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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. How many lines does a musical stave have?

6345

2. What do you get when you mix blue and yellow paint?

GreyOrangeGreenPurple

3. In music, what does 'forte' tell a performer to do?

Play loudlyPlay softlyPlay quicklyPlay slowly

4. Which family of instruments does the trumpet belong to?

WoodwindStringsPercussionBrass

5. Which family of instruments does the violin belong to?

StringsPercussionBrassWoodwind

6. What is a vanishing point used for in art?

Naming a type of brushMixing paint coloursFraming a finished pictureShowing where parallel lines appear to meet, to create perspective

7. In music, what does 'allegro' mean?

LoudFastSoftSlow

8. Which colours are usually described as 'cool'?

Reds, oranges and yellowsBlues, greens and purplesOnly blackOnly grey

9. In art, what does 'perspective' help an artist show?

How loud a colour isWhich paint is most expensiveDepth and distance on a flat surfaceThe name of a movement

10. What does 'presto' mean in music?

Very slowVery loudVery softVery fast

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