Music Trivia Questions VII

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Chuck D, Professor Griff and DJ Lord are all members of which rap band?

       a. DMX
       b. De La Soul
       c. Public Enemy
       d. E-40


Music is broken into district periods or eras. Which period follows the baroque era?

       a. Classical
       b. Romantic
       c. Renaissance
       d. Medieval


In a traditional theatre or opera house, what do you call the area where the orchestra sits?

       a. The Green room
       b. The Pit
       c. The lower tier
       d. The orchestra box


Joan Baez is often classed as which kind of musician?

       a. Folk
       b. Classical
       c. Punk
       d. Romantic


When did MTV go on the air?

       a. 2000
       b. 1995
       c. 1981
       d. 2005


The flute belongs to which family of instruments?

       a. String
       b. Brass
       c. Woodwind
       d. Percussion


Tom Sawyer became a megahit for which band?

       a. Aerosmith
       b. Cheap Trick
       c. Rush
       d. Styx


Which decade is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age?

       a. The Thirties
       b. The Fifties
       c. The Twenties
       d. The Eighties


Which composer is known to have made daily visits to the Red Hedgehog Tavern?

       a. Schubert
       b. Bach
       c. Brahms
       d. Chopin


Which of these men was a noted Jazz pianist?

       a. Count Basie
       b. Ricky Ford
       c. Archie Shepp
       d. Hal Stein


The magazine Rolling Stone is based in which country?

       a. Canada
       b. United States
       c. Great Britain
       d. Australia


Folk metal often involves traditional instruments. Which of these folk metal bands includes the bagpipes?

       a. Skyforger
       b. Battlelore
       c. Moonspell
       d. Holy Blood


Why was Snoop Dogg banned from Norway for two years?

       a. Trying to carry in marijuana
       b. Being drunk and disorderly at the airport
       c. Trying to carry in cocaine
       d. Destroying his hotel room


Which of these is not a percussion instrument?

       a. Bedug
       b. Conga
       c. Cor Anglais
       d. Davul


What was Bob Dylan's last name at birth?

       a. Zimmerman
       b. Furnier
       c. Summer
       d. Dwight




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