Pop
Who is the "King of Pop?"
Micheal Jackson
How many studio albums did Nirvana release?
Three albums.
When was the Jazz Age?
Options:
1) 1900s
2) 1920s
3) 1880s
4) 1940s
1920s
Fun fact: Jazz was so popular in the 1920s that the time period is often called the "Jazz Age" by historians.
Isis Naija Gaston is the full nameof which US rapper?
Hint: "Munch (Feelin' U)" became popular on TikTok.
Ice Spice.
Which composer went deaf and had to be turned around to see the audience at the premiere of his ninth symphony?
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Name the red-headed British singer who released the 1987 song “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
Rick Astley
In which country were ACDC formed?
Australia
What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Trumpet
What rapper holds the world record for most words in a hit single?
Eminem.
Who composed the music for The Nutcracker?
Options:
1) Aram Khachaturian
2) Igor Stravinsky
3) Sergei Prokofiev
4) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky.
Fun fact: Tchaikovsky's famous ballets (Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty) have some of the best known tunes in all of romantic music.
Who performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2021?
The Weekend
‘We Will Rock You’ is a hit song by the famous band, _______
Queen.
Which city is often referred to as the birhtplace of jazz?
New Orleans
What does the "B" in Cardi B stand for?
Options:
1) Bacardi
2) Bazookas
3) Beatboxer
4) Bikini
Bacardi.
Fun fact: "My sister's name is Hennessy," the rapper explained to talk show host Jimmy Fallon. "So everyone used to call me Bacardi, and I started calling myself Bacardi," which eventually was shortened to Cardi B.
How many pieces of wood are there in a modern violin?
(The closer the guess is, the point will be rewarded.)
70.
It took Mariah Carey 15 minutes to write which holiday hit in 1994?
All I Want for Christmas is You
Who is often refferred to as the "Queen of Rock'?
Tina Turner
In one of his most famous songs, jazz legend Louis Armstrong sings about trees of green, red roses, skies of blue, and other colorful images that make him think to himself – “what a wonderful” WHAT?
World.
Who did Jay-Z marry in 2008?
Hint: She is well known for being the lead singer of the R&B group Destiny's Child.
Beyoncé.
How big was the world's largest orchestra?
Options:
1) 2,342
2) 6,398
3) 8,097
4) 4,929
8,097 musicians.
Who had a No. 1 single with “Toxic”?
Britney Spears
What did Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury attribute his enhanced vocal range to?
Options:
1) Larger Lungs
2) Genetics
3) Lots of Practice
4) Extra Teeth
Extra Teeth.
Fun fact:
Mercury was born with four extra teeth and attributed his enhanced vocal range to this. He refused to have his teeth fixed, fearing it would affect his vocal ability.
1927 Film > 1975 Musical > 2002 Film. Behind Mexico City, what second most populous city in the Central Time Zone - I guess famous for “All That Jazz” - lends its name to an Oscar-winning movie?
Chicago.
What rapper ran for President of the Untied States in 2020?
Kanye West.
Fun fact: On July 4, 2020, Kanye West announced on Twitter that he would be running in the 2020 presidential election.
Arguably the most famous section of Camille Saint-Saëns's suite "The Carnival of the Animals" is its thirteenth section, a piece with a prominent cello solo named for what graceful bird?
Swan.