Romantic-Era Composers
Famous Female Firsts
Musical Anagrams
The Language of Food
Instruments That Rhyme
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This Russian composer is believed to have died of cholera, but some believe it may have been a suicide.

Who is PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY?

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She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in 1903.

Who is MARIE CURIE?

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1 Word: "Rose Chart"

What is ORCHESTRA?

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Italian: "minestra"

What is SOUP?

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A medieval stringed instrument, and Peter and the Wolf's bird instrument.

What are LUTE and FLUTE?

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This Bohemian composer was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York City from 1892 to 1895.

Who is ANTONIN DVORAK?

200

She was the first Queen of England.

Who is "BLOODY" MARY I?

200

1 Word: "Tan Dean"

What is ANDANTE?

200

French: "pomme"

What is APPLE?

200

Eric Clapton's instrument of choice, and an Indian stringed instrument.

What are GUITAR and SITAR?

300

Despite being Polish, this composer's last name is often pronounced in French.

Who is FREDERIC CHOPIN?

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In 2021, she performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Presidential Inauguration. In 2019, she was the first person in history to win an Oscar, a Grammy, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe in the same year.

Who is LADY GAGA?

300
2 Words: "Oracle Jams"

What is MAJOR SCALE?

300

Spanish: "cacahuates"

What are PEANUTS?

300

The largest traditional orchestral mallet percussion instrument, and a thumb-plucked Zimbabwean instrument.

What are MARIMBA and KALIMBA?

400

This composer is likely the most well-known Italian opera composer of the Romantic Era. He composed 26 operas in his career.

Who is GIUSEPPE VERDI?

400

She was the first woman named to the United States Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Who is SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR?

400

2 Words: "Cool Glen"

What is COL LEGNO?

400
German: "brot"

What is BREAD?

400

A percussion instrument whose name comes from the Spanish for "box" or "drawer", and Glenn Miller's instrument of choice.

What are CAJON and TROMBONE?

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This pianist-composer sight-read Johannes Brahms's Op. 4, Scherzo when the two met in Weimar, Germany.

Who is FRANZ LISZT?

500

She was the first female to win a Grammy Award.

Who is JUDY GARLAND?

500
2 Words: "Tent Squirt Rag"

What is STRING QUARTET?

500
Portuguese: "carne"

What is BEEF?

500

A foot-controlled free-reed keyboard instrument, and the orchestral equivalent of a marching baritone horn.

What are HARMONIUM and EUPHONIUM?