Big Band Trivia
The Best of the 40's
Mish Mosh
Name the Game
Great Men
Begins & Ends with "A"
100
Billy Strayhorn wrote this 1941 hit that became the signature tune of Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. Which fast-moving song is it?
Take the "A" Train
100
Best of the 40's #1
Route 66
100
She is best known for the 1966 single hit, These Boots Are Made for Walkin...
Nancy Sinatra
100
Flagstik, scorecard, 5-iron, electric cart
Golf
100
These are descriptive clues in which the 1st letter of the clues stand for the initial letters of the well-known men..
Batter Royale....BR
Babe Ruth
100
In Hawaii this word means hellow
Aloha
200
First released in 1938 by the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, this jazz standard became a Billboard Number 1 hit for Glenn Miller and his Orchestra in 1940. Which well-dressed song is it?
Tuxedo Junction
200
Best of the 40's #2
It Had To Be You
200
Her diary was published after her death in German Concentration Camp
Anne Frank
200
Paddles, ball, net, table
Ping Pong
200
Made Tales...MT
Mark Twain
200
This Southern City was burned during the Civil War
Atlanta
300
Another Glenn Miller favorite, this time written by the man himself, was an immediate hit when it was released in 1939, and became known as his signature song. Which song?
Moonlight Serenade
300
Best of the 40's #3
Blue Skies
300
Name the largest island in the Caribbean
Cuba
300
The ball, boards, horses, mallet
Polo
300
Tamed All Electric T.A.E.
Thomas A. Edison
300
this entire Continent is one country
Australia
400
The Andrews Sisters performed this song that was featured in the 1941 Abbott and Costello film, "Buck Privates". Which song, also nominated for an Oscar, is it?
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
400
Best of the 40's #4
The Trolley Song
400
Boise is the capital of what state?
Idaho
400
The balls, stakes, wickets, mallet
Croquet
400
Wrote Sonnets WS
William Shakespear
400
This plant is fed to cattle
Alfalfa
500
Count Basie's 1955 rendition of this song is considered the most famous arrangement of many, but it was originally written in 1932 for the Broadway musical "Walk a Little Faster". Which song?
April in Paris
500
Best of the 40's #5
Take The A Train
500
What is the unit that measures relative loudness?
Decibel
500
Attack line, service line, net, ball
Volleyball
500
Acclaimed Liberator A.L.
Abe Lincoln
500
Another word for the U.S.
America