EOY - year 8 music quiz

General

100

Which music streaming platform originated in Sweden?

Spotify

200

How many keys does a grand piano have?

88

300

Which artist currently has the most Grammy wins?

Beyonce - 35

400

Which artist had the most streams on Spotify in 2025?

Bad Bunny

500

Which female musician is the youngest person to win two Oscars for best song?

Billie Eilish

Blues

100

Which country did Blues music originate from?

America

200

Name two styles of music that Blues influenced

Any of the two - Jazz/R&B/rock n' roll/country

300

What does improvisation mean in music?

When music is performed on the spot without any preparation beforehand 

400

Describe what the lyric structure AAB means 

A is the first idea/sentence and is repeated twice, B is a new/contrasting idea/sentence

500

What are the missing letters in this 12-bar blues? Points only for ALL correct letters

C - - - | ?? - - | C - - - | C - - -|
?? - -  | F - - - | C - - - |?? - - |
?? - -  | ?? - - | C - - - | C - - -|

C - - - | C - - -| C - - - | C - - - |
F - - -  | F - - - | C - - - |C - - - |
G - - - | F - - - | C - - - | C - - -|

Film music

100

What is the musical word for 'speed'?

Tempo

200

From which movie is the song "Happy" by Pharell Williams from

Despicable Me 2

300

Which iconic film music uses alternating two notes in its theme song?

Jaws

400

Who sang the theme song for the James Bond film “Skyfall?”

Adele

500

Name one keyword for each of the letters: DR A SMITH

Dynamics, rhythm, articulation, structure, melody/metre, instrument, tonality/tempo, harmony

Basic theory

100

Clef that represents middle to high pitched notes

treble clef

200

Clef that represents middle to low pitched notes

Bass clef

300

What are the two types of tonality? 

major and minor

400

What is the musical word for 'loud' and 'quiet'

loud = forte and quiet = piano

500

How many notes are there in a major scale octave

8

Name the instrument

100

The smallest instrument of the string family - 4 strings and bowed

violin

200

What instrument does Squidward from Spongebob Squarepants play?

Clarinet

300

The string instrument that is played by sitting down, plucking strings, and has 7 pedals

harp

400

What instrument is known as the 'jumping flea'?

Ukulele - Hawaiian origins

500

Name the 4 families of the orchestra and one instrument from each family

strings - violin, viola, cello, double bass
woodwind - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
brass - trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba

percussion - shaker, triangle, xylophone, timpani, djembe, claves, bells, cowbell, tambourine etc.