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1
What did B.B.King name his Gibson ES-355 guitar?
Betty Lou
Loretta
Peggy Sue
Lucille
2
Which 80's band helped you learn your vowels with their hit 'AEIOU Sometimes Y'?
Devo
EBN-OZN
The Smiths
New Order
3
How did Vampire Weekend get their name?
From an old movie.
From a wild party at Columbia University.
From a short film project.
Given the name by a rock journalist at their first show.
4
Who played the 'Star Spangled Banner' at Woodstock?
Pete Townsend
Jeff Beck
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
5
Which rock band, that consisted of only two members, officially split up on February 2, 2011?
The Ting-Tings
The Black Keys
Simon and Garfunkel
The White Stripes
6
"Steve walks warily down the street with the brim pulled way down low" is from…
Wild, Wild West
Another One Bites the Dust
We Didn't Start the Fire
Man in the Mirror
7
"In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man..." is from…
When the Levee Breaks
The Rover
Good Times, Bad Times
You Shook Me
8
Who carries the title "loudest group in the world"?
The Who
Pink Floyd
AC/DC
Sonic Youth
9
Which of these film classics did John Williams
not
write the soundtrack for?
Blade Runner
Jaws
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
10
Queensryche's 'Operation Mindcrime' was inspired by which '1984' author?
George Orwell
Franz Kafka
Kurt Vonnegut
William Golding
11
What is Bob Dylan's real name?
Robert Allen Zimmerman
Bob Roberts
Alan Ginsburg
Dylan McDermott
12
What was the first single to include rap?
Fatback Band's "King Tim III (Personality Jock)"
The Clash's "Magnificent Seven"
Blondie's "Rapture"
The SUgarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight"
13
He blew up his drums on the 'Smothers Brothers' TV show.
John Bonham
Keith Moon
Charlie Watts
Ringo Starr
14
Which pop singer suffered a vocal hemorrhage in 2011?
Cher
Beyonce
Adele
Lily Allen
15
What 90s song contains the lyric "It's been 7 hours and 15 days since you took your love away."
Nothing Compares 2 U
Blue
Bad Reputation
Fields Of Gold
16
Who Bumped Michael Jackson Off The #1 Spot In January 1992?
Hootie and the Blowfish
Pearl Jam
New Kids on the Block
Nirvana
17
Who won the first Grammy awarded in the Rap category in 1988?
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Beastie Boys
Public Enemy
Cypress Hill
18
Finish the following Gotye lyric - "Make out like it never happened and that we were..."
forgotten
nothing
in love
lost
19
What was the first top 40 hit for the Australian rock band "Men at Work"?
Overkill
Down Under
Who Can It Be Now?
It's a Mistake
20
Which of these is not a reed instrument ?
Saxophone
Kazoo
Clarinet
Bassoon
21
What spooky song has the line "But terror takes the sound before you make it"?
Monster Mash
Runnin' with the Devil
Muskrat Love
Thriller
22
What city were the Fleet Foxes formed?
Portland, Oregon
Copenhagen, Denmark
Seattle, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
23
Who recorded "Learning to Fly"?
Pink Floyd
Buddy Holly
Tom Petty
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
24
In which 2006 comedy remake did Beyonce play an pop singer called Xania?
Goldmember
Bring It On 2
Sabrina
The Pink Panther
25
"Can he see or is he blind?" is from what song?
Supersitious
Iron Man
Tommy Can You Hear Me?
Pride In the Name of Love
26
"Down in the jungle living in a tent. You don't use money, you don't pay rent.." is from…
Jet
Mrs Vanderbilt
Take It Away
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
27
How many white keys are on a standard piano?
36
52
48
72
28
Who played guitar on John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep
":
a song written about Paul McCartney?
Eric Clapton
George Harrison
David Bowie
Jimi Hendrix
29
Who "jumps the gun" in the Beatles' song "Happiness is a Warm Gun"?
Mother Superior
Marco Polo
Mother My Dear
Another Inferior
30
Who was the first member to leave the Monkees?
Peter Tork
Davy Jones
Mike Nesmith
Micky Dolenz
31
Which was
not
an early name of the band that would become XTC?
Winchester Cathedral
The Helium Kidz
Star Park
Terry and the Lovemen
32
What do kids steal from the singer on Song 3, Side 1 of Oggi Pop's debut EP?
Lunch Money
Pants
Kisses
Shoes
33
How did the band Arcade Fire get its name?
It was just a name that the drummer had for years.
From a Futurama episode.
From the first word they found in the dictionary.
A bully told the leader a story about a deadly arcade fire.
34
Which kind of music is written in a 3/4 time signature, and is meant to be danced to?
Waltz
Sonata
Baroque
Overture
35
The first synthesizer was built in what year?
1965
1968
1944
1932
36
Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow have a daughter named…
Apple
Mango
Estelle
Lourdes
37
What is David Bowie's real last name?
Stewart
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Jones
38
What song
isn't
sung by Rex Harrison?
Heartbreak House
A Hymn to Him
Talk to the Animals
I'm an Ordinary Man
39
What time signature is Pink Floyd's "Money"?
9/8
6/8
5/8
7/8
40
Of the 12 studio albums that the Beatles released in the UK, how many reached number 1?
9
10
11
12
41
Which band is having a "Dead Man's Party"?
Skafish
The Specimen
Living Colour
Oingo Boingo
42
How many number one records have The Who charted in the U.S.?
1
2
0
3
43
Where is the band Midnight Oil from?
Britain
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
44
On which show did One Direction get their big break?
X-Factor
America's Sure Got Somethin'
The Voice
The Tonight Show
45
Which of the following songs did "The Zombies" record?
House of the Rising Sun
I'm Into Something Good
Bus Stop
She's Not There
46
Which of the following musical terms is not defined correctly?
Forte - softly
Legato - evenly
Lento - slowly
Allegro - briskly
47
Church music, often featuring choral parts, telling the story of Jesus, is called a…?
Passion
Cantata
Chorale
Sonata
48
Tik Tok is by…
Lady Gaga
Ke$ha
Rihanna
Katy Perry
49
Where does the Zither come from?
India
China
Pakistan
Your Momma
50
In
When The Sun Goes Down
, the Arctic Monkeys name check which song by The Police?
Roxanne
Message in a Bottle
Every Step You Take
King of Pain
