Music Quiz: Blackboard Blitz Instrumentalists

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1. I matched your score of 11/12 due to my lack of French horn-playing knowledge. As for the cover image, I imagine you’ve got the “front” of a “storm” coming your way? Or are you telling us that you go to extremes but you’re not sure why?

   • Good work. I thought you might be most likely to get the bonus question – why did I choose Storm Front to go with this week’s quiz?

2. Well, that seemed to end before it started. 9/12. I sure hope people know some American history.

   • It was a quick one this week for sure.

3. I scored 12/12 with 0:13 left.

   • Great work! You’re the only 12 so far.

4. 5/12 ran out of time

   • Thanks for playing!

5. Bonus question guess: Billy Joel was in the Navy before becoming a musician?

   • No, he was talking to Davy who was still in the Navy, but he wasn’t in the navy himself.

     • 🙂

6. 10/12 for me.

   • Good work!

7. 12/12
   TIMER
   00:16 I actually breezed through this one for once.

   • You’re the fastest score so far.

     • Cool…we will see what happens

8. 10/12. The ten were the ones I knew. No guesswork.

   Not sure why you chose “storm front” as you live in New Zealand, but it is certainly extremely relevant where I live, in the Scottish Borders. We were without power for three days, but got off lightly considering there were thousands of people without it for ten days and nights in freezing temperatures. They have only just been switched back on. Regarding the storm, it ripped 100 year old+ trees completely out of the ground, roots and all.

   • I hadn’t heard about your storms until now, but that sounds full on. It’s been annoyingly drizzly here – it’s supposed to be summer – but the cover choice has nothing to do with the current weather, but instead relates to the quiz. Good score.

9. 10/12 for me!!

   • 10 is a popular score this week.

10. I overthought it at first, but got 12/12 with 0:04 to spare. And who says Capt. Kirk can’t play an instrument? https://149360821.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Kirk.jpg

    • Perfect score. Captain Hammett!

11. 11 of 12 for me this week. No idea how clue relates to quiz

    • Noone has any idea so far!

12. I was thinking that maybe several of the answers were mentioned in We Didn’t Start The Fire from the Storm Front album, but only JFK seems to qualify.

    • That isn’t what I was looking for, but that is a good link.

13. Jumping in on a caffeine high with a 12/12 and 18 seconds remaining – it’s a little unfair on old Isaac who also played a mean flute.

    Is the image down to Billy Joel’s sideline as a motorcyle builder or his boat building venture?

    • Looks like you have the fastest time so far.

      IIRC, Isaac liked to stand on one leg while playing.

      Incorrect on the bonus, sorry!

14. I’m with you at 11 – forgot Mark Twain’s other name!

15. I had to re-start, I did it backwards. Then I got 8/12 and every wrong answer was a french horn player lol.

    • Drat those horn players!

      • Ha only french horn players. I’m a trumpet player and we’re alright lol.

        • I didn’t mean to smear your good reputation.

          • Haha it’s all good. Trumpets are usually loudest, we’re used to being in the vanguard anyway. I tried playing french horn. It was odd – you have to put your hand in the bell, the sound you make goes behind you, the instrument is in a whole different key… not terrible, just odd.