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Musicians' Day Jobs Trivia Quiz

Before they made it big, many singers and musicians toiled at a varied assortment of jobs, what were they doing?

A multiple-choice quiz by george9448. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
george9448

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
337,206

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Singer/bassist Sting, born in Wallsend, England, did what for a living prior to meeting Stewart Copeland and forming The Police? Hint

Teacher

Firefighter

Bobby

Gravedigger

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Question 2 of 10

2. Steve Perry has an instantly recognizable voice as the former lead singer of Journey and as a solo artist. What kind of work was he doing when he auditioned for Journey? Hint

Farming

Driving a truck

Accounting

Park Ranger

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jerry Garcia was once in the US Army.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Blues great B.B. King, from Mississippi worked as both a singer and DJ on Memphis radio station WDIA, but while still down in Mississippi as a teenager, he did what? Hint

Tended bar

Delivered milk

Drove a tractor

Worked in a bowling alley.

5. As one of the original groups to come out of the grunge movement, Pearl Jam has remained at the top of their game since the early 1990s and owe much of their success to their frontman, Eddie Vedder. What was Eddie doing when he first heard Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard's demo? Hint

Working as an attendant at a gas station.

Grooming horses at a racetrack.

Working as a dishwasher in a diner.

Working as a bellboy in a hotel.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Did Blondie frontperson Debbie Harry work as a Playboy Bunny?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Jon Bon Jovi doing when he got a recording contract in 1983? Hint

Working as a music promoter.

Working as a roadie.

Working in a recording studio.

Working on the Jersey docks.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What job did Chrissie Hynde NOT work at during her first trip to England? Hint

Writer for NME.

Engineer at Abbey Road Studios.

Architectural firm

Malcom McLaren's clothing store

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Question 9 of 10

9. It can be said that Chuck Berry's pioneering style led the groundwork for all the rock and roll that followed, but before he became known for hits such as "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Maybellene", what job did he hold the longest? Hint

Automobile assembly line worker.

Beautician

Janitor

Prison Guard

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Question 10 of 10

10. Former Bow Wow Wow singer Annabella Lwin was working where when she was heard singing? Hint

Coffee shop

Dry cleaners

Supermarket

Newsstand

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Singer/bassist Sting, born in Wallsend, England, did what for a living prior to meeting Stewart Copeland and forming The Police?

Answer: Teacher

He worked at St. Paul's Middle School in Northumberland County. The inspiration for his song "Don't Stand So Close To Me" came from his time spent there.

2. Steve Perry has an instantly recognizable voice as the former lead singer of Journey and as a solo artist. What kind of work was he doing when he auditioned for Journey?

Answer: Farming

Steve Perry had been with a band called Alien Project who had been close to getting a recording contract when their bass player was killed in a car accident. As a result, the band broke up, and Perry seemingly decided to give up looking for a career in music and was working on a farm when his former band's demo was heard by Journey's then-manager Herbie Herbert.

The rest, as they say, was history.

3. Jerry Garcia was once in the US Army.

Answer: True

For a very short while he was in the service, doing basic training at Ft. Ord and getting stationed at Ft. Winfield Scott in San Francisco.

4. Blues great B.B. King, from Mississippi worked as both a singer and DJ on Memphis radio station WDIA, but while still down in Mississippi as a teenager, he did what?

Answer: Drove a tractor

Riley (not yet known as B.B.) followed a cousin up north after this to Memphis where he began to accrue a local following in the late 1940s.

Answer: Working as an attendant at a gas station.

Eddie was working in southern California when he met former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons who passed along the demo to Eddie where he wrote lyrics, dubbed his vocals onto the demo and returned it Jeff and Stone who were amazed by what they heard.

6. Did Blondie frontperson Debbie Harry work as a Playboy Bunny?

Answer: Yes

Ms. Harry had a variety of pre-Blondie jobs besides working at the Playboy Club, she also worked for BBC Radio as a secretary, at Max's Kansas City as a waitress, and even at Dunkin' Donuts.

7. What was Jon Bon Jovi doing when he got a recording contract in 1983?

Answer: Working in a recording studio.

Jon was sweeping the floors of his cousin Tony's very famous recording studio, The Power Station in New York City, cutting the song "Runaway" during the studio's downtime.

8. What job did Chrissie Hynde NOT work at during her first trip to England?

Answer: Engineer at Abbey Road Studios.

Her first trip yielded nothing in the way of getting a band together, but that problem was solved on her return a year later where she eventually formed The Pretenders.

Answer: Automobile assembly line worker.

While still in high school, he drew a three year stint for armed robbery. Upon his release, he worked at two automobile plants, for a while as a janitor in the apartment building where he was living, and did receive training as a beautician, but never worked in that field.

10. Former Bow Wow Wow singer Annabella Lwin was working where when she was heard singing?

Answer: Dry cleaners

Burmese-born Annabella was working there part-time when she was spotted by a friend of Malcolm McLaren and was recommended to audition for what would become Bow Wow Wow. The band caused a controversy when she year appeared nude on the cover of their LP Go Wild in The Country, when she was still 14 years old.

Source: Author george9448

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