Why was ABBA called ABBA?

It's the initials of their names

Who put the bomp in the bop shoo bomp shoo bomp

Who put the ram in the ramalama ding dong

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General Music Trivia

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1
What country does the 3 stringed instrument the "shamisen" come from?
Japan
South Korea
China
Mongolia
2
Which one of these bands were not siblings?
The Kooks
The Osmonds
The Bee Gees
Haim
3
What was the name of Adele's last album?
21
25
22
27
4
Dr Dre originally started in the band:
Public Enemy
N.W.A.
Grandmaster Flash
Sugarhill Gang
5
Why was the band "The Monkees" formed?
For a bet that the US could create a band like The Beatles
For a TV programme
For a science experiment
For an American Football event
6
Complete the title of this Prince song: When Doves...
Fly
Die
Lie
Cry
7
What city did this band come from?
Birmingham
Manchester
London
Liverpool
8
Why was ABBA called ABBA?
They have only just learned to talk and it's easy to say
It's the initials of their names
They were all mathematicians and it's short for Abacus
It's Swedish for the word "song"
9
Tom, Dougie, Harry and Danny are:
New Kids on the Block
Blue
Backstreet Boys
McFly
10
Who recorded the original version of this?
Lady Ga Ga
Adele
Ella Henderson
Natasha Bedingfield
11
What did Bob Dylan do that shocked the nation in 1965?
Pulled his pants down
Slagged off his nan
Went electric
Swore on stage
12
Which one of these is not a Beatle?
Paul McCutknee
Ringo Starr
John Lennon
George Harrison
13
Stevie Wonder had a nickname when he started - what was it?
The Tickler
Little Stevie
Smiley
Tickles
14
What is this instrument?
Ukelele
Charango
Dobro
Mandolin
15
Who was the lead singer of the band Blondie?
Janis Joplin
Annie Lennox
Debbie Harry
Ella Fitzgerald
16
What band did Paul McCartney form after the Beatles split?
Wings
10CC
ELO
Manfred Mann
17
What was "the chicken" in the film The Blues Brothers?
a dance move
$7
the name of their car
one of the inmates of the prison's nickname
18
Who put the bomp in the bop shoo bomp shoo bomp
Who put the who in the hoopla hoopla hoop
Who put the ram in the ramalama ding dong
Who put the boom in the boom bom babababa
Who put the whizz in the whip de dop de bop
19
Which one below did not belong in The Rolling Stones
Pete Best
Ronny Wood
Keith Richards
Brian Jones
20
What is the word?
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Jesus
Mum
The Bird

General Music Trivia Flashcards | StudBud

General Music Trivia

20 termsStudBud Administration150 plays

This is general stuff - and some of it will be well easy

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
What country does the 3 stringed instrument the "shamisen" come from?
Japan
South Korea
China
Mongolia
2
Which one of these bands were not siblings?
The Kooks
The Osmonds
The Bee Gees
Haim
3
What was the name of Adele's last album?
21
25
22
27
4
Dr Dre originally started in the band:
Public Enemy
N.W.A.
Grandmaster Flash
Sugarhill Gang
5
Why was the band "The Monkees" formed?
For a bet that the US could create a band like The Beatles
For a TV programme
For a science experiment
For an American Football event
6
Complete the title of this Prince song: When Doves...
Fly
Die
Lie
Cry
7
What city did this band come from?
Birmingham
Manchester
London
Liverpool
8
Why was ABBA called ABBA?
They have only just learned to talk and it's easy to say
It's the initials of their names
They were all mathematicians and it's short for Abacus
It's Swedish for the word "song"
9
Tom, Dougie, Harry and Danny are:
New Kids on the Block
Blue
Backstreet Boys
McFly
10
Who recorded the original version of this?
Lady Ga Ga
Adele
Ella Henderson
Natasha Bedingfield
11
What did Bob Dylan do that shocked the nation in 1965?
Pulled his pants down
Slagged off his nan
Went electric
Swore on stage
12
Which one of these is not a Beatle?
Paul McCutknee
Ringo Starr
John Lennon
George Harrison
13
Stevie Wonder had a nickname when he started - what was it?
The Tickler
Little Stevie
Smiley
Tickles
14
What is this instrument?
Ukelele
Charango
Dobro
Mandolin
15
Who was the lead singer of the band Blondie?
Janis Joplin
Annie Lennox
Debbie Harry
Ella Fitzgerald
16
What band did Paul McCartney form after the Beatles split?
Wings
10CC
ELO
Manfred Mann
17
What was "the chicken" in the film The Blues Brothers?
a dance move
$7
the name of their car
one of the inmates of the prison's nickname
18
Who put the bomp in the bop shoo bomp shoo bomp
Who put the who in the hoopla hoopla hoop
Who put the ram in the ramalama ding dong
Who put the boom in the boom bom babababa
Who put the whizz in the whip de dop de bop
19
Which one below did not belong in The Rolling Stones
Pete Best
Ronny Wood
Keith Richards
Brian Jones
20
What is the word?
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Jesus
Mum
The Bird