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At the age of 65, Bach died following complications from surgery to remove cataracts from this part of his body. What is the part of the body that has cataracts?
Eyes
Bobby Day’s biggest single was this rock and roll hit, about this common red breasted bird. What is the name of this song?
Rockin’ Robin
The Beatles wrote a song about a submarine of this color. What color was it?
Yellow
This “first man on the moon” was also a musician, playing piano and eventually baritone in military bands. Who is this person?
Neil Armstrong
Johann Sebastian Bach was born March 31st, 1685 in a town called Eisenach in this country. What country was he born in?
Germany
Paul McCartney wrote this song in 1968, a message of hope and solidarity for Black women facing racial oppression. What is the name of this song?
Blackbird
Irving Berlin composed a song in 1926 as a last-minute addition to the musical Betsy about skies of this color. What color is this?
Blue
The physicist who gave us “E=MC2” was a violinist who said he would have been a musician if he wasn’t a scientist. Who is this physicist?
Albert Einstein
These compositions are some of Bach’s most well known suites, performed by such musicians as Pablo Casals and Yo-Yo Ma. What instrument were these suites written for?
Cello
The Everly Brothers performed a song about a boy trying to take the singer’s girlfriend away, after this type of hunting dog. What is the title of this song?
Hound Dog
A standard cowboy song of unknown origin, this river valley song has what color in the full title. What color is this?
Red
This English silent film comic actor was known for his toothbrush mustache, derby hat and his character “The Tramp” was a composer, pianist, violinist and cello. Who is this actor?
Charlie Chaplin
Bach composed the Well-Tempered Clavier for keyboard instruments, including the harpsichord, clavichord and this wind-powered keyboard instrument. What is this wind-powered instrument?
Organ
Charlie Parker, the late bebop saxophonist known for his virtuosic technique, had a nickname related to his love for eating chicken. What was his nickname?
Yardbird/Bird
This jazz standard is about this “flavor” of coffee, with no cream or sugar necessary. What “flavor” of coffee is this?
Black
Known for inventing the telephone, this inventor was a pianist and originally planned to be a pianist. Who is this inventor?
Alexander Graham Bell
In 1723, Bach was hired as Thomaskantor of four churches in Leipzig, also known as Cantor et Director Musices, which was this type of job. What type of job was this?
Music Director
Vera Lynn and Glenn Miller are two people who popularized this song about a bird who “...sang in Berkeley Square.” What is this bird?
Nightingale
This latin jazz song composed by Louiguy written in 1950, has the French title of “Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs.” What two colors are in this title?
This political scientist, diplomat and former US secretary of state is an accomplished musician who performed with Yo-Yo Ma and has the initials CR. Who is this person?
Condoleezza Rice