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  The Marvelous Music of Irving Berlin   popular trivia quiz  
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Irving Berlin, born Israel Isidore Beilin (Russia, 1888), was one of the most prolific songwriters of all time. He wrote well over 1,000 tunes, 25 of which became number one hits. I'll give you some lyrics-see if you can tell what songs they are from.
Average, 10 Qns, paulmallon, Sep 20 13
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  Irving Berlin is American Music   popular trivia quiz  
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From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway and Hollywood, Irving Berlin wrote over thousand songs. This is a quiz surveying his career, his life, and a few of his tunes.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Yowsers74, Aug 27 13
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Irving Berlin Trivia Questions

1. Although he could not write or read music, Irving Berlin played on a special kind of piano that he named after a brand of car. What was the name of the car?

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Irving Berlin is American Music

Answer: Buick

In fact, Berlin could only play in one key, F sharp major (all the black keys) and when he wanted to transpose a song to a different key, there was a lever on the piano that changed the key for him.

2. Which extraordinary song writing team produced Irving Berlin's most enduring Broadway musical comedy, "Annie Get Your Gun"?

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Answer: Rodgers and Hammerstein

Originally, Rodgers and Hammerstein had commissioned Jerome Kern to write the score with co-librettist Dorothy Fields, however Kern passed away before writing a single note.

3. What was Irving Berlin's first "hit" song?

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Answer: Marie from Sunny Italy

Although this was his first hit song, he only wrote the lyrics. The music was written by M. Nicholson.

4. Irving Berlin built a Broadway theater designed as a showcase for his musical revues. What is the name of the theater?

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Answer: The Music Box

Built in 1921, The Music Box is still going strong and is one of the most "intimate" Broadway theaters seating only 860.

5. Irving Berlin was born of Russian-Jewish parents in Mogilev, Belarus; however, the family soon immigrated to the United States in 1883. What was Berlin's original surname?

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Answer: Baline

Irving Berlin came upon his name due to a printer's error that appeared on the sheet music cover of his song, "Marie from Sunny Italy".

6. Irving Berlin wrote his first original Hollywood film musical score for which screen pair?

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Answer: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

Irving Berlin wrote the songs for six films starring Fred Astaire including "Top Hat", "Follow the Fleet", "Carefree", "Holiday Inn", "Blue Skies", and "Easter Parade".

7. All the songs in this Irving Berlin movie musical reached the Top 15 simultaneously on the charts when the radio program "Your Hit Parade" was broadcast in 1935. Which movie was it?

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Answer: Top Hat

"Top Hat" featured such unforgettable tunes as "Cheek to Cheek", which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song. The other hit tunes include "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails", "Isn't This a Lovely Day", "No Strings", and "The Piccolino".

8. Although Berlin was very proud of his adopted homeland, he once composed a song as a tribute to another nation. Which nation and song was it?

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Answer: Heaven Watch the Philippines (Philippines)

It was in 1945, while he was in Leyte, Philippines entertaining the American liberation troops, he composed the song, "Heaven Watch the Philippines".

9. Irving Berlin wrote his last original Broadway musical score for which musical?

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Answer: Mr. President

"Mr. President" opened on Broadway at the St. James Theater, October 20, 1962 and ran for 265 performances.

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