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FEBRUARY
2012. . . . MUSIC QUIZ . . . .
1. How many minutes is the 1972 song "Supper's Ready" by the band Genesis.
2. Which drummer has played in Skid Yard, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden ?
3. Which two British bands played at the The Monterey International Pop Music Festival held on June 16th to June 18th 1967 ?
4. Which world famed bassist co-founded the Silverlake Conservatory of Music in 2001 ?
5. Where did Emerson, Lake and Palmer play a one-off 40th anniversary concert in July 2010 ?
6. What colour was Eartha Kitt's, Nina Simone's, Elkie Brooks' and Jeff Buckley's wine ?
7. In 1996 how many Grammy Awards did Alanis Morissette win for her 1995 album Jagged Little Pill ?
8. Who was the drummer on Jeff Beck's "Beck's Bolero"
9. Which member of The Ramones was the first to use the stage name Ramone ?
10. What is the name of Queen guitarist Brian May's guitar, custom-built by Brian and his father back in the early 60s and still plays today?
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ANSWERS
1. 23 minutes
2. Matt Cameron
3.
Eric Burdon & the Animals on Friday June 16th,
The Who on Sunday June 18th.
4. Michael "Flea" Balzary, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist.
5. At the High Voltage Festival event in Victoria Park, London.
6. Lilac ~ they all covered the song 'Lilac Wine' from the musical "Dance Me a Song".
7. Four Grammys ~ "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance", "Best Rock Song", "Best Rock Album", and "Album of the Year"
8. Keith Moon ~ Jeff Beck with Jimmy Page on guitar, John Paul Jones on bass, Nicky Hopkins on piano, and Keith Moon on drums.
9. Douglas Colvin, calling himself Dee Dee Ramone.
10. The Red Special , but also nicknamed Fireplace or the Old Lady
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FEBRUARY
2011
MUSIC QUIZ
1. What rock song (by the same artist/band) has been No.1 in the UK in four different years ?
2. Which famous duo was originally called Tom & Jerry ?
3. Who holds the record for the most entries on the US Hot 100 chart ?
4. What do The Droogs, Moloko, Orange Mecanique, Malchicks and Heaven 17 all have in common ?
5. What made Bruce Springsteen's CD 'Born in the USA' special enough to go down in music history?
6. Which is the UK's fastest selling album ever, selling 695,761 in the first four days of its release and went on to be a No.1 in 28 countries.
7. The title of the Byrds' 1966 hit "Eight Miles High" is a reference to what?
8. In year 2000 who bought the Steinway piano on which John Lennon wrote 'Imagine' ?
9. The original back album cover of Paul McCartney & Wings' "Red Rose Speedway" contained a Braille message to Stevie Wonder saying what ?
10. In 1965, The Supremes launched their very own brand of what, which was sold in supermarkets across America ?
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ANSWERS
1. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen. First released in 1975,
it was No.1 near the end of November and was still there in early 1976.
After Freddie Mercury died in 1991, the song was re-released, hitting
No.1 in December of that year and holding on until late January of 1992.
2. Simon & Garfunkel
3. Elvis Presley with 154.
4. They all took their names from the film 'A Clockwork Orange'.
5. It was the first CD pressed in the United States for commercial release
6. The Oasis album ‘Be Here Now’
7. The altitude reserved for military air craft.
8. George Michael, he paid £1.45m for the Steinway
9. "We love you, baby"
10. They launched their very own brand of bread, Supremes Bread
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