MUSIC QUIZ 64 MIXED
Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:43 pm1 In 2006 who released the album Surprise, his first studio album for six years?
PAUL SIMON
2 Which pioneer of the synthesizer died in August 2005?
ROBERT MOOG
3 Which Yorkshire born singer was awarded the freedom of the city of Amarillo?
TONY CHRISTIE
4 Which singer who died in 1996 recorded the posthumous best selling album Songbird?
EVA CASSIDY
5 What are the surnames of the four members of Slade?
HILL, HOLDER ,LEA AND POWELL
6 Which pop trio disbanded when Charlie Simpson announced he was leaving the group?
BUSTED
7 What is the title of Dennis Waterman’s only top ten UK hit single?
I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU
8 Which actor collaborated with Barbra Streisand on the song Till I Loved You?
DON JOHNSON
9 Musically what is a tampon double?
A DOUBLE HEADED DRUMSTICK
10 Which singer was born Joscelyn Eve Stoker?
JOSH STONE
11 Which song was a hit for Traffic and a Young One?
HOLE IN MY SHOE
12 Which song did Leo Sayer perform on his Top of the Pops debut?
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
13 What is the title of the only UK number one hit single for Chicago?
IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW
14 At whose funeral did Tony Bennett remark “we all fell in love with his voice”?
FRANK SINATRA
15 What links Boney M in 1976, David Gray in 2000 and The Ruts in 1979?
BABYLON IN THE NAME OF THEIR SONGS
16 In September 1970 who was found dead in the basement flat of the Samarkand Hotel?
JIMI HENDRIX
17 Which ex man and wife connect the songs Shout and Tragedy?
LULU AND MAURICE GIBB
18 Who composed the song Every Time We Say Goodbye?
COLE PORTER
19 Who recorded her first album entitled After All at the age of 11?
LEANNE RIMES
20 Which rock band were originally called Garden Wall?
GENESIS
21 Which number one hit includes contributions by Elton John, Bono, David Bowie, Tom Jones, The Visual Ministry Choir and the BBC Symphony Orchestra?
PERFECT DAY
22 Who received a civil rights award from Chile for the song, They Dance Alone?
STING
23 Which song about rabbits was written by a Batt?
BRIGHT EYES
24 Which female song character, a creation of The Beatles is also the subject of a statue in Liverpool?
ELEANOR RIGBY
25 Which soul legend was backed by the Bar Kays?
OTIS REDDING
26 Which 1975 hit if spelt in Morse Code reads dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot?
SOS BY ABBA
27 Which song did Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Jones and Michael Palin sing at the funeral of Graham Chapman?
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE
28 Who left the ranks of Bros in 1989?
CRAIG LOGAN
29 Which backing band that featured on a 1968 number one hit took their name from a battle in the American Civil War?
THE UNION GAP
30 What is the home city of the Nolan sisters?
DUBLIN
31 Which pop star was born George Michael Braddock?
MICKEY DOLENZ
32 What was the Bangles only number one hit in the UK?
ETERNAL FLAME
33 What links the songs At the Hop, Moon River and Mary’s Prayer?
DANNY
34 Who provided lead vocals for the Undertones?
FERGAL SHARKEY
35 Under what name did Toni and Daryl enjoy chart success?
CAPTAIN AND TENILLE
36 In which county were the rock band Radiohead founded?
OXFORDSHIRE
37 Who did Rolling Stone Magazine rank as the greatest guitarist of all time?
JIMI HENDRIX
38 In the 1960s who famously managed the North End Music Store on Great Charlotte Street?
BRIAN EPSTEIN
39 What is the actual first name of Fats Domino?
ANTONINE
40 Who sang the Bond theme for Tomorrow Never Dies?
SHERYL CROWE
PAUL SIMON
2 Which pioneer of the synthesizer died in August 2005?
ROBERT MOOG
3 Which Yorkshire born singer was awarded the freedom of the city of Amarillo?
TONY CHRISTIE
4 Which singer who died in 1996 recorded the posthumous best selling album Songbird?
EVA CASSIDY
5 What are the surnames of the four members of Slade?
HILL, HOLDER ,LEA AND POWELL
6 Which pop trio disbanded when Charlie Simpson announced he was leaving the group?
BUSTED
7 What is the title of Dennis Waterman’s only top ten UK hit single?
I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU
8 Which actor collaborated with Barbra Streisand on the song Till I Loved You?
DON JOHNSON
9 Musically what is a tampon double?
A DOUBLE HEADED DRUMSTICK
10 Which singer was born Joscelyn Eve Stoker?
JOSH STONE
11 Which song was a hit for Traffic and a Young One?
HOLE IN MY SHOE
12 Which song did Leo Sayer perform on his Top of the Pops debut?
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
13 What is the title of the only UK number one hit single for Chicago?
IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW
14 At whose funeral did Tony Bennett remark “we all fell in love with his voice”?
FRANK SINATRA
15 What links Boney M in 1976, David Gray in 2000 and The Ruts in 1979?
BABYLON IN THE NAME OF THEIR SONGS
16 In September 1970 who was found dead in the basement flat of the Samarkand Hotel?
JIMI HENDRIX
17 Which ex man and wife connect the songs Shout and Tragedy?
LULU AND MAURICE GIBB
18 Who composed the song Every Time We Say Goodbye?
COLE PORTER
19 Who recorded her first album entitled After All at the age of 11?
LEANNE RIMES
20 Which rock band were originally called Garden Wall?
GENESIS
21 Which number one hit includes contributions by Elton John, Bono, David Bowie, Tom Jones, The Visual Ministry Choir and the BBC Symphony Orchestra?
PERFECT DAY
22 Who received a civil rights award from Chile for the song, They Dance Alone?
STING
23 Which song about rabbits was written by a Batt?
BRIGHT EYES
24 Which female song character, a creation of The Beatles is also the subject of a statue in Liverpool?
ELEANOR RIGBY
25 Which soul legend was backed by the Bar Kays?
OTIS REDDING
26 Which 1975 hit if spelt in Morse Code reads dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot?
SOS BY ABBA
27 Which song did Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Jones and Michael Palin sing at the funeral of Graham Chapman?
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE
28 Who left the ranks of Bros in 1989?
CRAIG LOGAN
29 Which backing band that featured on a 1968 number one hit took their name from a battle in the American Civil War?
THE UNION GAP
30 What is the home city of the Nolan sisters?
DUBLIN
31 Which pop star was born George Michael Braddock?
MICKEY DOLENZ
32 What was the Bangles only number one hit in the UK?
ETERNAL FLAME
33 What links the songs At the Hop, Moon River and Mary’s Prayer?
DANNY
34 Who provided lead vocals for the Undertones?
FERGAL SHARKEY
35 Under what name did Toni and Daryl enjoy chart success?
CAPTAIN AND TENILLE
36 In which county were the rock band Radiohead founded?
OXFORDSHIRE
37 Who did Rolling Stone Magazine rank as the greatest guitarist of all time?
JIMI HENDRIX
38 In the 1960s who famously managed the North End Music Store on Great Charlotte Street?
BRIAN EPSTEIN
39 What is the actual first name of Fats Domino?
ANTONINE
40 Who sang the Bond theme for Tomorrow Never Dies?
SHERYL CROWE
