FunTrivia Music Mix: Vol 25 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Stairway To Heaven

"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by Led Zeppelin, the English rock band, composed by Jimmy Page, the guitarist. All the other options are famous songs by Queen. "Bohemian Rhapsody" can be found on the album "A Night At The Opera", "Bicycle Race" on the album "Jazz", and "We Will Rock You" is a song from the album "News Of The World".

Question by player MartinaN

Answer: Eleanor Rigby

With its double string arrangement and lyrics about loneliness, alienation and death, The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" is definitely not your standard pop song. It was released on August 5, 1966, both as a double A-side single (with the much more upbeat "Yellow Submarine") and as part of the band's seventh studio album, "Revolver".

In the 1980s, a gravestone of the Rigby family (which included a lady named Eleanor, who had died in 1939 at the age of 44) was discovered in the graveyard of St Peter's Parish Church, in the Liverpool suburb of Woolton, not far from John Lennon's childhood home. Though Paul McCartney has often denied remembering the gravestone, he and Lennon met for the first time in July 1957 at a fete in St Peter's Church Hall - a historic meeting commemorated by a plaque on the front door.

Not surprisingly, the Rigby gravestone has become a landmark for Beatles fans.

Question by player LadyNym

Answer: Shrek

"Shrek" is a 2001 movie directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicki Jenson, based on the 1990 children's novel of the same name by author William Stieg. "Shrek" stars Mike Myers as the voice of the titular character, an antisocial green ogre who lives in a swamp, whose life is turned upside-down when his home suddenly becomes a refuge for dozens of fairytale characters who have been sent into exile by the evil Lord Farquaad, the ruler of the fictional land of Duloc. Shrek joins forces with Donkey, a donkey (surprise!) voiced by Eddie Murphy, to travel to Duloc and confront Lord Farquaad. American band Smash Mouth recorded and released the single "All Star" for their 1999 album "Astro Lounge." Upon release, "All Star" was a worldwide hit, charting at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, and receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Question by player matthewpokemon

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra sang "Love and Marriage", used as the theme song for "Married With Children", a TV Show which ran for 11 seasons. The song was written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen and was first sung by Frank Sinatra in the production of "Our Town", a Broadway play.

Question by player milliesmall

Answer: German

Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) was one of the greatest German composers, known for bringing Italian influences into German music. The melody of one of his secular pieces, "Mein Gemüt ist mir verwirret" ("My Mind is Confused") has been used in a hymn and by Johann Sebastian Bach in his "St Matthew Passion". Paul Simon also used it in "American Tune" on his 1973 album "There Goes Rhymin' Simon".

It was the third single from the album and has been covered by several artists including Willie Nelson and Elvis Costello.

Question by player Upstart3

Answer: Mashed Potato Time

Dee Dee Sharp was born Dione La Rue on September 9, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She produced five top 40 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart from 1962 to 1963. "Ride" reached Number Five on 11/10/1962, "Do the Bird" reached Number Ten on 3/9/1963 and "Wild" reached Number 33 on 11/02/1963.

Question by player milliesmall

Answer: Bette Davis Eyes

"Bette Davis Eyes" is by Kim Carnes.

Question by player compbear80

Answer: Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera first ventured into the entertainment industry as one of Disney's famous "Mouseketeers" on "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club" between 1993 and 1994, alongside other future stars Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears, and Justin Timberlake. In 1998, after spending time in Japan recording and performing music, she returned to the US and recorded and released her self-titled debut album the following year. "Genie in a Bottle" was the first single released from the album, and quickly stormed its way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1999.

The song was followed by three more singles: "What a Girl Wants" (Hot 100 Number One), "I Turn to You" (Hot 100 Number Three), and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You" (Hot 100 Number One). The album earned Aguilera a Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000, and has been certified 8x Platinum in the US for selling over 9,000,000 copies.

Question by player matthewpokemon

Answer: Pablo Picasso

John Cale of the Velvet Undergound produced The Modern Lover's eponymous debut (and one and only) album, but released their song "Pablo Picasso" first due to a snafu in production. Jerry Harrison of The Modern Lover's would later go on to join The Talking Heads.

Question by player leviathanlotl

Answer: TLC

TLC consisted of T-Boz, Left Eye (Lopes) and Chilli; unfortunately, Lisa Lopes was killed in 2002. AC/DC, an Australian rock band, was created in 1973 by Angus and Malcolm Young. BTO is Bachman-Turner Overdrive which had huge hits such as "Takin' Care of Business". ELO stands for Electric Light Orchestra.

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