Music Trivia
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This Southern U.S. region, known for its fertile soil and cotton fields, is considered the birthplace of the blues.
- The Appalachian Mountains
- The Mississippi Delta
- The Florida Everglades
- The Texas Panhandle
This German composer, who became deaf later in life, wrote the famous "Ode to Joy" symphony.
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Franz Schubert
This Tennessee city is known as the capital of country music and home to the Grand Ole Opry.
- Nashville
- Memphis
- Knoxville
- Chattanooga
This classical form featuring tutus, pointe shoes, and graceful movements originated in Italian Renaissance courts before flourishing in France and Russia.
- Ballet
- Modern dance
- Jazz dance
- Ballroom dance
This singer performed "I Will Always Love You" in the film "The Bodyguard" and is known for her powerful vocal range.
- Mariah Carey
- Celine Dion
- Whitney Houston
- Aretha Franklin
This band's album, released in 1984, featured Jump and Panama and has sold over 10 million copies, making it one of the best-selling albums ever.
- Def Leppard
- Bon Jovi
- Motley Crue
- Van Halen
This city on the Mississippi River is famous for Beale Street, the historic home of blues music.
- New Orleans
- St. Louis
- Memphis
- Baton Rouge
This Austrian child prodigy composed over 600 works before dying at age 35, including Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
- Joseph Haydn
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Franz Liszt
- Robert Schumann
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