It's the Brian Laris show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. And as I said before the news,

as we've been doing every day during the membership drive, we have a 10-question quiz to break things up and have a little fun in the middle of the show.

Get two in a row right and win a Brian Laird show baseball cap or Brian Laird show Pro-Democracy Tote.

Your Choice.

Today's question quiz is today's 10-question quiz is a music history quiz.

We'll get into a few different genres.

Who wants to play?

212, 433.

WNYC, our lines have filled up, so as people finish up,

you can get in at 212-433-9692.

And let's start with Ellen and Montclair.

Hi, Ellen, you're on WNYC. Ready to play?

Yes. Hi, Brian. So, question number one, the staff notation system, that's how we write sheet

music, was created around 1,000 AD. The staff is a set of, you know, those five horizontal lines that indicate the pitch of musical notes.

What genre of music was it originally created for? The beginning of symphonic music, choral music, so many singers at once could follow along, or Gregorian chant?

Gregorian chant.

Gregorian chant is right.

Guido de Retzot, an Italian monk, is credited with inventing the staff notation system around 1,000 AD.

Okay, let's see.

Question number two.

True or false, jazz legend, Duke Ellington, was a jazz ambassador for the State

Department making trips overseas representing the U.S. government.

...