Music Jeopardy

Classic Rock

100

This British band sang "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Queen

200

Known as "The Boss," he released Born to Run in 1975.

Bruce Springsteen

300

Jimmy Page was the guitarist for this legendary rock band.

Led Zepplin

400

This band had hits like "Hotel California" and "Take It Easy."

The Eagles

500

This album by Pink Floyd features a prism on its cover.

The Dark Side of the Moon

Name the Instrument

100

This string instrument has six strings and is often played with a pick.

Guitar

200

This brass instrument has valves and is common in jazz bands.

Trumpet

300

You play this percussion instrument with mallets; it looks like a keyboard.

Xylophone

400

This keyboard instrument uses foot pedals and is common in churches.

Organ

500

This Indian stringed instrument has a long neck and is played while seated.

Sitar

Song With Women's Names

100

This was a 1956 hit for Buddy Holly and became a rock and roll standard. 

Peggy Sue

200

Neil Diamond sang about a girl whose "coming to America" gave the song its name.

Sweet Caroline

300

This Dolly Parton classic pleads with another woman not to take her man.

Jolene

400

This Four Seasons song from 1962 was originally titled "Jackie Baby", then "Terri Baby", and then changed once more to what?

Sherry

500

Simon and Garfunkel released this song in 1970. Simon has suggested that the title refers to the patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition. 

Cecilia

Big Band and Swing

100

This bandleader was known for his "Moonlight Serenade" and disappeared over the English Channel in 1944.

Glenn Miller

200

This "King of Swing" led one of the most popular big bands of the 1930s and was a virtuoso clarinetist.

Benny Goodman

300

Known for "Take the 'A' Train", this pianist and bandleader led one of the most famous orchestras in jazz.

Duke Ellington

400

This female jazz singer was known as the "First Lady of Song"

Ella Fitzgerald

500

This American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader led a swing and bebop orchestra in the 1930s and 1940s. He was known for his hard-swinging style.

Charlie Barnet

Classic Crooners

100

He was known as "Ol' Blue Eyes"

Frank Sinatra

200

This singer starred in White Christmas and made "Silent Night" a holiday staple. 

Bing Crosby

300

She sang "Que Sera Sera" in the film The Man Who Knew Too Much.

Doris Day

400

This velvet-voiced singer was famous for "Unforgettable."

Nat King Cole

500

This Italian-American singer was known as "The Velvet Fog".

Mel Tormé