Music quiz — 10 questions
Here are 10 questions from the “Music” quiz (738 questions in all), with their answer choices. Try to answer before opening “See the answer”. The selection changes every week.
The ukulele has six strings.
- True
- False
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False — It has four, usually tuned G, C, E, A.
Which singer released "Si j'étais un homme" in 1980?
- Marjo
- Diane Tell
- Martine St-Clair
- Fabienne Thibeault
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Diane Tell — The song made Diane Tell a star in both Quebec and France.
Which Quebec singer recorded "1990" and "Isabelle"?
- Jean Leloup
- Pierre Lapointe
- Daniel Bélanger
- Éric Lapointe
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Jean Leloup — Born Jean Leclerc, he has also performed as John the Wolf.
Which dance is typically written in 3/4 time?
- The march
- The tango
- The waltz
- Rock and roll
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The waltz — One strong beat, then two weak ones: the "oom-pah-pah" swing of the Viennese waltz.
Who made the most-performed 1922 orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition?
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Claude Debussy
- Igor Stravinsky
- Maurice Ravel
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Maurice Ravel — Originally for solo piano (1874), it was orchestrated by Ravel at Serge Koussevitzky's request.
Which stage musical is built around the songs of ABBA?
- Hair
- Grease
- Mamma Mia!
- Chicago
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Mamma Mia! — First staged in London in 1999, it was made into a film in 2008 starring Meryl Streep.
What do you call a group of people who sing together?
- An orchestra
- A marching band
- A choir
- A big band
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A choir — A mixed choir usually has four voice parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
What are the hairs of a violin bow traditionally made of?
- Silk
- Horsehair
- Gut
- Nylon
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Horsehair — They are rubbed with rosin, a resin, so they grip the strings.
Who sings "Lean on Me," a No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1972?
- Stevie Wonder
- Bill Withers
- Curtis Mayfield
- Al Green
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Bill Withers — He had also written "Ain't No Sunshine" in 1971.
In what year was the original "Starmania" album released, ahead of the stage premiere?
- 1990
- 1978
- 1985
- 1972
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1978 — The studio album came out a few months before the April 1979 stage premiere.
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