music trivia: a cappella music-multiple choice - Statistics

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S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. is an abbreviation for the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of what kind of a cappella singing in America? Barber Shop Quartet
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What style of a cappella singing was used in the Catholic church during the 9th & 10th centuries? The Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos had an album of such music in the pop charts? Gregorian chants
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What mixed (male and female) quintet emerged from the "Sing-Off" TV show, and is well known for pop covers and Christmas albums? Pentatonix
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What 2012 movie about collegiate a cappella singing, starred Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Elizabeth Banks (among others), and inspired 2 sequels Pitch Perfect
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Whose a cappella recording, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" won Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 1989 Grammys. Bobby McFerrin
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What African cappella singing group was popularized in the US after collaborating with Paul Simon on the song; "Homeless" and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"? Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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Which of these classical choral compositions are performed a cappella? Missa Papae Marcelli by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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What a cappella men's choir, that formed at Indiana University, has the same name as a Thelonious Monk song? Straight, No Chaser
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What 8-time Grammy winners in jazz and gospel music are famous for their 6-part a cappella harmonies? Take 6
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All but one of these groups traditionally worship sans instrumental accompaniment. Which of these is the only one that doesn't prefer a cappella music? Tibetan Buddhism
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What singer/songwriter released his album "A Cappella" in 1985? With its lack of instruments, it contrasted with earlier albums, such as; Something/Anything or Runt. Todd Rundgren
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What is the original Italian translation of the term "a cappella" In the manner of the chapel
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What style of polyphonic a cappella music was the most important secular form of music in the 16th and early 17th centuries. madrigal
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All of these hip hop elements can be a part of an a cappella song except which one of these? sampling
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What singing group started in 1962 Brooklyn, NY, singing five-part harmonies on street-corners and subway corridors, and made their first album "Acappella" in 1970? The Persuasions
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