Презентация по английскому языку для 8 — 11 классов: викторина на тему История поп-музыки
Twelve Questions Music Quiz Which influential British band was formed in Liverpool in the 60’s? 1. Ever since their formation in Liverpool in
1960, The Beatles have been the most
popular and influential band of all times. Did Louis Armstrong play the trumpet or the piano? Born in New Orleans in 1901, Louis Armstrong was a famous jazz singer and had a unique style in playing the trumpet. Who composed The Four Seasons, Vivaldi or Beethoven? Composed by Vivaldi in 1723, the set of four
violin concertos known as The Four Seasons
is probably his best-known work ever. 4. Chester Bennington and Michael Kenji Shinoda sing in the band ... Chester Bennington and Michael Kenji Shinoda are the lead singers in
Linkin Park. Celine Dion sang on the soundtrack for which Oscar-winning film ? Recorded by Celine Dion and released on the Titanic soundtrack album, My Heart Will Go On went to number one in all charts. Who acted in the film Men In Black, Michael Jackson or Will Smith ? Will Smith starred alongside Tommy Lee Jones in the popular American spy comedy Men In Black. 7. What nationality is the famous opera singer Luciano Pavarotti ? Luciano Pavarotti is an Italian. He was born in
Modena, North Italy, in 1935 and started
singing opera in 1961. Was Bob Marley a folk singer or a reggae singer ? Born in Nine Mile in Jamaica in 1945, Bob
Marley became the most popular and iconic
reggae singer. Which famous Russian actor of the 60’s was also a great poet and singer-songwriter ? Vladimir Vysotsky is known around the world as the greatest Russian bard of the 20th century. Which singer starred in the 2002 American hip-hop film 8 Mile? Perhaps the only white singer to become a world-famous rapper, Eminem starred in the partly autobiographical film 8 Mile. 11. Who invented the banjo? One of the key instruments in American folk music and jazz, banjo was first made by black slaves broght from Africa and made to work on American plantations. 12. Name three musical instruments played both in an orchestra and in pop music.