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. . APRIL 2012
MUSIC QUIZ

1. U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" released September 1984 is written about which African American pioneer ?

2. Who are the only three recording artists have sold over 100 million albums worldwide both as solo artists and (separately) as principal members of a band.

3. Who went under the nickname of "Tuff Gong" ?

4. In the '80s, what band had a Top-10 US Hot 100 hit and Top-20 UK hit named after a continent, and another with a girls' name ?

5. August 27th 1995, Neil Young headlined the Reading Festival with "which band" as his backing band ?

6. Only 4 trumpet players in history have received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award .. Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and who is the 4th ?

7. Which two big names in music shocked the world on May 26th 1994 when they tied the knot in marriage in the Dominican Republic ?

8. Which of the Mamas and the Papas is an autobiographical song, narrating the story about how the group was formed ?

9. UK music licensing body PPL announced in December 2009 that "which song" was the most played song of the decade ?

10. Save the Manatee Club was established in 1981 by former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham and which singer/songwriter ?

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ANSWERS

1. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. Phil Collins, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson.

3. Bob Marley

4. Toto

5. Pearl Jam

6. Clark Terry

7. Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley

8. "Creeque Alley"

9. Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

10. Jimmy Buffett

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APRIL 2011
MUSIC QUIZ

1. American east coast rapper P.M.D.; the initials stand for what ?

2. Which top model of the era, joined David Bowie on his album cover Pin Ups in 1973 ?

3. Only four bassists have been honoured with induction into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame ~ Milt Hinton, Ray Brown, Jaco Pastorius and who else ?

4. Christian Lindberg is a virtuoso on which instrument ?

5. Michael Shrieve, Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola and Klaus Schulze, got together in the mid-1970s to form which supergroup ?

6. Dan The Banjo Man and Springwater are both pseudonyms of which UK multi-musician singer ?

7. Ricky Dean, the hustler on the karaoke circuit in the year 2000 film "Duet" is played by which US singer, songwriter, harmonica player ?

8. Thinking of titles, which animal links Radiohead, The Descendents, Elvis Presley, Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan.

9. Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, becoming the first hip hop/rap artists to be so honored.

10. Animal is the crazy drummer in The Muppet Show, but every drum beat the furry beast played came directly from the sticks held in which drummer's hands ?

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ANSWERS

1. Parrish Making Dollars ~ real name Parrish J. Smith

2. Twiggy

3. Charles Mingus

4. The Trombone

5. The supergroup 'Go'

6. Phil Cordell

7. Huey Lewis

8. Bear
Hunting Bears - Radiohead
I Wanna Be A Bear - The Descendents
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Elvis
Eagle and the Bear - Kris Kristofferson.
Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues - Bob Dylan.

9. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

10. Ronnie Verrell

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