RANDOM MUSIC TRIVIA...When it comes to trivia are you" ROCK God" or " Roadie?"
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:59 pm
In keeping with Chas's ongoing: "This Day in Music Posts," I thought some random music
trivia might be fun...Thought-provoking threads are usually Tony and some other folks
department...but, I thought what the heck? HOW ABOUT A MUSIC POP QUIZ:
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1.)T/F Colonel Tom Parker, (Elvis Presley's manager) ran a troupe of dancing chickens.
2.)Star Trek has featured both Mick Fleetwood and __________________________.
a.) David Bowie b.)Neil Young c.) Tom Waits d.)Iggy Pop
3.)The Rolling Stone's tongue logo was originally designed by_______________.
a.) Salvador Dali b.) Andy Warhol c.)Lou Reed d.) John Pasch e.)none of these
4.)What guitar great was booed off stage as the Monkees' opening act for their 1967
Summer tour.
a.) Steve Howe b.) Steve Cropper c.) Richard Thompson d.) Jimi Hendrix
5.)"Blackie" a Fender Stratocaster once owned by Eric Clapton is the most expensive
guitar ever sold. It sold on June 25, 2004 for ___________________.
a.) $95,900 b.) $959,500 c.) $9,590,000
6.) The "M.G." of Booker T & the M.G.'s stands for____________________.
a.) Macho Guys b.) Memphis Group c.) The once popular automobile.
7.) The origin of the band name "Pink Floyd" __________________________.
a.) A sunset over a fjord in Norway b.) American blues artists, Pink Anderson and
Floyd Council c.) None of the above
8.) The very first stage name used by the core members of "The Band"
was___________________.
a.)Levon Helm & the Arkansas Connection b.) The Hawks c.) Levon Helm Sextet
9.) U2's lead singer, Paul Hewson's pseudonymn was inspired by
a.) hearing aid store in Dublin, Ireland called 'Bono Vox'
b.)"Bondo" a type of spackling putty
c.) A take on the late "Sonny Bono," of Sonny & Cher fame
10.)T/F Cheap Trick claimed they asked a Ouija board what they should call their
band.
11.) Buffalo Springfield took their band name from:
a.) brand of heavy asphalt roller that they saw parked on the street.
b.) two random American cities with no apparent ties to the San Francisco music scene
12.) What is "Sting's" real first name?______________________________
a.) Stuart b.) Chauncey c.) Gordon d.)Preston e.) Elliot f.) Edgar
13.) When forming Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page approached__________ and _________ and
asked them to consider joining the new band he was making...__________ said, "that
would go over like a lead balloon", and ______ added,"more like a lead zeppelin!".
a.)Jeff Beck & John Entwistle b.) Keith Moon & John Entwistle c.) Roger Daltrey &
John Entwistle d.) Pete Townsend & Keith Moon
14.) Axl Rose of Guns 'n' Roses used to earn $8 an hour doin what__________
for a science experiment at UCLA?
a.) smoking cigarettes b.) singing show tunes c.) writing poetry d.) arguing
15.) T/F Supposedly, Neil Young was asked after who_________ to join Crosby, Stills,
Nash, & Young?
a.)Steve Winwood b.) Eric Clapton c.) George Harrison d.) All of the above
trivia might be fun...Thought-provoking threads are usually Tony and some other folks
department...but, I thought what the heck? HOW ABOUT A MUSIC POP QUIZ:
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1.)T/F Colonel Tom Parker, (Elvis Presley's manager) ran a troupe of dancing chickens.
2.)Star Trek has featured both Mick Fleetwood and __________________________.
a.) David Bowie b.)Neil Young c.) Tom Waits d.)Iggy Pop
3.)The Rolling Stone's tongue logo was originally designed by_______________.
a.) Salvador Dali b.) Andy Warhol c.)Lou Reed d.) John Pasch e.)none of these
4.)What guitar great was booed off stage as the Monkees' opening act for their 1967
Summer tour.
a.) Steve Howe b.) Steve Cropper c.) Richard Thompson d.) Jimi Hendrix
5.)"Blackie" a Fender Stratocaster once owned by Eric Clapton is the most expensive
guitar ever sold. It sold on June 25, 2004 for ___________________.
a.) $95,900 b.) $959,500 c.) $9,590,000
6.) The "M.G." of Booker T & the M.G.'s stands for____________________.
a.) Macho Guys b.) Memphis Group c.) The once popular automobile.
7.) The origin of the band name "Pink Floyd" __________________________.
a.) A sunset over a fjord in Norway b.) American blues artists, Pink Anderson and
Floyd Council c.) None of the above
8.) The very first stage name used by the core members of "The Band"
was___________________.
a.)Levon Helm & the Arkansas Connection b.) The Hawks c.) Levon Helm Sextet
9.) U2's lead singer, Paul Hewson's pseudonymn was inspired by
a.) hearing aid store in Dublin, Ireland called 'Bono Vox'
b.)"Bondo" a type of spackling putty
c.) A take on the late "Sonny Bono," of Sonny & Cher fame
10.)T/F Cheap Trick claimed they asked a Ouija board what they should call their
band.
11.) Buffalo Springfield took their band name from:
a.) brand of heavy asphalt roller that they saw parked on the street.
b.) two random American cities with no apparent ties to the San Francisco music scene
12.) What is "Sting's" real first name?______________________________
a.) Stuart b.) Chauncey c.) Gordon d.)Preston e.) Elliot f.) Edgar
13.) When forming Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page approached__________ and _________ and
asked them to consider joining the new band he was making...__________ said, "that
would go over like a lead balloon", and ______ added,"more like a lead zeppelin!".
a.)Jeff Beck & John Entwistle b.) Keith Moon & John Entwistle c.) Roger Daltrey &
John Entwistle d.) Pete Townsend & Keith Moon
14.) Axl Rose of Guns 'n' Roses used to earn $8 an hour doin what__________
for a science experiment at UCLA?
a.) smoking cigarettes b.) singing show tunes c.) writing poetry d.) arguing
15.) T/F Supposedly, Neil Young was asked after who_________ to join Crosby, Stills,
Nash, & Young?
a.)Steve Winwood b.) Eric Clapton c.) George Harrison d.) All of the above