I just wrote a music quiz....

[vinyldavid]

...for Facebook, and I think that I should post it here.

Actually, this is two quizzes merged into one. I made one of them last year.

Good luck!

I'll post the answer key at the end of a week.



1) What is the last name of the singer that sang the song Lay Down (Candles In The Rain):
A. Mitchell
B. Baez
C. Safka
D. Winston

2) Who originally composed the track Toccata on Emerson Lake and Palmer's Brain Salad Surgery?
A. Alberto Ginastera
B. P.D.Q. Bach
C. Leopold Stokowski
D. Paul Simon

3) The Decca Tree microphone system was developed while recording what artist?
A. The Who
B. Mantovani
C. Doris Day
D. Glenn Gould

4) What album was the song Big Yellow Taxi originally released on?
A. Hard Candy
B. Court and Spark
C. Rhymes and Reasons
D. Ladies of the Canyon

5) Who was John Rutsey?
A. Classical Composer
B. Disco Singer
C. Recording Engineer
D. First drummer for the band Rush

6) For most of his career, Jimmie Spheeris recorded with Columbia records. What label was his album Ports of the Heart on and what label briefly Re-Issued his albums in 2000?
A. Telarc, Warner Brothers
B. Epic, Rain
C. Rain, Decca
D. Sun, Capricorn

7) What year was the song Let\'s Dance (Benny Goodman) recorded?
A. 1936
B. 1942
C. 1939
D. 1941

8) What band Andy Warhol secretly sponsor?
A. The E Street Band
B. The Doors
C. The Velvet Undergound
D. The Who

9) The novelty hit Snoopy and the Red Baron was sung by:
A. The Four Lads
B. The Kingston Trio
C. The Four Aces
D. The Royal Guardsmen

10) It is reputed that the Rush album 2112 syncs to the movie.....
A. The Wizard of Ozz
B. Breakfast at Tiffanys
C. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
D. The Manchurian Candidate

11) In the duo that recorded the The Friends of Mr Cairo and State of Independance, one was an electronic musician, and the other was:
A. Bon Scott
B. Robert Miles
C. Jon Anderson
D. Robert Plant

12) Joni Mitchell sang a remake, but who originally sang the song Marieke?
A. Victor Wooten
B. Jaques Brel
C. Neil Young
D. Donald Fagen

13) Brian Wilson's mono mixes were so good because....
A. He was deaf in one ear
B. It was before stereo was developed
C. He thought that stereo was a passing fad
D. He wanted to be different

14) The theme from The Exorcist was released on what label?
A. Columbia
B. Geffen
C. Warner Brothers
D. Atlantic

15) What passion did all of the members of Kraftwerk share?
A. Singing
B. Cycling
C. Cooking
D. Woodworking

16) Who orchestrated the most common version of Pictures at an Exhibition?
A. Antonin Dvorak
B. George Gershwin
C. Modest Mussorgsky
D. Maurice Ravel

17) What band Was Roger Daltrey In in the 1960's?
A. Beatles
B. led Zeppelin
C. The Who
D. Procol Harum

18) What is the REAL name of Led Zeppelin's 4th Album
A. led Zeppelin 4
B. Zoso
C. Untitled
D. No one really knows

19) What year Did Quicksilver Messenger Service's first LP come out
A. 1967
B. 1970
C. 1966
D. 1994

20) Who Is Roye Albrighton?
A. Guitarist for Procol Harum
B. lead Singer for Nektar
C. lead Singer for the Rolling Stones
D. Classical Pianist

21) Which one of these Musicals was NOT written by Andrew Lloyd Weber?
A. The Phantom of the Opera
B. Jesus Christ Superstar
C. Cats
D. The Rothchilds

22) Which band Performed the song "Nantucket Sleighride"
A. Mountain
B. Procol Harum
C. Nektar
D. Triumvirat

23) Which band was Peter Frampton in before he went solo?
A. The Yardbirds
B. Led Zeppelin
C. Cream
D. Humble Pie

24) Who Performed the song Across the Board?
A. Paul Keitner, Grace Slick and David Freiberg
B. Jefferson Airplane
C. Jefferson Starship
D. Max Webster

25) What song Did Steve Cropper take the Chords of, turn them backwards, and record a hit on the STAX label? (Knock On Wood)
A. Land Of A Thousand Dances
B. 634-5789 (Soulsville, USA)
C. In The Midnight Hour
D. gimme Some Lovin

26) What group has recorded the saga of Spartacus in song?
A. Nektar
B. Dream Theater
C. Triumvirat
D. Pocol Harum

27) Who was the Pianist that recorded Bach's Brandenburg Concertos in 1955?
A. Van Cliburn
B. Glenn Gould
C. Alekesandr Swassman
D. Rudolf Serkin

28) Who WROTE the song leaving on a Jet Plane?
A. Mary Travers
B. Gordon lightfoot
C. Joni Mitchell
D. John Denver

29) What song borrowed the bass line from Chic's Le Freak?
A. Autobahn
B. Rappers Delight
C. Good Times
D. Video Control

30) Who originally sang Turn The Beat Around?
A. Gloria Estefan
B. Gloria Gaynor
C. Vicki Sue Robinson
D. Thelma Houston

31) What protest song did Barry McGuire Sing?
A. The Times They Are A' Changin
B. I-Feel-Like-I'ma-Fixin-To-Die Rag
C. Alice's Restaraunt
D. Eve of Destruction

32) What was the TRUE NAME of The Dave Brubeck Quartet's 1961 LP?
A. Take 5
B. Blue Rondo A La Turk
C. Time Out
D. Debut


17-32 is the quiz I wrote last year, minus one song that is basically the same.

Good Luck!

 

[onepixel]

1) C. Melanie Safka
2) A. Alberto Ginastera
3) B. Mantovani
4) D. Ladies of the Canyon
5) D. First drummer for the band Rush
6) B. Epic, Rain
7) E. None of the above. 1935
8) C. The Velvet Undergound
9) D. The Royal Guardsmen
10) C. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
11) C. Jon Anderson and Vangelis
12) B. Jaques Brel
13) A. He "IS" deaf in one ear and wanted to out do the Beatles' Rubber Soul
14) C. Warner Brothers
15) B. Cycling
16) C. Modest Mussorgsky
17) C. The Who
18) C. Officially... Untitled
19) A. 1967 if you're counting the Monterey Pop Festival, otherwise 1968 was "their" 1st album.
20) B. lead Singer for Nektar, he plays guitar too
21) D. The Rothchilds
22) A. Mountain
23) D. Humble Pie
24) A. Paul Keitner, Grace Slick and David Freiberg
25) C. In The Midnight Hour
26) C. Triumvirat
27) B. Glenn Gould
28) D. John Denver
29) B. Rappers Delight and... Another One Bites the Dust
30) C. Vicki Sue Carr??? Vicki Sue Robinson!!!
31) D. Eve of Destruction
32) E. None of the above. The 1961 release was Time Further Out

...so what do I win?

 

[Mystic]

...so what do I win?

The "up all night" award at least.

 

[vinyldavid]

1) C. Melanie Safka
2) A. Alberto Ginastera
3) B. Mantovani
4) D. Ladies of the Canyon
5) D. First drummer for the band Rush
6) B. Epic, Rain
7) E. None of the above. 1935
8) C. The Velvet Undergound
9) D. The Royal Guardsmen
10) C. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
11) C. Jon Anderson and Vangelis
12) B. Jaques Brel
13) A. He "IS" deaf in one ear and wanted to out do the Beatles' Rubber Soul
14) C. Warner Brothers
15) B. Cycling
16) C. Modest Mussorgsky
17) C. The Who
18) C. Officially... Untitled
19) A. 1967 if you're counting the Monterey Pop Festival, otherwise 1968 was "their" 1st album.
20) B. lead Singer for Nektar, he plays guitar too
21) D. The Rothchilds
22) A. Mountain
23) D. Humble Pie
24) A. Paul Keitner, Grace Slick and David Freiberg
25) C. In The Midnight Hour
26) C. Triumvirat
27) B. Glenn Gould
28) D. John Denver
29) B. Rappers Delight and... Another One Bites the Dust
30) C. Vicki Sue Carr??? Vicki Sue Robinson!!!
31) D. Eve of Destruction
32) E. None of the above. The 1961 release was Time Further Out

...so what do I win?

32 was my trick question

You're the only one to notice that.....

 

[onepixel]

The "up all night" award at least.

I came back from climbing and I was wired.

 

[onepixel]

Here is a couple for you David or anyone.

1) The band Len had a hit in th 90s that borrowed a distinct percussive beat from which disco artist's 70s hit?

2) Which recent female artist borrowed several measures from the popular 60s (Sukiyaki) song?

3) Which of Duffy's song uses a section of string arrangement from Bill Wither's Ain't No Sunshine.

4) What was the music contest question I posted about Jimi Hendrix.

5) What song is familiar to most humans?

btw... the last two are "give me's."

I thought of another one. Bonus question.

6) The Lovin' Spoonful put out two "Best of" albums one in 1967 and another in 1969. The cover art in essence was nearly identical except for the execution. One was a drawing of the members and the other clay figures of the members. What was the other major difference in the cover art?

 

[chuckworkb]

Man I know one thing -

I don't know squat about recent music history, although I thought I did.

Got to do some reading while I am listening.

That was a tough quiz - thanks

 

[onepixel]

I got a 100% But I cheated on the hard ones.

Anyone gets all 6 of my questions right and I'll send you some music.

 

[vinyldavid]

Onepixel, I have no clue as to ANY of those....Never even heard of Duffy, Len or Bill Wither...

 

[onepixel]

Onepixel, I have no clue as to ANY of those....Never even heard of Duffy, Len or Bill Wither...

David!!

Where've you been? I did a review of Duffy's recent debut album couple of months ago. She should still be on the radio!
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=166055

Len... I can understand, but not hearing Bill Withers? You gotta get some more soul music.

The "give me's" should've been easy.

4) What was the music contest question I posted about Jimi Hendrix. Do an AK search.

5) What song is familiar to most humans? My trick question. I worded it awkwardly. Answer: Happy Birthday!!!