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100

You might hear these paired with kilts and pipes in parades, ya wee babe!

What are bagpipes?

100

He wrote the piece "Fur Elise," known as one of the most well-known pieces for the well-tempered clavier.

Who is Beethoven?

100

The French Revolution goes terribly wrong.

What is Les Miserables?

100

Everybody take a one minute nap.

Everybody gets points.

100

A cup of this every day is good for one's health, and is the most consumed beverage in the world.

What is tea?

200

From the Legend of Zelda, it's an instrument capable of calling forth rain, teleporting Link to different areas of the world, and taming chickens.

What is an ocarina?

200

If you enjoy movies, you've likely heard his much before in films like "Star Wars," "Back to the Future," and "Jurassic Park."

Who is John Williams?

200

Shakespeare's "Hamlet," but it's animals and animated.

What is the Lion King?

200

Each team chose one person.  You have to conduct the alphabet with your non-dominant hand.

The winning team gets the points.

200

This popular tabletop game has just celebrated its 50th anniversary!  Roll for initiative!

What is Dungeons and Dragons?

300

Found in the middle east, these drums are taught using syllables that means different sounds on the instrument.  Both of them.

What are tabla?

300

It's spooky season, and this composer not only wrote for "The Nightmare Before Christmas," but also was the voice of Jack Skellington!

Who is Danny Elfman?

300

A creepy guy just wants to write a hit opera.

What is Phantom of the Opera?

300

The first team to show everybody has a pencil gets the points.

Good job.

300

This book, written by an English author, tells the tale of the fate of Middle Earth.

What is The Lord of the Rings?

400

Mais ous!  This instrument contains a small keyboard for one hand, buttons on the other, and pipes and a billow in the middle to produce this Parisian sound.

What is an accordion?

400

Name one composer whose music we have played in the past/present.

Sure, that's probably right.

400

A woman might have three dads on the weekend of her marriage?

What is Mama Mia?

400

Each team comes up with a secret hand shake.  The best one gets points.  I am biased.

Told you so.

400

This is Dr. Bodnar's favorite period during the school day.

What is Band?

500

It's a low brass instrument so well known in John Philip's band, they named it after him.  Well, maybe.

What is the sousaphone?

500

This is Dr. Bodnar's favorite composer of all time.  Hint: his first name is David.

Who is Maslanka?

500

A kid and several human sized bugs learn that ocean travel isn't easy.

What is James and the Giant Peach?

500

How many 9th graders are in the high school band now?

11.  Yes, it's a memory challenge.

500

This is Dr. Bodnar's favorite animal.  They hunt in winter time by diving head first in to the snow.

What are foxes?