1. Which mega US rock guitarist played the guitar solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It"?

2. What famous British band's first 3 albums had titles that were not in English?

3. Guitarist David Evans is better know by what name?

4. Which Motown star did Bob Dylan once describe as 'America's greatest living poet'?

5. Michael Jackson starred in the musical movie "The WIz" with Diana Ross in 1978, which character did he play?

6. What is the best selling group whose name is a palindrome?

7. Who was the first Western pop star to perform in Israel?

8. Who are the only 2 female singers to have #1 UK hits in the '80s, '90s, and '00s?

9. Which Chuck Berry song did Volkswagen once use in their TV commercial?

10. Who is music producer, composer and songwriter (the late) Terry Melcher's famous singing/actress mother?

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ANSWERS

1. Eddie Van Halen

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

3. "The Edge", David "The Edge" Howell Evans of U2 fame.

4. Smokey Robinson

5. The Scarecrow.

6. Abba

7. Elton John, May 1st 1979.

8. Madonna and Kylie Minogue

9. "No Particular Place To Go"

10. Doris Day

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JULY 2008
MUSIC QUIZ

1. Who is Mr.Mojo Risin, mentioned in The Doors 1971 hit L.A. Woman

2. Which female artist won the 1999 Grammy for Best New Artist, beating Britney Spears ?

3. In the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which became the first country to not receive a single vote for their entry ?

4. Flea / Michael Peter Balzary, bass player in Red Hot Chili Peppers originated from which country ?

5. Who wrote the song "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" ?

6. As a rap artist Stanley Kirk Burrell is better known by which stage name ?

7. The song "Don't Stand So Close To Me" by The Police, Sting was inspired by which novel when writing this track ?

8. Otis Redding's backing band was called what ?

9. Who was the first lead singer with Australian rock band AC/DC ?

10. In November of 1987, which rock idol married Lisa Bonet, who played Denise Huxtible on The Cosby Show.

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ANSWERS

1. Jim Morrison ~ Mr. Mojo Risin is an anagram for "Jim Morrison"

2. Christina Aguilera

3. Norway, with 'Mil Etter Mil' (Mile after Mile), performed by Jahn Teigen.

4. Melbourne, Australia.

5. Chuck Berry in 1954.

6. MC Hammer

7. Lolita ~ The line "Just like the old man in the book by Nabokov" refers to the novel Lolita, which is about an older man who pursues underage girls. Sting based this on the book.

8. The Bar-Kays

9. Dave Evans, but his image became too Glam Rock for the band.

10. Lenny Kravitz

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