Q 01/05

Which John Philip Sousa march became the opening theme of Monty Python's Flying Circus?

A) Semper Fidelis

B) The Washington Post

C) The Liberty Bell

D) The Thunderer

Answer · why

C) The Liberty Bell

The Liberty Bell is said to have won the job partly for being out of copyright: Terry Gilliam, the troupe's American-born animator, could use the 1893...

Q 02/05

Which Fleetwood Mac hit was recorded with the USC Trojan Marching Band?

A) Rhiannon

B) Tusk

C) Go Your Own Way

D) Dreams

Answer · why

B) Tusk

Tusk earned the Trojans a platinum record, and Fleetwood Mac called them back for the 1997 reunion album The Dance, which brought the band a second.

Q 03/05

What is the long staff a drum major carries and spins to give commands called?

A) Wand

B) Sceptre

C) Mace

D) Rod

Answer · why

C) Mace

Mace signals are a working code as much as a show: set positions tell the band when to step off, turn and halt, a job inherited from army drum majors.

Q 04/05

Which section of a marching band performs with flags, rifles and sabres to interpret the music visually?

A) Battery

B) Hornline

C) Front ensemble

D) Color guard

Answer · why

D) Color guard

Color guard grew out of the armed escorts that marched with a regiment's flag, which is why its performers still spin mock rifles and sabres alongside...

Q 05/05

What official status has "The Stars and Stripes Forever" held since 1987?

A) National march of the United States

B) National anthem of the United States

C) Official march of the US Army

D) National hymn of the United States

Answer · why

A) National march of the United States

National march of the United States by act of Congress: Sousa said the tune came to him as he paced a ship's deck, sailing home after his band manager...