Composers
His 9th Symphony’s “Ode to Joy” was featured in The Beatles’ movie “Help”.
Who is Beethoven?
This soars when “tempus fugit”.
What is time flies?
Tee-hee, titter, cackle, chortle, chuckle and giggle.
What is laughter?
The Trojans.
What is southern Cal?
The olfactory nerve controls this sense.
What is the sense of smell?
Brahms & Chopin were 2 primary composers of this period which followed the classical.
What is the Romantic period?
Hebrew term for “hello” or “goodbye” that literally means “peace”.
What is shalom?
Process in stores like Macy’s where goods are held by seller until completely paid for.
What is layaway?
The Boilermakers.
What is Purdue?
Formal name for the voice box.
What is the larynx?
Rossini really “hit the bull’s-eye” when he wrote this overture.
What is the William Tell Overture?
French term that describes the feeling that something happening has happened before.
What is déjà vu?
A mediocre performance, or a dull diamond.
What is lackluster?
The Razorbacks.
What is the University of Arkansas?
When food goes down the wrong pipe, it should have gone down this one.
What is the esophagus?
Though German, he admired Shakespeare and wrote incidental music for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
Who is Mendelssohn?
Hindu word believed to contain all sounds, often used as a mantra.
What is om?
Numbered tickets or a process/thing whose success is governed by chance.
What is the Lottery?
The Hawkeyes.
What is the University of Iowa?
The tiny malleus, incus & stapes bones of the ear are better known as these.
What is the stirrup, anvil & hammer (the 3 bones of the inner ear)?
It took only 3 weeks for him to compose “Rhapsody in Blue".
Who is George Gershwin?
Irish nationalistic slogan meaning “Ireland, go free”.
What is Erin go Bragh?
These words are “able to be read” because they are this.
What is legible?
The Hoyas.
What is Georgetown?
Mad’s Alfred E. Neuman might be a good candidate for otoplasty, which is this.
What is reducing your ears?