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Minnesota Music
100

Q: How many total students were enrolled in choir, band, or piano this year? (you have to be within 40 students)

280

100

What’s a skeleton’s favorite instrument?

The trom-bone
100

Name 1 musical term we learned this year.

What is [forte, staccato, crescendo, etc.]?

100

How many headphones broke this year? (within 2)

8

100

How many animals were spotted in our classroom this year?

1

100

What iconic pop artist known for hits like Purple Rain and When Doves Cry was born in Minneapolis?

Prince

200

How many songs did we learn across all classes this year? (within 20)

92

200

What’s a drummer’s favorite vegetable

Beets. :D

200

Name 3 genres of music we sang or played.

What is pop, folk, jazz, etc.?

200

How many pencils did we go through (within 50)?


400

200

How many yearbooks were signed by Mr. Uhrich and Mr. Quam in class (within 2)?

7

200

Which folk singer, born in Duluth, wrote the protest anthem Blowin’ in the Wind?

Bob Dylan

300

Q: How many different concerts or performances did band, choir, and piano participate in this year? (within 2)

12

300

Why was the choir room always messy?

Too many treble-makers. :D

300

Name 1 thing you learned about solfege or a scale.

lots of things......

300

How many reeds did the band use (within 50)?

200

300

Which pop star holds the Guinness World Record for most-streamed song in a single week (as of 2024)?

Taylor Swift (with “Anti-Hero”

300


Which Minneapolis group is known for the hit Let’s Go Crazy and performed with Prince?

A. The Time
B. The Revolution
C. The Roots
D. Parliament-Funkadelic

The Revolution

400

Q: What’s the highest number of students we had on stage at the same time this year? (within 20)

60

400

What do you call a cow playing piano?

A moo-sician. :D

400

Name someone who had a solo this year.

Lots of people.....

400

How many instruments broke this year (within 5)?


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20

400

Which animal can keep a beat and was part of a famous viral drumming study? 

a.  cockatoo     b.monkey.    c. iguana.   d dog

cockatoo

400

What Minnesota-born R&B singer went viral in 2020 and was later featured on the Insecure soundtrack?

A. Lizzo
B. Dua Saleh
C. Doja Cat
D. Summer Walker

Dua Saleh

500

How many weeks of school were there? (within 10)

39

500

What animal is always at a baseball game?

A bat?

500

Name 3 composers or artists we performed this year.

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What is Elton John, Rollo Dilworth, Bob Dylan, etc.?

500

How many microphones were lost (within 2)?

7

500

What famous instrument maker started out crafting cabinets and sewing machines before moving into pianos and beyond?

a. Steinway.    b. Yamaha.    c.Boston.    d. Kawai

Yamaha

500

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What bluegrass/folk-rock band from Duluth is known for their fast-picking and song Wait So Long?
A. Mumford & Sons
B. Trampled by Turtles
C. The Lumineers
D. Of Monsters and Men

Trampled by Turtles

600

Q: How many classes of band, choir, or piano did we have this year? (within 300)

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155

600

What did the ocean say to the beach?

It just waved.

600

Name 3 musical skills you improved in this year.

What is sight reading, harmonizing, breath control, etc.?

600

How many music stands needed to be replaced or fixed? (within 5)

25

600

What is the only musical instrument invented in the 20th century that you play without touching it?

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the theremin

600

Known for empowering anthems like Truth Hurts and originally trained as a flutist, which artist began her music career in Minneapolis and considers it her hometown?

Lizzo

700

Q: How many minutes of class time did we spend together this year? (within 10,000 mins)

65,100 minutes

700

What does the sun drink out of?

What is sunglasses?

700

What does a time signature and key signature tell you?




  1. What is how many beats per measure and what note gets the beat?

  2. A key signature tells you which notes are sharp or flat throughout a piece

700

How many folders were left on the floor this year? (within 50)

 infinity

700

What is the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction?
A. Stradivarius violin
B. Grand piano used by Beethoven
C. Elvis Presley’s guitar
D. Jimi Hendrix’s Fender Stratocaster

Stradivarius violin

700

What legendary Minneapolis rock band helped define alternative music in the 1980s with albums like Let It Be and Tim?
A. Hüsker Dü
B. Sonic Youth
C. The Replacements
D. Pixies

The Replacements

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