SONGS
This band sang, "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!" in their 1976 hotel-themed classic.
Who are The Eagles?
Known for composing the iconic Four Seasons, this Baroque-era Italian maestro was famously nicknamed "The Red Priest."
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
Often found anchored at the back of a rock stage, this percussion setup fundamentally requires a snare, cymbals, and a kick drum.
What is a drum kit (or drum set)?
Idina Menzel voiced Elsa and belted out the inescapable, Oscar-winning power ballad "Let It Go" in this 2013 Disney animated film.
What is Frozen?
This Jamaican reggae pioneer achieved global icon status fronting his legendary backing band, The Wailers.
Who is Bob Marley?
With the opening line, "I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel," this Nine Inch Nails track was later hauntingly covered by Johnny Cash.
What is Hurt?
This legendary "Queen of Soul" made history in 1987 as the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Though they are primarily made of metal today, orchestral flutes still belong to this traditional family of wind instruments.
What are woodwinds?
Singer Kenny Loggins recorded the high-octane track "Danger Zone" specifically to match the aerial action of this 1986 Tom Cruise blockbuster.
What is Top Gun?
Before releasing the best-selling album of all time (Thriller), this pop icon began his career alongside his siblings as the standout lead singer of a Motown group.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This funk-rock 1975 track gave David Bowie his first US number-one hit and was famously co-written by John Lennon.
What is Fame?
In 1991, this seminal Seattle grunge band released the diamond-certified album Nevermind, upending the entire music industry.
Who is Nirvana?
Played with a horsehair bow, this is the smallest, highest-pitched, and most numerous standard instrument in a symphony orchestra.
What is the violin?
Ryan Gosling starred as a quiet stunt driver in this 2011 neon-noir film, famous for its synth-wave soundtrack featuring artists like Kavinsky and College.
What is Drive?
Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York became the historic, mud-soaked site for this counterculture 1969 music festival.
What is Woodstock?
In 2024, Taylor Swift dominated the global charts with this synth-pop track, which shares its exact name with her 11th studio album.
What is The Tortured Poets Department?
Originally known as a "sackbut" in the Renaissance era, this brass instrument eventually evolved into its modern, slide-based form.
What is the trombone?
Though usually tightly coiled into a circular shape, this mellow brass instrument would measure nearly 12 feet long if completely unraveled.
What is the French horn?
Dusty Springfield's 1968 classic "Son of a Preacher Man" enjoyed a massive cultural resurgence after being featured on the soundtrack of this 1994 Quentin Tarantino film.
What is Pulp Fiction?
This Parisian electronic duo wore robotic helmets for decades before sweeping the 2014 Grammys with their album Random Access Memories.
Who are Daft Punk?
In 2011, this singer-songwriter spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with this heartbreaking ballad about an unrequited ex.
Who is Adele?
In the 1840s, this Hungarian piano virtuoso caused such intense fan hysteria and fainting spells that a German writer coined a medical sounding term for it.
What is Lisztomania?
Invented in the 19th century, this free-reed keyboard instrument relies on hand-operated bellows to force air past internal metal tongues.
What is the accordion?
Labelle’s 1974 disco classic "Lady Marmalade" was famously remixed into a massive #1 hit for the soundtrack of this 2001 Baz Luhrmann jukebox musical.
What is Moulin Rouge?
This Pulitzer Prize-winning Compton rapper headlined the historic 2025 Super Bowl LIX halftime show held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?