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Toot Your Own Horn Trivia Quiz

Some musical and not-so-musical questions relating to the phrase "toot your own horn".

A multiple-choice quiz by garu0rose. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
garu0rose

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,091

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
487

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg has played with Max Weinberg and the Tonight Show Band for years. What instrument does he play? Hint

trumpet

lute

saxophone

trombone

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Question 2 of 10

2. Usually the horn of a ram, this instrument is mentioned in the Old Testament as a means to announce holidays or to signify the start of a war. What is it? Hint

shogud

shownuff

shogun

shofar

3. Frederick "Toots" Hibbert is the leader of a band that plays ska and reggae music. While Toots plays guitar, several members of his band toot horns. What is the name of this Jamaican band? Hint

Toots and the Mayas

The Wailers

Toots and the Midols

Toots and the Maytals

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Question 4 of 10

4. In addition to its usual meaning, the word "toot" has secondary meanings. A fairly archaic use of the word defines a drinking spree or binge. It also refers to ingesting a certain drug. What drug is associated with "toot"? Hint

cocaine

heroin

marijuana

crack

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Question 5 of 10

5. The phrase "toot your own horn," of course, means to boast. Who did a lot of tooting when he proclaimed that he created the Internet? Hint

Al Gore

Alexander Haig

Dan Quayle

Steve Jobs

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Question 6 of 10

6. US political candidate William Jefferson Clinton tried to prove his cool by blowing his horn on this late night talk show. On which show did Bill toot? Hint

The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno

The Arsenio Hall Show

Tomorrow with Tom Snyder

Late Night with David Letterman

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Toot & Puddle" is an illustrated children's book about two friends who are very different. Toot likes to travel to places unknown. He sends postcards about his travels to Puddle, who prefers to stay home and enjoy everyday life. What kind of animals are these friends? Hint

birds

cats

pigs

mice

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Question 8 of 10

8. What's the meaning of the French phrase "tout suite" or "tout de suite"? Hint

right away

without qualification

total effect

as one goes along

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Question 9 of 10

9. The precursor to the modern trombone is the: Hint

rackett

sacbut

crumhorn

chalumeau

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Question 10 of 10

10. A French horn player places his hand in the bell of the instrument to do all but which of the following? Hint

mute the sound

alter the pitch

vary the tone

remove spittle that pools in the bell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg has played with Max Weinberg and the Tonight Show Band for years. What instrument does he play?

Answer: trombone

LaBamba was once a member of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. In addition to taking a lot of razzing from Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien, LaBamba provides the voice for the popular skit "In the Year 3000".

2. Usually the horn of a ram, this instrument is mentioned in the Old Testament as a means to announce holidays or to signify the start of a war. What is it?

Answer: shofar

When used during the feast of Rosh Hashanah, the blowing of the shofar serves as a reminder of Abraham's sacrifice. The instrument sounds something like a trumpet. The person who plays the shofar is called a tokea, Hebrew for "blaster".

3. Frederick "Toots" Hibbert is the leader of a band that plays ska and reggae music. While Toots plays guitar, several members of his band toot horns. What is the name of this Jamaican band?

Answer: Toots and the Maytals

Toots and the Maytals were one of the first reggae bands to come out of Jamaica. Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton and Ben Harper have counted themselves as fans.

Answer: cocaine

Toot refers both to the act of snorting cocaine and to the drug itself. Coca leaves, the source of the drug, have been ingested for thousands of years.

5. The phrase "toot your own horn," of course, means to boast. Who did a lot of tooting when he proclaimed that he created the Internet?

Answer: Al Gore

Former US Vice President Gore didn't invent or create the Internet, but he did advance legislation that aided the development of the "information superhighway". He was, perhaps, one of the first politicians tuned into the potential of high-speed computing. Gore sponsored a 1988 bill that helped link institutions of higher learning via a shared network.

6. US political candidate William Jefferson Clinton tried to prove his cool by blowing his horn on this late night talk show. On which show did Bill toot?

Answer: The Arsenio Hall Show

Bill played his saxophone on Arsenio's show on June 3, 1992. The appearance seemed to boost Clinton's flagging campaign. He won the US presidential election against George H.W. Bush and Ross Perot by winning 370 electoral votes.

Answer: pigs

Holly Hobbie wrote the book in 1997. In 2009, there were ten editions in the "Toot & Puddle" series.

8. What's the meaning of the French phrase "tout suite" or "tout de suite"?

Answer: right away

The term became Americanized by U.S. soldiers during World War I. Written as "toot sweet," it retains the same meaning.

9. The precursor to the modern trombone is the:

Answer: sacbut

The term sacbut, from the Middle French saquebout, literally means "push pull". A rackett is similar to a bassoon; a crumhorn, from the German for curved horn, has some of the characteristics of a bagpipe; and the clarinet was developed from the chalumeau.

10. A French horn player places his hand in the bell of the instrument to do all but which of the following?

Answer: remove spittle that pools in the bell

The horn contains up to twelve feet of tubing coiled between the mouthpiece and bell. It has three valves. It's been said that the French horn is one of the most difficult instruments to play.

Source: Author garu0rose

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