Finish the Lyrics
In this massive, whistle-driven pop anthem, Maroon 5 claims to have the specific, smooth dance moves of a legendary Rolling Stones frontman.
What is Moves like Jagger
It looks exactly like a miniature, 4-string acoustic guitar, but this instrument’s name actually translates to "jumping flea" in Portuguese because of how fast a player's fingers have to move.
What is the ukulele
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What is We Don't Talk About Bruno
What is Harry Potter
Measured in a unit called Hertz ($Hz$), this scientific term refers to the total number of sound wave vibrations that occur per second, directly determining how high or low a musical pitch sounds to the human ear.
What is frequency
Though this 2024 Billie Eilish track sounds like a sweet, clean love song about sticking together until they "rot away," its title actually refers to a specific idiom about people who are exactly alike.
What is Birds of a Feather
Despite being entirely made of metal and brass, the Saxophone actually belongs to this instrument family because players must vibrate a wooden reed to make a sound.
What is the Woodwind family?
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What is Running Up That Hill
When you pluck a guitar string or blow into a flute, you don't just hear one single pitch. You also hear a hidden series of fainter, higher frequencies vibrating at exact mathematical ratios above it, known by this scientific name.
What is overtones
This iconic, G-rated 1980s stadium anthem by Queen features absolutely zero drums in its verses—the beat is made entirely by the audience stomping and clapping.
What is We Will Rock You
This massive keyboard instrument is found in concert halls and churches. Even though you play it with your hands and feet on a keyboard, it is classified as a woodwind/brass instrument because sound is made by air blowing through giant metal pipes.
What is the pipe organ
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What is Ice, Ice, Baby
What is Into the Spider Verse
Named after the inventor of the telephone, this logarithmic unit is used to measure the physical intensity and loudness of a sound wave. Sustained exposure to anything over 85 of them can permanently damage a musician's hearing.
What is decibels
In Imagine Dragons' massive, high-energy stadium hit "Believer," the singer famously lists out things in order, starting the verses with the phrases "First things first" and "Second things second." What specific, 4-letter vocabulary word does he claim made him a "believer" in the chorus?
What is Pain
While the Piano has keys like an organ and strings like a harp, it is technically classified in this family because internal felt hammers must physically strike the strings to produce sound.
What is the percussion family
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What is Drivers License
While light travels fast enough to circle the globe, sound waves require a physical medium to travel through. Because of this, a singer’s voice or a trumpet's blast will travel roughly four times faster when moving through this state of matter compared to normal air.
What is a liquid (or water)
In Owl City's whimsical, squeaky-clean hit "Fireflies," the singer claims he gets a specific number of hugs from the lightning bugs as they teach him how to dance. How many hugs does he get?
What is 10 million
This haunting, electronic instrument used in classic sci-fi movies and spooky music is unique because it is the only instrument in the world played completely without physical contact. The musician moves their hands through electromagnetic fields instead.
What is a theramin
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What is Party in the USA
What is Interstellar
Every physical object—from a wine glass to a snare drum—has a natural frequency at which it prefers to vibrate. When an outside sound wave matches that exact frequency perfectly, it creates a massive spike in energy called this 9-letter scientific phenomenon.
What is resonance