A Veritable Mix of Music Trivia Quiz

Answer: Blackboard Jungle

The film was the breakout role for Sidney Poitier, who later become the first black Best Actor Oscar winner. Here he plays a musically-talented student in a film noted for its rock & roll soundtrack.

Answer: Carole King

The single came from her 1971 album, "Tapestry", which for over 20 years held the record for the longest stay at the top of the U.S. album chart by a female solo artist. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame (of which the three alternatives are also members) in 1987.

Answer: (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay

Otis Redding died in 1967 and the song for which he is best-remembered was released as a single the following year. Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee" became the second posthumous number one in 1971. Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle" was a posthumous hit in 1973 and John Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over" in 1981.

Answer: West Virginia

"Almost heaven, West Virginia" is the opening line of Denver's classic 1971 country hit, "Take Me Home, Country Roads". His first chart single, it reached number two in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. He had four number one singles later in the decade, though.

Answer: Taylor Swift

Born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1989, at the age of 14 she became the youngest artist ever signed by Sony. At 16, she became the youngest artist ever to write and perform a number one single, when "Our Song" topped the Billboard Hot Country chart.

Answer: The Phantom of the Opera

The longest-running show in Broadway history, it became the first production to celebrate its 10,000th performance in 2012. It won the 1986 Olivier and 1988 Tony for Best Musical, with Michael Crawford also receiving both awards for Best Actor in a Musical.

Answer: The O'Jays

Formed in Canton, Ohio in 1958, the classic line-up consisted of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and William Powell. They were inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013.
The alternatives are also all members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Shirelles were inducted in 1996, The Four Tops in 1990 and The Lovin' Spoonful in 2000.

Answer: Cab Calloway

He was born Cabell Calloway III in Rochester, New York on Christmas Day 1907. He began singing in the Cotton Club in Harlem in the 1930s, led big bands in the 1940s, and continued to perform until his death at the age of 86 in 1994.

Answer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Born in the town of Eisenach in central Germany in 1685, Bach is now regarded as one of the all-time great composers. He is perhaps best-known for the sacred oratorio written in 1727, the "St Matthew Passion", two chapters of Matthew's gospel set to music.
The alternatives are three more Baroque-era composers: Purcell ("Dido and Aeneas") was born in 1659, Vivaldi ("The Four Seasons") in 1678 and Handel ("Messiah") in 1685.

Answer: George Michael

His first solo album after the break-up of Wham!, "Faith", topped the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Six singles were released from the album, four topping the U.S. chart whilst "I Want Your Sex" and "Kissing a Fool" were also Top Five hits.