Music trivia questions

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1. Easy

   1. Which American heavy metal band recorded 'Enter Sandman' and 'Nothing Else Matters'?

   1. Iron Maiden
   2. Def Leppard
   3. Guns N' Roses
   4. Metallica
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   D. Metallica

2. Easy

   2. Which stick strung with horsehair is drawn across the strings of a violin?

   1. Bow
   2. Baton
   3. Plectrum
   4. Mallet
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   A. Bow

3. Medium

   3. Which word names both a Hyundai saloon car sold since 1985 and the musical form of Beethoven's 'Pathétique' and 'Appassionata'?

   1. Prelude
   2. Sonata
   3. Rondo
   4. Toccata
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   B. Sonata

4. Medium

   4. Which highly influential American jazz trumpeter and composer recorded the foundational 1959 modal jazz album 'Kind of Blue'?

   1. Louis Armstrong
   2. Dizzy Gillespie
   3. Chet Baker
   4. Miles Davis
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   D. Miles Davis

5. Medium

   5. Which legendary English rock band released the highly successful 1979 concept album 'The Wall'?

   1. Led Zeppelin
   2. Queen
   3. The Who
   4. Pink Floyd
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   D. Pink Floyd

6. Harder

   6. Which fast, harmonically complex jazz style was developed in the 1940s by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie?

   1. Swing
   2. Ragtime
   3. Dixieland
   4. Bebop
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   D. Bebop

7. Harder

   7. Who composed the famous waltz 'The Blue Danube'?

   1. Johannes Brahms
   2. Franz Lehár
   3. Johann Strauss II
   4. Gustav Mahler
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   C. Johann Strauss II

8. Harder

   8. Which stringed instrument with a round body and drum-like head is central to American bluegrass music?

   1. Mandolin
   2. Banjo
   3. Fiddle
   4. Dobro
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   B. Banjo

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