MUSIC QUIZ NO.4
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:19 pmQ1. the hit song "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. Which album was the song released on? III COMMUNICATION
Q2. "One Nation Under a Groove-Part I". The band was George Clinton's Funkadelic. Clinton was born in North Carolina, but in which state did he begin his music career? NEW JERSEY
Q3. Aretha Franklin lends her voice to an emotionally charged classic titled "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man". Which music mogul was responsible for producing this great song? JERRY WEXLER
Q4. The Supremes had a Billboard number one hit with "Where Did Out Love Go?" in 1964. Which group, considered to be the top girl group at Motown, passed on the song, leaving it available for The Supremes? THE MARVELETTES
Q5. Songwriting legend, Willie Nelson, wrote the song while on an airplane. The song is "On the Road Again", and it was written as a contribution to a movie that Nelson was starring in. Do you remember which movie soundtrack the song appeared? HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
Q6. Which lady folksinger was responsible for the 1974 song "Free Man in Paris"? JONI MITCHELL
Q7. Off the legendary "Tapestry" album, Carole King contributes her song "It's Too Late" to our list. The song's topic, divorce, was something that Carole knows a little something about. Is it true that Carole married fellow songwriter James Taylor in a civil ceremony in New York City? YES or NO? NO
Q8. Which song, by The Stooges, contained the line "streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm"? SEARCH AND DESTROY
Q9. The song "Welcome to the Jungle" was released in 1987 at a time when the hard rock world really needed a boost. The song really called the city of Los Angeles out for what it was, a sordid and deprecate city. Wher did Axl Rose, lead singer of the band Guns 'N Roses, call home before he took up residence in LA? LAFAYETTE INDIANA
Q10. The song "Runaway", released in 1961 on Big Top Records. Which Michigan native co-wrote and sang the song that reached number one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart? DEL SHANNON
Q11. The song "Surrender" is the first track from Cheap Trick's album "Heaven Tonight". Part of the song talks about a young man walking in on his parents fooling around on the couch listening to his rock and roll records. Which band were his parents listening to? KISS
Q12. If Motown had only released "Standing in the Shadows of Love", the company would have been said to be a success. Which singing group released the song in November of 1966? THE FOUR TOPS
Q13. The Beatles with their song "Rain" reached number 23 on the Billboard Pop chart, not bad for a B-side. Which song was the featured single opposite of "Rain"? PAPERBACK WRITER
Q14. The song "Respect Yourself" was a hit for The Staple Singers in 1971. The song was written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice. Which record label released the tune? STAX
Q15. Prince had a monster hit with the song "Kiss", off his album titled "Parade". Is it true that the song won a Grammy award? YES or NO? YES
Q16. The Chiffons were in high school when the song "One Fine Day" was released in 1963. After the song's release, the girls found themselves on tour opening up for The Beatles. Who wrote the song "One Fine Day"? CAROLE KING
Q17. This song by Muddy Waters was the first song ever released on the Chess Record label in 1948. Can you name it? ROLLIN STONE
Q18. Most people associate the song "Soul Man" with The Blues Brothers. The song was released long before the Blues Brothers, however. The song was originally recorded by Sam and Dave. What were the last names of Sam and Dave? SAM MOORE AND DAVE PRATER
Q19. The Ramones had a song about a punk rocker. What is the name that completes the title "________ is a Punk Rocker"? SHEENA
Q20. The song "Stagger Lee" was a number one hit in the late 1950s for Lloyd Price. The song tells the tale of two men engaged in a dice game which goes south, resulting in Stagger Lee shooting the other man. What was the name of the man that Stagger Lee shot? BILLY
Q21. This song is the last song on the last studio album by Nirvana. Can you name the song that ends the album "In Utero"? ALL APOLOGIES
Q22. Which of the Fab Four had the first hit after the breakup of The Beatles? GEORGE HARRISON
Q23. The song "Paradise City" from guns "n" roses, a rather raucous tune makes mention of a comic book superhero in the last verse. Which one? CAPTAIN AMERICA
Q24. Sam Cooke had a hit with the song "Cupid" in 1961. Three years later, another group is inducted into the Hall of Fame, a group that had featured Sam Cooke as a member. Which group was it? THE SOUR STIRRERS
Q25. This song is credited as being the first and only song to ever reach number one on the US Billboard pop charts twice in different years. The first time was in 1960, and then the song had a resurgence and it rose to number one again in 1962. Which song is in the record books for accomplishing this feat? THE TWIST BY CHUBBY CHECKER
Q2. "One Nation Under a Groove-Part I". The band was George Clinton's Funkadelic. Clinton was born in North Carolina, but in which state did he begin his music career? NEW JERSEY
Q3. Aretha Franklin lends her voice to an emotionally charged classic titled "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man". Which music mogul was responsible for producing this great song? JERRY WEXLER
Q4. The Supremes had a Billboard number one hit with "Where Did Out Love Go?" in 1964. Which group, considered to be the top girl group at Motown, passed on the song, leaving it available for The Supremes? THE MARVELETTES
Q5. Songwriting legend, Willie Nelson, wrote the song while on an airplane. The song is "On the Road Again", and it was written as a contribution to a movie that Nelson was starring in. Do you remember which movie soundtrack the song appeared? HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
Q6. Which lady folksinger was responsible for the 1974 song "Free Man in Paris"? JONI MITCHELL
Q7. Off the legendary "Tapestry" album, Carole King contributes her song "It's Too Late" to our list. The song's topic, divorce, was something that Carole knows a little something about. Is it true that Carole married fellow songwriter James Taylor in a civil ceremony in New York City? YES or NO? NO
Q8. Which song, by The Stooges, contained the line "streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm"? SEARCH AND DESTROY
Q9. The song "Welcome to the Jungle" was released in 1987 at a time when the hard rock world really needed a boost. The song really called the city of Los Angeles out for what it was, a sordid and deprecate city. Wher did Axl Rose, lead singer of the band Guns 'N Roses, call home before he took up residence in LA? LAFAYETTE INDIANA
Q10. The song "Runaway", released in 1961 on Big Top Records. Which Michigan native co-wrote and sang the song that reached number one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart? DEL SHANNON
Q11. The song "Surrender" is the first track from Cheap Trick's album "Heaven Tonight". Part of the song talks about a young man walking in on his parents fooling around on the couch listening to his rock and roll records. Which band were his parents listening to? KISS
Q12. If Motown had only released "Standing in the Shadows of Love", the company would have been said to be a success. Which singing group released the song in November of 1966? THE FOUR TOPS
Q13. The Beatles with their song "Rain" reached number 23 on the Billboard Pop chart, not bad for a B-side. Which song was the featured single opposite of "Rain"? PAPERBACK WRITER
Q14. The song "Respect Yourself" was a hit for The Staple Singers in 1971. The song was written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice. Which record label released the tune? STAX
Q15. Prince had a monster hit with the song "Kiss", off his album titled "Parade". Is it true that the song won a Grammy award? YES or NO? YES
Q16. The Chiffons were in high school when the song "One Fine Day" was released in 1963. After the song's release, the girls found themselves on tour opening up for The Beatles. Who wrote the song "One Fine Day"? CAROLE KING
Q17. This song by Muddy Waters was the first song ever released on the Chess Record label in 1948. Can you name it? ROLLIN STONE
Q18. Most people associate the song "Soul Man" with The Blues Brothers. The song was released long before the Blues Brothers, however. The song was originally recorded by Sam and Dave. What were the last names of Sam and Dave? SAM MOORE AND DAVE PRATER
Q19. The Ramones had a song about a punk rocker. What is the name that completes the title "________ is a Punk Rocker"? SHEENA
Q20. The song "Stagger Lee" was a number one hit in the late 1950s for Lloyd Price. The song tells the tale of two men engaged in a dice game which goes south, resulting in Stagger Lee shooting the other man. What was the name of the man that Stagger Lee shot? BILLY
Q21. This song is the last song on the last studio album by Nirvana. Can you name the song that ends the album "In Utero"? ALL APOLOGIES
Q22. Which of the Fab Four had the first hit after the breakup of The Beatles? GEORGE HARRISON
Q23. The song "Paradise City" from guns "n" roses, a rather raucous tune makes mention of a comic book superhero in the last verse. Which one? CAPTAIN AMERICA
Q24. Sam Cooke had a hit with the song "Cupid" in 1961. Three years later, another group is inducted into the Hall of Fame, a group that had featured Sam Cooke as a member. Which group was it? THE SOUR STIRRERS
Q25. This song is credited as being the first and only song to ever reach number one on the US Billboard pop charts twice in different years. The first time was in 1960, and then the song had a resurgence and it rose to number one again in 1962. Which song is in the record books for accomplishing this feat? THE TWIST BY CHUBBY CHECKER
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