The MD Pop Quiz

[jwee5467]

Well got 5 this week. Yeah, I've been a tad inactive cos of uni stuff but be pitch in my new quiz week after next?

[Music Head]

01 - How many tears did ? and The Mysterians cry?
Ans - 96

02 - Helen Reddys signature song is I Am Woman. What country is she from?
Ans - Australia

03 - What song opens with the line "Jeremiah was a bullfrog"?
Ans - Joy To The World

04 - What Canadian artist had a hit with the song Seasons In The Sun?
Ans - Terry Jacks

05 - Who is the original author of Creams hit, Crossroads?
Ans - Robert Johnson

06 - How many holes are there in Blackburn, Lancashire?
Ans - 4000

07 - Who were the other 2 members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience?
Ans - Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell

08 - What Michigan rocker is known as the Motor City Madman?
Ans - Ted Nugent

09 - The folk group Rooftop Singers had a #1 U.S. hit in 1963. What was
it?
Ans - Walk Right In

10 - The Beach Boys were definitely the kings of the surf music craze of
the 60's. Who was the other group that deserve a share of that title, after their hit Surf
City?
Ans - Jan & Dean

[Tiggi]

2, 4, 5, 7, & 8 correct = 50%

One of Hendrix's Experience members went to the same school as me. Won't mention which, so as not to spoil the quiz.

[gryphon]

Seven for me !

[gryphon]

MD Quiz................Number sixteen


Q1 Where did John Lennon and Yoko Ono Get married?
Ans Gibraltar


Q2 Mike Oldfield did a version of In Dulci Jubilo for Maureen, Who was Maureen?
Ans His Mother


Q3 In which city was Robbie William born?
Ans Stoke


Q4 Elton john recorded for DJM records( In the UK) . What did DJM stand for?
Ans Dick James Music


Q5 What was Johnny Cash’s link with Elvis?
Ans They both signed for Sun records.


Q6 Who was the Simon and Garfunkle song “So Long Frank Lloyd Wright” about?
Ans Art Garfunkle


Q7 Who recorded his first single as “Davy Jones and The King Bees”?
Ans David Bowie


Q8 What was Carl Palmer’s band prior to ELP?
Ans Atomic Rooster


Q9 Who was Frank Sinatra’s final wife ?
Ans Barbara Marx


Q10 Which band was Wilko Johnson the guitarist for ?
Ans Dr Feelgood

[Music Head]

lol.
I got 1 right. That would be #5

gryph, the answer to #2 is showing.

[Tiggi]

3, 5, 7, & 10 right.

Also, Wilko spent some time guitaring with Ian Dury's Blockheads

[Tiggi]

Q1 Which Jazz performer was affectionately known as Satchmo ?

Ans Louis Armstrong


Q2 Which lyricist collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber on his early Musical Theatre successes ?

Ans Tim Rice


Q3 Which founder member of the Rolling Stones was demoted to contributing piano on recordings, and occasional live work, until his death in 1985 ?

Ans Ian Stewart


Q4 The real name of which Rocker is Ian Kilminster ?

Ans Lemmy from Motörhead


Q5 Who wrote and released two novels – The Favourite game, & Beautiful Losers before launching a career in music ?

Ans Leonard Cohen


Q6 Peter Garrett, the Australian Minister For Environment Protection, Heritage & The Arts was formerly the vocalist for which successful band ?

Ans Midnight Oil


Q7 Butch Vig, the producer of Nirvana’s Never Mind album was also the drummer with which band ?

Ans Garbage


Q8 Which “Brit” Rock band made a comeback with the 1992 release Break Like The Wind ?

Ans Spinal Tap


Q9 For what musical innovation are the Moving Picture Experts Group responsible ?

Ans The MP3 audio format


Q10 Allegri’s Miserere is a 17th Century choral work which was performed only in the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican. The Vatican closely guarded the manuscript to prevent other performances. Which composer wrote it out note for note from memory following attendance of two separate performances ?

Ans Wolfgang Mozart

[Thraak]

Wow, didn't even know this existed til now! Ill give it a shot;

Got 3 right!- 1,6 & 10.

[Music Head]

missed 4,8,9,10

thanks Tiggi