Music Trivia Questions — page 68
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- 3351.
Does Jesse McCartney star in the TV series Summerland?
- ANo
- BYes
Answer: Yes - 3352.
What 1994 movie featured former Black Flag frontman, Henry Rollins in the role of officer Dobbs?
- APoint break
- BBeverly Hills Cop XVIXXII
- CThe Chase
- DSpeed
Answer: The Chase - 3353.
What is Jon Bon Jovis nickname?
- AJammin Jon
- BCaptain Kidd
- CKing of Swing
- DSuperman
Answer: Captain Kidd - 3354.
Which of Whitney Houston's albums became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart?
- AI Look to You
- BI'm Your Baby Tonight
- CWhitney
- DMy Love Is Your Love
Answer: Whitney - 3355.
What rock band recorded the song Wild Horses in 1971?
- ABon Jovi
- BThe Rolling Stones
- CThe Beatles
- DDeep Purple
Answer: The Rolling Stones - 3356.
What cartoon character often sings the American folk ballad Oh My Darling, Clementine?
- AShrek
- BScooby-Doo
- CDonald Duck
- DHuckleberry Hound
Answer: Huckleberry Hound - 3357.
The opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi was first performed at which great historical event?
- AThe victory of Ellington at Waterlooo
- BThe independence of Egypt
- CThe anniversary of Cleopatras death
- DThe opening of the Suez Canal
Answer: The opening of the Suez Canal - 3358.
What does the title of Madonna's song La Isla Bonita mean in English?
- AThe island of Bonita
- BThe good island
- CThe beautiful island
- DThe island of abundance
Answer: The beautiful island - 3359.
This group had lots of hit songs during their very successful career. They had a minor hit with the song Black Friday which came off their 1975 album called Katy Lied.
- AStyx
- BSupertramp
- CThe Scorpions
- DSteely Dan
Answer: Steely Dan - 3360.
Which of these festivals is curated by the band Massive Attack in its 2008 edition?
- AMunkyfest
- BAbbey Aid
- CMeltdown
- DGlastonbury Festival
Answer: Meltdown - 3361.
'Don't Squeeze My Charmin' is the correct name of a song by this artist whose highest rated song on the country charts was 'Pick Me Up on Your Way Down.' No, he is not Cliff Arquette nor Cheyenne Bodie, but think about putting them both together. Who is he?
- ACharlie Walker
- BDave Dudley
- CFerlin Husky
- DStonewall Jackson
Answer: Charlie Walker - 3362.
Who played bass for Black Sabbath?
- AGeezer Butler
- BJohn Paul Jones
- CTony Iommi
- DBill Ward
Answer: Geezer Butler - 3363.
How many holes are shot into the freezer in Jimmy Buffett's Boat Drinks song?
- A5
- B6
- C4
- D3
Answer: 6 - 3364.
Name the band that performed the power ballad from the sound clip.
- ARamstein
- BScorpio
- CThe Rolling Stones
- DScorpions
Answer: Scorpions - 3365.
Roger Miller recorded this song, featured in the sound clip, in 1965.
- ARuby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
- BEngine Engine No. 9
- CKing of the Road
- DDo-Wacka-Do
Answer: King of the Road - 3366.
Which of these events took place when Mozart was 12 years old?
- AMozart gave his first solo concert
- BMozart was commissioned to write an opera
- CMozart met his future wife
- DMozart wrote his first symphony
Answer: Mozart was commissioned to write an opera - 3367.
Ho Maria Maria She reminds me of a west side story Growing up in Spanish Harlem Shes living the life just like a .........
- ACuban Cigar
- BSuperstar
- CRussian Czar
- DMovie star
Answer: Movie star - 3368.
This was the first Canadian Band to make it big in the US, and their string of hits, including These Eyes, Share the Land and American Woman remains unequaled.
- AGuess Who
- BThe Stampeders
- CRush
- DBachman-Turner Overdrive
Answer: Guess Who - 3369.
What year did Syd Barrett die?
- A2006
- B2005
- C1987
- D1999
Answer: 2006 - 3370.
What kind of prince is Fiyero in the musical Wicked?
- AA Poli Prince
- BNine of these
- CA Pinkie Prince
- DA Winkie Prince
Answer: A Winkie Prince - 3371.
Which of these Radiohead songs contains references to The Hitchhickers Guide to the Galaxy?
- AHunting Bears
- BPyramid Song
- CSubterranean Homesick Alien
- DParanoid Android
Answer: Paranoid Android - 3372.
This band, fronted by Freddie Mercury, performed the song 'Somebody to Love' in 1976.
- AThe Rolling Stones
- BPink Floyd
- CQueen
- DChicago
Answer: Queen - 3373.
Fugue was perfected by Bach. The greatest example is in Toccata and Fugue. It was elaborated in this historical period.
- ARenaissance
- BBaroque
- CMiddle Ages
- DClassicism
Answer: Baroque - 3374.
Who sang the 1982 song Maneater?
- AHall Oates
- BAsia
- CSteve Miller Band
- DToto
Answer: Hall Oates - 3375.
Name this popular 80s show.
- AFrasier
- BFame
- CAlf
- DFriends
Answer: Fame - 3376.
In what year was Sugar Hill Gangs smash single Rappers Delight released?
- A1979
- B1983
- C1981
- D1980
Answer: 1979 - 3377.
This symphony by Beethoven was the first and last piece conducted by Leonard Bernstein with the Boston Symphony. The Philadelphia Orchestra used to perform the second movement at rehearsals whenever they heard of the death of a present or former orchestra member.
- ASymphony #2
- BSymphony #4
- CSymphony #9
- DSymphony #7
Answer: Symphony #7 - 3378.
'Sunshine, go away today, I don't feel much like dancing' is the opening line of which song by Jonathan Edwards?
- ADon't Feel Like Dancing
- BGo Away Today
- CSunshine
- DGo Away
Answer: Sunshine - 3379.
I say Love a Little Stronger you say _______.
- ABlack Hawk
- BPatsy Cline
- CDiamond Rio
- DReba McEntire
Answer: Diamond Rio - 3380.
What was Bon Iver's debut album released in 2007?
- AFor Emma, Forever Ago
- BBon Iver, Bon Iver
- C22, A Million
- DBlood Bank EP
Answer: For Emma, Forever Ago - 3381.
The song American Woman by The Guess Who was used in a commercial in the late 90s for what clothing line?
- ATommy Hilfiger
- BGuess
- CFUBU
- DRalph Lauren
Answer: Tommy Hilfiger - 3382.
Music historians have divided Beethoven's career as a composer into three periods. What are they called?
- AViennese, Heroic, Later
- BPreliminary, Viennese, Eroica
- CRomantic, Baroque, Eroica
- DPre-Vienna, Viennese, Bonn
Answer: Viennese, Heroic, Later - 3383.
Who is the lead singer of Arctic Monkeys?
- AAlex Turner
- BJamie Cook
- CNick O'Malley
- DMatt Helders
Answer: Alex Turner - 3384.
Who was the original drummer of the popular rock group The Beatles?
- ARingo Starr
- BStu Sutcliffe
- CPete Best
- DJohn Densmore
Answer: Pete Best - 3385.
Audie Desbrow, Jack Russell, Michael Lardie, Tony Montana, Mark Kendall
- APoison
- BMotley Crue
- CWhitesnake
- DGreat White
Answer: Great White - 3386.
What performer said, Its much too late to do anything about rock roll now.?
- AJerry Garcia
- BJerry Jeff Walker
- CJerry Lewis
- DJerry Lee Lewis
Answer: Jerry Garcia - 3387.
Finish the missing part from the verse of Madonna's song Secret: You gave me back the ... that I thought I lost for good.
- ASunshine
- BSmile
- CHope
- DParadise
Answer: Paradise - 3388.
What is the title of Carrie Underwoods debut album, released in November, 2005?
- ABroken Heart
- BHearts
- CSome Hearts
- DHeart
Answer: Some Hearts - 3389.
Complete the phrase from this popular Doors song: Come on baby, light my fire?
- ALantern
- BTorch
- CFire
- DGas Grill
Answer: Fire - 3390.
In 1973, Bruce Springsteen released his debut Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ album with its famous postcard cover. But Springsteen is not from Asbury Park; what New Jersey burg gave us the Boss?
- ANewark
- BCamden
- COrange
- DFreehold
Answer: Freehold - 3391.
Name the Celine Dion song that became her first number one single in the United States, Australia and Canada.
- AIts All Coming Back to Me Now
- BFalling into You
- CBecause You Loved Me
- DThe Power of Love
Answer: The Power of Love - 3392.
Manfred Manns Earth Band had a big hit in 1976 with Blinded by Light, a song written and originally recorded by this musician.
- ABruce Hornsby
- BJackson Browne
- CJohn Mellencamp
- DBruce Sprinsteen
Answer: Bruce Sprinsteen - 3393.
These female country singers released the song heard in the sound clip in 1986.
- AThe Mandrell Sisters
- BThe Davis Sisters
- CThe Dixie Chicks
- DThe Judds
Answer: The Judds - 3394.
By the late 1960s, rock music started to get adventurous. Even the Monkees were releasing psychedelic music, and The Beatles made the LP into an art form with Revolver and Sgt. Pepper. Which psychedelic pioneer released the influential album, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967?
- ADonovan
- BPink Floyd
- CThe Velvet Underground
- DThe Doors
Answer: Pink Floyd - 3395.
This great tenor player, born in 1904, was famous for his sweet yet soulful sound, most notably on his rendition of Body and Soul.
- AColeman Hawkins
- BEric Dolphy
- CSideney Bechet
- DSonny Rollins
Answer: Coleman Hawkins - 3396.
In what year did Alvin and the Chimpmunks make their debut as a singing group?
- A1962
- B1958
- C1950
- D1954
Answer: 1958 - 3397.
Chester Bennington is the lead singer of what group?
- ALinkin Park
- BScorpions
- CHinder
- DSilverchair
Answer: Linkin Park - 3398.
What 1984 hit song by Prince was declared the top-selling single of the year by the Billboard magazine?
- ALittle Red Corvette
- BKiss
- C1999
- DWhen Doves Cry
Answer: When Doves Cry - 3399.
What is the title of the power ballad written by Eric Clapton after his little son Conor died in 1991?
- ATears in Paradise
- BTears in Heaven
- CTears in Eden
- DTears in Zion
Answer: Tears in Heaven - 3400.
This famous guitarist stormed off stage the first time he heard Jimi Hendrix play.
- AEric Clapton
- BKeith Richards
- CJimmy Page
- DCarlos Santana
Answer: Eric Clapton
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