Who guides the orchestra, chorus, or other musical group in the performance and keep everyone on beat?
The conductor
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What is it called when a song is very very popular and everyone knows it?
A hit
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As of 2018, what music genre was the most popular in the world?
pop
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What international song contest has had participants from 52 countries?
Eurovision
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Which of the following is not a major music award? a) Motown Award b) Polar Prize c) Grammy Award d) Mercury Prize
a) Mowtown Award. Motown Records is a famous American record label.
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True or False: "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide.
True. "White Christmas" as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies
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Where is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the US? a. New York b. Ohio c. California d. Texas
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland, Ohio. he history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures.
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Where was Spotify founded? a. USA b. England c. Sweden d. The Netherlands
Spotify was founded in 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon
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What does the abbreviation DJ stand for?
DJ stands for “disc jockey,” a callback to a time when DJs worked with vinyl records. Today DJs may work with digital music files rather than physical discs
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What year was the first iPod released? a. 1991 b. 1995 c. 2001 d. 2005
Apple launched the iPod, its first portable music player, in Oct 2001. It had a mechanical scroll wheel and 5GB or 10GB capacities, starting at €300
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What is the difference between a movie score and a movie soundtrack?
A score is the specific musical piece or incidental music that accompanies a scene or moment in the film, and a soundtrack is all the songs and music in a movie
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True or False: India holds the Guiness World Record for the largest choir
True. The largest choir consisted of 121,440 people and was organised by The Art of Living (India), in Perungalathur, Chennai, India, on 30 January 2011.