The 20 quiz questions
Question 1 : The Beatles come from Liverpool.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! John, Paul, George, and Ringo formed The Beatles in Liverpool in 1960.
Question 2 : Mozart was born in France.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756.
Question 3 : The saxophone is named after its inventor Adolphe Sax.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in 1846.
Question 4 : A classical guitar normally has 8 strings.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! A standard classical guitar has 6 strings.
Question 5 : Elvis Presley is nicknamed "the King".
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Elvis Aaron Presley (1935-1977) is universally known as "The King" of rock.
Question 6 : The transverse flute is a stringed instrument.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The transverse flute is a wind instrument from the woodwind family.
Question 7 : Beethoven was deaf at the end of his life.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Beethoven began losing his hearing around age 26 and was almost completely deaf for the last 10 years of his life.
Question 8 : Rap was born in France in the 1990s.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Rap was born in the Bronx, New York, USA in the late 1970s.
Question 9 : La Marseillaise is the French national anthem.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Composed in 1792 by Rouget de Lisle, it has been the national anthem since 1879.
Question 10 : A quartet is made up of 5 musicians.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! A quartet (from Latin quatuor = four) is made up of 4 musicians.
Question 11 : Michael Jackson is nicknamed "the King of Pop".
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Michael Jackson (1958-2009) is known worldwide as "The King of Pop".
Question 12 : The piano is classified as a wind instrument.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The piano is a struck string instrument (keyboard percussion).
Question 13 : Bob Marley was Jamaican.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Bob Marley (1945-1981) was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica and remains the global icon of reggae.
Question 14 : The harp is a percussion instrument.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The harp is a plucked string instrument.
Question 15 : The violin has 4 strings.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! The violin has 4 strings tuned in fifths: G, D, A, E.
Question 16 : Madonna is a British singer.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Madonna Louise Ciccone is American, born in Bay City, Michigan in 1958.
Question 17 : The band ABBA is Swedish.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! ABBA was formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid.
Question 18 : An octave contains 10 notes.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! An octave contains 8 notes (C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C). The word comes from Latin "octavus" = eighth.
Question 19 : Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of Queen.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) was the iconic lead singer and co-founder of Queen.
Question 20 : The triangle is considered the most difficult instrument to master.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! While it requires precision, the triangle is relatively simple. The most difficult instruments include the violin, oboe, or French horn.
