20 questions
What is this symbol?
note
measure
staff
clef
Adagio, presto, largo, and allegro all deal mostly with which element of music?
pitch
tempo
texture
dynamics
A music selection is written in 4/4 time signature.
This means that it...
has 4 beats per note
is over 4 minutes long
has 4 beats per measure
is probably a waltz
The Messiah, The Well-Tempered Clavier, and The Four Seasons were written during which musical era?
Baroque
Romantic
Renaissance
Classical
Which type of song below are you LEAST likely to hear in a religious setting?
a spiritual
a sonata
a Gregorian chant
an oratorio
The timpani is a type of what?
flute
horn
harp
drum
Which of the following instruments is a member of the woodwind family?
recorder
dulcimer
zither
synthesizer
In which instrument are the notes sometimes ¨stopped" by inserting the playerś hand into the bell?
tuba
French horn
trombone
trumpet
Prince Desire and Princess Aurora are in which play?
The Nutcracker
Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty
Romeo and Juliet
Which of the following is NOT a traditional ballroom dance?
tango
waltz
Charleston
rumba
This dancer is performing a...
plié
tendu
jeté
pirouette
Pablo was one of the first artists to use...
mobile
mural
collage
sculpture
Which of the following painted The Creation of Adam on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo
Donatello
In theaters, what is the inexpensive area where groundlings stood?
heavens
pit
tiring house
gallery
Which of the following artistic choices is, by definition, religious?
mosaic
fresco
icon
frieze
Who wrote a Brief History of Time and wrote about black holes?
Muhammad Ali
Nelson Mandela
Steve Jobs
Stephen Hawking
Which Native American dance uses organic objects filled with beads or seeds?
hoop dance
buffalo dance
grass dance
gourd dance
Which is a design seen on barns owned by the Pennsylvania Dutch?
hex sign
totem
kente
churn
Which of the following did NOT run for president as a Democrat in 2019?
Mike Pence
Elizabeth Warren
Bernie Sanders
Joe Biden
I am excited about being on Academic Team!
yes
absolutely yes
oh yeah!
for sure!