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8. Quiz 7 (September) [NO answers]

Sept 2024

  • 1. Question: Which classical composer was deaf?
  • 2. What year did Elvis die?
  • 3. Who sang the theme song for Titanic?
  • 4. Which group had success with "A World of Our Own" and the movie theme "Georgy Girl?"
  • 5. Which song by Billy Ray Cyrus helped to popularize line dance again?
  • 6. Lady in Red is most famous for which Irish singer-songwriter?
  • 7. Jack Bruce was the third member of this band, joining Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. Name the band.
  • 8. A set of twin brothers, Charles and Craig Reid, well loved by their "ain folk" in Scotland, also have a good international reputation. Who are they?
  • 9. In the 1940s, legendary classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz was known for performing a sparkling piano solo arrangement of what John Philip Sousa march that is frequently heard on the Fourth of July?
  • 10. Despite only recording three albums as a group, you could still call them "well-seasoned." With over 100 million record sales, what musical act is the best-selling girl group of all time?
  • 11. Who was the famous DJ who helped popularize rock and roll music through his radio show in Cleveland during the 1950s? ~ Alan Freed
  • 12. Which band released the song 'Good Vibrations'?
  • 13. Who released the song 'My Way' in 1969?
  • 14. What singer-songwriter released the album "Tapestry" in 1971?
  • 15. Who sang the rock anthem "Free Bird" in 1973?
  • 16.What band released the album "Back in Black" in 1980?
  • 17.Shania Twain told us in 1999 'Man! I Feel Like a….'?
  • 18.What Bryan Adams worldwide hit was No. 1 in the UK charts for sixteen weeks and featured on the soundtrack for the film 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'?
  • 19.Aretha Franklin's signature song "Respect" was written by a 1960s musician who died much too young. Who? ~ Answer: Otis Redding
  • 20.Fill in the missing word in the following lyrics "I was feeling kinda _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but the crowd called out for more" - A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum)