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Which heavy metalist is reputed to have bitten the head off of a dove?

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Answer: Ozzy Osbourne
Former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne did so in 1981, reportedly in intoxicated celebration of signing his first solo deal.

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Which Pope granted a juvenile Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the prestigious Order of the Golden Spur in 1770?

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Answer: Clement XIV
At 14 years of age, Mozart was able to transcribe, completely from memory, a liturgical composition after hearing it just once. For this amazing musical feat, he was knighted and awarded the Order of the Golden Spur by Pope Clement XIV himself.

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Bruno Mars' dad nicknamed him "Bruno" because he resembled an athlete from which sport?

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Answer: Wrestling
Bruno Mars' dad, Peter Hernandez, started calling him "Bruno" at the age of two due to a perceived resemblance to Bruno Sammartino (1935 - 2018), a former WWF wrestler.

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Which musician held a benefit concert and helped raise $1 million for the financially-ailing Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2012?

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Answer: Kid Rock
Though Kid Rock is not from Detroit itself but nearby Romeo, Michigan, he cared enough for classical musical to help save the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from extinction when he and his Twisted Brown Trucker band performed alongside the orchestra on 12 May 2012 and helped raise a lot of money on their behalf.

Hard

"Standing Stone" (1997) is an album featuring original classical music by which modern artist?

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Answer: Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney has released quite a few classical music albums, with 1997's "Standing Stone" being his second of such works after his 1991 effort "Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio".

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The renowned "St. Matthew Passion" (1727) is one of two Passion settings by Bach that are still entirely extant. The other is based on the gospel of which other saint?

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Answer: St. John
Johann Sebastian Bach's other fully extant Passion setting is the "St. John Passion", which being originally performed in 1724, predates the "St. Matthew Passion".

Easy

R. Kelly's unforgettable "I Believe I Can Fly" was originally featured on the soundtrack of which movie?

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Answer: Space Jam
The soundtrack of Space Jam - a 1996 film featuring basketball star Michael Jordan and cartoon star Bugs Bunny - included Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly", perhaps the most-inspirational song to come out in the 1990's.

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"Fidelio" is the only opera written by which legendary composer?

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Answer: Beethoven
Beethoven is better known for his 32 piano sonatas and 9 symphonies as opposed to his sole opera, "Fidelio" (1814), which centered on the tale of a woman who disguises herself as a prison guard to save her husband from an unjust prison sentence.

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Austrian/American composer Arnold Schoenberg suffered from an usual phobia. What was it exactly he was afraid of?

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Answer: Fear of the Number 13
Schoenberg (1874-1951) had such a severe case of triskaidekaphobia - or fear of the number 13 - that it is theorized his depression due to such may have contributed to his death. Strangely enough, Schoenberg died on the 13th day of July 1951.



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