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Piano trivia
Music Theory
100

Which of the 5 senses Beethoven lost when he was an adult.

What is his hearing? He was deaf.

100

The flats or sharps that are in the key signature of Schubert's Serenade. 

What is one flat? The Serenade is in the minor key of D minor, which has the same key signature as F major, which is B flat. 
100

The year the band began.

What is 2009? It had three members then.

100

The number of keys on the piano.

What is 88?

100

What the 3 means in 3/4 time. 

What is 3 beats per measure? The top number always means how many beats per bar.

200

The flats or sharps that are in the key signature of Beethoven's Sonatina in F major.

What is one flat? The key of F major has one flat--B flat.
200

Schubert carried a torch at the funeral of this famous composer in 1827. 

Who is Beethoven? Schubert and Beethoven admired each other, but Schubert was 27 years younger than Ludwig.

200

The play that gave the band its name. 

What is "All My Sons", a play about a man who kills 21 pilots by selling faulty airplane parts. 

200
The minor key signature that has no sharps or flats.

What is A minor? A is three half-steps below C, which has no sharps or flats in the major key.

200

The number of sharps or flats in the key of D major.

What are two sharps? F sharp and C sharp are the two sharps in the key of D major.

300

About how old Beethoven was when he composed the Sonatina in F Major.

What is teenager? Beethoven may or may not have composed this sonatina, but if so, he was about 13 years old.

300

He got this nickname because he was short--less than 5 feet tall--and a bit fat. 

What is "little mushroom"? (He was Austrian, so this actually was "Schwammerl")

300

Their song on Blurryface that is 7x platinum.

What is "Stressed Out"? 

300

The lowest note on a standard piano.

What is A? The highest note is C, but the lowest note is A. 

300
The musical era when Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert started composing music.

What is the Classical Era? It came after the Baroque Era (Bach) and was followed by the Romantic Era (Chopin).

400

The age Beethoven would be this year if he were living.

What is 250? Beethoven was born in 1770, so he would be 250 years old this year. It's a special birthday!

400

Schubert's first name.

What is Franz?  

400

The instruments Tyler Joseph plays

What are keyboards, synthesizers, ukulele, and bass guitar?

400

The instrument family of which the piano is a member-- woodwind, brass, string or percussion. 

What is percussion? Because hammers hit the strings in a traditional piano, the piano is considered a percussion instrument. 

400

In the circle of 5ths, the key of C has 0 sharps, the key of G has 1 sharp, the key of D has 2 sharps, and the key of A has 3 sharps. The key of E has 4 sharps. Name the key with 5 sharps. 

What is the key of B? 

The sharps are F, C, G, D, A  (they also go in 5ths)

500

Beethoven's most famous piece, which starts with da-da-da daaaaaaaaa. da-da-da daaaaaaaaaaa. 

What is the 5th Symphony? 

500
About how old Schubert was when he composed the Serenade.
What is 30? He died the next year of typhoid.
500

The year both Tyler and Josh were born.

What is 1988? They are both 32 years old. Josh's birthday was a few days ago.

500

The name of the instrument like the piano, but with plucked strings, that was used by Bach and others in the Baroque period.

What is the harpsichord? 

500

The three notes you play in an A minor tonic chord.

What are A, C and E?