Which British band released the album "Abbey Road" in 1969?
The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Led Zeppelin
The Beatles Its cover, showing the band on a zebra crossing, is one of the most famous in music.
Which singer is widely known as the "Queen of Pop"?
Madonna Beyoncé Lady Gaga Cher
Madonna Her decades of hits and reinvention earned her the title.
Which instrument has 88 keys?
Piano Guitar Violin Harp
Piano A standard modern piano has 52 white and 36 black keys.
Which artist released the 2022 album "Midnights"?
Taylor Swift Adele Billie Eilish Dua Lipa
Taylor Swift "Midnights" broke multiple streaming records on release.
How many members were in the band ABBA?
Four Three Five Two
Four The Swedish group was made up of two couples.
Which Italian musical term means to play loudly?
Forte Piano Allegro Adagio
Forte "Piano" actually means to play softly.
Who was the lead singer of the band Queen?
Freddie Mercury Brian May Roger Taylor John Deacon
Freddie Mercury Brian May was the guitarist, Roger Taylor the drummer.
Which streaming service has a year-in-review feature called "Wrapped"?
Spotify Apple Music Tidal Deezer
Spotify Spotify Wrapped is released to users every December.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" was a hit for which band?
Queen The Eagles Fleetwood Mac Pink Floyd
Queen The six-minute single topped the UK chart in 1975 and again in 1991.
Which Korean group released the global hit "Dynamite" in 2020?
BTS BLACKPINK EXO Stray Kids
BTS "Dynamite" was the group's first single performed entirely in English.
How many strings does a standard guitar have?
Six Four Five Seven
Six A standard bass guitar, by contrast, usually has four strings.
Which composer wrote "The Four Seasons"?
Antonio Vivaldi Johann Sebastian Bach Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonio Vivaldi It is a set of four violin concertos composed around 1720.
Which English singer is known for the hits "Rolling in the Deep" and "Hello"?
Adele Sia Rihanna Katy Perry
Adele Her albums are famously named after her age: 19, 21, 25 and 30.
What does the musical term "crescendo" mean?
Gradually getting louder Gradually getting softer Playing quickly Playing slowly
Gradually getting louder Its opposite, "diminuendo", means gradually getting softer.
Which famous music festival took place in 1969 in New York State?
Woodstock Glastonbury Coachella Lollapalooza
Woodstock It drew an estimated 400,000 people over three days.
Who composed the Ninth Symphony, which includes the "Ode to Joy"?
Ludwig van Beethoven Johannes Brahms Franz Schubert Richard Wagner
Ludwig van Beethoven He was almost completely deaf by the time he composed it.
Which artist released the song "Bad Guy" in 2019?
Billie Eilish Ariana Grande Halsey Lorde
Billie Eilish It helped her sweep the major categories at the 2020 Grammys.
The genre "reggae" originated in which country?
Jamaica Cuba Trinidad Brazil
Jamaica Bob Marley is its most internationally famous artist.
Which member of the Beatles was nicknamed the "quiet Beatle"?
George Harrison Ringo Starr Paul McCartney John Lennon
George Harrison He was the band's lead guitarist and a prolific later songwriter.
What name is given to a group of four musicians performing together?
Quartet Trio Duo Quintet
Quartet A trio is three, a duo is two, and a quintet is five.
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