Piano Man Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pianoforte

The full Italian name for a piano is actually "clavicembalo col piano e forte" which means a harpsicord capable of playing both loud and soft, so "pianoforte" means "softloud".

Answer: Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart preferred his own personal piano and brought it with him wherever he performed. His last piano is on display in the Mozarteum in Salzburg and is much smaller and lighter than a typical piano to making moving easier. Mozart Moving is a common name for companies who move pianos and other large musical instruments.

Answer: Big Boo's Haunt

Big Boo's Haunt takes place in the manor and grounds of a haunted house. Boos, ghost-like creatures, are the main enemy but one of the most famous enemies here is the Mad Piano. The Mad Piano is a haunted piano with sharp teeth that will attack Mario and do serious damage. It guards a red coin.

Answer: All in the Family

"All in the Family" has the theme song "Those Were the Days" sung by Archie and Edith Bunker (Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton). The song features the couple reminiscing about past years when they were younger. The show debuted in 1971 and ended in 1979.

Answer: Wladyslaw Szpilman

Władysław Szpilman was a real-life Polish-Jewish pianist and survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto and the Holocaust. Adrien Brody portrayed Szpilman in the film "The Pianist" for which he earned a Best Actor Academy Award. The film is based on Szpilman's memoir "The Pianist" which covered his life during World War II.

Answer: The Shard

Piano designed some of the world's most famous buildings including London's Shard, a skyscraper that resembles a piece of broken glass. Piano's other buildings include Paris's Centre Georges Pompidou and New York's Whitney Museum.

Answer: Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk was one of the most famous jazz pianists of all time. He was born in 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and was original trained in classical music but jazz was his passion. When told his music was wonderful despite him hitting the wrong notes on the piano, Monk replied "The piano ain't got no wrong notes."

Answer: A self-playing piano

A player piano used perforated sheets of paper or metal to play a song. Player pianos were very large, bulky and difficult to use. They were also expensive to maintain and prone to breaking. Once recorded music became readily available, player pianos quickly disappeared.

The first player piano was invented in 1896 and by the mid 1920s, most of the player piano companies were out of business.

Answer: Ada is mute and communicates via piano

Holly Hunter stars as Ada McGrath, a mute woman who communicates via piano. The film takes place in the mid-19th century New Zealand where Ada's father has sold her to be married. Ada and her daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) bring their piano to New Zealand. However, Ada's new groom (Sam Neill) refuses to accept the piano and abandons it in the New Zealand wilderness.

Answer: False

Lurch (Ted Cassidy) played the harpsichord, not the piano. A harpsichord typically has two separate rows keys. Despite the common belief Lurch plays the piano, in all iterations of the character he either plays the harpsichord or an organ, both of which are typically designed more in a decorative fashion that matches the Addams' mansion.