1. Which well seasoned, forever rocking UK band opened the Live Aid 1985 Concert at Wembley Stadium in the U.K. at 12.02 on July 13th ?
TV pictures beamed to over 1.5bn people in 160 countries

2. According to the Guinness Book of Records, who holds the title as being the worlds most successful female solo arist ?

3. What is the only song ever to have reached the No.1 spot in the UK charts by FOUR different artists/acts ?

4. US guitar hero Saul Hudson is better known by what name?

5. American lyricist and songwriter Howard Greenfield teamed up with which US pianist singer-songwriter mega star to write countless hits together from the late 50's till the mid 70's ?

6. Who wrote the music to ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot ?

7. Who was the very influential, early cutting edge guitarist who played on 35 of Gene Vincent records ?

8. How many No.1 hits have the now legendary rock band The Who had ? (Answers for UK and USA charts)

9. Which UK rock guitar god will be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the April 4th 2009 ceremony ?

10. What have these songs and song titles all got in commen ?
"Virginia Plain" by Roxy Music;
"Boots of Spanish Leather" by Bob Dylan;
"Up The Junction" by Squeeze;
"Manhattan Skyline" by A-Ha;
"One More Try" by George Michael;
"Running To Stand Still" by U2 and "Our Mutual Friend" by Divine Comedy

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ANSWERS

1. Status Quo

2. Mariah Carey

3. "Unchained Melody". Artists to take it to number one in the UK are:
Jimmy Young (1955), Righteous Brothers (as a re-issue in 1990), Robson & Jerome (1995) and Gareth Gates (2002).

4. Slash ... of Velvet Revolver, former guitarist of Guns N Roses

5. Neil Sedaka

6. Sir Elton John

7. Cliff Gallup

8. None in UK or US

9. Jeff Beck

10. The titles do not appear throughout the song until the very end, the titles are the last words of the song. (if you know anymore .. please email me)

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FEBRUARY 2008
MUSIC QUIZ

1. John and Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford made up which great 60's band?

2. Who is Declan Patrick MacManus better known as?

3. What is the main instrument played by US musician Bobby Keys?

4. Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce played to together in which band before forming the supergroup, Cream in 1966.

5. How many Grammy Awards has Bruce Springsteen won ?

6. Which legendary bassist has a restaurant in London called Sticky Fingers ?

7. Who is the singing, multi-musician son of Roxie Roker, the actress who played Helen Willis in the television sitcom The Jeffersons,

8. AC/DC's Young Brothers were born in which country?

9. Queen guitarist Brian May's special guitar, which he made with the help of his father is called what ?

10. Which country artist holds the record as being the youngest person to win a Grammy award ?

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ANSWERS

1. Creedence Clearwater Revival, commonly referred to as CCR or simply as Creedence

2. Elvis Costello

3. Saxophone

4. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (Jack Bruce was in The Bluesbreakers for about a month, replacing John McVie).

5. 15 (the last to date : Best Long Form Music Video, 2006, "Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born to Run")

6. Bill Wyman

7. Lenny Kravitz

8. Scotland, UK.

9. The Red Special.

10. LeAnn Rimes is the youngest person to win a Grammy, at 14 years old. In 1997 she was awarded Best New Artist, succeeding former title holder David L Cook, who was 16 when he won. She was also the first country music artist to win the Best New Artist Grammy

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FEBRUARY 2007
MUSIC QUIZ

1. Who lost out with "a flip of a coin" to Ritchie Valens for a seat on the fatal plane flight with Buddy Holly on February 3rd 1959 ?

2. Who replaced Eric Clapton in The Yard birds ?

3. Which mega band of this decade (2000's) is named after a British psychology book ?

4. Who has recorded under pseudonyms, including Bob Landy, Robert Milkwood Thomas, and Blind Boy Grunt ?

5. Who guested with UB40 for their hit "I Got You Babe" ?

6. Eddie is the "mascot" of which rock/metal band ?

7. Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones, Robert Johnson. What strange fact connects them ?

8. What style of music do you associate with Scott Joplin ?

9. Which Bob Dylan song was used as the song for Dunblane ?

10. Which band or artist holds the record for the best selling "Greatest Hits Album" of all time ?

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ANSWERS

1. Tommy Allsup, Buddy Holly's guitar player. (Buddy Holly's bassist at the time, Waylon Jennings, gave his seat to The Big Bopper)

2. Jeff Beck

3. Coldplay (Child's Reflections, Cold Play)

4. Bob Dylan

5. Chrissie Hynde



6. Iron Maiden

7. They all died at the age of 27

8. Ragtime

9. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

10. The Eagles

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