a. Title of the national anthem of the U.S.A:

b. Author of the lyrics:

c. War that inspired these lyrics:

d. Original piece of music the U.S.A anthem was based upon:

e. U.S. president in office when the lyrics were written:

f. Title of the Whipple / Morales arrangement:

g. Term applied to unconventional performance techniques inside the piano?

h. Event that inspired the duo to create the arrangement:

i. U.S. president in office when the duo created their arrangement:

a. George Gershwin’s name at birth:

e. From which country did Gershwin’s parents emigrate?

f. First name of George Gershwin’s older brother:

g. Creative contribution of George’s older brother:

h. Name of Gershwin’s great opera:

i. Name of person who commissioned Gershwin to write Rhapsody in Blue?

j. Percussion instruments used in the Whipple/Morales recording:

k. Gershwin’s original works brought together which two styles of music:

a. Name of the composer who landed Gershwin a job at Aeolian:

b. Product that Gershwin and this composer produced at Aeolian:

c. What substance is the above product made of?

d. Name of the wife of the composer in question:

e. Name of the piece dedicated to his wife:

f. What percussion device was used in the recording on the above piece?

a. Names of the two known composers whose work is featured in Not So Simple Gifts:

b. Musical technique used to develop (and change) this piece in the middle:

c. Composer whose treatment of Simple Gifts inspired the arranger:

d. The event for which this arrangement was created:

e. (Aside from Simple Gifts) name of the musical work directly quoted in this arrangement:

a. — c. Name of the most famous composer of the Ragtime Era and his two works performed on Celebrating Americans?

Scott Joplin / The Easy Winners / Solace

d. Name one of this composer’s two operas:

e. Name of this composer’s most famous piece for piano:

e. Who are these pieces dedicated to?

f. Name one other musical term that could describe Ballet for Two Pianos:

a. & b. What are the names of Vince Guaraldi’s two most famous instrumental pieces?

c. Name of Guaraldi’s breakthrough recording:

d. Vince Guaraldi produced music for which famous cartoonist?

e. Guaraldi’s nickname:

f. What was Guaraldi’s largest concert work?

g. Venue or city where was it first performed:

a. Full title of Clarence Smith’s most famous piano piece:

b. Smith’s middle two nicknames:

c. Name or abbreviation of the concert circuit that booked Smith:

d. Name of person who encouraged Smith professionally:

e. How old was Smith when he passed away:

f. What was the cause of his death?

a. What produced the "Woodstock Effect" on Linus & Lucy ?

b. Name the two "non-piano objects" placed on the piano strings to modify the sound in The Star-Spangled Banner / A Prayer For Peace.

c. Profession of the lyricist of The Star Spangled Banner:

d. Name two of the three piano instrumentations used by the pianists on Celebrating Americans:

e. Celebrating Americans was recorded in one evening in which month?

a. First name of the engineer or piano technician on Celebrating Americans:

b. In which piece from Celebrating Americans was a string on the piano purposefully detuned?

The Easy Winners

c. Name of original work Whipple & Morales performed at their wedding:

d. Name of the graphic artist whose work is featured on Celebrating Americans and other recordings by Whipple & Morales:

e. Name of the musical non-profit organization directed by Whipple & Morales:

The Unconservatory