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100
What color is made by mixing red and blue?
Purple
100
Which musical features the songs 'Popular' and 'Defying Gravity'?
Wicked
100
This person is responsible for leading the group (choir, band, or orchestra), setting the tempo, and interpreting the music.
The Conductor
100
How many teachers are in the Fine Arts Department?
7
(Schiffler, Wong, Knight, Green, Wickham, Disse-Garrison, Hilliker)
100
What singer holds the record for most Grammy nominations?
Beyoncé, who has 88 nominations. This includes the nine Grammys she was nominated for as a member of Destiny's Child.
200
Which artist is synonymous with "The Joy of Painting"- an American half-hour instructional television show teaching techniques for landscape oil painting, completing a painting in each session?
Bob Ross
200
What is the title of the modern musical that is about the United States' Founding Fathers?
Hamilton
Fun Fact: The song "Guns and Ships" has the fastest spoken word in a Broadway musical.
200
Which musical instrument usually has 88 keys?
Piano
200
Which Fine Arts concentrations have classes for beginning level students?
All of them!
200
How many strings are on a standard guitar?
6
Guitars typically have six strings, although a four-string tenor guitar and a 12-string guitar are also in use. The instrument as we know it today was developed in the 13th century. However, references to instruments with a similar style date back more than 3,000 years.
300
Which artist is thought to have cut off his ear?
Vincent Van Gogh
The circumstances in which Van Gogh cut off part of his ear lobe are not exactly known, but many experts believe that it was following a fight with fellow artist, Gauguin. Afterwards, Van Gogh allegedly packaged up the ear and gave it to a women he knew in town. Vincent is believed to have suffered from mental illness which lead to his self destructive behaviors.
300
What phrase is typically said instead of "Good Luck" before a performance so as not to jinx the actor?
Break a Leg
The origin of the phrase "break a leg" is not actually known. However, it is generally accepted that it is bad luck to wish somebody good luck before they go on stage. Some of the more popular suggestions for why this term is used include how the audience responds to a performance.
In Greek times, audience members would stomp their feet to show appreciation. In English theaters, audience members would bang chairs up and down to celebrate a particularly good show - often breaking the chair leg. Another suggestion is that to break a leg is another way to say "take a bow".
Some theatergoers attribute the term to John Wilkes Booth, an actor who literally broke his leg when jumping onto the stage after shooting President Abraham Lincoln back in 1865.
300
What type of musical instrument sometimes has snares attached to it?
Drum
300
How many years has the Music Program achieved "Blue Ribbon Status"?
8 years!
The VMEA Blue Ribbon Award is the highest award given to a school music program in Virginia and recognizes achieved excellence in Band, Orchestra, and Choral Performance.
300
Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are the two main characters in what 2006 Disney TV movie?
High School Musical
400
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is in which American City?
New York City
400
Mamma Mia is based on the music of which Swedish pop group?
Abba
400
What is the highest female voice part in a four-part choir?
Soprano
400
Which Disney musical featuring nonhuman characters did Freedom produce after Covid that holds the record for the most tickets sold for a show?
Beauty and the Beast
Sold almost 2,500 tickets!
400
Which band released the song Bohemian Rhapsody?
Queen
500
Which female artist is known for her self-portraits that showcase her Mexican heritage?
Frida Kahlo
a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society.
500
This member of the crew helps actors with their lines and works with the technical crew backstage to ensure a problem-free production.
Stage Manager
The stage manager is often responsible for coordinating costumes, props, scene changes, sound board and lighting, ticket office, show promotion, helping actors with lines, and a whole host of administrative functions. Although the term stage manager was not used until the 18th century, stage managers were often a part of Shakespeare's shows.
500
When tuning a symphony orchestra, from which instrument do the other instruments get their pitch?
Oboe
500
How many students were chosen to represent FHS at Virginia All-State Guitar?
10 students. The most students from any VA school. FHS consistently has the highest number of students represented.
500
What is the most watched YouTube video of all time?
"Baby Shark Dance"