Classical
Name that theme: Elmer Fudd's "Kill the Rabbit".
What is "Die Walkur, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries"?
"Half my life's in books' written pages,
Live and learn from fools and from sages.
You know it's true;
All the feelings come back to you."
What is "Dream On" by Aerosmith?
Nessun Dorma
Who was Luciano Pavarotti?
Man steals bread, decades later he dies.
What is "Les Miserables"?
This piece caused its audience to erupt with insults and physical altercations during opening night, resulting in the choreographer standing on a chair and loudly counting beats to direct the dancers.
What is The Rite of Spring?
"Rows and flows of angel hair,
And ice cream castles in the air,
And feathered canyons everywhere,
I've looked at clouds that way."
What is "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell?
Concert pianist who beat the Russians.
Who was Van Cliburn?
Transported to a distant land, a girl kills the first person she runs into, befriends with 3 strangers, and makes a pilgrimage to visit a con-man.
What is "The Wizard of Oz"?
Exasperated with a soprano's peculiar mannerism, this composer wrote a prank piece to make her head bob up and down like a chicken while performing.
Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
"Out on Runway number nine
Big 707 set to go,
And I'm stuck here on the grass
Where the pavement never grows."
Performed the first solo BBC Proms recital in history in 1997.
Who is Evgeny Kissin?
2 hrs and 45 min of feline character sketches.
What is "Cats"?
This 19th century performer most likely had a medical condition causing abnormal joint flexibility, giving him an advantage technically, but leaving him with a cadaver-like appearance, and fueling a spiritual rumor.
Who was Niccolo Paganini?
"A winter's day,
In a deep and dark December,
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen, silent shroud of snow."
What is "I Am a Rock" by Paul Simon?
One of their hits was Bill Clinton's campaign song.
Who was Fleetwood Mac?
Red-head adopts Manhattan millionaire.
What is "Annie"?
This founding father composed a string quartet piece for three violins and one cello that requires all the instruments to retune to different pitches and play solely with the bow.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
"The heart is a bloom
Shoots up through the stony ground,
There's no room,
No space to rent in this town."
What is "Beautiful Day" by U2?
This vaudeville actor was bedridden for three days after performing "Make 'Em Laugh" in "Singin' in the Rain".
Who was Donald O'Connor?
Climb the social ladder with these easy elocution exercises.
What is "My Fair Lady"?