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1. Some of the earliest recorded a cappella singing came from monks singing sacred songs and church service music. What is this music frequently called?
2. One of the most popular times for starting an a cappella group is as a student in high school or college. Varsity Vocals gives these student groups a chance to compete with a renowned yearly championship called the ICCA. What does ICCA stand for?
3. The 90s PBS children's show "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" had weekly performances from which great a cappella group?
4. In the 2012 hit movie "Pitch Perfect" the a cappella group joined by Beca, the lead character, was ...
5. Barbershop singing is a specific kind of a cappella where the group must contain four men with mustaches and straw hats.
6. Probably the most influential a cappella group for many years is this British sextet who originally were formed while studying at Cambridge. But what is their proper name?
7. What is generally regarded as the first a cappella song to reach number one on the UK charts over Christmas 1983?
8. Started in 1984, one American a cappella competition bills itself as the "premier American showcase for vocal harmony music" providing a festival and competition for a cappella singing of any age. What is this competition called?
9. In their ever-popular Christmas shows, the Utah a cappella group Voice Male regularly risk life and limb with which Sesame Street bath time song?
10. Starting in 2009, NBC hosted a yearly a cappella reality competition show close to Christmas. What is its title?
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