Trivia Time!
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Music Styles and Instruments
1. What band is Freddie Mercury best known for?
2. What famous British band was once known as The Quarrymen?
3. Who sang the song “Poker Face”?
4. What instrument does Yo-Yo Ma play?
5. Which characteristic best distinguishes Bebop from the earlier Swing style?
6. What is a set of pipes with a specific sound quality called in a pipe organ?
7. What 1968 album helped move the Moog synthesizer into the musical mainstream?
8. What is the main reason a harpsichord player cannot play 'piano' (soft) or 'forte' (loud) through touch?
9. Which rock band member is famous for re-introducing the Ondes Martenot to modern audiences?
10. What is the most distinctive physical characteristic of the Balalaika?
11. What is the primary difference between a concertina and an accordion?
12. What natural biological process 'creates' the hollow center of a traditional Australian didgeridoo?
13. How does a Mellotron generate its sounds?
14. What martial art is the Berimbau instrument most closely associated with?
15. Which rock band member is famous for re-introducing the Ondes Martenot to modern audiences?
16. Why was the 'Shoegaze' genre given its name?
17. What natural biological process 'creates' the hollow center of a traditional Australian didgeridoo?
18. What is the primary mechanical difference between a harpsichord and a piano?
19. Which musician is widely considered the 'Father of Bluegrass'?
20. Which Hindu deity is traditionally depicted playing the Vina?