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100
Which country artist recorded two of his best-selling albums in prison?
a) Randy Travis
b) Hank Williams
c) Johnny Cash
d) Merle Haggard
Johnny Cash. Cash's most popular and best-selling albums were the live albums he recorded in prisons: namely, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison in 1968 and Johnny Cash at San Quentin in 1969. Throughout his career, he performed in prisons, sympathetic to the plight of inmates who ran afoul of society. Although he himself was arrested seven times on a variety of charges, he only spent a few nights in jail.
100
What musical movie features the song "It's the Hard-Knock Life"?
Annie
100
Which of these periods of classical music came first?
a) Classical
b) Renaissance
c) Baroque
d) Romantic
Renaissance.
100
You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far 'cause you know it don't _______
matter anyway
100
In which year did the first live Grammy Award ceremony become televised?
a) 1965
b) 1971
c) 1980
d) 1995
1971
200
Which Beatle had dyslexia?
a) Ringo Starr
b) John Lennon
c) George Harrison
d) Paul Mccartney
John Lennon. His beautiful music with the Beatles would not have existed without his perseverance through dyslexia. Lennon excelled at art and music while attending high school, but his grades were poor and he had trouble spelling.
200
Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, set during World War II, features the song "Some Enchanted Evening."
a) Porgy and Bess
b) The Sound of Music
c) South Pacific
d) Guys and Dolls
"South Pacific"
200
Who composed the famous piano piece, Moonlight Sonata?
a) Samuel Barber
b) Igor Stravinsky
c) Ludwig Van Beethoven
d) Johannes Brahms
Beethoven dedicated the 'Moonlight' sonata to his lover and student, Giulietta Guicciardi, whom he had fallen in love with at around that time. He proposed marriage to her, but her father forbade her from marrying him as he was without rank.
200
These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do ______________
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
200
Which artist made history by winning a Grammy Award but declined to accept it, boycotting the 1991 ceremony?
A) Madonna
B) Sinead O'Connor
C) Michael Jackson
D) Prince
Sinead O’Connor
300
Which jazz musician was known for playing a bent trumpet?
a) Chet Baker
b) Dizzy Gilespie
c) Miles Davis
d) Louis Armstrong
Dizzy Gilespie. On January 6, 1953, Gillespie threw a party for his wife Lorraine at Snookie's, a club in Manhattan, where his trumpet's bell got bent upward in an accident. He liked the sound so much he had a special trumpet made with a 45-degree raised bell, which became his trademark.
300
What was Disney’s first Broadway musical?
a) Snow White
b) Beauty and the Beast
c) Aladdin
d) Cinderella
Beauty and the Beast went to Broadway in 1994.
300
Who was the composer of this famous classical aria?
a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
b) Giacomo Puccini
c) Giuseppe Verdi
d) George Frideric Handel
Giacomo Puccini. The aria was first performed at the premiere of Gianni Schicchi on 14 December 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York by the popular Edwardian English soprano Florence Easton. It has been sung by many sopranos. Dame Joan Hammond won a Gold Record in 1969 for 1 million sold copies of this aria.
300
Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words _______
Killing me softly with his song
300
Which two First Ladies received Grammy Awards during their time in the White House?
a) Jacqueline Kennedy and Laura Bush
b) Barbara Bush and Rosalynn Carter
c) Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama
d) Nancy Reagan and Betty Ford
Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama
400
What did Freddie Mercury (the lead singer of Queen) attribute his enhanced vocal range to?
a) Larger lungs
b) Extra Teeth
c) Lots of practice
d) Awesome hair
Mercury was born with four extra teeth and attributed his enhanced vocal range to this. He refused to have his teeth fixed, fearing it would affect his vocal ability.
400
In "Les Misérables," what is the name of the ex-convict who becomes the central character and seeks redemption?
a) Javert
b) Marius Pontmercy
c) Jean Valjean
d) Éponine Thénardier
Jean Valjean
400
In which country was famous composer Franz Schubert born?
a) Austria
b) Hungary
c) Poland
d) Germany
Austria. He composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music.
400
Take a sad song and make it better, remember to let her into your heart _______
Then you can start to make it better
400
What is the weight of a Grammy Award, and what special metal is it made of?
a) 3 pounds Platinum
b) 5 pounds, Gold
c) 6 pounds, Grammium
d) 8 pounds, Silver
6 pounds, Grammium
500
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Which iconic musician, known for his musical genius, also showcased his athletic prowess as a skilled basketball player, earning the nickname "Skipper" during his high school years?
a) Michael Jackson
b) Stevie Wonder
c) Prince
d) David Bowie
Prince. He played on Central's junior varsity basketball team, and continued to play basketball for fun as an adult.
500
In the world of musical theatre, what 1956 production, a collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein, explores themes of love, redemption on the coastline of Maine?
Carousel
500
What was the name of Beethoven's only Opera?
a) Filo
b) Fido
c) Fidelio
d) Fernilo
Fidelio. The libretto tells how Leonore, disguised as a prison guard named "Fidelio", rescues her husband Florestan from death in a political prison.
500
Take it
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling,
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby ___________
You know you got it if it makes you feel good
500
How many Grammy Awards did Michael Jackson win in a single night, setting a record for the most wins in a single evening?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 8
d) 10
In 1984, Michael Jackson set a record by winning 8 Grammy Awards in a night. Most of these were for his groundbreaking album, “Thriller,” which broke insurmountable records and brought the singer financial triumph.