The Great Music Trivia Quiz Book

The Great Music Trivia Quiz Book Rachel Federman The Ultimate Guide to Proving You Know Everything About Music…• Do you know the name of The Who’s second rock opera?• Can you name the three longest running Broadway musicals in history?• How about the person Kurt Cobain referred to as his favourite performer on Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged recording?• How old was the oldest Beatle when Paul McCartney announced he had left the band in April 1970?Now music snobs can test their musical savvy about everything from acid techno to folk metal. THE GREAT MUSIC TRIVIA QUIZ BOOK covers all musical genres with a focus on rock and pop from the 1960s through today.You may know that Bono’s real name is Paul Hewson and that John Lennon was featured on the first cover of Rolling Stone, but it might surprise you to learn that compact discs have been on the market since 1982, that the title of AC/DC’s 8th album, “For Those About to Rock, Salute You” is a reference to Roman gladiators, and that music was first transmitted over phone lines in the 19th century.A variety of quiz formats from multiple choice questions to matching lists are accompanied by timed challenges, colourful anecdotes, and sidebar explanations. Featuring chapters like VIDEOS THAT KILLED THE RADIO STARS and OOPS, I DIDN’T DO IT AGAIN (the sad fate of one-hit wonders.) You might nab a high score in classic rock, but how will you score in hip hop? And maybe it’s time to find out if your knowledge of jazz is as extensive as your taste for movie soundtracks.For the tone deaf and the virtuosos, for those who claim to be authorities and those who want to learn more, for the musical theorists and the X Factor fanatics, this collection of music trivia is fun to play on your own, ideal to test friends in the pub, or intriguing to simply read for the surprising facts and behind-the-scenes trivia. The Great Music Trivia Quiz Book Rachel Federman Contents Title Page (#u20838e4c-53d9-5c99-837d-f2027bf8b7ff) Introduction (#ue35ced03-e97e-563f-8436-4103f20cebe7) The Quizzes Ready? Go! (#u2e2c2634-c870-5c67-bcda-46d0098c67d0) Pre-rock ’n’ roll (#u7cac76d3-e8d4-51f9-bd44-743e4728640c) 1950s (#u9125e7b0-efa5-59d2-b6a8-396b9e76073c) 1960s (#u51f3629b-b893-5749-98f6-e55679a8c11a) 1970s (#litres_trial_promo) 1980s (#litres_trial_promo) 1990s (#litres_trial_promo) 21st Century (#litres_trial_promo) Rock & Pop Challenge (#litres_trial_promo) For Music Geeks (#litres_trial_promo) Answers (#litres_trial_promo) Scoring (#litres_trial_promo) Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo) Copyright (#litres_trial_promo) About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo) Introduction (#ulink_e3237f91-baf7-54ca-afc0-b9397c915f43) They believed in magic. They could see for miles. They had many rivers to cross. And so, as soon as the musical trailblazers of the past sixty years were old enough to leave wherever it was they didn’t want to be anymore, they followed the siren call of melody and rhythm that told them to walk on the wild side. Whether you listened to the phonograph, the radio, the hi-fi, the stereo, a walkman, or an iPod – or watched their concerts live – then you heard that same call. As popular music gave a voice to each generation’s need to break away from the past, chart-topping hits, experimental basement tapes, dance-floor favorites, and arena-shaking rock shows turned everyday moments into epic scenes of hope and love, loss and wonder. Most of all our favorite musicians gave us a place to put feelings so urgent and all consuming that they couldn’t merely be spoken aloud, trapped on paper, or hung in a museum. They could only be airborne, traveling the way they had for thousands of years, on waves of sound, across our yards and gardens like a cup with a string to our best friend’s house, then further, across miles, oceans, and the ages. For many, great songs have been a life force, the most direct and universally understood answer to the question “How do you feel?” A reason (we just asked for one) to keep dreaming on. In the trivia questions that follow, ranging from the years of bebop and swing before rock ’n’ roll, up through the decades of doo-wop, protest songs, punk and indie rock, metal, hip hop, Britpop, and rap all the way to the present, you’ll find the stories behind the bands, the real people behind the magazine covers, the breakthrough hits, the secret muses, the one-hit wonders, the bizarre cover versions, the record-breakers, the weirdest misheard lyrics, before-they-were-famous factoids, B-side esoterica, and major turning points in this ethereal world of operatic splendor, seedy tabloid fodder, and everything in between. There’s even a section for true music geeks (the ones who can, for example, read actual music). Multiple-choice and true-or-false questions, fill-in-the-blanks and matching games will help you prove just how much of an expert you are on everything – from Chuck Berry’s signature walk to U2’s original name to the song Beyonc? performed at the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Ball. At the end, check your answers against the back of the book, tally up your points, and, if you believe in the gospel of music, you’ll find out just how good a shot at redemption you have. Maybe you’ll end up mystified and struggling for answers. If so, you’re in the right place too. Music has always lured us out of our comfort zones and traditions with the promise of adventure and escape, if only we’re willing to let that screen door slam. We may not know where we’ll wake up the next morning, but we hope it will be to the sound of music with someone named Mary hovering over us, speaking words of wisdom. But if the words don’t come, don’t worry. You don’t really need them. As long as you listen to the music, you’ll get what you need. The Quizzes Ready? Go! (#ulink_fbc70468-cf6c-5145-868e-91d12842d18d) Pre-rock ’n’ roll (#ulink_7c2cecfe-6c25-542e-b4f6-dc56ec5bb0b2) (15 questions) Was there life before rock ’n’ roll? In some form, yes, just like there was life before the Neolithic Revolution, 10,000 years ago, that allowed humans to settle down in one place. What did people listen to and was it any good? Well, like the eternal debate over whether R.E.M.’s Green album represented the beginning or the end of their brilliant contribution to alternative music, it depends on whom you ask. There are those who believe humans have never come close to the achievements of the eighteenth century in music and those who can’t fathom needing more than three chords and the truth. In the twentieth century alone, however, jazz, swing, big band, gospel, blues, folk, country, and bluegrass all did more than merely entertain. They brought people together, told stories, broke boundaries, and paved the way for a musical revolution. 1. (#litres_trial_promo) Which orchestral piece, composed by Sir Edward Elgar, is played at almost every graduation in the United States? Points: 1 2. (#litres_trial_promo) Long before heavy metal, industrial or goth, which movement from New Orleans (which gave rise to such greats as Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong) was initially marginalized as “the Devil’s music”? Points: 1 3. (#litres_trial_promo) Match the artist with the genre: Points: 1/2 point for each correct match 4. (#litres_trial_promo) Chuck Berry, considered by many to be the father of rock ’n’ roll, was famous for walking while playing guitar in a way that resembled which animal? Points: 1 5. (#litres_trial_promo) Which type of record has the longest playing time? a) LP (Long Play) b) EP (Extended Play) c) single Points: 1 6. (#litres_trial_promo) George Gershwin is famous for his Rhapsody in what color? a) Ruby b) Indigo c) Blue d) Yellow e) Marigold Points: 1 7. (#litres_trial_promo) The first Gold Record award was given in 1942 to which artist to celebrate over one million sales of “Chattanooga Choo Choo”? Points: 2 8. (#litres_trial_promo) Which U.S. city was given the first commercial FM license in the country in 1941? a) Nashville b) Chicago c) New York d) San Francisco e) St. Louis Points: 2 9. (#litres_trial_promo) Frustration with Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” inspired Woody Guthrie to write the lyrics to this famous protest song in 1944. (Hint: Picture the Redwood Forest.) Points: 1 10. (#litres_trial_promo) “White Christmas” (which songwriter Irving Berlin is known to have modestly called “the best song that anybody’s ever written”) was a hit single for Bing Crosby and is naturally associated with the 1954 movie of the same name. But the song that became the world’s greatest-selling single came onto the scene quietly in a 1942 film, also starring Bing Crosby. What was it called? a) Country Girl b) Blue Skies c) Going My Way d) Holiday Inn e) High Time Points: 2 11. (#litres_trial_promo) Thomas Edison’s phonograph, the first machine capable of storing sound, used a cylinder wrapped in what common household material? a) wax b) paper towel c) tin foil d) plastic wrap e) linoleum Points: 1 12. (#litres_trial_promo) The first collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein resulted in this 1943 musical named after a state “where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain.” Which one is it? Points: 1 13. (#litres_trial_promo) What was the longest-running musical on Broadway in New York City? Points: 3 14. (#litres_trial_promo) What was the longest-running musical in London’s West End? Points: 3 15. (#litres_trial_promo) Who did Frances Ethel Gumm play in The Wizard of Oz (1939)? Points: 2 Pre-rock ’n’ roll score ___/25 1950s (#ulink_228a8159-8bbf-52b1-9efb-ccc4f9c1d2cf) (10 questions) The babies were booming, the singers were crooning, the suburbs were expanding, and – in the beginning at least – parents knew where their children were: up in their bedrooms listening to Doris Day. James Dean was a rebel without a cause, Marlon Brando was the wild one, and Frank Sinatra, pied piper for the lonely-hearted, starred in From Here to Eternity. Sure there were distant fears of alien invasion and nuclear war, but things were falling apart in other places, as Chinua Achebe’s expos? of Nigeria poetically showed. When Elvis broke onto the scene with his scandalous hip shakes and jailhouse rock, the establishment didn’t know what had hit it. Kids idolized convicted felons and social outsiders like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. Wherever it was Sam Cooke wanted to be sent, parents didn’t want to know. Still, three years later, when the times really were a-changin’, those same parents would give their eye teeth to know all they had to worry about was a teenager in love exhausted from one-too-many-nights spent rocking around the clock. 1. (#litres_trial_promo) The Weavers made it a number one hit in 1950, but Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter recorded the original version of this haunting lullaby of sorts nearly two decades earlier. What was it called? “_______, Irene” Points: 2 2. (#litres_trial_promo) This 1956 release from 20th Century Fox about two brothers during the American Civil War was Elvis Presley’s first foray into cinema. The film’s original title – The Reno Brothers – was changed to the title of the first single when the advance music sales went through the roof. What is the name of the movie (and the single)? a) Viva Las Vegas b) Blue Suede Shoes c) Are You Lonesome Tonight? d) Love Me Tender e) Return to Sender Points: 2 3. (#litres_trial_promo) The day in February 1959 when Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly died in a plane crash was dubbed “The Day the _____ _____” by Don McLean in his eight-and-a-half minute 1971 hit “American Pie.” (The radio single was cut in half.) Points: 1 4. (#litres_trial_promo) Name the movie from which the following quote comes and the character who said it. After a high-energy performance of “Johnny B. Goode” at a mid-1950s high school dance: “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” Movie: ______________________________________________________ Character: ___________________________________________________ Points: 1 for each correct answer 5. (#litres_trial_promo) The capital of the Caribbean island of Jamaica was the inspiration for which successful pop/folk trio, who hit it big with their versions of “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” and “Tom Dooley”? Points: 2 6. (#litres_trial_promo) Johnny Cash’s song “Five Feet High and Rising” refers to what memory from his childhood? a) working in the family cotton fields b) the Arkansas floods c) the lifelong dreams Johnny had of witnessing his older brother Jack (killed in a horrific mill accident) ascend to heaven d) neighborhood bonfires e) growing up with the Christian faith Points: 2 7. (#litres_trial_promo) At a mid-50s performance at the Apollo Theater in New York’s Harlem, the sensationalist performer of “I Put A Spell on You” fame was supposed to spring out of a coffin but got locked inside. Who was he? Points: 3 8. (#litres_trial_promo)True or false? Elvis had a fraternal twin brother who died before birth. Points: 2 9. (#litres_trial_promo) The inspiration for the name of the 1980s New Wave group The Pretenders came from the song “The Great Pretender” by which soulful R&B group that hit it big in the 1950s? a) The Four Aces b) The Playmates c) The Chantels d) The Platters e) The Teen Queens Points: 2 10. (#litres_trial_promo) Country cross-over star Patsy Cline wasn’t crazy about this song when it was presented to her, but her 1957 version soared up the pop charts, keeping people up late into the night to listen. a) “Walkin’ After Midnight” b) “In the Midnight Hour” c) “Round Midnight” d) “Lady Midnight” e) “Midnight Confession” Points: 2 1950s score ___/20 1960s (#ulink_91a1a5b1-34f6-5c85-ab3c-a7f48d7d113a) (41 questions) Charles Dickens’ best of times and worst of times described late eighteenth-century Paris and London, but it could easily apply to the 1960s, a decade which promised so much (literally, the moon) but exacted an enormous toll at the same time as it delivered on those promises. The American President, John F. Kennedy, was shot in Dallas before he finished his first term. There was a giant leap for mankind, but the hope that springs eternal was dampened by the threat of a silent spring. Still, Martin Luther King had a dream and millions believed in it. There were battle calls and sit-ins, marches, and rallying protest songs. There were mini skirts and screaming fans for the lads from Liverpool who started out wanting to hold your hand and ended up in times of trouble. Some teenagers kept right on twisting again like they had the summer before, asking Buttercup to build them up, others were lighting someone’s fire, telling people to get off of their cloud, or hoping the world would give peace a chance. By the end of the decade, the war in the Pacific had expanded, The Beatles had broken up, Dylan had gone electric, then country, and JFK, MLK, and RFK were all long gone. Two years later, Hendrix, Janis, and Morrison would be as well. Maybe you really needed more than love. Once the purple haze had cleared, those who’d been so eager to leave their comfortable homes and gather ’round some great unknown and powerful force, were probably more than willing to admit that the waters around them had grown. 1. (#litres_trial_promo) It’s a restaurant on East 52nd street in Manhattan, a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, and a group from the 1960s who scored big with hits like “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Stay.” What is it? a) The Four Seasons b) The Ace of Cups c) Cupid’s Inspiration d) The Balloon Farm e) Bull & the Matadors Points: 1 2. (#litres_trial_promo) What does “TCB” stand for in Aretha Franklin’s 1967 hit “Respect” (written and originally sung by Otis Redding)? Points: 2 3. (#litres_trial_promo) Diana Ross has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One is for her solo work and the other is for her participation in which Motown act that began as a sister group to The Primes? a) The Temptations b) The Marvelettes c) Gladys Knight & the Pips d) Dreamgirls e) The Supremes Points: 1 4. (#litres_trial_promo) Roy Orbison’s 1964 chart-topper about a pretty woman reached a new generation through the 1990 feature film blockbuster. It’s often left off, but the song’s title actually has a third word in it. What is it? Points: 1 5. (#litres_trial_promo) How many years passed between the release of Jimi Hendrix’s first album “Are You Experienced” (1967) and his death in Notting Hill, London? a) 1 b) 3 c) 5 d) 9 e) 15 Points: 2 6. (#litres_trial_promo) Which band was not part of the original “British Invasion” (1964 to 1966)? a) The Animals b) The Rolling Stones c) Freddie and the Dreamers d) The Cure e) The Kinks Points: 1 7. (#litres_trial_promo) Davy Jones from Manchester, England is best-known for his role in one of the world’s first “boy bands” (also a TV show from 1966–8). What were they called? Points: 1 8. (#litres_trial_promo) Country music star Dolly Parton first performed at the Grand Ole Opry at the age of: a) 9 b) 13 c) 18 d) 21 e) 25 Points: 1 9. (#litres_trial_promo) To which band does the following August 1964 quote in the Daily Mirror refer? “These performers are a menace to law and order, and as a result of their formula of laryngitis, cranial fur and sex the police are diverted … to quell the mob violence they generate.” a) The Beatles b) The Rolling Stones c) The Doors d) Cream e) The Dave Clark Five Points: 2 10. (#litres_trial_promo) What record company did Dick Rowe, “the man who turned down The Beatles,” work for when he auditioned the group from Liverpool on New Year’s Day in 1962? a) Warner Brothers b) Decca Records c) Epic Records d) Roulette Records e) Imperial Records Points: 2 11. (#litres_trial_promo) “Soul Brother Number One,” “The King of Funk,” and “The Godfather of Soul” all refer to which legendary twentieth-century entertainer? a) Stevie Wonder b) James Brown c) Ray Charles d) Marvin Gaye e) Howard Tate Points: 1 12. (#litres_trial_promo) Romantic Poet William Blake’s line “If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear as it is, infinite” inspired the name of which boundary-breaking trio from Los Angeles whose albums include Strange Days, Waiting for the Sun, and Morrison Hotel? Bonus: The bluesy-psychedelic rockers mentioned above played without this rock ’n’ roll staple in their live shows. What was it? a) guitar b) drums c) bass d) keyboards e) organ Points: 1 + Bonus: 1 13. (#litres_trial_promo) In the U.K., which album from 1967 is the all-time best-selling record? (This will be no surprise to those who enjoyed the show.) Points: 1 14. (#litres_trial_promo) Three days before he died, Otis Redding recorded this song, which he co-wrote and originally called “The Dock of the Bay.” What was it ultimately called? Points: 1 15. (#litres_trial_promo) Which 1960s duo originally called themselves Tom and Jerry (no relation to their actual names)? Points: 2 16. (#litres_trial_promo) Who is the only rock star to win an honorary Pulitzer Prize for a “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” a) John Lennon b) Paul Simon c) Bob Dylan d) Pete Seeger e) Leonard Cohen Points: 2 17. (#litres_trial_promo) Which member of The Beatles is barefoot on the cover of Abbey Road? Points: 1 18. (#litres_trial_promo) How old was the oldest Beatle when Paul McCartney announced he had left the band in April 1970? a) 38 b) 35 c) 31 d) 29 e) 25 Points: 1 19. (#litres_trial_promo) Which band established itself as the entertainment during “Acid Test” parties in 1960s San Francisco? a) Big Brother & The Holding Company b) Moby Grape c) Jefferson Airplane d) The Great Society e) The Grateful Dead Points: 2 20. (#litres_trial_promo)True or false? a) For a short time The Rolling Stones called themselves “The Rollin’ Stones” b) Ed Sullivan demanded that the Stones change their lyrics to “Let’s spend some time together” as opposed to spending the night together c) The Rolling Stones got their name from the Bob Dylan song d) The Stones’ first single was “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” Points: 1 point for each correct answer 21. (#litres_trial_promo) Only one of this groundbreaking performer’s songs ever made it to the charts. Who is he? a) Jimi Hendrix b) Bob Dylan c) Eric Clapton d) Marvin Gaye e) Otis Redding Points: 2 22. (#litres_trial_promo) The cover version of which of these songs was released in advance of Bob Dylan’s original version? a) “All Along the Watchtower” (Jimi Hendrix) b) Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (Nina Simone) c) “I Threw It All Away” (Yo La Tengo) d) “Just Like a Woman” (Richie Havens) e) “Tambourine Man” (The Byrds) Points: 2 23. (#litres_trial_promo) In the mid-1960s, Jimmy Page was given the chance to replace Eric Clapton in an English blues-rock band. He declined at that time, but later joined the outfit; what was it? a) Cream b) The Yardbirds c) The Who d) The Animals e) Fabulous Thunderbirds Points: 2 24. (#litres_trial_promo) Who were the first act to perform on the other side of the iron curtain? (Maybe it’s because they were able to live up to their name.) a) The Beatles b) Rush c) The Bee Gees d) Blood, Sweat & Tears e) The Monkees Points: 1 25. (#litres_trial_promo) How much would a three-day pass for the 1969 Woodstock Festival have set you back? (Hint: The minimum wage in the U.S. was $1/hour.) a) Nothing b) $5 b) $18 c) $43 d) $98 Points: 2 26. (#litres_trial_promo) Smokey Robinson chose the names Tamla and Berry for his kids as a tribute to Berry Gordy, the founder of Detroit’s Tamla Records, which in 1960 changed its name to the one we use today. What is it? Points: 2 27. (#litres_trial_promo) Where is Jim Morrison buried? a) Miami, Florida b) London, England c) Los Angeles, California Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию (https://www.litres.ru/rachel-federman/the-great-music-trivia-quiz-book/?lfrom=688855901) на ЛитРес. 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