Music History
Finish The Line
Name The Instrument
Artists by Album
Songs by Emoji
Artists by Genre
Billboard Hot 100
Songwriting
Famous Artists by Photo
200
Composers like Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky wrote pieces in this GENRE of music, often considered the first major example of widely popular music.
Classical
200
When there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? _____________!
Ghostbusters!
200
This box-shaped instrument makes sound by pushing and pulling air through bellows, while playing a combination of keys and buttons.
Accordion
200
Emails I Can’t Send
Short N’ Sweet
Man’s Best Friend
Sabrina Carpenter
200
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"Ice Ice Baby" - Vanilla Ice
200
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Pop
200
With other hits like "Grenade" and "Locked Out of Heaven", this former James Brown impersonator has been on the Hot 100 chart the last 17 weeks with his song, "I Just Might"
Who is Bruno Mars?
200
This is the name for the section of a song before the lyrics come in. Typically, the first thing you hear in a song.
What is an "Intro"?
200
The "King of Rock 'n' Roll" who essentially created the notion of a pop star as it exists in the modern sense, he loved peanut butter and banana sandwiches, and starred in films.
Who is Elvis Presley?
400
Before streaming and CD’s we listened to music on these, pressed wax discs that used a needle riding in its grooves to create sound.
Vinyl Records
400
Somebody once told me, the world is gonna roll me I ain’t the _____________.
Sharpest tool in the shed
400
Famously played by the likes of John Coltrane, this jazzy instrument comes in Alto, Baritone and Soprano variants. (Fun fact, it’s actually a woodwind.)
Saxophone
400
Speak Now
Fearless
Reputation
The Life of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift
400
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"Espresso" - Sabrina Carpenter
400
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
Guns 'n Roses
Rock and Roll
400
While winning the Grammy award for "Best New Artist", her song "Man I Need" has been on the Hot 100 charts for the last 37 weeks!
Who is Olivia Dean?
400
Name one of the two Instruments in a band that make up a "Rhythm Section"
What are Bass and Drums?
400
She started her career as a member of the girl group, TLC, before becoming one of the most awarded pop stars of all time. Her fans call themselves the "Beehive".
Who is Beyonce?
600
From Disc Jockeys to Emcees, this Genre was popularized during the 80’s and 90’s, and involves sub genres like Boom Bap and Trap Music.
Rap/Hip Hop
600
When I was a young boy, my father took me into the city, to see a _________________.
Marching Band
600
This percussion instrument features a tight drumhead, with metal “zills” or “jangles” around its outside edge.
Tambourine
600
Off the Wall
Bad
Thriller
This is It
Michael Jackson
600
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"Drivers License" - Olivia Rodrigo
600
50 Cent
Tyler The Creator
Kendrick Lamar
Hip Hop/Rap
600
During his recent Grammy performance, his in-ear monitors failed, causing an audio delay this "Ordinary" singer had to fight through during the New Artist Medley.
Who is Alex Warren?
600
The first section of a song that typically recieves lyrics. These sections talk around the songs main idea, and typically do not repeat lyrical content.
What is a "Verse"?
600
Probably the most influential rock back of the 90's, they exploded the Pacific Northwest's "Grunge" scene onto the international stage with their debut album "Bleach".
Who is Nirvana?
800
This artist has the most Grammy wins of all time, with 35 to her name. Something her fans, called the “Beehive” are surely happy about.
Beyoncé
800
Oh no, not me, I never lost control. You’re face to face with _________.
The man who sold the world
800
Similar to a xylophone or marimba, this metal percussion instrument has a German name, which translates to "chimes".
Glockenspiel
800
Revolver
Let it Be
A Hard Days Night
“The White Album”
The Beatles
800
🌑🐎
"Dark Horse" - Katy Perry
800
Hank Williams
Marty Robbins
Jellyroll
Country
800
This song won "Best Original Song" at the Grammys, after becoming a worldwide phenomenon, following the release of Netflix's animated film, "KPop Demon Hunters".
What is "Golden"?
800
The biggest catchiest section of a song, typically a songs main idea. These lyrics usually repeat without change, and are designed to be the most memorable.
What is a "Chorus"?
800
Considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, hailing from the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, Christopher Wallace is better known by his comically redundant rap name.
Who is Biggie Smalls? (or the Notorious B.I.G)
1000
What musical artist, born in 1935, was famously known as the “King of Rock and Roll”
Elvis Presley
1000
But it’s just the price I pay, destiny is calling me, open up my eager eyes, cuz I’m _________________.
Mr Brightside
1000
This instrument belongs to the lute family, shares its name with a kitchen tool, and originates from Italy. It features four sets of doubled strings tuned in unison.
Mandolin
1000
Let’s Dance!
Aladdin Sane
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
Diamond Dogs
David Bowie
1000
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"Watermelon Sugar" - Harry Styles
1000
Skrillex
Space Laces
Virtual Riot
Dubstep
1000
Of the current top 10 slots on the Billboard Hot 100, this artist has 3 spots including Number 1, with songs like "I Can't Love You" and "Be Her".
Who is Ella Langley?
1000
This section of a song typically functions as a "break" in the form, and offers the listener something totally different to digest, before returning to the repeating sections.
What is a "Bridge"?
1000
"The Man in Black", who wrote songs like "Ring of Fire", "Folsom Prison Blues", and "Walk the Line".
Who is Johnny Cash?