FunTrivia Music Mix: Vol 8 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ireland

Rory was born on March 2, 1948, in Ballyshannon, Ireland, and died in 1995 from complications following a liver transplant.

Question by player cardsfan_027

Answer: Dead Kennedys

East Ray Bay, Jello Biafra, Klaus Flouride, 6025, and Ted were the original members of the band Dead Kennedys. The name is an allusion to politicians like John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, both of whom were assassinated. "Holiday in Cambodia", which was written as a criticism to hypocritical American college students, was featured in the video game "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock."

Question by player Lpez

Answer: A musical instrument

Maracas are percussion instruments. They are made from the dried fruit of the higuera tree in which some pebbles are inserted, then a handle is affixed to one end. The first maracas were used by the Taino Indians of Puerto Rico.

Question by player Alba66

Answer: Steven Tyler

All of these men plus Brad Whitford make up the group. Steven is the very outspoken and charismatic lead singer. The group has been around since the early 1970s.

Question by player rieker01

Answer: Bees do it

The original lyric as written by Cole Porter was "Chinks do it, Japs do it, up in Lapland little Lapps do it .....". He changed it to the more well known "Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it, let's do it, let's fall in love" when it became clear that his original lyric was proving to be offensive.

Question by player Spontini

Answer: "Eleanor Rigby"

There is a statue of Eleanor Rigby in Liverpool dedicated to all the "lonely people".

Question by player SiegeTank55

Answer: Patsy Cline

There might be something to it at that - lang does have a fine set of pipes, just as Patsy did.
Kathryn Dawn Lang burst on the alt-country scene in Western Canada in the '80s with her band The Reclines (see what she did there?) with a hootin' hollerin' brand of punk/country. She mellowed considerably over the years, with such hits as "Miss Chatelaine", "Constant Craving" and a duet with Roy Orbison, "Cryin'".

Question by player agony

Answer: piano

When a piano key is struck a hammer strikes the string which produces the sound heard.

Question by player MyGirl2000

Answer: Vivaldi

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, "The Red Priest" (he had red hair and was a priest) is probably best remembered for his series of violin concertos composed in 1723 known as "Four Seasons". At the peak of his composing career, Vivaldi received commissions from royalty, nobility and the elite from all over Europe, in particular he wrote a cantata for the wedding of Louis XV of France.

Despite this, when the great man died in Vienna aged 63, he was more or less destitute and was buried in a pauper's grave at the hospital.

Question by player nickdrew55

Answer: Mission to Moscow

"Green Eyes" was a hit for The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. "Flying Home" was a hit for Benny Goodman. "I Know Why (and So Do You)" was a hit for Glenn Miller. "Mission to Moscow" was also a hit for Glenn Miller but was included on the extended version of the "Xanadu" soundtrack.

Question by player wildwohl