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100
This brass instrument, if unfurled, would be 9 feet long.
Trombone
100
What years were the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution ratified? Give one answer for regular points or two answers for double points.
Declaration of Independence: 1776
US Constitution: Created 1787, ratified 1788, date effective 1789
100
Die With a Smile, Uptown Funk, Count on Me
Bruno Mars
100
Define "synonym."
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.
100
This sign raises a note's pitch by a half step.
Sharp
♯
100
This is what a composer writes for a movie.
A film score
A soundtrack
200
This common band instrument plays in the key of E flat.
Alto Saxophone
200
World War II began in this year.
1939
200
Thunderstruck, TNT, Back in Black
AC/DC
200
In maritime-speak, port refers to the left side of the boat and this is the right side.
Starboard
200
These three notes make up a C major chord.
C-E-G
200
This composer, born in Bonn, Germany, faced hearing loss at the end of his life.
Ludwig van Beethoven
300
This metal percussion instrument was brought into European classical music by Turkish janissary bands.
Cymbals
300
This president was the first to live in the White House.
John Adams
300
Revolution 9, Hey Jude, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
300
If a decathlon has 10 events, a pentathlon has this many events.
5
300
"Clef" is the word for "key" in this European language.
French
300
This child prodigy grew up to be a prolific composer and wild guy. He died at age 35 and his last piece, Requiem Mass, was performed for the first time at his own funeral.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
400
This instrument originated in ancient Greece, but today often takes up an entire room!
Pipe organ
400
This Saint had visions of St. Michael (and others) as a child and helped liberate France from British control. She was burned at the stake on Miss Hunt's birthday, accused of heresy, wearing men's clothes, and acting upon demonic visions.
Joan of Arc
400
Everybody, As Long As You Love Me, I Want it That Way
Backstreet Boys
400
This language spoken by Ashkenazi Jews has given us words such as bagel, klutz, chutzpah, and glitch.
Yiddish
400
In 4/4 time signature, this note equals 1/4 of a beat.
Sixteenth note
400
This composer wrote many popular ballets, like Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker.
Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky
500
This instrument was invented to be played in outdoor concerts and marching bands. JW Pepper created the instrument for John Philip Sousa and his band.
Sousaphone
500
What is the current name for the city of Constantinople?
Istanbul, Turkey
500
Neon Moon, Red Dirt Road, Boot Scootin' Boogie
Brooks & Dunn
500
What does "sinister" mean in Latin?
Left-handed
500
This is the word for a small line that extends the musical staff above or below and that is drawn parallel to the staff across a notehead and sometimes across the note stem.
Ledger line
500
Alan Menken and Howard Ashman are a prolific composer/lyricist duo who wrote for this popular movie studio.
Disney
600
This instrument usually has about 47 strings.
Harp
600
This East Coast city is the oldest European settlement in the United States.
St. Augustine, Florida
600
Piano Man, Uptown Girl, Only the Good Die Young
Billy Joel
600
This is the only number in English that when spelled has letters in alphabetical order.
Forty
600
In this time signature, the eighth note gets the beat and there are 5 beats per measure.
5/8
600
In this European city at the premiere of the Rite of Spring, a ballet by Igor Stravinsky, the audience broke out into fistfights.
Paris, France
700
This instrument produces sound when a key connected to a lever activates a hammer that strikes 3 tuned strings.
Piano
700
Name 2 of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Great Pyramid of Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Hanging Gardens of Babylon
700
Thnks fr th Mmrs, I Don't Care, Sugar We're Going Down
Fall Out Boy
700
Use the NATO phonetic alphabet to correctly spell a 3-5 letter word.
Example: Mike Uniform Sierra India Charlie (Music!!!!!!)
Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu
700
This is the V chord in G major.
D major
D-F#-A
700
This film score composer is currently 93 years old! He has written for directors such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Chris Columbus.
John Williams