derek and The Dominoes | Cream | Bluesbreakers | Blind Faith | The Yardbirds |
46 | What instrument was the forerunner to the trombone? | rebec | sackbut | crumhorn | gemshorn | shawm | sackbut |
47 | Who was the first singer to sell a million copies of a record? | Bing Crosby | Elvis Presley | Enrico Caruso | Bill Haley | Frank Sinatra | Enrico Caruso |
48 | What was the Rolling stones first single? | I Wanna be Your Man | Not Fade Away | Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown | Come on | Ruby Tuesday | Come on |
49 | Where is Mozart's Magic Flute set? | Italy | Spain | Austria | Germany | Egypt | Egypt |
50 | Who was the drummer of Blind Faith? | Ginger Baker | Ringo Starr | Keith Moon | Dave Mattacks | Charlie Watts | Ginger Baker |
51 | Which band did Keith Emmerson play keyboards for? | Pink Floyd | The Nice | Bread | Caravan | Procol Harem | The Nice |
52 | Which 3 stringed instrument originates from Russia? | bouzouki | mandolin | balalaika | mandola | mando-cello | balalaika |
53 | Who wrote the opera Elektra? | Richard Wagner | Giacomo Puccini | Giuseppe Verdi | Richard Strauss | Mozart | Richard Strauss |
54 | Which Eurovision song started Abba's route to fame? | Money | Take a Chance on Me | Knowing me knowing you | Dancing Queen | Waterloo | Waterloo |
55 | What is the relative minor key to C major? | A minor | B minor | C minor | D minor | E minor | A minor |
56 | To which instrument does an orchestra normally tune? | violin | oboe | piano | trumpet | French horn | oboe |
57 | What note is the highest string of a guitar tuned to? | C | D | E | F | G | E |
58 | Which cymbal in a drumkit is operated by a pedal? | top hat | bowler hat | low hat | high hat | flat hat | high hat |
59 | Which major key does not have any sharps or flats? | F major | G major | A major | B major | C major | C major |
60 | Which pop artist made the album Captain Fantastic? | Elton John | Rod Stewart | Michael Bolton | Elkie Brooks | Paul Young | Elton John |
61 | What is played by stopping all the holes on a descant recorder? | B | C | D | E | F | C |
62 | How is a marimba played? | plucked | bowed | hit | blown | squeezed | hit |
63 | Which wood is used for the neck of a violin? | spruce | rosewood | mahogany | maple | ash | maple |
64 | What was the first Cliff Richard film? | Summer Holiday | Blue Hawaii | King Creole | Stardust | The Young Ones | The Young Ones |
65 | How many notes are there in one octave? | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
66 | Who composed the Pastoral symphony? | Tchaikovski | Beethoven | Haydn | Mozart | Schubert | Beethoven |
67 | What does the musical term sostenuto mean? | smoothly | soft | sustained | abrupt | slow | sustained |
68 | Of which instrument was the rebec a forerunner? | guitar | flute | trumpet | violin | snare drum | violin |
69 | Who wrote the Pathetique symphony? | Mendelssohn | Vivaldi | J.S. Bach | Sibelius | Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky |
70 | Whose real name is Reginald Dwight? | Elton John | Cliff Richard | Eric Clapton | George Harrison | Rod Stewart | Elton John |
71 | Who recorded Mack the Knife in 1959? | Tommy Steele | Bobby Darin | Johnny Ray | Cliff Richard | Elvis Presley | Bobby Darin |
72 | Who played keyboards in the band Blind Faith? | Keith Emmerson | Rick Wakeman | Stevie Winwood | Ginger Baker | Rick Grech | Stevie Winwood |
73 | What was the 1st Beatles single to make the charts? | Chains | Love Me Do | Twist and Shout | Please Please Me | She Loves You | Love Me Do |
74 | Who sang Stangers In The Night? | Johnny Mathis | Andy Williams | Tony Bennet | Nat King Cole | Frank Sinatra | Frank Sinatra |
75 | Who made the album Graceland? | Paul Simon | Art Garfunkel | Elvis Presley | Grace Slick | Whitney Houston | Paul Simon |
76 | Who composed Wellington's Victory? | Tchaikovsky | Beethoven | Mendelssohn | Mahler | Rimsky-Korsakov | Beethoven |
77 | How many symphonies did Brahms compose? | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
78 | Who wrote the Rolling Stones hit Not Fade Away? | Mick Jagger | Keith Richards | Don Everly | Buddy Holly | Andrew Oldham | Buddy Holly |
79 | What was the nickname of jazz musician Charlie Parker? | Pres | Bags | Bean | Satchmo | Bird | Bird |
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