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Quiz about A Cappella Music
Quiz about A Cappella Music

A Cappella Music Trivia Quiz


Not for the a cappella virgin! Do you know yours Bobs from your Blenders? Your doo-wops from your doo-dahs? Then give it a shot - but don't say we didn't warn you... (note: Some questions were re-worded to make them a little easier)

A multiple-choice quiz by jessika. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
jessika
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
2,974
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
620
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Question 1 of 10
1. Fill in the blank: Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of _______
________ Quartet Singing in America
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Name the British group to hit the UK charts with a cover of Yaz' 'Only You.' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Following the release of their disc 'A cappella Country,' who was the first all-a cappella group to perform at the Grand 'Ole Opry? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What women's a cappella ensemble includes a Smithsonian Museum curator? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What a cappella doo-wop group had a song heard - and identified by name - in the film ET: The Extra-Terrestrial? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What gay a cappella group appeared in the film 'Philadelphia'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Run by the organization CASA, what is the a cappella version of the Grammys? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the name of the American college a cappella competition? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The latest wave in a cappella is a 'vocal band' (top-40-esque, complete with vocal percussion and instrument emulation) sound. What is the world's first 'vocal band' record label? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What issue caused Harmony Incorporated to split off from the Sweet Adelines organization, to create a separate women's barbershop society? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Fill in the blank: Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of _______ ________ Quartet Singing in America

Answer: Barber Shop

SPEBSQSA began on a hotel room in OK back in '38.
2. Name the British group to hit the UK charts with a cover of Yaz' 'Only You.'

Answer: The Flying Pickets

They were the first a cappella Number 1 in the UK.
3. Following the release of their disc 'A cappella Country,' who was the first all-a cappella group to perform at the Grand 'Ole Opry?

Answer: The EDLOS

They're also one of the few a cappella groups to release an all-country album.
4. What women's a cappella ensemble includes a Smithsonian Museum curator?

Answer: Sweet Honey in the Rock

Bernice Johnson Reagon is a Distinguished Professor of History at American University and Curator Emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History - AND a founding member of Sweet Honey.
5. What a cappella doo-wop group had a song heard - and identified by name - in the film ET: The Extra-Terrestrial?

Answer: The Persuasions

The Persuasions' version of 'Papa Oom Mow Mow' is playing on the radio early on in the film.
6. What gay a cappella group appeared in the film 'Philadelphia'?

Answer: The Flirtations

The Flirtations were the first all-gay a cappella group.
7. Run by the organization CASA, what is the a cappella version of the Grammys?

Answer: The Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards

The CARAs have been around since 1992, and in '97 started releasing an accompanying 'Best of' compilation.
8. What is the name of the American college a cappella competition?

Answer: National Championship of Collegiate A cappella

The NCCA - often confused for the NCAA - has 25 shows a year and more than 1,500 college student participants from the U.S. and Canada.
9. The latest wave in a cappella is a 'vocal band' (top-40-esque, complete with vocal percussion and instrument emulation) sound. What is the world's first 'vocal band' record label?

Answer: Hot Lips Records

Hot Lips artists include five o'clock shadow, spiralmouth, m-pact and The Nylons (the only Hot Lips group to use capital letters!).
10. What issue caused Harmony Incorporated to split off from the Sweet Adelines organization, to create a separate women's barbershop society?

Answer: A rule was passed by SAI prohibiting granting membership to non-whites

The by-law, passed in the '50s, was repealed less than a decade later. By then Harmony Inc. was a permanent fixture on the barbershop scene, though it is still smaller than Sweet Adelines.
Source: Author jessika

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