Music A-C: 'B' Trivia

61. Bruckner was born in the farming village of Ansfelden, which is near which provencial capital?

From Quiz Anton Bruckner: 1824-1896

Answer: Linz

Linz is the provencial capital of Upper Austria.

From Quiz Blazin' Squad

Answer: 10

There were actually 11 members, but a few months before 'Crossroads' was released, one left the group to work in a supermarket!

From Quiz Toni Braxton

Answer: Babyface and Daryl Simmons

Babyface is very talented and was also one of the producers of Toni's album.

From Quiz The Life of Johannes Brahms

Answer: 1833

He was born 7 May 1833 in Hamburg, Germany.

From Quiz Blessid Union of Souls

Answer: "The Last Day"

This song is off of the "Walking Off the Buzz" album. This particular part of the song can be hard to make out, so don't feel too bad if you missed it.

From Quiz Bix Beiderbecke, A Jazz Legend, A Jazz Tragedy

Answer: March 10, 1903

Leon Bismark Beiderbecke was born March 10, 1903. A "Tribute to Bix Beiderbecke" takes place in Kenosha, Wisconsin on the weekend nearest March 10. August 4, 1901 is Louis Armstrong's birthday, October 21, 1917 is Dizzy Gillespie's birthday and August 6, 1931 is the day Bix passed away.

From Quiz The Breeders - "Title TK" Lyrics

Answer: Huffer

Kim Deal, the lead singer and most often songwriter of The Breeders, was also a part of the influential and prolific groups The Pixies and The Amps.

From Quiz Barber's "Vanessa"

Answer: New York

The Metropolitan Opera was the first to perform this work on January 15, 1958. It was also the first American opera at the Muic Festival in Salzburg, Austria. Although the opera got great reviews in New York, the Austrians were less than enthusiastic.

From Quiz Buckcherry Lyrics

Answer: Check Your Head

"So Check Your Head...set your eyes on your dreams girl". Off of the self-titled album "Buckcherry".

From Quiz Blackstreet Tidbits

Answer: Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Joseph Stonestreet, Levi Little

Teddy, Chauncey, Levi, and yes, Joseph Stonestreet, were the original four members who appeared on their first single "Baby Be Mine". Dave Hollister replaced Joseph when the first album was released.

From Quiz Biohazard - Brooklyn Hardcore Legends

Answer: New York

From Quiz The Definitive Quiz on P.D.Q. Bach

Answer: Peter Schickele

Growing up in Iowa and North Dakota, Schickele's influence by such different music genres as chamber music and Spike Jones most likely assisted in the creation of P.D.Q. Bach.

From Quiz 'E=MC Squared' Lyrics

Answer: In a way I know

Big Audio Dynamite's somewhat abstract lyrics are said to be influenced by the works of Nicholas Roeg. Nicholas Roeg co-directed films such as 'Performance'(1970) and directed 'Walkabout' (1971), 'Don't Look Now' (1973), 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' (1976), 'Bad Timing' (1980), 'Eureka' (1983) and 'Insignificance' (1985). He was also director of photography for 'Fahrenheit 451' (1966). 'E=MC Squared' is filled with imagery from his movies and their video for the song includes descriptive snippets of 'Performance', 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' and 'Insignificance'.

From Quiz The Best of Clint Black

Answer: desperado

From 'Desperado', an Eagles tune which Clint remade beautifully.

From Quiz Blues Traveler

Answer: The Blues Brothers

From Quiz Blackpink

Answer: YG Entertainment

While several members of Blackpink announced in 2023 that they would not be renewing their contracts with YG, it was their founding entertainment group and responsible for their training. JYP represents groups like Stray Kids and Twice, while HYBE has BTS and Seventeen, and SM has groups like Exo and NCT.

From Quiz Who Wants to Join the BTS Army?

Answer: Bulletproof Boy Scouts

The Korean phrase they reference is 'Bangtan Sonyeondan,' which literally translates to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts," but it is often referenced as 'Bangtan Boys.' J-Hope has said that the name embodies the group's goal to "block out stereotypes, criticisms, and expectations" often aimed at young people "like bullets."

From Quiz Alphabet Aerobics

Answer: Bomb

"Broken barriers bounded by the bomb beat; Buildings are broken, basically I'm bombarding." The word "bomb" is of Greek origin. In Greek, the onomatopoetic word "bombus", means "booming". The song "Alphabet Aerobics" is featured in Blackalicious' EP (extended play) entitled "A2G". The EP was released in 1999.

From Quiz "Coming Home" by Leon Bridges

Answer: The Mississippi

In the song "Better Man," Leon Bridges sings: "What can I do? What can I do? To get back to your heart I'd swim the Mississippi river If you would give me another start, girl." Ansley Dougherty, Brittni Jessie, Tyesha Simpson, and Njia Marti sing background vocals on this song.

From Quiz Bauhaus

Answer: Bela Lugosi

Bauhaus released the song "Bela Lugosi's Dead" as a single in 1979. Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) was a Hungarian born actor who immigrated to the United States. His most famous role was that of Count Dracula in the film "Dracula" released in 1931. He also had various other roles in horror films during the 1930's, 1940's and early 1950's.

From Quiz Beach House

Answer: Saltwater

The heartbreak anthem "Saltwater" was the introduction to Beach House's sound for many fans, being the first song from their debut anthem. The song features rickety electronic beats, distorted guitar and droning electric organ, with Legrand singing about an unrequited love in her trademark voice. "Levitation" is the opening song on their 2015 album "Depression Cherry", while "Wedding Bell" introduces their second record "Devotion" (2008) and "Dark Spring" is the first song on "7" (2018). "Beach House" was released in 2006 by indie label Carpark Records. It was acclaimed on release, with Pitchfork favourably comparing the album to acts like Mazzy Star and Slowdive and ranking it at number 16 of 50 on their 2006 Best Albums list. "Master of None", a song from the album, has become a staple of the group's live shows, and has featured in the Netflix series of the same name.

From Quiz Lyrics Of Tony Bennett

Answer: Rags To Riches

The ratings for all four songs are from (JW). "Rags To Riches" was a number one smash hit in 1953. "I Won't Cry Anymore" checked in at number 12 in 1956. "Have A Good Time" reached number 16 in 1952. And "Until Yesterday" got to number 25 in 1954.

From Quiz Lyrics Of Teresa Brewer

Answer: Mutual Admiration Society

On the Top 100, "Mutual Admiration Society" reached number 21 in 1956, and "Tear Drops In My Heart" got to number 64 in 1957. "Silver Dollar" was rated number 20 on Billboard's Juke Box list in 1955. "Peace Of Mind" peaked at number 66 on the Hot 100 in 1959.

From Quiz Lyrics Of Brook Benton

Answer: Kiddio

On the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960, "Kiddio" was a number seven hit, "The Ties That Bind" reached number 37, and "Hither And Thither And Yon" checked in at number 58. In 1961, "Frankie and Johnny" got to number 20.

From Quiz Lyrics Of Pat Boone

Answer: Friendly Persuasion

"Friendly Persuasion" hit number eight on the Billboard Top 100 in 1956. "If Dreams Came True" got to number twelve in 1958 on the Top 100. On the Hot 100, "That's How Much I Love You" (1958) reached number 39, and "Good Rockin' Tonight" (1959) scored at number 49.

From Quiz "Broken Heart" by The Babys

Answer: And If You Could See Me Fly

"Broken Heart" was produced by Ron Nevison who had previously worked with such bands as Led Zeppelin, The Who and Bad Company. This accounts for the quasi-heavy rock sound on "And If You Could See Me Fly."

From Quiz Babymetal

Answer: Ijime, Dame, Zettai

This is one of Babymetal's singles on their debut album. The song's title roughly translates to "No more bullying".

From Quiz Dan Bern

Answer: Oklahoma City bombing

In the song "Oklahoma" Dan describes the tragic attack that killed almost 200 people, most of them young children. He also talks about how people initially thought it was perpetrated by foreign terrorists but that it turns out that it was American extremists, showing we can just make generalist assumptions as to who our enemies are.

From Quiz Sing Along With Max

Answer: Blue

"You're a pink toothbrush, I'm a blue toothbrush Have we met somewhere before? You're a pink toothbrush and I think toothbrush That we met by the bathroom door." Although never released as a single, only an album track, "Pink Toothbrush" was very popular and was for many years not only a integral part of Max Bygraves stage show, but was often played on radio as part of record request shows.

From Quiz The Funky Greg Brown

Answer: Farmers

"Our Little Town" is an Americana lament for local farms and the tiny towns that grew up within them. The song is found on Greg Brown's, "One More Goodnight Kiss" (1988). "And I don't have to read the news, or hear it on the radio. I see it in the faces of everyone I know. The cost goes up, what we made comes down. What's gonna happen to our little town?..." A more hopeful and whimsical song about farming is Brown's "Summer Evening": "I get the feeling things may be all right, on a summer evening, before the dark of night..."

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