This document contains the rules and questions for a music quiz competition. It states there will be 21 multiple choice questions worth 1 point each, with no penalties for incorrect answers. The top 6 scoring teams will advance to the finals. Tiebreaker questions are marked with an asterisk. The questions cover a range of topics in popular music, including guitar moves made famous by legends, Indian classical music traditions, famous bands and albums, and notable musicians.

1. THE
MUSIC
QUIZ
NIPAN TALUKDAR
PRASENJEET SAHA

2. Chapter 1:
The Prelims

3. RULES:
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21 QUESTIONS.
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1 MARKS PER QUESTION. NO NEGATIVES SO FIRE AWAY! WE PROMISE
WE WONT LAUGH AT YOUR RIDICULOUS ANSWERS!
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6 TOP-SCORING TEAMS SHALL BE WORTHY OF GOING TO THE FINALS.
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STARRED (*) QUESTIONS WILL DECIDE THE VICTOR AMONGST EQUALS,
IF A TIE SITUATION SHALL ARISE.
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ALL DISPUTES REGARDING THE QUESTIONS TO BE SUMMARILY IGNORED
AND PROBABLY RIDICULED.
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„LOSE HOPE ALL YE WHO ARGUE‟ FOR THE QUIZMASTERS‟ DECISION IS
SUPREME AND FINAL.

4. *1. These are certain classic trends started by some legends. They
are copied even today. What are these?
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The Windmill
The Spasm
Using a violin bow
The Whirligig
Using teeth
The Scissor Kick
The Duckwalk
The Shoulder Rider.

5. Guitar moves

6. 2. In Hindustani music, a X is a system of social organization linking
musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and by
adherence to a particular musical style. A X also indicates a
comprehensive musicological ideology. This ideology sometimes
changes substantially from one X to another. It directly affects the
thinking, teaching, performance and appreciation of music.
The word X comes from a Hindi word which means 'family' or
'house'. It typically refers to the place where the musical ideology
originated; for example, some of the X well known are: Agra,
Gwalior, Indore, Jaipur, Kirana, and Patiala.

7. Gharana

8. *3. Who are they known as? Recently in news and a surge in
popularity although they have been around since 1993.

9. DAFT PUNK; Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas
Bangalter

10. 4. This is the lake X in Finland located on the suburbs of the city of
Espoo, not far from Helsinki. In 1960, a series of murders took place
around its banks with its victims mostly teenage kids. The murders
are still a popular subject in Finnish media.
We know about X due to a certain death metal band Y who had
to change their name from „Inearthed‟ to something else and
they seached the local phonebook and came across X. Thus was
formed „Y‟. ID X/Y.

11. Bodom/ Children of Bodom

12. 5. X was introduced to Hindi film music by the „veteran‟ music
director and composer Bappi Lahiri. They had many disco hits
together in many films in the 1980s including "Tarzan", Dance
Dance, Commando, Guru etc. When she started her career with
him, she was doing playback singing for many actresses, such as
Karisma Kapoor, Smita Patil, Mandakini, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla etc.
Later she released her own pop albums which became hugely
popular and she became a household name. Her later albums
were not so successful and she returned to playback singing.
Also known as „Indian Madonna‟ she is suppose to have
popularised the pop music trend in India. ID X.

13. Alisha Chinoy

14. 6. X tried a number of stage costumes, such as Spider-Man, Zorro,
a gorilla, and a parody of Superman, named Super-Ang, before
settling on his signature Y look at the suggestion of his sister.
To match this image the press and public were told that X was
born in 1959, not 1955. The original uniform was created by his
sister Margaret and when it fell apart from wear and tear he used
his uniform from an institute.
Later Y was also the preferred costume of the group and
protagonist of a cult 2003 movie as a tribute to X.

15. X- Angus Young, Y- schoolboy costume

16. 7. This is a Norwegian talk show by two brothers where they are
discussing their recent surprise success of a certain „designed to
fail‟. What are they discussing?

17. The Fox (What does the fox say?) by the Ylvis brothers

18. 8. What have been blanked out?

19. Stairway to Heaven/ Highway to hell

20. *9. "Brimful of X" is a 1997 single by the British alternative rock band
Cornershop. The lyrics are a tribute to X.
This song is based upon the history of film culture in India. X is one of the
legendary playback singers who has sung over 12,000 songs.

21. Asha Bhosle

22. 10. These are symbols representing the members of a certain
band which were designed with the idea „that it'd be a good
idea to put out something totally anonymous‟. Which famous
band?

23. Led Zepelin

24. 11. Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues
singer and musician. He is believed to be the first member of a certain infamous
club. His poorly documented early life and his superb guitar skills gave rise to
certain rumour. What rumour? (video related)

25. Sold his soul to the Devil for mastery of the guitar/ „Me and the Devil Blues„

26. 12.
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He is an acclaimed Indian violinist.
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Yehudi Menuhin on X:
“I find nothing more inspiring than the music making of my very great colleague X.
Each time I listen to him, I am carried away in wonderment.”
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He has been officially crowned Violin Chakravarthy (the emperor of the violin) by
the Governor of Madras.
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Grammy Nomination (for the album Indian Classical Music) (1981). Who?

27. L. Subramaniam

28. *13. Minimalist poster about which singer?

29. Ozzy Osbourne (when he bit off a bat‟s head in live show)

30. 14. The X (강남구) is one of the 25 gu (local government districts) which make up a
certain Asian city. X literally means "South of the (Han) River".
As of the 2010 census, X District had a population of 527,641, making it the 4th
most populated district. It is also the third largest district, with an area of 39.5 km2.
In addition, a lot of parents choose the X area for their children's education,
thanks to its many academies and privileged high schools. X is a posh locality in
the city. ID X.

31. Gangnam district

32. *15.
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This album was on the Billboard 200 for a staggering 741 straight weeks, the
longest run for any album ever.
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It was a concept album, where all the songs in the album were unified by a
theme that explored the complexities of human consciousness.
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The album's themes include conflict, greed, aging, death and mental illness,
and made some of the most advanced studio techniques of the time,
including multi-tracking, analogue synthesizers, and tape loops.
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The name of the album is an allusion to lunacy, rather than astronomy.
Which album and the band?

33. PINK FLOYD
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

34. 16. “X" was first promoted during a TV spot for the NFL Network's "Thursday Night
Football" show, where the single was the part of the jingle. The single was played
every Thursday in pre-game shows and began on 13 September.
A different promo aired every week with Y wearing jerseys of each of the two
teams playing that week. Y also said that 33 different looks were designed for the
commercial based on the teams.
Id the song X, which propelled Y as an international star.

35. ‘In my city’ by Priyanka Chopra feat wil.I.am

36. 17. ID this bowed instrument.
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Of all Indian instruments, it is said to most resemble the sound of the human
voice – able to imitate vocal ornaments such as gamakas (shakes) and meend
(glide from one note to another).
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It is also said to be the hardest Indian instrument to master.
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According to some musicians, the word XY is a combination of two words
„X‟(Persian equivalent of three) and „Y‟ (Persian equivalent of colored)
corrupted as XY.
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The clip is from an Aerosmith single from the album Nine Lives. The instrument is
played by „Ramesh Mishra‟.

37. Sarangi

38. *18. Who is the popstar who voice-cameod in this episode of The Simpsons?
This is the best video
I could find!

39. Michael Jackson

40. 19. X?
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Norval Sinclair X (circa 1885–1955) was a White Jamaican.
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X was born in Jamaica to Albert Thomas X and Ellen Broomfield. X was a
European-Jamaican of British descent whose father's family came from Sussex,
England.
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Norval Sinclair is more famous for being the father of someone in music.

41. X- Marley; Bob Marley‟s father

42. *20. Google Doodle video about?
Love this
video! 

43. Freddie Mercury/ Queen

44. FIN