Pub Trivia

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Before the Beatles formed their own record label, Apple Records, in 1968, they had most of their hits on one record label in Britain and a different label in the U.S.. Can you name these two record labels?

10

In the Beatles' song, Michelle, what was the line sung in French?

8

According to the Beatles, what were the names of the three grandchildren sitting on their knees in the song, When I'm Sixty-Four?

10

Which four stringed instruments make up a string quartet?

2

Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C Minor and Tchaikowski's Symphony Number 6 both have the same sad-sounding name. What is this one word?

2

Around 1720, how many Brandenburg Concertos did Johann Sebastian Bach compose altogether?

10

What is the name of the musical instrument composed of a flat wooden sound box with 30 to 40 strings which are plucked with the fingertips.

10

Which Italian violinmaker developed the proportions of the modern violin and created some of the finest instruments of all time?

17

Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote three ballets. What were they?

2

Famous for his beret, be-bop sunglasses, and his trumpet whose horn points diagonally upward toward the heavens, who was this jazz all-star who died in 1993?

12

Which Italian composer wrote The Barber of Seville, and who is the title character?

18

As a result of patriotism during the Gulf War, in 1991 Whitney Houston had an unlikely musical hit when she recorded what song?

2

RCA and Columbia were the first two recording companies to produce music records made from what tough, flexible, shiny plastic?

18

This popular music style combines French, Caribbean and blues musical styles. It is frequently played on guitar, accordion, and washboard, and originated in Louisiana. What is it called?

15

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in 1770 in which of these cities? Berlin, Bonn, or Berne?