Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Created page with "{{source|url=https://bearmccreary.com/bg4-daybreak-pop-quiz/}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Daybreak Pop-Quiz!}} I will discuss the complete 3-hour "Daybreak" in next Friday's blog, when the final episode airs. In the meantime, I thought I'd try something fun. Since my blog has attracted so many extremely perceptive and insightful readers, I've decided to put up a little BG SCORE POP QUIZ about last night's episode. Here are 10 score-related questions about "Daybreak, Part I|Day..."

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I will discuss the complete 3-hour "[[Daybreak]]" in next Friday's blog, when the final episode airs. In the meantime, I thought I'd try something fun. Since my blog has attracted so many extremely perceptive and insightful readers, I've decided to put up a little BG SCORE POP QUIZ about last night's episode. Here are 10 score-related questions about "[[Daybreak, Part I|Daybreak, Pt. I"]]. See how you do and let us know in the comments. (Click on the theme title for either notation or audio of that theme, and be warned that obviously SPOILERS LAY BEYOND)

1. What theme accompanies the opening of the episode, as we zoom in on [[Caprica City]], before the fall?
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>Wander My Friends</li>
<li>[[Laura Roslin]]'s Religious Theme</li>
<li>[[Kara Thrace|Kara]]'s Destiny Theme</li>
<li>[[Tom Zarek]]'s Theme</li>
<li>None of the Above</li>
</ol>

2. The [[w:Bansuri|bansuri]] is playing a melody while Laura sits on the couch with her two sisters. This theme has been heard before when…
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>Laura was sworn into office, in the [[Miniseries]].</li>
<li>Laura and [[William Adama|Bill]] were reunited at the end of "[[The Hub]]."</li>
<li>The episode began, as we zoomed in on Caprica.</li>
<li>Laura dreamt of her mother in "[[Faith]]."</li>
<li>[[w:John Connor (Terminator)|John Connor's]] jeep exploded in ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''.</li>
</ol>

3. The first time we see Kara, she's in her apartment on Caprica making dinner in the kitchen, shortly before [[Lee Adama|Lee]] arrives at the door. Any of these themes would have been appropriate, but which one underscored this moment:
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>Starbuck Theme</li>
<li>Kara's Destiny Theme</li>
<li>Kara / Lee Love Theme</li>
<li>Kara / [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] Love Theme</li>
<li>Zak Theme</li>
</ol>

4. When [[Gaius Baltar|Gaius]] yells at his father, the score features a new arrangement of what soundtrack album track?
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>"Baltar Panics" (Season 1)</li>
<li>"Battlestar Muzatica" (Season 1)</li>
<li>"Roslin and Adama" (Season 2)</li>
<li>"Someone to Trust" (Season 3)</li>
<li>"Under the Wing" (Season 3)</li>
</ol>

5. When Laura steps into the fountain, what theme is played by the strings?
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>Wander My Friends</li>
<li>[[The Shape of Things to Come]]</li>
<li>Laura Roslin's Religious Theme</li>
<li>[[Final Four Theme]]</li>
<li>Sheriff Carter's Theme from ''[[w:Eureka (American TV series)|Eureka]]''.</li>
</ol>

6. What instrument and player plays “Wander My Friends” while Adama packs up his office?
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>Acoustic Fiddle, [[Paul Cartwright]]</li>
<li>Irish Whistle, [[Eric Rigler]]</li>
<li>[[w:Tabla|Tabla]], [[M.B. Gordy]]</li>
<li>[[w:Duduk|Duduk]], [[Chris Bleth]]</li>
<li>[[w:Harmonium|Harmonium]], [[Bear McCreary]]</li>
</ol>

7. What theme is in the score while [[Cavil]], [[Simon]], and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] watch [[Hera Agathon|Hera]] drawing dots?
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>[[Final Four Theme]]</li>
<li>Boomer / Hera Theme</li>
<li>[[Karl Agathon|Helo]] Theme</li>
<li>[[All Along the Watchtower]]</li>
<li>[[w:Free Bird|Freebird]].</li>
</ol>

8. The scene where Adama is in the memorial hallway is scored with two different themes. The first plays while he looks at the picture of Hera and [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]]. The second accompanies him returning to the photo and making his decision. What are these two themes?
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>Roslin and Adama and [[The Shape of Things to Come]]</li>
<li>Final Four Theme and [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] Theme</li>
<li>Phelan's Theme and Novacek's Theme</li>
<li>Baltar's Theme and [[Gaeta's Lament]]</li>
<li>Military Theme and Boomer / Hera Theme</li>
</ol>

9. After Adama makes his big speech, the crew make their decisions and walk to either side of the red line. The percussion groove is original, but the harmonic progression is a reference to which previous composition?
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>"Something Dark is Coming" (Season 2)</li>
<li>"Storming New Caprica" (Season 3)</li>
<li>"[[Prelude to War]]" (Season 2)</li>
<li>"Battlestar Operatica" (Season 1)</li>
<li>None of the Above</li>
</ol>

10. Later in that same scene, Laura Roslin appears and Bill escorts her down the red line. What theme is playing in this romantic moment?
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>Roslin and Adama</li>
<li>The Shape of Things to Come</li>
<li>Wander My Friends</li>
<li>Gaeta's Lament</li>
<li>Black Market</li>
</ol>

(Highlight to see THE ANSWERS: {{spoiltext|1. E, 2. A, 3. C, 4. D, 5. C, 6. A, 7. B, 8. E, 9. C, 10. A}})

Here are the ranks. How'd you do?
* 1 – 3 correct = Cylon Goo Tub Maintenance Worker
* 4 – 6 correct = Viper Jock
* 7 – 9 correct = Admiral
* 10 correct = Total BG Soundtrack Geek!

-Bear

PS: A bonus question, just because I'm curious: What do you think will happen in the final episode?

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