Music quiz
Music quiz from the Beatles to today’s chart hits: bands, albums, lyrics and the stories behind them.
Which composer wrote the opera 'The Magic Flute'?
More Music questions
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Which duo made the album 'Palmen aus Plastik'?
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- Bonez MC und RAF Camora
- 187 Straßenbande
- Capital Bra und Samra
- Kollegah und Farid Bang
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Which country does the band U2 come from?
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- Ireland
- England
- Scotland
- USA
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Who produced Green Day's 1994 album 'Dookie'?
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- Rob Cavallo
- Butch Vig
- Rick Rubin
- Bob Rock
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The songs on 'Who's Next' were salvaged from which abandoned Pete Townshend rock-opera project?
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- Lifehouse
- Quadrophenia
- Tommy II
- Rael
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Which Berlin techno club, known for its strict door policy, opened in 2004 inside a former power plant?
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- Tresor
- Watergate
- KitKatClub
- Berghain
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What is the connection between Sinéad O’Connor and Prince on “Nothing Compares 2 U”?
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- Prince wrote the song
- They sang the song as a duet
- Sinéad O’Connor produced Prince
- Prince directed the music video
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What characterizes an anacrusis in music?
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- An incomplete bar at the beginning
- The final complete bar of a piece
- A repetition of the chorus at the end
- A particularly loud beat at the start of a bar
True or false?
Same material, different game — in a duel this one runs without a clock, but with an explanation after every reveal.
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Freddie Mercury, the frontman of Queen, was born in Zanzibar.
Reveal Reveal
True.
Freddie Mercury was born on 5 September 1946 as Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town on the island of Zanzibar, then a British protectorate, today part of Tanzania.
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The TikTok hit 'Heat Waves' is by the band Glass Animals.
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True.
'Heat Waves' by Glass Animals became a worldwide streaming success through TikTok.
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The Bee Gees were four brothers who formed a music group.
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False.
The Bee Gees were three brothers — Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb — not four.
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In Balinese gamelan, instruments are made in matching pairs that are deliberately tuned slightly apart from each other.
Reveal Reveal
True.
The slight difference in pitch between the paired instruments creates a beating, shimmering effect that is central to the Balinese gamelan sound.
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In a duel the wheel decides which category comes up — and every round brings a different one of the eleven games.
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