Fun Facts about the Execs/ Piano Society
Which piano society exec was ambushed by 3 animals walking on campus
Jasmine
In the 1985 Tears for Fears song, everybody wants to rule what?
The world
Which pop star wore a meat dress to the MTV VMAs
Lady Gaga
In the film Risky Business starring Tom Cruise, what song did he lip-sync along to?
Old Time Rock and Roll
Which planet is known as the “Blue Planet”?
Earth
How many of the exec roles are filled by multiple people?
2: president and VP of Events
Gwen Stefani, a judge on The Voice, was part of a band that produced hits like Don't Speak, Just a Girl and It's my Life. What was the name of this band?
No Doubt
Which two artists collaborated to make the hit song APT?
Rosé and Bruno Mars
Which artist won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2022 with "No Time to Die"?
Billie Eilish
How many pieces does an individual side have on a chess board
16
Which of the execs was part of the intermediate rec dance team?
Brian
Which Russian composer wrote The Nutcracker and Swan Lake?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Who were the two artists that collaborated in the tribute song to Paul Walker in Fast and Furious 7
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth
A suspenseful alternating two-note motif, E and F, is a defining feature of which film?
Jaws
How many countries in North America
23
Which exec has held their particular position for the longest time?
Scarlett: 4 years as VP of Comms
Which piano piece by Beethoven is also known as Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor?
Moonlight Sonata
Complete the lyric (bonus points for singing it): i see a little silhouetto of a man...
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me
(Galileo) Galileo, (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo Figaro, magnifico
The song "Ma Belle Evangeline" is from which movie?
Princess and the Frog
What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?
Katrina
When was our first post on the Piano Society Insta
January 26th, 2019
In Holst's famous seven-movement orchestral suite titled "The Planets". Holst writes a movement for different planets in our solar system. Which planets did he not write (partial points may be awarded depending on the answer)? Bonus points for why they were not included.
Earth due to no mythical significance
Pluto because it was not discovered until 1930!
Name every Super Bowl half-time artist in the 2020s (2020-2025). Just need to name one artist if there were multiple that year.
2020: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Emme Muniz
2021: The Weeknd
2022: Eminem, Dr. Dre. Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige
2023: Rihanna
2024: Usher with special guests Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., will.i.am, Lil Jon, Ludacris
2025: Kendrick Lamar with special guest SZA
This 2004 classic teen comedy is considered one of the greatest movies of all time and was adapted into a musical. The musical has a song with the lyrics: "I expect to run the world in shoes I cannot walk in". What is the name of the movie/musical? Bonus points for the name of the song
Mean Girls
A piano has 88 keys. If a pianist plays an average of 5 keys per second, how many keys do they play in 2 minutes?
600