Class 9 English - The Sound of Music - MERIT YARD
1 / 40How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?
2 / 40At what age was Evelyn's deafness first noticed by her mother?
3 / 40Who was the percussionist that encouraged Evelyn to feel music?
4 / 40Evelyn is a multi-______ player.
5 / 40Evelyn says music pours in through her skin, cheekbones and ______.
6 / 40Which prestigious award did Evelyn win in 1991?
7 / 40On a wooden platform, Evelyn removes her shoes to feel the ______.
8 / 40Evelyn Glennie belongs to which country?
9 / 40By the time she was 11, her ______ had severely deteriorated.
10 / 40Evelyn gives free concerts in ______ and hospitals.
11 / 40Which instrument was banned by Emperor Aurangzeb?
12 / 40A barber improved the pungi and it was first played in ______ chambers.
13 / 40The name Shehnai comes from Shah and ______.
14 / 40Where was Bismillah Khan born?
15 / 40What was the name of Bismillah Khan's grandfather?
16 / 40Bismillah Khan used to practice Shehnai at which temple in Benaras?
17 / 40On 15 August 1947, Bismillah Khan played Shehnai from the ______.
18 / 40Bismillah Khan was awarded the highest civilian award ______ in 2001.
19 / 40Bismillah Khan's first trip abroad was to ______.
20 / 40Which filmmaker named his film 'Gunj Uthi Shehnai'?
21 / 40Ron Forbes tuned two large ______ to different notes.
22 / 40Bismillah Khan's father was ______.
23 / 40What was Bismillah Khan's nickname?
24 / 40Evelyn's deafness was confirmed at the age of ______.
25 / 40Bismillah Khan practiced on the banks of river ______.
26 / 40Evelyn toured the United Kingdom with a ______ orchestra.
27 / 40An auditorium in ______ was named 'Tahar Mosiquee Ustad Bismillah Khan'.
28 / 40Evelyn sensed the higher notes of the drum from the ______.
29 / 40King ______ of Afghanistan gifted Bismillah Khan priceless Persian carpets.
30 / 40Evelyn's deafness was due to gradual ______ damage.
31 / 40Bismillah Khan misses ______ and Dumraon when he is away.
32 / 40Evelyn Glennie is a workaholic. (True/False)
33 / 40Shehnai has ______ holes.
34 / 40Who spotted Evelyn's talent first?
35 / 40Bismillah Khan played Shehnai at the World Exposition in ______.
36 / 40James Blades said: "God may have taken her hearing but he has given her back something ______."
37 / 40Shehnai was part of the 'Naubat' or traditional ensemble of ______ instruments.
38 / 40Evelyn Glennie toured ______ with a youth orchestra.
39 / 40Bismillah Khan's music was the first to be broadcast on ______.
40 / 40Evelyn Glennie is a multi-______ of the Royal Academy.
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