Question 1

Perry Como

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Who was awarded the very first gold record (500,000 units sold)?

Question 2

Madonna

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Which pop singer is known as "The Material Girl"

Question 3

30 tons

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How much pressure do the strings in a grand piano exert on the frame?

Question 4

Flute

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What is the oldest surviving musical instrument?

Question 5

Dizzy Gillespie

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Which jazz musician was known for playing a bent trumpet?

Question 6

Extra teeth

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What did Freddie Mercury attribute his wide vocal range to?

Question 7

Operas

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Richard Wagner was primarily known for his?

Question 8

Plastic

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What are piano keys made out of today?

Question 9

Joseph Haydn

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What famous composer has two skulls in his tomb?

Question 10

70

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How many pieces of wood are in a classic violin?

Question 11

Allegro

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Which musical term means to play a piece of music lively and fast?

Question 12

12

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How many notes are included in a chromatic scale?

Question 13

Pibroch

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Which of the following is a type of bagpipe music?

Question 14

6

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What is the most number of valves you will usually see on a tuba?

Question 15

27

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How many different instruments did Prince play on his debut album?

Question 16

Hemorrhoid cream

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Johnny Cash was asked if his song "Ring of Fire" could be used in an ad for which product? This request was refused.

Question 17

1.316 seconds

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The Napalm Death produced the shortest song ever recorded. How long is it?

Question 18

The Walking Dead

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Which TV show inspired Billie Eilish's first song?

Question 19

Tchaikovsky

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Which famous composer is responsible for Swan Lake and the Nutcracker

Question 20

Violin

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A string quartet is traditionally composed for one cello, one viola, and two of which instrument?

Question 21

Alto

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What word is Italian for high?

Question 22

C

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Which scale is the only major scale that does not use sharps or flats?

Question 23

Clef

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Which of the following is the symbol at the beginning of a staff that is used to determine the pitch of the particular line?

Question 24

semitone

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The smallest distance between two notes is known as what?

Question 25

Dolly Parton

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Who is the only country artist to have a top 20 chart hit on the Billboard Hot Country songs for six straight decades?

Question 26

When I Was Your Man

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Name this Bruno Mars song: "My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways, caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life"

Question 27

Pink

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Who sings this song? "I gotta brand new attitude and I'm gonna wear it tonight, I wanna get in trouble, I wanna start a fight."

Question 28

Jolene by Dolly Parton

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Which song mentions a woman with ivory skin, auburn hair, and eyes of emerald green?

Question 29

10

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Taylor Swift has released how many albums?

Question 30

Video Killed the Radio Star

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What was the first video played on MTV on Aug. 1, 1981?

Question 31

Duran Duran

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What band was known as the fab five in the 1980's?

Question 32

Creep

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The lyric "I wish I was special" is from what Radiohead songs?

Question 33

Livin La Vida Loca

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This song may remind you of Donkey & Puss-n-Boots from the Shrek franchise

Question 34

Feel Good Inc.

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The all-virtual band Gorillaz, scored a hit with what 2005 song?

Question 35

Skyfall

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Which 2012 Adele song won an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy?

Question 36

AC/DC

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Angus Young is co-founder and lead guitarist for what Australian band?

Question 37

Nirvana

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Dave Grohl, founder of the Foo Fighters, was in what other notable '90s band?

Question 38

David Bowe

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What rock icon was the founder of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men?

Question 39

Aretha Franklin

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Who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Question 40

Contrabass Balalaika

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What is this instrument?

Question 41

Cello Horn

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Name this instrument

Question 42

Ocarina

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Name this instrument

Question 43

Glass armonica

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Name this instrument

Question 44

Oboe

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Name this instrument

Question 45

7

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RIT is home to how many acapella groups?

Question 46

Game Symphony Orchestra

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RIT is home to what club that performs music from video games and other media?

Question 47

Wednesday

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We have vocal performance sessions every week in the Munson Music Loft in the Shed which day of the week?

Question 48

April

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The RIT Unlabeled Music Festival is open to all bands and individuals who wish to perform in the SHED in which month?

Question 49

Popular Music Collective

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What is the name of RIT's unique program that allows for all types of artists, producers, and the like to collaborate?

Question 50

2026

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RIT's music performance theater will be finished in?

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