Interesting Instruments
Before They Were Famous
Family Matters
Hispanic Heritage Month
Movie Music
100
This artist kept his day-job working in a factory, even after Ain't No Sunshine became his first big hit:
¿quién es?
Bill Withers
100
This "King of Pop" was the 8th out of 10 children in his family, but only 5 of the boys were in the family band.
¿quién es?
Michael Jackson
100
1 year after her tragic death, Jennifer Lopez played this Tejano singer in the movie about her life:
¿quién es?
Selena
100
When you hear two ominous low notes from John Williams, it means this animal is nearby.
¿Qué animal viene a comernos?
Shark
200
Arturo Sodoval wanted to play piano as a kid, but it was considered a "girl's instrument" in Cuba, so he learned to play this instrument instead.
¿Qué instrumento toca?
Trumpet
200
This singer and keyboard player, blind since birth, wrote "Isn't she lovely?" to celebrate the birth of his daughter.
¿quién es?
Stevie Wonder
300
What is unique/different about Jacob Collier's custom Taylor guitar?
¿Qué hace única a esta guitarra?
It only has 5 strings.
300
This Cuban-American pop star worked as a Spanish/French/English translator at Miami International Airport.
¿quién es?
Gloria Estefan
300
Clyde and Gracie lead their 8-piece band Lawrence. Are they...
A) Husband and Wife
B) Brother and Sister
C) Best Friends
D) Boyfriend and Girlfriend
E) Cousins
¿Cómo están relacionados?
B) Brother and Sister
300
Born Carolina Geraldo Navarro, this artist's first big break was a collab with Bad Bunny in 2017.
¿quién es?
Karol G
300
After writing and starring in the musical Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote songs for two Disney/Pixar movies. Name one of them.
¿Para qué películas compuso la música?
400
Tito Puente spent his childhood banging on pots and pans, and eventually became famous for playing this percussion instrument:
¿Qué instrumento es este?
Timbales
400
What do these 3 artists all have in common?
¿Qué tienen en común?
They're all from Colombia
500
Chris Thile is a virtuoso on this 8-stringed instrument, which is played like a guitar, but tuned like a violin:
¿Qué instrumento es este?
Mandolin
500
Which of these singers had the biggest family, if you include half-siblings?
A) Ann Peebles
B) "El Joe" Arroyo
C) Michael Jackson
¿Quién tenía la familia más numerosa?
"El Joe" Arroyo's father had 39 children with 6 different wives named Angela.
500
Mariachi bands often include violins, trumpets, guitars, and these instruments - can you name one of them?
Nombra uno de estos instrumentos.
Guitarrón & Vihuela