2026-2027
Random Orchestra Questions
SSD Trivia
Summer Trivia
Music Department Trivia
100

What is the booster group called (we'll continue to be part of next year) that combines support for the orchestra, band, and choir students?

SHS Music Boosters

100

Will your instrument likely be sharp or flat this summer due to the heat?

Sharp
100

Springfield High School first opened in 1931. Due to _________________________ parts of it were rebuilt in 1977.

A destructive arson fire

100

What natural disaster forms exclusively over warm ocean waters?

Hurricanes

100

How many kids does Stanford have?

2

200

What full orchestra piece did we play for the winter concert, that Mr. Stanford and I are thinking of doing again next year at the winter concert?

Sleigh Ride!

200

If you play your instrument multiple days a week, how often should you change your strings?

Once a year


200

How many seats roughly are in the auditorium?

500

200

What does SPF stand for?

Sun Protection Factor

200

When is my birthday?

July 28

300

How many orchestra members are expected to be in orchestra next year?

60

300

Conduct a 6/8 beat pattern

(Do it correctly- approval by me)

300

What year did the new high school building officially open to students?

2021
300

Which famous metal monument in Europe actually grows about 6 inches taller during the hot summer months?

The Eiffel Tower (due to thermal expansion of the metal)

300

Is my twin brother 10 minutes older or 10 minutes younger than me?

Older

400

What dates are the Disney/Universal 2027 trip?

March 18-22

400

How many points in HAC are concerts typically worth?

24


400

When was ETR built?

1962

400

Americans consume approximately how many hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day?

7 billion
400

Who is going to be the new assistant marching band director next year?

Zubes

500

What music courses are being offered next year at SHS?

Orchestra, band, choir/Singers, Modern Band, intro to Theory, guitar and ukelele, guitar 2, fundamentals of piano, digital music production

500

The violin and viola were created first among the 4 orchestral string instruments. What year were they created? (Being generally close is fine)

1530s-1540s

500

Before SSD opened, which 3 surrounding school districts could Springfield residents attend?

Rose Tree Media (Penncrest), Lansdowne, and Wallingford-Swarthmore

500

When is the summer solstice?

Between June 20-22

500

Which SSD music teacher is retiring this year? (In the whole district)

Mrs. Matteo (Scenic general music teacher)