Trivia Quiz on Big Band

1. Who led the U.S. Air Force band in Europe during WWll

A) Glen miller

B) Harry James

C) Artie Shaw

D) Count Basie

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2. Which American clarinettist and bandleader created the jazz idiom known as swing

A) Duke Ellington

B) Woody Herman

C) Benny Goodman

D) Artie Shaw

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3. Name Glen Millers signature tune

A) In the Mood

B) Pennsylvania 6-5000

C) Chattanooga Choo Choo

D) Moonlight Serenade

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4. What Nationality Was The The Musician & Composer "James Last"

A) British

B) German

C) Austrian

D) Swiss

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5. Which single word connects a Beethoven composition, a Glenn Miller melody and some Terry's chocolates

A) Sonata

B) Moonlight

C) Serenade

D) Orange

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6. Which band leader is associated with Take the A Train

A) Count Basie

B) Duke Ellington

C) Benny Goodman

D) Fletcher Henderson

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7. The song "One O'clock Jump" is particularly associated with whose big band

A) Duke Ellington

B) Benny Goodman

C) Count basie

D) Glenn Miller

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8. What instrument did Glen Miller play

A) Clarinet

B) Trumpet

C) Trombone

D) Piano

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9. Name The Arranger / Orchestra Leader On Frank Sinatra's Songs For Swinging Lovers Album

A) Nelson Riddle

B) Billy May

C) Don Costa

D) Gordon Jenkins

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10. Glen Miller Received The First Ever Golden Record Award, For Which Single

A) In the Mood

B) Chattanooga Choo Choo

C) Moonlight Serenade

D) A String of Pearls

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11. Which Instrument Connects Glen Miller & Tommy Dorsey

A) Trombone

B) Clarinet

C) Trumpet

D) Piano

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12. What Is The Connection Between Swing Bandleaders - Woody Herman, Artie Shaw, & Benny Goodman

A) They all played the piano as their primary instrument.

B) They all hailed from Canada.

C) They All Lead On Clarinet

D) They all formed rock bands after the Swing era.

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13. Written By Billy Strayhorn What Was The Signature Tune Of The Duke Ellington Band

A) Mood Indigo

B) Satin Doll

C) Take The "A" Train

D) It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

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14. Who Was Front Man For Leon Young String Chorlae And The Paramount Jazz Band

A) Mr Louis Armstrong

B) Mr Duke Ellington

C) Mr Benny Goodman

D) Mr Acker Bilk

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15. Which Which Instrument Would You Associate Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller & Trummy Young

A) Trumpet

B) Clarinet

C) Piano

D) Trombone

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16. Who was the King of Swing

A) Benny Goodman

B) Duke Ellington

C) Louis Armstrong

D) Count Basie

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17. What instrument did jazz musician, Woody Herman, play

A) Saxophone

B) Trumpet

C) Clarinet

D) Piano

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18. From which station does the 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' leave?

A) Grand Central Terminal

B) Union Station

C) Chicago Union Station

D) Pennsylvania station

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