Music50 randomly selected Music questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 23rd December 2024 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Who sang an Ode to Billie Joe in 1967? |
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Bobbie Gentry | |
| 2. | In a 1975 song, in what month and year did The Four Seasons declare Oh, What a Night? |
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December, 1963
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| 3. | Most successful in the late 80s and throughout the 90s, what band were formed in New York City in 1978 by Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz? |
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Beastie Boys | |
| 4. | Which Friends star did Bruce Springsteen invite onto the stage in the music video for his 1984 song Dancing in the Dark? |
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Courtney Cox | |
| 5. | What 1973 song begins with the line Strumming my pain with his fingers? |
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Roberta Flack|Killing Me Softly with His Song
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| 6. | What stage name does actor and comedian Donald Glover adopt on his musical releases? |
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Childish Gambino | |
| 7. | The title of what 1979 ABBA hit is a Spanish term of endearment for a woman, meaning "little one"? |
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Chiquitita | |
| 8. | Who was George Michael's partner in the group Wham? |
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Andrew Ridgeley | |
| 9. | Born in 1945, which musician is known as "The Godfather of Grunge"? |
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Neil Young | |
| 10. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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1974 (Helen Reddy - Angie Baby, Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run, Elton John - Bennie And The Jets, Supertramp - Bloody Well Right, Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle, Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird, Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff, Nazareth - Love Hurts) | |
| 11. | On the album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, what band name is written on the sweater worn by the doll seated on the far right? |
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The Rolling Stones (The full shirt says "THE WMPS WELCOME GOOD GUYS THE ROLLING STONES") | |
| 12. | What American was the drummer for the band The Police? |
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Stewart Copeland | |
| 13. | Who had a worldwide hit with the 1995 rap classic Gangsta's Paradise? |
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Coolio (featuring singer L.V.) | |
| 14. | Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras, British India, in 1936, and toured England with the Walker Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, and Cat Stevens in 1967. Under what name is this crooner better known? |
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Engelbert Humperdinck | |
| 15. | Many of Petula Clark's biggest mid-60s hits, including Downtown, I Know a Place, and Sign of the Times were written and produced by who? |
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Tony Hatch | |
| 16. | Le quattro stagioni is a group of four violin concerti by what Italian composer? |
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Antonio Vivaldi (The Four Seasons) | |
| 17. | Just Give Me a Reason is a single released by Pink in 2013, featuring what artist? |
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Nate Ruess (founder and lead singer of the indie pop band Fun) | |
| 18. | Recorded for charity, what boy band had a hit in 2001 with a cover version of Billy Joel's Uptown Girl? |
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Westlife (2001 Comic Relief charity single) | |
| 19. | Who had a hit in 1975 with That's the Way (I Like It), and what British pop group covered it in 1984? |
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KC and the Sunshine Band / Dead or Alive | |
| 20. | American R&B singers Usher and Alicia Keys had a worldwide hit in 2004 with My _____. Fill in the blank. |
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Boo
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| 21. | What were the first names of The Everly Brothers? |
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Don and Phil (Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly) | |
| 22. | In 2018, what American rapper became the first non-classical or jazz artist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music? |
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Kendrick Lamar | |
| 23. | What Canadian singer's worldwide hits in the 2010s include Call Me Maybe, Good Time, and I Really Like You? |
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Carly Rae Jepsen | |
| 24. | "This is our last dance. This is ourselves." are among the closing lyrics to what 1981 song? |
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Queen and David Bowie|Under Pressure
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| 25. | Sheer Heart Attack is a 1974 studio album by what band? |
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Queen | |
| 26. | "Baby I got sick this morning. A sea was storming inside of me." are lyrics from what 1982 song? |
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Marvin Gaye|Sexual Healing
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| 27. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1973 with Paper Roses? |
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Marie Osmond | |
| 28. | What 1995 hit song includes the line And all the lights that lead us there are blinding? |
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Oasis|Wonderwall
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| 29. | Which musical superstar founded The Rocket Record Company in 1973? |
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Elton John (named after his hit song Rocket Man) | |
| 30. | From 1976 to 1990 and 1992 to 2003, Lou Gramm was lead singer of what rock band? |
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Foreigner | |
| 31. | "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold" is the opening line to what 1971 song? |
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Led Zeppelin|Stairway to Heaven
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| 32. | How many of the original Beach Boys were brothers? |
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3 (Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson) | |
| 33. | What American rapper was born Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar on 11th October 1992? |
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Cardi B | |
| 34. | What 1987 Christmas hit took its title from a 1973 novel by J. P. Donleavy? |
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Fairytale of New York (The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl) | |
| 35. | Oxygène and Equinoxe were among the 1970s recordings by what artist? |
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Jean-Michel Jarre | |
| 36. | What American rock band was was founded in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl? |
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Foo Fighters | |
| 37. | What duet had a hit in 2000 with Kids? |
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Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams | |
| 38. | Commissioned for the soundtrack of the film Furious 7 as a tribute to actor Paul Walker, what two artists perform on the 2015 single See You Again? |
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Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth | |
| 39. | The last line of the chorus to what 1969 song is often misheard as "there's a bathroom on the right"? |
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Creedence Clearwater Revival|Bad Moon Rising ("there's a bad moon on the rise" )
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| 40. | Bruno Mars, Bette Midler, and Nicole Scherzinger were all born in what U.S. state capital? |
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Honolulu (Hawaii) | |
| 41. | "Now I've got that feeling once again. I can't explain you would not understand. This is not how I am." are lyrics from what 1980 song? |
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Pink Floyd|Comfortably Numb
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| 42. | What song title links hits for David Bowie in 1975 and Irene Cara in 1980? |
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Fame | |
| 43. | In 1968, which band released the album Beggars Banquet? |
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The Rolling Stones | |
| 44. | "His clothes are dirty but his, his hands are clean. And you're the best thing that he's ever seen." are lyrics from what 1969 song? |
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Bob Dylan|Lay Lady Lay
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| 45. | What is the 'Nat' in the name of singer Nat King Cole short for? |
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Nathaniel | |
| 46. | What 1955 single by The Platters was covered by Freddie Mercury in 1987? |
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The Great Pretender
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| 47. | What 1962 surf song was sampled in Black Eyed Peas' 2006 song Pump It? |
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Dick Dale|Misirlou
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| 48. | "Walking through an empty house, tears in my eyes. Here is where the story ends, this is goodbye." are lyrics from what 1977 song? |
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ABBA|Knowing Me, Knowing You
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| 49. | How many Vestal Virgins feature in the lyrics of Procol Harum's 1967 classic A Whiter Shade of Pale? |
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Sixteen
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| 50. | Don McLean's song which begins "Starry starry night..." was written as a tribute to who? |
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Vincent van Gogh (Vincent - 1971) | |
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