MUSIC QUIZ 23

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MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:51 pm

Q1. Boston did not win the Grammy for best new artist in 1976. Who did? starland vocal band
Q2. Which television show banned the Doors for not changing a certain line in “Light My Fire”? ED SULLIVAN SHOW
Q3. Prior to the band’s formation, which original member of Gun N' Roses was not in either of the band’s namesake groups, the L.A. Guns or Hollywood Rose? STEVE ADLER
Q4. At the 1989 MTV Music Video Awards, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora played an acoustic version of which song? WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
Q5. Cream's version of “Crossroads” was based on the song “Cross Road Blues” by which old time blues artist? ROBERT JOHNSON
Q6. Ozzy Osbourne has made a career of shocking people. What feat isn’t his?
A)Bit the head off a bat on stage B) Threw a live chicken to his audience
C) Bit the head off a dove in a meeting with a record executive D) Urinated on the Alamo
Q7. They Might Be Giants got their name from a movie, starring George C. Scott, about a man who thinks he’s what fictional character? SHERLOCK HOLMES
Q8. “25 or 6 to 4” was written by which member of the band Chicago? ROBERT LAMM
Q9. Danny Elfman, of the 80s band Oingo Boingo, went on to a lucrative career of film scoring. Which director has used Danny Elfman music in all of his movies except for one? TIM BURTON
Q10. The video for Paul Simon's “You Can Call Me Al” featured Simon and which comedian? CHEVY CHASE
Q11.One of the best debut albums was the release "Music From Big Pink". Can you remember who released it? THE BAND
Q12. Reggae master Bob Marley was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1994. Which of the following performers was in his induction class?
A) Neil Young B) Elton John C) Van Morrison D) Otis Redding B) ELTON JOHN
Q13. Bob Dylan's real last name is... ZIMMERMAN
Q14. “Walk This Way” is most perhaps most famous as the first mainstream rap hit, as covered by Run DMC in 1986. However, it was originally released on which Aerosmith album? TOYS IN THE ATTIC
Q15. Which of the following Rolling Stones songs did Sesame Street parody?
A) Get Off My Cloud B) Jumpin' Jack Flash C) Under My Thumb D) (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Q16. Bobby McFerrin, best known as the singer of “Don’t Worry Be Happy,” is a classically trained musician. What was his primary instrument through high school and college? A PIANO
Q17. Tom Petty was one of the five Traveling Wilburys. Who was not a member of that group?
A) Roy Orbison B) George Harrison C) Bob Dylan D) Eric Clapton D) ERIC CLAPTON
Q18. What was "Weird Al" Yankovic's first released single? MY BALOGNA
Q19. In Meat Loaf's “Paradise By The Dashboard Light,” which former Yankees player provided the voice of the baseball announcer? PAUL RIZZUTO
Q20. Who was never a drummer for Spinal Tap?
A) John "Stumpy" Pepys B) Mick Shrimpton C) Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs D) Ronnie Pudding
Q21. Who was not in the original lineup of Fleetwood Mac?
A) John McVie B) Stevie Nicks C) Peter Green D) Jeremy Spencer B) STEVIE NICKS
Q22. Which of the following Elvis Presley songs was not also a title of one of his movies?
A) Jailhouse Rock B) Blue Hawaii C) Love Me Tender D) Heartbreak Hotel
Q23. Which film composer arranged the orchestration of Metallica's “Nothing Else Matters,” from 1991’s self-titled album (also known as “The Black Album”)? MICHAEL KAMEN
Q24. In the beginning of The Police's "Roxanne," someone laughs. Who? STING
Q25. This band released albums titled "Allied Forces" and "Progressions of Power" in the early 80s. Can you name them? TRIUMPH
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby Kahuna » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:03 pm

2/Johnny Carson
5/ Robert Johnson
10/Chevy Chase
11/The Band
13/Zimmerman
17/ D
21/ B

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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:16 pm

Kahuna wrote:2/Johnny Carson INCORRECT
5/ Robert Johnson
10/Chevy Chase
11/The Band
13/Zimmerman
17/ D
21/ B

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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby woodwt » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:37 pm

Q2 = Ed Sullivan show
Q6 = B
Q14 = Toys in the attic
Q18 = Eat it
Q25 = triumph

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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby Dogwatcher » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:48 pm

Q3 - Adler
q4 - Wanted Dead or Alive
q6 - B
q9 - Tim Burton
q12 - elton
q15 - satisfaction
q19 - baseballer Phil Razutto. The pair have been feuding about it ever since and the man in question hates being reminded about it.
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:49 pm

woodwt wrote:Q2 = Ed Sullivan show
Q6 = B
Q14 = Toys in the attic
Q18 = Eat it INCORRECT
Q25 = triumph

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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:50 pm

Dogwatcher wrote:Q3 - Adler
q4 - Wanted Dead or Alive
q6 - B
q9 - Tim Burton
q12 - elton
q15 - satisfaction
q19 - baseballer Phil Razutto. The pair have been feuding about it ever since and the man in question hates being reminded about it.


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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby JAS » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:11 pm

Q22 I think it might be Heartbreak Hotel

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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby Mr66 » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:24 pm

Q/1 - Starland Vocal Band
Q/23 - Michael Kamen
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:25 pm

JAS wrote:Q22 I think it might be Heartbreak Hotel

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you might only answer one music Q JAS
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:26 pm

Mr66 wrote:Q/1 - Starland Vocal Band
Q/23 - Michael Kamen


both correct MR66
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby Mr66 » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:31 pm

Q/8 - Michael Lamm
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:13 pm

Mr66 wrote:Q/8 - Michael Lamm


CLOSE ENOUGH MR66

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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby Hondo » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:02 pm

Qu 18 = Eat it ?
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby Footy Chick » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:52 am

18. Like a Surgeon
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby Leaping Lindner » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:55 am

I think the answer to #18 is "Ricky" a send up of Toni Basil's "Mickey". It was his first 45 in Australia anyway.
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby BigDaddy » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:22 pm

7 - Sherlock Holmes
16 - The piano
18 - My Bologna (loved it - it was a p!ss take of My Sharona by the Knack)
20 - Ronnie Pudding I think. He played another instrument in the band from memory
24 - Sting
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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:21 pm

hondo71 wrote:Qu 18 = Eat it ?


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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:21 pm

Falcon Chick wrote:18. Like a Surgeon


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Re: MUSIC QUIZ 23

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:21 pm

Leaping Lindner wrote:I think the answer to #18 is "Ricky" a send up of Toni Basil's "Mickey". It was his first 45 in Australia anyway.


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