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Quiz about Music On My Mind
Quiz about Music On My Mind

Music On My Mind Trivia Quiz


A mixed bag of musical delectations for your delight... Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Ikabud
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
56,446
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1709
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Question 1 of 10
1. What Beatles song reached number one in the U.S., but wasn't released by them in the U.K. until 1976 ? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who gave Elvis his first guitar on his 11th birthday? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What day of the week is distasteful for the 'Boom Town Rats' ?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 10
4. Who replaced Glen Matlock in the 'Sex Pistols' in 1977 ? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What band won the British Rock and Pop Best Band award for 1979 and 1980 ? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What seventies London group had four number ones in a row ? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What record label broke into the album market with 'Tubular Bells', record number V 2001 ? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who had a bigger U.K. hit with 'Light My Fire' than the 'Doors' did with the original ? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What flowery number from 'The Sound of Music' was the last song Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote ?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. What was on Hoagy Carmichael's mind when he composed a song that was later to become a Ray Charles hit ? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What Beatles song reached number one in the U.S., but wasn't released by them in the U.K. until 1976 ?

Answer: 'Yesterday'

Incredible, isn't it?
2. Who gave Elvis his first guitar on his 11th birthday?

Answer: His mother

What a gift...
3. What day of the week is distasteful for the 'Boom Town Rats' ?

Answer: Monday

The song was called 'Tell Me Why, I Don't like Mondays'.
4. Who replaced Glen Matlock in the 'Sex Pistols' in 1977 ?

Answer: Sid Vicious

Johnny Rotten got his stage name from continual comments by Steve Jones about the state of his (Johnny Lydon's) teeth.
5. What band won the British Rock and Pop Best Band award for 1979 and 1980 ?

Answer: 'The Police'

No doubt after some 'stinging' performances.
6. What seventies London group had four number ones in a row ?

Answer: 'T .Rex'

Marc Bolan, the lead singer, was killed in a car crash...
7. What record label broke into the album market with 'Tubular Bells', record number V 2001 ?

Answer: Virgin

And the rest is (Richard Branson) history.
8. Who had a bigger U.K. hit with 'Light My Fire' than the 'Doors' did with the original ?

Answer: Jose Feliciano

Jose Feliciano was born in Lares, Puerto Rico and was blind at birth.
9. What flowery number from 'The Sound of Music' was the last song Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote ?

Answer: Edelweiss

Starting in 1943 and spanning 17 years Rogers and Hammerstein's song writing partnership is a landmark in American musical history.
10. What was on Hoagy Carmichael's mind when he composed a song that was later to become a Ray Charles hit ?

Answer: Georgia

Hoagy sadly left us in 1981, but is remembered as one of Americas great composers of popular tunes.
Source: Author Ikabud

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