Question: Andres Segovia was a famed banjo player.: Answer: Andres Segovia (1893–1987) was a famed master of the classical guitar. The Spanish-born guitarist was internationally famous.

Question: Paul McCartney was the first British musician to receive a knighthood.: Answer: Many British musicians besides Sir Paul McCartney have been knighted for their artistic contributions. The first is thought to have been the composer John Stevenson, knighted in 1803.

Question: Love songs were popular in ancient Egypt.: Answer: Around 3000 BCE, in the time of the pharaohs, the Egyptians had already developed a sophisticated musical culture. Love songs were one of the many types of music they enjoyed.

Question: A theremin is used to check a piano’s temperature.: Answer: A theremin is musical instrument invented by Soviet scientist and musician Leon Theremin. The performer’s hand movements control the pitch and volume of tones produced by the instrument.

Question: Domenico Scarlatti never composed a work for voice.: Answer: Shortly before his death in Madrid on July 23, 1757, Domenico Scarlatti composed Salve Regina, a work for soprano and strings. He also wrote operas early in his career.

Question: No English opera was produced before 1900.: Answer: One of the first English operas was Dido and Aeneas (1689) by Henry Purcell. Later Purcell works included King Arthur (1691) and The Fairy Queen (1692).

Question: Carl Perkins, the composer of "Blue Suede Shoes," came from a wealthy New York family.: Answer: Carl Perkins was born on April 9, 1932, in Tiptonville, Tennessee, into a poor family of sharecroppers. Put to work picking cotton at age 6, he listened intently to gospel songs sung by black laborers in the fields.

Question: Sting was the first important English composer since the time of John Dowland.: Answer: Edward Elgar was the first English composer of international stature after Henry Purcell in the 17th century.

Question: One of the first world music stars was from Nigeria.: Answer: The first popular examples of world music came from Africa in the 1980s. One of the early African world music stars was King Sunny Ade from Nigeria.

Question: "Happy Birthday" was written by a schoolteacher.: Answer: Patty Smith Hill, an American schoolteacher, wrote the lyrics to "Happy Birthday" in 1893. Her sister, Mildred Hill, wrote the melody.

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