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4a. 23 May QUIZ 3 (with Answers)

23 May QUIZ 3

  • 1. Before Phil Collins, who was the lead singer of Genesis? ~ Peter Gabriel
  • 2 What was the first music video to ever air on MTV? ~ Answer: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles
  • 3. Which folk trio hit chart success with "Walk Right In? ~ The Rooftop singers
  • 4. Who recorded two of his best-selling albums in prison? ~ Johnny Cash
  • 5. Which Loretta Lynn song inspired a 1980 biographical film of the same name? ~ Coal Miner’s Daughter.
  • 6. How many members of Boyzone were there? ~ 5
  • 7. Who was the Scottish vocalist who performed with Mike Oldfield on the songs "Moonlight Shadow" and "Foreign Affair"? ~ Maggie Riley
  • 8. Which English composer is best known for “The Planets” suite? ~ Answer: Gustav Holst
  • 9. On their 1964 “Christmas Album,” The Beach Boys sang a song about Santa Claus called “Little Saint ______.” Fill in the one word blank, a shorthand of another name Santa is known by. ~ Answer: Little Saint Nick
  • 10.  Which iconic 1950s singer was known as the “First Lady of Song”? ~ Ella Fitzgerald
  • 11. What was the name of the record label founded in Memphis in 1952 that played a significant role in the birth of rock and toll? ~ Sun Records
  • 12. Who controversially 'went electric' at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival? ~ Answer: Bob Dylan
  • 13. What was the name of the infamous drummer of The Who? ~ Answer: Keith Moon
  • 14. Who released the hit song "Imagine" in 1971? ~ Answer: John Lennon
  • 15.What band sang the popular song "Stairway to Heaven" in 1971? ~ Answer: Led Zeppelin
  • 16. Which artist had a hit with "Billie Jean" in 1983? ~ Answer: Michael Jackson
  • 17. Which band had an international hit with 'Don't Speak'? ~ Answer: No Doubt
  • 18.Lady Marmalade' was recorded for the soundtrack of which film? ~ Answer: Moulin Rouge!
  • 19.Who sang 'Werewolves of London'? ~ Answer: Warren Zevon
  • 20.Fill in the missing word in the following lyrics
  • "Well, this car is automatic, it's systematic, it's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  why it's Greased Lightning!" - Greased Lightnin' (John Travolta)? ~ Answer: hydromatic