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MARCH 2011
.MUSIC QUIZ

1. Who are the only 2 female singers to have a No.1 UK hits in the '80s, '90s, and '00s ?

2. What song mentions "Be-Bop-a-Lula" and "What's I Say" in the first verse ?

3. Rapper Parrish J. Smith is better known by his stage name P.M.D. .. what do the the initials P.M.D. stand for ?

4. In 1967 which Rolling Stones' record did the BBC ban from it's airways, alleging it promoted promiscuity?

5. Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Jim Morrison, Richey James Edwards, Janis Joplin, Jacob Miller, Kurt Cobain, and Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, what strange fact connects them ?

6. What singer does Lynyrd Skynyrd lambaste in "Sweet Home Alabama"? What song were they so upset about ?

7. Pink Floyd named an album after one, Michael Jackson was 'off' his, AC/DC's contained a fly and John Lennon's came with bridges. What do they all have in common?

8. Apart from having three Grammy Awards, three RIAA Platinum Record Awards, thirty-five RIAA Gold Record Awards, and one hundred and six Top 40 hits when he died in 1977, Elvis Presley had also appeared in how many films ?

9. In 1974, guitarist Gary Moore left the Irish rock band "Thin Lizzy", who replaced Gary ?

10. Which English drummer provided the drumming for The Muppet Show's ''Animal'', and was a "Skinnerett" on The Frank Skinner Show ?

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1. Madonna and Kylie Minogue.

2. "Walk Of Life" by Dire Straits

3. Parrish Making Dollars.

4. Let's Spend The Night Together

5. They all died at the age of 27.

6. Neil Young; the lyrics in Young's song "Southern Man"

7. Walls

8. Thirty-three films

9. Andy Gee; then John Caan for short stints. Later in 1974, two guitarists were selected to complete the empty gap in Thin Lizzy; Brian Robertson, a Glaswegian, and Scott Gorham, a Californian.

10. Ronnie Verrell

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. MARCH 2010
MUSIC QUIZ

1. At the yearly MTV Video Music Awards, who is the only act in VMA history to win the prestigious 'Video of the Year' award two times ?

2. The rock band "Feedback" and "The Hype" are now known as which band ?

3. What is Rod Stewart's middle name ?

4. "Three O'Clock Blues" "Please Love Me" and "You Upset Me Baby" were all No.1 R&B hits for which blues legend ?

5. It was revealed in 2008 that anger at a concert held at Altamont Speedway, Northern California in December 1969, led to members of the Hells Angels plotting to murder which rock icon in 1975 ?

6. What did Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Elvis Presley all have in common in 1986 ?

7. In which year was "Battle of the Boogie" ?

8. Which five artists paid tribute to Michael Jackson at the 2010 Grammy Awards performing "Earth Song"

9. Which legendary rock band is the only group in which every member has composed more than one chart-topping single ?

10. Jimmy King, Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones, Carl Cunningham, Ben Cauley and James Alexander were all original members of which session built band ?

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2. U2 .. in 1976 while still at school U2 started out as "Feedback"; in March 1977, the band changed their name to "The Hype"; finally in March of 1978 they became U2.

3. David

4. B B King

5. Mick Jagger: In 2008 it was revealed that members of the Hells Angels had plotted to murder Mick Jagger in 1975. They were angered by Jagger's public blaming of the Hells Angels, who had been hired to provide "security" at the Altamont Free Concert in December 1969, for much of the crowd violence at the event. The conspirators reportedly used a boat to approach a residence where Jagger was staying on Long Island, New York; the plot failed when the boat was nearly sunk by a storm.

6. They were the first ever inductees into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

7. 1978: In the UK both the UK artist Mick Jackson and the Jacksons' version of "Blame it on the Boogie" were released within a few days of each other in October 1978. The UK music press, struck by the rival versions being by similarly named artists, declared it as the "Battle of the Boogie". UK artist Mick Jackson along with David Jackson, and Elmar Krohn wrote and composed the track.

8. Celine Dion, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, and Smokey Robinson.

9. Queen

10. The Bar-Keys .. Along with Otis Redding, Jimmy King, Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones and Carl Cunningham, died in a plane crash in Lake Monona while on their way to a performance in Madison, Wisconsin. Trumpeter Ben Cauley survived the crash and bassist James Alexander was on another plane,

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