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General Music Trivia
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This is general stuff - and some of it will be well easy
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1
Which one of these names is the real name of the performer?
Elvis Costello
Ringo Starr
Otis Redding
David Bowie
2
Why was the band "The Monkees" formed?
For an American Football event
For a science experiment
For a bet that the US could create a band like The Beatles
For a TV programme
3
Which punk band had a big hit with this song?
Sex Pistols
The Undertones
The Clash
Black Flag
4
The Pogues had a hit song at Christmas with:
Fairytale of New Jersey
Fairytale of New York
Fairytale of New Hampshire
Fairytale of New England
5
What is the word?
Mum
Jesus
The Bird
Antidisestablishmentarianism
6
Which one of these is a hit by Randy Newman?
Short People
Tiny Dancer
Little Angel
Reet Petite
7
The Barenaked Ladies had a No.1 hit in the 90s with:
It only takes a minute
Day Tripper
A Night to Remember
One Week
8
Which one below did not belong in The Rolling Stones
Keith Richards
Ronny Wood
Brian Jones
Pete Best
9
What city did this band come from?
Birmingham
Liverpool
London
Manchester
10
Who was the lead singer of the band Blondie?
Janis Joplin
Annie Lennox
Ella Fitzgerald
Debbie Harry
11
Tom, Dougie, Harry and Danny are:
Backstreet Boys
McFly
New Kids on the Block
Blue
12
Who put the bomp in the bop shoo bomp shoo bomp
Who put the ram in the ramalama ding dong
Who put the whizz in the whip de dop de bop
Who put the boom in the boom bom babababa
Who put the who in the hoopla hoopla hoop
13
What country does the 3 stringed instrument the "shamisen" come from?
Japan
Mongolia
South Korea
China
14
Which one of these bands were not siblings?
The Osmonds
The Kooks
The Bee Gees
Haim
15
Which one of these is not a Beatle?
John Lennon
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Paul McCutknee
16
Who recorded the original version of this?
Ella Henderson
Lady Ga Ga
Natasha Bedingfield
Adele
17
Where was "Will you still love me tomorrow" written?
The Great building
The Brill building
The Good building
The Excellent building
18
What is this instrument?
Mandolin
Ukelele
Dobro
Charango
19
Stevie Wonder had a nickname when he started - what was it?
Little Stevie
Smiley
The Tickler
Tickles
20
Which one of the following genres is electronic in nature?
Bluegrass
Skiffle
EDM
Folk
21
Complete the title of this Prince song: When Doves...
Cry
Die
Fly
Lie
22
Why was ABBA called ABBA?
It's the initials of their names
They were all mathematicians and it's short for Abacus
It's Swedish for the word "song"
They have only just learned to talk and it's easy to say
23
What was "the chicken" in the film The Blues Brothers?
a dance move
$7
one of the inmates of the prison's nickname
the name of their car
24
Who did the Rolling Stones hire as security at a free concert in 1969?
The Beatles
The Hells Angels biker gang
Firemen from California
The American Air Force
25
What did Bob Dylan do that shocked the nation in 1965?
Pulled his pants down
Swore on stage
Slagged off his nan
Went electric
26
Why do fools fall in love?
Why do birds sing so gay?
Why did she leave me on the bus?
Love is a losing game
Why does the rain fall from above?
27
What was the name of Adele's last album?
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28
What band did Paul McCartney form after the Beatles split?
ELO
10CC
Wings
Manfred Mann
29
Who is this?
Elton John
Peter Gabriel
Jethro Tull
Paul McCartney
30
Dr Dre originally started in the band:
Sugarhill Gang
Public Enemy
N.W.A.
Grandmaster Flash
