Orchestra Jeopardy!

Music History

100

Which city in Austria was Mozart born?

Salzburg

200

How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?

9

300

Which 19th-Century violinist was also called the Devil’s violinist because he performed on a one stringed violin? 

Nicole Paganini

400

Finish putting the musical time periods in order: 

Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque…

Classical, Romantic, Modern

Musical Instruments

100

This instrument is made of metal and has a swirl of tubes that looks like a snail

French Horn

200

This instruments has 4 strings and is played standing up

String Bass

300

This instrument is like a stand up piano that is plucked 

Harp

400

This instrument is a percussion instrument that dings when struck

Triangle

Key Signature

100

I have 1 sharp

G Major

200

I have 1 flat

F major

300

I have 2 sharps

D major

400

I have 2 flats

B-flat Major

Name That Tune

100

Listening #1

Four Seasons-Winter

200

Listening #2

Waltz of the Flowers

The Nutcracker 

Tchaikovsky 

300

Listening #3

Blue Danube

Strauss

400

Listening #4

Chopin Prelude in E Minor

Name That Composer

100

I composed 9 symphonies, including one called the Eroica Symphony which was first dedicated to Napoleon. 

Beethoven

200

I composed a number of operas including the Magic Flute and Don Giovanni

Mozart

300

I wrote more than 1100 works, and had 20 children—3 of whom became musicians 

J.S. Bach

400

I was born in Arkansas and was the first black female composer to have a work premiered by a major orchestra in the United States. 

Florence Price