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JUNE 2008
. . MUSIC QUIZ

1. Which singer, song-writer, guitarist has the nick-name "Tuff Gong" ?

2. What was the Oscar and Golden Globe winning theme song to the 1995 "Pocahontas" animated film ?

3. Which is David Bowie's brown eye .. the right or left?

4. Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is an Englishmost famous for his collaboration with Elton John. Which English lyricist is Elton John's long time song collaborater

5. Which was Bob Dylan's first hit single to chart in both US and UK ?

6. Norman Watt-Roy former musician with Ian Dury and the Blockheads, is famous for playing what instrument ?

7. Which was Billy Idol's most successful single ?

8. What nationality is singer-songwriter, guitarist Neil Young ?

9. What late 70's - 80's UK mega band's first 3 albums had titles that were not in English?

10. What was the first single to be released from Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' album ?

 

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1. Bob Marley gained a reputation for his physical strength, which earned him the nickname "Tuff Gong".

2. "Colors of the Wind", performed by Vanessa Williams,

3. David's LEFT eye is brown.

4. Bernie Taupin

5. Subterranean Homesick Blues
1962 "Mixed Up Confusion" / "Corrina, Corrina" - didn't chart
1964 "Blowin' in the Wind" - didn't chart
1965 "The Times They Are a-Changin'" - No. 9 UK only
1965 "Maggie's Farm" - No.22 UK only
1965 "Subterranean Homesick Blues" No. 39 US & No. 9 in UK

6. Bass guitar

7. "Mony Mony (Live)" No.1 in US; No.7 in UK in 1987.

8. Canadian

9. The Police ~ Outlandos D'Amour, Reggatta De Blanc, Zenyatta Mondatta

10. 'Black or White'

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JUNE 2007 QUIZ

1. In 2000 which mega singing star paid £1.45m for the Steinway piano on which John Lennon wrote 'Imagine.'

2. Who was the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (1987)

3. Which legendary rock musician introduced the "Rock Hand Symbol" of the two middle fingers and thumb in to the palm of the hand and the pinky and index finger out, onto the rock scene ?

4. Petula Clark's chart hit, "This Is My Song" was written by which movie actor, director, producer ?

5. In the recording industry the initials EMI stands for what ?

6. How did Cockney Rebels' original bass player, Paul Jeffreys meet his sad and untimely death in 1988 ?

7. Barry Alan Pincus is better known as whom ?

8. Motown musician, Funk Brother's William"Benny"Benjamin was known for playing which instrument ?

9. Which rock icon took a photograph of The Queen of England on her Golden Jubilee in 2002 that was later used on a Canadian stamp.

10. Which member of the US punk rock band, The Ramones, first adopted the name Ramone as his own ?

 

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1. George Michael

2. Aretha Franklin

3. Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi (Got it from his Grannie)

4. Charlie Chaplin

5. Electrical & Musical Instruments formed in March 1931 from a merger of the UK Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company.

6. He was one of the 270 passengers on Pan-Am flight 103 killed by a terrorist bomb when the plane crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland. He was with his bride on their honeymoon. Sex Pistol John Lydon and his wife, Nora missed the flight because his wife hadn't packed in time. The Four Tops also had been booked onto the flight returning to the States for Christmas but missed it after a recording session over ran.

7. Barry Manilow

8. Drums, a key member of the Funk Brothers, he was with Motown from 1959 until his untimely death in 1969.

9. Bryan Adams; during the 1998 Winnipeg Arena concert, Bryan made a point of commenting on the venue’s huge portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, saying he had never seen a picture of her smiling. Then, in 2002 Adams photographed the monarch on her Golden Jubilee and his photo, with the Queen smiling, was used on a Canadian postage stamp.

10. Douglas Colvin was the first, calling himself Dee Dee Ramone. MORE INFO
Jeffry Hyman - Joey Ramone; John Cummings - Johnny Ramone; Thomas -Tommy Ramone.

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