Music for Kids Trivia

1. "The wheels on the _____ go round and round." What are the wheels on?

From Quiz Sing-A-Long of Children's Songs I Like

Answer: bus

"The Wheels on the Bus" was written in the 1930s by Verna Hills. It is the same tune as "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush."

From Quiz All About Orchestras

Answer: conductor

An orchestra is managed by the conductor, who is responsible for the way in which the piece of music is interpreted and played.

From Quiz "Bert & Ernie Sing-Along" Album Quiz

Answer: Yankee Doodle

He was singing "Yankee Doodle" whilst exclaiming how much he enjoys his bath. This gave Ernie the idea to come in and join him in singing.

From Quiz 100-Year-Old Songs You Might Know

Answer: 5 miles

"The Camptown ladies sing this song, Doo-da, Doo-da, The Camptown racetrack's five miles long, Oh, de doo-da day." Stephen Foster published this song about a racetrack for horses in 1850, over 150 years ago. The village of Camptown, Pennsylvania claims to be the home of the actual track.

From Quiz Holiday Songs for Kids

Answer: Glows

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a very popular song at Christmas time. It is about Rudolph fighting for a spot to pull Santa's sleigh, and he finally gets it when he helps Santa see through the darkness one night with his red nose. The song was written by Johnny Marks in 1939 and was based on a published story.

From Quiz I Love To Go A-Wandering

Answer: the mountains

The singer likes to wander through mountain tracks. Since the song was written in Germany he may like to hike in the Alps.

From Quiz Percussion Instruments for Kids

Answer: Triangle

The triangle is made of metal bent into a triangle shape. When you hit it with the special metal stick it makes a high pitched 'ting' sound.

From Quiz Grade School Songs

Answer: and then we'll let him go.

The song was written in 1777 by Thomas Arne. The melody is the same as another children's song, "The Farmer in the Dell".

From Quiz Composers for Kids

Answer: Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart almost stands for "prodigy". His father wrote down his first compositions by ear. When Wolfgang learned how to write himself, he composed "The Little Night Music" and "The Magic Flute" and many other pieces.

From Quiz What's In the Song?

Answer: my thumb

The first written version of this song appeared in 1906. As for playing "knick knack", there are several theories about what this may have meant. One says that since a knick knack is a shiny object, children in the early 1900s may have spun them on a flat surface - much like playing marbles.

From Quiz A Musical Menagerie

Answer: bear

"The Bear Went Over the Mountain" is often sung to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow".

From Quiz "Schoolhouse Rock!" - "I'm Just a Bill"

Answer: Capitol Hill

The Bill is referring to The House of Representative and the Senate which together make the United States Congress.

From Quiz Peter, Paul, and Mommy

Answer: WHIRRR

This is the chorus from the "Marvelous Toy", about just that! A father brings home a wondrous thing that makes lots of noises, and the child can't figure out what it is, but doesn't mind a bit. This song was the first on side 1 of the "Peter, Paul, and Mommy" album, which was called the Toy Side. (This was back in the days when albums were on vinyl records.) A man named Albert Grossman put Peter, Paul, and Mary together. He wanted to create a folk group made up of a tall blonde woman, a handsome man, and a clown (that would be Mary, Peter, and Paul, in that order).

From Quiz Why did they put that there?

Answer: Conductor

The conductor's primary duty is to unify the performers for their performance.

From Quiz Sing a Song of Sixpence

Answer: 90 years

"Grandfather's Clock" was written in 1876 by Henry Clay Work. This song is the sole reason why long case clocks are referred to as grandfather clocks.

From Quiz It's a Puppet!

Answer: Mr Blobby

The song was Mr Blobby's first and only number one hit and knocked Meatloaf off the number one spot on the 11th December 1993. In 1995 "Christmas In Blobbyland" was released, but failed to reach the top 20 peaking at number 36.

From Quiz Songs I Play On The Piano

Answer: France

"Frere Jacques" is considered a French nursery melody for a number of reasons, which remain theories, like the possible connection of the melody with Frere Jacques Beaulieu, but there is no evidence of this. We do know that it was first published in 1811 in Paris.

From Quiz Grandpa's Magical Toys - Wee Sing

Answer: a clown

Punchinello is a clown marionette that is released from his strings.

From Quiz The Big Black Dog

Answer: Bingo

The song is sometimes sung: There was a farmer who had a dog, And Bingo was his name-o. B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-O And Bingo was his name-o. However, the 'Big black dog who sat on the back porch' version is usually used for folk dancing.

From Quiz Songs I Sang as a Kid

Answer: spider

"Itsy Bitsy Spider" has been around in one form or another since the early 1900s. There are several versions of the song including "The Incy Weensy Spider". Kids love to use their fingers and try to mimic the movements of the spider.

From Quiz Karaoke for Kids

Answer: farm

Old McDonald had a farm, of course. On this farm he had some sheep, with a baa baa here and there.

From Quiz It's Not a Tuba

Answer: Trombone

The trombone is played by putting your lips against the mouthpiece and vibrating them. Some people liken it to blowing a raspberry. The air inside the instrument vibrates and you make music! It's not as easy as it sounds though. The note you end up playing is determined by the position of the slide tube, so you need to move this in and out to change the note you play. The trombone is quite an old instrument. They started to evolve from the very basic trumpet in the 1400s. From its birth to the early 1700s, the trombone was dubbed a 'sackbut'. The word 'trombone' comes from the Italian language and means 'large trumpet'.

From Quiz Puff, the Magic Dragon

Answer: The sea

Puff sometimes flies above the sea. While traveling around on the sea, sometimes he encounters pirate ships.

From Quiz A Little Mouse With Clogs On

Answer: Holland [Netherlands]

Holland is famous for its cheese, tulips and windmills.

From Quiz String Theory for Kids!

Answer: How loose or tight the string is.

The thickness, length, and tension of the strings all affect the pitch or tone the string makes. The tighter the string is, the higher the pitch will be. Short and thin strings will also make the pitch higher.

From Quiz Songs from Movies and Television Shows

Answer: Miley Cyrus

Her father is Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley stars as Miley Stewart in "Hannah Montana".

From Quiz Children's Songs and Rhymes From Yesteryear

Answer: Gopher

Gopher guts are not something I want to eat! Do you like this rhyme? "Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts" (author unknown) Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts, Mutilated monkey's meat, Little birdie's dirty feet, A ten-pound jar of all-purpose porpoise pus, And me without a spoon!

From Quiz Fun Songs and Action Rhymes for Kids

Answer: No more

The mouse said, "No more!" It's quite possible that he was tired! Try singing the verse! Hickory Dickory Dock Hickory, dickory dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one The mouse ran down, Hickory, dickory dock Hickory, dickory dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck two The mouse said, "Boo!" Hickory, dickory dock. Hickory, dickory dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck three The mouse said "Whee!" Hickory, dickory dock. Hickory, dickory dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck four The mouse said, "No more!" (stop saying the verse now!)

From Quiz Inspirational Sing-a-long Songs

Answer: climbed

"And when the Savior passed that way, He looked up in the tree, and He said, "Zaccheus, you come down! For I'm going to your house today. For I'm going to your house today". The song "Zaccheus" is based on a story written in the Bible (Luke 19:1-10). He was a rich man who worked as a tax collector. He wanted to see who Jesus was when he traveled through Jericho, but because of the large crowd and his small size, he had to climb a tree to see Him.

From Quiz Popular US Patriotic Sing-a-long Songs

Answer: free

"Every heart beats true, 'neath the Red, White and Blue, where there's never a boast or a brag. But should auld acquaintance be forgot, keep your eyes on the grand old flag". "You're a Grand Old Flag, was a song written to honor the flag of the United States of America by George M. Cohan.

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