Friday 20 Question Quiz – 30/08/2024

Round 1: "Classical" Music

10 questions about what could be loosely called classical music.

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Which Italian violinist and composer was often regarded as “The Devil’s Violinist” because he often performed with a one-string violin? (surname)

What term is used for the speed at which a piece of music is played?

A distinctive feature of the waltz is that it has how many beats to the bar?

Which instrument do you associate with Stradivarius and also the Amati family?

Whose operas include Tanhauser, Tristan Und Isolde, and The Flying Dutchman? (surname)

Referring to with a fast or moderate tempo, what musical direction comes from the Italian meaning cheerful?

The music in Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' is based upon which composer's version of the classic story?

Which famous group of 4 violin concerti was written by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi?

Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, which famous composer composed from the age of five? (surname)

Which composer created a symphony in which each musician has to stop playing and leave the stage one by one until only two people are left on the stage? (surname)

Round 2: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

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What was the name given to the coding machine used by the Germans in World War II?

What actor was killed in a car crash at the age of 24 – he was on the way to participate in a sports car race?

Which video game company was founded in 1889, and originally produced paper before the advent of video games?

What snickering dog appears in the Wacky Races as Dick Dastardly's pet?

The central tower of a castle, the innermost and strongest part, is called the what?

Which enduring western made its television debut On Sep 12th 1959 and ran until Jan 17 1973?

If you are sailing into Hades, what is the name of the helmsman of the boat?

What name is given to a settlement which is clustered around a central point?

Which world champion was beaten by a machine called Deep Blue in 1997?

In what method of singing does the singer alternate between natural voice and falsetto?

Time’s up