FunTrivia Music Mix: Vol 9 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Dixie Chicks

Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire make up the Dixie Chicks. Emily and Martie are sisters. Their debut album was "Wide Open Spaces".

Question by player laoi

Answer: pianos

There are several types of pianos. First, an upright piano is a standard size piano and feasible to have and use in a home. Its strings are vertical but its parts can wear out sooner than the grand piano's structures. Next, the grand piano is larger and wider than the standard piano, with horizontal keys.

The grand piano produces a richer sound and is preferred for use in concerts. The electronic piano does not use strings or hammers and simulates the sound of a standard piano. The sounds are enhanced by attached speakers and amplifiers. Finally, the digital piano is similar to the electronic piano in that it does not have strings or hammers.It uses digital technology to resemble precisely the audio sound of each piano note.

It is attached to an amplifier and speaker.It can also come with a digital arrangement and built in amplifiers and speakers. An advantage of a digital piano is that a person can practice quietly with headphones without releasing the sound of the keys.

A digital piano can also come with keys and features that resemble a standard piano.

Question by player milliesmall

Answer: Blues

Blues music first appeared in the U.S. Southern States in the late 19th century. While the name is often associated with depressing or sad themes, it is also considered to have possibly come from the name of an early composition, "Dallas Blues" in 1912.

Question by player timence

Answer: Happy Birthday

The song was originally called "Good Morning To You", and was co-written by the sisters for their kindergarten classes to sing. The birthday lyrics appeared first in print in 1924. The song is no longer legally under copyright by Warner Chappell.

Question by player gmja

Answer: Teenager in Love

This song was released in 1959, and it reached number five in the US Billboard chart, though it only reached number 28 in the UK. Dion was a teenager himself when this song was being released, a month before he turned 20.

Question by player priyachakrab

Answer: The Carpenters

The song was released on the album of the same name, released in 1970. Richard and Karen Carpenter are the two siblings that make up the group. They have sung many of my favorite songs including "Top of the World" and "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)".

Question by player rieker01

Answer: Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox was born December 25th, 1954. She rose to fame as half of the duo The Eurythmics. Dave Stewart was the other half. "Why" was from the 1992 album "Diva" while "No More I Love You's" was from the "Medusa" album from 1996. Both songs were nominated for Grammys.

Question by player casper200405

Answer: Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday was given the nickname "Lady Day" by her friend Lester Young, himself a well known musician. As well as being one of the great early jazz singers, she also co-wrote several songs, including "Lady Sings the Blues" and "God Bless the Child".

Question by player Christinap

Answer: Fingals' Cave

Fingal's Cave is a series of six-sided basalt columns. As the columns are very similar to those forming the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, it is thought that they were formed at the same time but are now separated by the Atlantic Ocean. The cave was visited by Mendelssohn in the early 19th century.

His visit and subsequent overture helped to make the cave into a tourist attraction.

Question by player harryofarabia

Answer: A handsome yellow bird and a sparrow

Written by Clarence Murphy and William Hargreave in 1903, "Goodbye Little Yellow Bird" tells the sad tale of a handsome yellow bird that falls in love with a little sparrow that lands on his window sill one cold winter's day. He instantly falls in love with the little hen and invites her to share his cage and be his mate, but alas, she looks at his gilded cage, his "...his castle, with its ribbon and its tassle" and answers "I'd rather brave the cold on a leafless tree, than a prisoner be, in a cage of gold".

It's a heartbreaking tale indeed and done to perfection by skilled pathos-dripping music hall sopranos.

Question by player Creedy