MUSIC QUIZ 11

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Which member of Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, who performed on "Safe as Milk" was a two time Grammy winner in the 1990s? RY COODER
Q2. Who wrote the theme music for "Have I got news for you" and arranged, produced and recorded the "Handbags & Gladrags" theme for "The Office"? BIG GEORGE WEBLEY
Q3. What were the first and last number ones of the 1970s? 2 LITTLE BOYS/ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
Q4. Which Osmond brother sang "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool"? LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND
Q5. Who sang this song from the late Seventies?
"But this is my world today
My world your living in every day
And this is my world today
And I couldn’t have it any other way
In my world" SECRET AFFAIR
Q6. Which Rock and Roll classic which was first released in 1954, only sold 72,000 copies but when featured on the Soundtrack of the film "The Black Board Jungle" immediately shot to Number one in 1955? ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
Q7. From which Marvel Comic did The Teardrop Explodes take their name? DAREDEVIL
Q8. Tears for Fears had a huge hit in 1985 with the track "Everybody wants to rule the World". The video features Curt Smith driving around the USA. What classic car he was driving? AUSTIN HEALEY 2000
Q9. By what name are Ed Simons and Tim Rowlands better known as? CHEMICAL BROTHERS
Q10. Which British band from the Eighties were unique in that they had two drummers? ADAM AND THE ANTS
Q11. Who wrote the anthemic "Got my mojo working"? MUDDY WATERS
Q12. What number one song was banned by the BBC in 1953 but immediately regained the number one spot after a second version was recorded by a different artist? ANSWER ME
Q13. Queen have written the soundtrack for two films; One was "Flash Gordon", what was the other one? HIGHLANDER
Q14. In a widely quoted 1974 article, rock critic Jon Landau wrote "I saw rock and roll's future and its name is"? BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Q15. Jennifer Rush, Huey Lewis and the News and Frankie goes to Hollywood all had British number ones with songs titled "The Power of Love". Which one wasn't number one in 1985? FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Q16. There were two bands, among others, who put up a large sum of money to help make the 1975 movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Who were they? LED ZEPPLIN AND PINK FLOYD
Q17. Who did Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith, write the song "Sweet Emotion" for, at the time, in 1973? JOE PERRY'S THEN GIRLFRIEND
Q18. Can you name this song? "I saw Lon Cheney walking with the Queen/ I saw Lon Cheney Jr. walking with the Queen" WEREWOLVES OF LONDON
Q19. Which one of these songs isn't a hit by Elton John?
A) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road B) Daniel C) Levon D) Waterloo Sunset D) WATERLOO SUSET
Q20. Who was the original drummer for the Beatles? PETE BEST
Q21. Which member of Fall Out Boy is also the lyricist for the band? PETE WENTZ
Q22. What song did hip-hop songstress Rhianna sample in her hit "SOS"? TAINTED LOVE
Q23. What record company did Elvis start with? SUN RECORDS
Q24. Did Don Mclean sing about the death of his father in the song "American Pie"? YES or NO NO
Q25. What was the name of Green Day's first album? KERPLUNK

[Dogwatcher]

Q2. Who wrote the theme music for "Have I got news for you" and arranged, produced and recorded the "Handbags & Gladrags" theme for "The Office"?

Cat Stevens?

[Dogwatcher]

Q1. Ry Cooder

[Dogwatcher]

Q5. Who sang this song from the late Seventies?
"But this is my world today
My world your living in every day
And this is my world today
And I couldn’t have it any other way
In my world"

The Jam


Q6. Which Rock and Roll classic which was first released in 1954, only sold 72,000 copies but when featured on the Soundtrack of the film "The Black Board Jungle" immediately shot to Number one in 1955?

Rock Around the Clock

[Dogwatcher]

Q9. By what name are Ed Simons and Tim Rowlands better known as?

Superstar DJs The Chemical Brothers

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2. Who wrote the theme music for "Have I got news for you" and arranged, produced and recorded the "Handbags & Gladrags" theme for "The Office"?

Cat Stevens?

INCORRECT DW

[Dogwatcher]

Q11. Who wrote the anthemic "Got my mojo working"?

Muddy Waters

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Ry Cooder

CORRECT DW

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5. Who sang this song from the late Seventies?
"But this is my world today
My world your living in every day
And this is my world today
And I couldn’t have it any other way
In my world"

The Jam............INCORRECT DW


Q6. Which Rock and Roll classic which was first released in 1954, only sold 72,000 copies but when featured on the Soundtrack of the film "The Black Board Jungle" immediately shot to Number one in 1955?

Rock Around the Clock.........CORRECT DW

[magpie in the 80's]

Q9. By what name are Ed Simons and Tim Rowlands better known as?

Superstar DJs The Chemical Brothers

CORRECT DW

[Dogwatcher]

Q15. Jennifer Rush, Huey Lewis and the News and Frankie goes to Hollywood all had British number ones with songs titled "The Power of Love". Which one wasn't number one in 1985?

FGTH

[magpie in the 80's]

Q11. Who wrote the anthemic "Got my mojo working"?

Muddy Waters

CORRECT DW

[magpie in the 80's]

Q15. Jennifer Rush, Huey Lewis and the News and Frankie goes to Hollywood all had British number ones with songs titled "The Power of Love". Which one wasn't number one in 1985?

FGTH

CORRECT DW

[Dogwatcher]

q19) Waterloo Sunset.

[Dogwatcher]

Q20) pete best

[Dogwatcher]

Q23) Sun Records
Q25) Dookie?

[Dogwatcher]

Q12) Either Blue Suede Shoes or Great Balls of Fire

[magpie in the 80's]

q19) Waterloo Sunset.

CORRECT DW

[magpie in the 80's]

Q20) pete best

CORRECT DW

[magpie in the 80's]

Q23) Sun Records......CORRECT
Q25) Dookie?...........INCORRECT