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. . . MUSIC QUIZ

1. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival refers to which War ?

2. Who is the only artist or act ever to receive a second mercury prize (currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize) ?

3. American 50s pop singer and DJ, Jiles Perry Richardson is better known by which name ?

4. "Real Good Looking Boy" by The Who is refering to which mega singing star?

5. Name the group or singers from the cryptic clues:
a) The highest vagrant
b) Pucker up for one
c) Far too much
d) Easily Read

6. Which duo were the first western pop group to play in China, April 7th 1985 ?

7. In the Elvis song "In The Ghetto", in which US City is the ghetto?

8. Which member of rock band Queen wrote, among others: "Spread Your Wings", "I Want to Break Free", "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Back Chat" ?

9. Which Jimi Hendrix song was recorded in 1968, and re-released as a single after Hendrix's death in 1970 and reached No.1 in the UK.

10. "Midnight Rambler" by The Rolling Stones is a song refering to which murderer ?

 

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1. Vietnam War

2. PJ Harvey ... 2001: Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea; 2011: Let England Shake

3. The Big Bopper

4. Elvis Presley

5. a) Supertramp
b) Kiss
c) INXS
d) Simply Red

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6. Wham

7. Chicago

8. Bassist John Deacon

9. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" aka "'Voodoo Chiled" (Slight Return),

10. Albert DeSalvo aka the Boston Strangler

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Send us anything FUNNY!! MAY 2012
MUSIC QUIZ

1. Who was the only constant member of UK rock band Pink Floyd since its formation in 1965 ?

2. Robert Milkwood Thomas is better known as which US musical icon ?

3. Who duetted with Alice Cooper on "Billion Dollar Babies"?

4. The fictional Muppet rock band from The Muppet Show, goes by what name ?

5. Which British scientist and TV presenter was featured on the international hit "She Blinded Me With Science" the New Wave song by Thomas Dolby, released in 1982.

6. Which multi-musician founded the US alternative rock band Foo Fighters in 1994.

7. Alice Cooper, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon appeared in which 1978 film ?

8. What band was Midge Ure in 1975 to early 1977 ? (before Ultravox)

9. The Michael Jackson hit 'She's out of my life' penned by Tom Bahler, which singer was the song allegedly written about?

10. Who took over the vocals from Johnny Rotten on "No One is Innocent" after Johnny;s departure from the Sex Pistols in 1978 ?

 

 

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1. Drummer Nick Mason

2. Bob Dylan ~ Bob has had many pseudonyms:- Lucky/Boo Wilbury, Elston Gunnn, Blind Boy Grunt, Bob Landy, Robert Milkwood Thomas, Tedham Porterhouse, Jack Frost, Sergei Petrov, including Bob Dylan

3. Donovan

4. Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem

5. Magnus Pyke

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6. Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl ~ originally as a one-man project following the death of Kurt Cobain

7. Mae West's final film "Sextette"

8. Slik aka PVC2 ~ after which between 1977 and 1979; Midge also did stints with The Rich Kids, Visage and Thin Lizzy before forming Ultravox in 1979.

9. Karen Carpenter ~ Although it is widely claimed that Tom Bahler wrote the song about Karen Carpenter, Bahler stated, "The fact is, I had already written that song by the time Karen and I became romantic. That song was written more about Rhonda Rivera . . . Rhonda and I had been together for two years, and it was after we broke up that I started dating Karen."

10. Ronnie Biggs ~ the British criminal notorious for his part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963. At the time of No One is Innocent Biggs was living in Brazil, still wanted by the British authorities, but immune from extradition. The song was credited to Paul Cook, Steve Jones, and Biggs

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