Music Quiz © Larry Reichman / www.gdbartonhall1977.com How much do you know about Cornell-related music history? Take our 14-question quiz and find out! 1) What famous rocker—a member of the Class of ’72 who’d scored a perfect 800 on his math SATs—studied engineering on the Hill for a year and a half before dropping out to pursue music? Huey Lewis John Mellencamp Billy Joel David Lee Roth 2) Which Peter, Paul and Mary hit single did Peter Yarrow ’59 base on a poem that Leonard Lipton ’62 wrote as an undergrad? “Blowin’ in the Wind” “Puff, the Magic Dragon” “If I Had a Hammer” “500 Miles” 3) Cornell gave President Bill Clinton a paperweight containing 287,900 nanoscale images—each about the size of a red blood cell—of what instrument? Guitar Saxophone Violin Drum 4) The lead singer of what successful punk rock band earned a PhD in zoology on the Hill in 2003? Bad Religion The Clash Blink-182 Black Flag 5) A 2015 comic opera explored the friendship between Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 and what other Supreme Court justice? John Roberts Sonia Sotomayor Antonin Scalia Clarence Thomas 6) When the audience emerged from Barton Hall after the famed Grateful Dead concert of 5/8/77, what were they surprised to find? The tour bus had been stolen It was snowing The band was doing an encore on the sidewalk Someone’s parents had called the FBI 7) On “The Office,” what was the name of fictional alum Andy Bernard’s Cornell singing group? The Sound Investments Strike a Chord The Tune-Uhs Here Comes Treble 8) A band led by singer David “Doc” Robinson ’69, PhD ’82, had what ’70s-era Top 10 hit (written by Sherman Kelly ’66, BA ’68)? “Share the Land” “Dancing in the Moonlight” “Brandy” “Afternoon Delight” 9) The tune of the “Alma Mater” was based on a … French folk tune American ballad Italian opera duet German lullaby 10) What type of instrument did Robert Moog, PhD ’65, pioneer? Electric guitar Theremin Digital drums Synthesizer 11) The “Evening Song” shares its melody with what Christmas carol? “Silent Night” “Once in Royal David’s City” “O Christmas Tree” “The Little Drummer Boy” 12) Which jazz great has served as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large? Harry Connick, Jr. Wynton Marsalis Branford Marsalis Herbie Hancock 13) Jane Lynch, MFA ’84, appeared in what musical TV series? “Glee” “Smash” “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” “Cop Rock” 14) Roughly how many songs have been arranged for the Cornell Chimes? 250 800 1,800 3,000 Time's up