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music trivia: a cappella music-multiple choice
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| First submitted | May 14, 2019 |
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1.
Whose a cappella recording, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" won Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 1989 Grammys.
Stevie Wonder
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Bobby McFerrin
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Todd Rundgren
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Ben Folds
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2.
What style of a cappella singing was used in the Catholic church during the 9th & 10th centuries? The Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos had an album of such music in the pop charts?
Cantatas
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Gregorian chants
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Folk ballads
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Rounds
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3.
What African cappella singing group was popularized in the US after collaborating with Paul Simon on the song; "Homeless" and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"?
High Life
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Afrika '70
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Soweto Gospel Choir
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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4.
What singer/songwriter released his album "A Cappella" in 1985? With its lack of instruments, it contrasted with earlier albums, such as; Something/Anything or Runt.
Paul Simon
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Lindsey Buckingham
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Elvis Costello
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Todd Rundgren
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5.
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. is an abbreviation for the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of what kind of a cappella singing in America?
Barber Shop Quartet
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Bass Solo Quodlibet
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Basses & Sopranos Quartet
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Barter Shop Quartet
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6.
What singing group started in 1962 Brooklyn, NY, singing five-part harmonies on street-corners and subway corridors, and made their first album "Acappella" in 1970?
The Manhattan Transfer
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The Penguins
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The Persuasions
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The Delfonics
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7.
What 2012 movie about collegiate a cappella singing, starred Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Elizabeth Banks (among others), and inspired 2 sequels
Pitch Perfect
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The Sapphires
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Blue Like Jazz
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Sing Street
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8.
What mixed (male and female) quintet emerged from the "Sing-Off" TV show, and is well known for pop covers and Christmas albums?
Pentatonix
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The 5th Dimension
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Straight No Chaser
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The Treblemakers
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9.
What 8-time Grammy winners in jazz and gospel music are famous for their 6-part a cappella harmonies?
6 Ways 2 Sunday
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6th Sense
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Take 6
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SixPack
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10.
What style of polyphonic a cappella music was the most important secular form of music in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
oratorio
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madrigal
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motet
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aria
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11.
All but one of these groups traditionally worship sans instrumental accompaniment. Which of these is the only one that doesn't prefer a cappella music?
Old Order Mennonites
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The Eastern Orthodox Church (Byzantine Rite)
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Tibetan Buddhism
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The Plymouth Brethren
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12.
All of these hip hop elements can be a part of an a cappella song except which one of these?
rapping
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beatboxing
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breakdancing
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sampling
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13.
Which of these classical choral compositions are performed a cappella?
Missa Papae Marcelli by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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The St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Messiah by Georg Friedrich Handel
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Mass by Leonard Bernstein
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14.
What is the original Italian translation of the term "a cappella"
very softly or quietly
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In the manner of the chapel
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without a leader
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from the top
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15.
What a cappella men's choir, that formed at Indiana University, has the same name as a Thelonious Monk song?
Pannonica
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Straight, No Chaser
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'Round Midnight
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Brilliant Corners
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3 Comments
stayc0tt
+1
Level 46
May 14, 2019
THe best a cappella group of all time are THE NUTMEGS. Did you ever hear of them? Check them out sometime. They started in Connecticut in 50's. Awesome!
musiclistsareus
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Level 62
May 15, 2019
You mentioned them once before, and I checked them out. I'm glad you enjoy them, but they aren't my cup of tea. I did almost use them in the quiz, though, and I do appreciate you mentioning them. I own about 7,000 recordings, but I'm always looking for my next fix.
stayc0tt
+1
Level 46
May 16, 2019
You are probably younger than I am. Thanks for responding.
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