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FunTrivia Music Mix: Vol 15 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 Music questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
FTBot

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
415,328

Updated
Jan 31 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
749

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Home on the Range" is a classic. What is the missing word in this line? "Give me a home /where the buffalo roam,/ where the deer and the antelope play; Where seldom is heard a ____word" Hint

Defeatist

Descriptive

Discouraging

Deceptive

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Question 2 of 10

2. The peculiar playing style of which musician was the origin for his nickname, Satchmo? Hint

David Hasselhoff

Tito Jackson

Eminem

Louis Armstrong

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'What's New _______________' is a song sung by the great Tom Jones; it was a number one hit in 1965. Hint

Sugar Pie

My Friend

Pussycat

With You

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Question 4 of 10

4. Vicki Lawrence had a 1973 hit song about "The Night the Lights Went Out in ______" what US southern state? Hint

Mississippi

Georgia

Louisiana

Alabama

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the song "Mister Sandman, Bring Me a Dream," what kind of skin is the Sandman asked to give to the girl the singer prays for? Hint

lustrous

alabaster

peaches and cream

pearly

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who usually conducts a marching band during performances? Hint

Band Director

Whoever wants to

Section Leader

Drum Major

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Question 7 of 10

7. Sometimes referred to as the modern day Frank Sinatra, which singer had a hit with the song "Haven't Met You Yet"? Hint

Jack Johnson

Rob Thomas

John Mayer

Michael Bubl�

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of my all-time favourite TV series has to be "Life on Mars" and its follow up "Ashes to Ashes". Which singer/group had UK hits with these song titles? Hint

Rod Stewart

The Beatles

David Bowie

The Who

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which piece of music did Richard Addinsell compose for the 1941 film "Dangerous Moonlight"? Hint

The Warsaw Concerto

The Budapest Concerto

The Berlin Concerto

The Moscow Concerto

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Question 10 of 10

10. This famous British band recorded soundtracks for the 1980s movies "Flash Gordon" and "Highlander". What band am I talking about? Hint

The Who

Queen

The Rolling Stones

The Clash

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Home on the Range" is a classic. What is the missing word in this line? "Give me a home /where the buffalo roam,/ where the deer and the antelope play; Where seldom is heard a ____word"

Answer: Discouraging

"Home on the Range" is the state song of Kansas (from 1947). It has been used in different ways by different people, including Walt Disney. Many people call it a theme song of the American West and the great expansive spaciousness. Incidentally, it was first written as a poem by Dr. Brewster M. Higley in a poem, "My Western Home."

Question by player Windswept

2. The peculiar playing style of which musician was the origin for his nickname, Satchmo?

Answer: Louis Armstrong

Armstrong's unique facial configuration when playing the trumpet (known as embouchure) was his hallmark from the early days and gave him the nick "satchelmouth", which in time got compacted to "satchmo".

Question by player gentlegiant17

3. 'What's New _______________' is a song sung by the great Tom Jones; it was a number one hit in 1965.

Answer: Pussycat

'What's New Pussycat' was a movie theme song in the 1960s. Tom Jones is a popular singer from Wales. His album 'It's not Unusual' was number one in the United Kingdom, and top ten in the United States. He appears often on USA television.

Question by player MyGirl2000

4. Vicki Lawrence had a 1973 hit song about "The Night the Lights Went Out in ______" what US southern state?

Answer: Georgia

"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" was written by Bobby Russell in 1972 and recorded by his then-wife Vicki Lawrence. The song hit number one on the U.S. Billboard 100 in 1973, when Lawrence was a regular performer on "The Carol Burnett Show." A 1981 film of the same name loosely inspired by the song starred Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, and Mark Hamill.

Question by player amcoffice

5. In the song "Mister Sandman, Bring Me a Dream," what kind of skin is the Sandman asked to give to the girl the singer prays for?

Answer: peaches and cream

Pat Ballard wrote "Mister Sandman" in 1954; it was first recorded by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra. In it, the singer asks "Make her complexion like peaches and cream; Give her two lips like roses and clover." The covers by the Chordettes (with appropriately changed pronouns) and The Four Aces climbed farther up the charts than Monroe's.

The petition is addressed to the folkloric sandman reputed to bring sleep and dreams. A complexion is compared to "peaches and cream" when it is very fair or pale with rosy cheeks.

Question by player FatherSteve

6. Who usually conducts a marching band during performances?

Answer: Drum Major

A drum major is the standard conductor of a marching band. This person has the highest levels of leadership and responsibility in the band.

Question by player musicgirl12

7. Sometimes referred to as the modern day Frank Sinatra, which singer had a hit with the song "Haven't Met You Yet"?

Answer: Michael Bubl�

While he is not Frank Sinatra, Bubl� does have a similar style and has performed several covers of Sinatra songs.

Question by player WorldBook14

8. One of my all-time favourite TV series has to be "Life on Mars" and its follow up "Ashes to Ashes". Which singer/group had UK hits with these song titles?

Answer: David Bowie

"Life on Mars" was a brilliant TV series, mixing sci-fi with police drama. DCI Gene Hunt was the most politically incorrect policeman ever, so the show had a comedic aspect as well.

Question by player witchdog

9. Which piece of music did Richard Addinsell compose for the 1941 film "Dangerous Moonlight"?

Answer: The Warsaw Concerto

The film is about a Polish pianist who meets an American reporter in Warsaw as the Germans are invading. He escapes, and meets and marries her in New York before going to Britain to fly with the RAF. After an injury following a crash he suffers from amnesia, but gradually regains his memory by recalling the concerto he was composing when he first met his wife.

The film was re-titled "Suicide Squadron" in the USA. The director wanted music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, but that wasn't possible, so the British composer, Richard Addinsell was asked to compose something similar.

Question by player Lottie1001

10. This famous British band recorded soundtracks for the 1980s movies "Flash Gordon" and "Highlander". What band am I talking about?

Answer: Queen

Queen recorded 17 original albums between 1973 and 1995. Lead singer Freddie Mercury died in 1991 from complications due to AIDS.

Question by player oldmanbacon

Source: Author FTBot

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