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According to a 1990s study, listening to the music of which composer made students temporarily smarter?

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Answer: Mozart
A study published by the respected scientific journal "Nature" in 1999 suggested that listening to certain tunes by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart slightly increased student IQ scores, albeit briefly. This theorized phenomenon has come to be known as the "Mozart effect".

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German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) famously wrote a musical piece which involves the use of which type of vehicles?

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Answer: Helicopters
Stockhausen's "Helicopter String Quartet", composed in 1993, requires musicians in four separate helicopters performing independently yet in unison with the overall composition, as their parts are recorded and played simultaneously to a large audience.

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The theme song to the 1990's Fox Network television sitcom Get a Life was performed by which band?

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Answer: R.E.M.
The opening sequence to the hilarious Get a Life featured the memorable rock song "Stand" by R.E.M.

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Actor Keanu Reeves was a founding member of the band Dogstar. What position did he play in the band?

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Answer: Bassist
Dogstar released albums in 1996 and 2000 with Keanu Reeves serving primarily the role of bassist.

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Which reality TV star was a cowriter of TLC's 1999 hit "No Scrubs"?

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Answer: Kandi Burruss
Being more than a reality TV star, Kandi Burruss is also an accomplished musician, earning a Grammy Award for her writing contributions to "No Scrubs".

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Which band saw its original members reunited for the first time in 24 years during the 2005 Live 8 concert in London?

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Answer: Pink Floyd
Since 1979, Pink Floyd had seen a couple of its original, "classic" members come and go and come again, but it wasn't until the 2005 Live 8 benefit concerts that all four of them had reunited.

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In 2019, which pop singer claims that US President Donald Trump called her after she performed at the 2013 MTV VMAs?

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Answer: Miley Cyrus
In 2019, Miley Cyrus claimed that business mogul Donald Trump, in his pre-presidential days, called to congratulate her after her infamous twerking performance at the 2013 MTV VMA Awards. At the time Kelly was 19, and the Donald would have been about 65 years old.

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In what year was the Gramophone Classical Music Awards, one of the most-prestigious honors that can be bestowed upon a classical musician, launched?

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Answer: 1977
The Gramophone Classical Music Awards first began in 1977 and since then have been conducted annually, usually in London during the month of September. Some people consider winning a Gramophone Award even more of an accomplishment than winning a Grammy.



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