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Music Quiz - Number 1


Music Questions I

  1. Which music awards were established in 1996 by Kanya King and Andy Ruffell?
  2. What is English dairy farmer Michael Eavis famous for?
  3. Which song is Status Quo's only number one single in the UK Singles Chart?
  4. Strange Days is the second studio album by which American rock band?
  5. Which subscription based music streaming service was launched by Jay Z in 2014?
  6. Which Italian classical tenor became blind at the age of 12 following a football accident?
  7. 'I Will Never Let You Down', became which singer's fourth UK number one in 2014?
  8. The 5.6.7.8's are a rock trio from which city?




  9. Which pop band feature Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals?
  10. Sean John Combs is better known by what stage name?
  11. Which British electronic music duo are composed of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons?
  12. Who is noted for his guitar solo on Stairway to Heaven?
  13. Daniel Stein, an English DJ and record producer known for his electronic music, is better known by what name?
  14. Which animal is represented by the Oboe in Peter and the Wolf?
  15. Who reunited in 1981 for 'The Concert in Central Park', which attracted more than 500,000 music fans?

Answers:

  1. The MOBO Awards for (Music of Black Origin)
  2. Glastonbury Festival (founder)
  3. Down Down
  4. The Doors
  5. TIDAL
  6. Andrea Bocelli
  7. Rita Ora
  8. Tokyo, Japan
  9. Texas
  10. Puff Daddy (also accept Diddy, and P. Diddy)
  11. The Chemical Brothers
  12. Jimmy Page
  13. DJ Fresh
  14. Duck
  15. Simon and Garfunkel



Music Questions II

  1. Which group comprised John Phillips, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, and Michelle Phillips?
  2. London born singer Miss Adkins is better known by what name?
  3. Which singer sang the song 'Hanky Panky' form the 'I'm Breathless' album?
  4. Who composed the classical piece Peter and the Wolf?
  5. Which singer was known as Little Miss Dynamite?
  6. Les Gray was the lead singer of which group?
  7. Which group's best-known recording is the 1967 single 'A Whiter Shade of Pale'?
  8. Which singer-songwriter from Sale released the album 'White Ladder' in 1998?
  9. What is the first name of compose Vivaldi?
  10. What is the better known stage name of Robyn Fenty?

Answers:

  1. The Mamas and the Papas
  2. Adele
  3. Madonna
  4. Sergei Prokofiev
  5. Brenda Lee
  6. Mud
  7. Procol Harum
  8. David Gray
  9. Antonio
  10. Rihanna



Music Questions III

  1. Which musical duo had the albums 'Rockney' and 'A Christmas Knees-Up'?
  2. Which Radiohead album has been cited by musicians as one of the greatest albums of all time ?
  3. Which singer is married to Trudie Styler?
  4. Which British reggae bandy are best remembered for their successful 1982 single 'Pass the Dutchie'?
  5. True or False. Miley Cyrus is the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus?
  6. Stewart Copeland was the drummer with which band?
  7. Which Welsh singer was born Gaynor Hopkins in June 1951?
  8. Whose 2013 world tour was called 'The Mrs Carter Show'?
  9. What was Madonna's first UK top ten single?
  10. Which country pop singer was born Eilleen Regina Edwards?

Answers:

  1. Chas 'n' Dave




  2. OK Computer
  3. Sting
  4. Musical Youth
  5. True
  6. The Police
  7. Bonnie Tyler
  8. Beyonce
  9. Holiday
  10. Shania Twain






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