Music Trivia Quiz #575 Answers

1. John received his first Oscar nomination for the score to this 1967 film adapted from a Jacqueline Susann novel.: Valley of the Dolls
2. He won his first Oscar for the adapted score to this 1971 film of a Broadway musical set in Russia - what was it?: Fiddler On The Roof
3. John wrote the scores for three disaster films - The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, and Earthquake - all produced by who?: Irwin Allen
4. His work on the Jaws score began a long and fruitful collaboration with what director?: Steven Spielberg
5. Ahh, Star Wars. The main title to the first movie is actually the theme associated with what character?: Luke Skywalker
6. In late 1977, John composed a memorable five-note theme for what space movie?: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7. John composed the title theme and the love theme "Can You Read My Mind" for what 1978 superhero movie?: Superman
8. What American orchestra did John serve as Principal Conductor of from 1980 through 1993?: The Boston Pops
9. What is the name of the Darth Vader theme John introduced in the score for The Empire Strikes Back?: "The Imperial March"
10. "The Raiders March" was the theme for four movies featuring what adventurer?: Indiana Jones
11. John won his fourth Oscar for the score to this 1982 film that featured aliens, bikes, and Drew Barrymore.: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
12. He received Oscar nominations for the score and for the song "Somewhere In My Memory" from this 1990 Macaulay Culkin film: Home Alone
13. In 1993, John won the Oscar and the Grammy awards for this score from a Holocaust-themed movie - what was it?: Schindler's List
14. Also in 1993, John released a movie soundtrack that included "Incident at Isla Nubar" and "Hatching Baby Raptor." What movie featured this music?: Jurassic Park
15. "Duel of the Fates" marked the first time John used a chorus for Star Wars music. What sequel did it appear in?: Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
16. The music for what 2000s film series, scored by John, includes "Hedwig's Theme," "The Quidditch Match" and "Hagrid the Professor?": Harry Potter
17. John is up for two Oscars this year for the scores for which films?: War Horse, and The Adventures of Tintin

Bonus: John Williams' first major film score was for this MST3K favorite, believe it or not. : Daddy-O. I'm not kidding.




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #575 - 2/29/12 John Williams Answers 1. John received his first Oscar nomination for the score to this 1967 film adapted from a Jacqueline Susann novel.: Valley of the Dolls 2. He won his first Oscar for the adapted score to this 1971 film of a Broadway musical set in Russia - what was it?: Fiddler On The Roof 3. John wrote the scores for three disaster films - The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, and Earthquake - all produced by who?: Irwin Allen 4. His work on the Jaws score began a long and fruitful collaboration with what director?: Steven Spielberg 5. Ahh, Star Wars. The main title to the first movie is actually the theme associated with what character?: Luke Skywalker 6. In late 1977, John composed a memorable five-note theme for what space movie?: Close Encounters of the Third Kind 7. John composed the title theme and the love theme "Can You Read My Mind" for what 1978 superhero movie?: Superman 8. What American orchestra did John serve as Principal Conductor of from 1980 through 1993?: The Boston Pops 9. What is the name of the Darth Vader theme John introduced in the score for The Empire Strikes Back?: "The Imperial March" 10. "The Raiders March" was the theme for four movies featuring what adventurer?: Indiana Jones 11. John won his fourth Oscar for the score to this 1982 film that featured aliens, bikes, and Drew Barrymore.: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 12. He received Oscar nominations for the score and for the song "Somewhere In My Memory" from this 1990 Macaulay Culkin film: Home Alone 13. In 1993, John won the Oscar and the Grammy awards for this score from a Holocaust-themed movie - what was it?: Schindler's List 14. Also in 1993, John released a movie soundtrack that included "Incident at Isla Nubar" and "Hatching Baby Raptor." What movie featured this music?: Jurassic Park 15. "Duel of the Fates" marked the first time John used a chorus for Star Wars music. What sequel did it appear in?: Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 16. The music for what 2000s film series, scored by John, includes "Hedwig's Theme," "The Quidditch Match" and "Hagrid the Professor?": Harry Potter 17. John is up for two Oscars this year for the scores for which films?: War Horse, and The Adventures of Tintin Bonus: John Williams' first major film score was for this MST3K favorite, believe it or not. : Daddy-O. I'm not kidding. Back to Quiz #575 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home