Urban Areas Can Be So Musical Trivia Quiz

Answer: Elton John

British singer Elton John began recording in 1962. The 1975 song "Philadelphia Freedom" was recorded by Elton John as a non-album single. The song hit the top five of the carts in four different countries.

Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote Elton John's 1975 song "Philadelphia Freedom". This song was written for John's friend and tennis star Billie Jean King. Billie Jean King played professional tennis for a team called the Philadelphia Freedoms based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Answer: The Clash

The Clash was a British punk band formed in London, England in 1976. Their 1979 album "London Calling" was highly acclaimed by "Rolling Stone" magazine and the "The New York Times", the "Chicago Sun-Times" and the "Los Angeles Times" newspapers. The title track from this Clash album was released as a single in December of 1979.

The song lyrics discussed the many ways in which the world could end including the coming of an ice age, starvation and war.

Answer: N.W.A.

N.W.A. was a rap group from Compton, California who released two studio albums between 1988 and 1991. The 1988 single "Straight Outta Compton" was the title track for the rap group N.W.A.'s first studio album. This single provided N.W.A. with their only appearance on the on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: KISS

The band KISS formed in 1973 in New York City, New York. On April 10, 2014, KISS was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their 1976 song "Detroit Rock City" was inspired by one of the band's fans who died in a car crash on his way to a see a KISS concert.

Answer: The Beastie Boys

The Beastie Boys were a rap group from New York City who were active from 1980 through 2012. Their 1987 single "No Sleep to Brooklyn" spoofed certain behaviors of 1980s heavy metal bands such as their ridiculous costumes, excessive hairspray and the tendency for bands to take themselves too seriously.

The title of the song was inspired by Motörhead's 1981 live album titled "No Sleep 'til Hammersmith".

Answer: Michael Jackson

The "King of Pop" Michael Jackson was a singer who found success as a solo artist and with his brothers in the groups the Jackson 5 and the Jacksons. Michael Jackson recorded the single "Stranger in Moscow" as part of his 1995 album "HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I". Jackson released the single in early 1997 and the song hit the top ten in seven different countries.

Answer: Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett is a singer from Queens, New York who began his singing career in 1949. Bennett released his signature song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in 1962. The song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance. The song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" has been recorded on twenty-eight occasions between 1962 and 2013.

Answer: Deep Purple

The rock band Deep Purple formed in Hertford, England in 1968. The band was named in the 1975 "Guinness Book of World Records" as "the globe's loudest band" for their 1972 concert at London, England's Rainbow Theatre.

While recording their 1973 album "Who Do We Think We Are", the band did three shows in Japan in August of 1972. One of those shows was at the famed Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan. After the show, the band wrote and a recorded the song "Woman from Tokyo" about a fictional lovely lady from Tokyo who drove the band wild.

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

American Bruce Springsteen began his musical career in 1964. His song "Streets of Philadelphia" was the theme to the 1993 movie "Philadelphia". The movie was about a lawyer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who sued his law firm for wrongful termination.

The song "Streets of Philadelphia" was recorded by Bruce Springsteen. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and four Grammy Awards.

Answer: Warren Zevon

Warren Zevon was an American singer was active from 1965 through 2003. The 1978 song "Werewolves Of London" was written by Robert Wachtel and Warren Zevon. Jackson Browne produced the song. Warren Zevon recorded this song for his 1978 album "Excitable Boy". The song was Zevon's first and only top forty hit on the United States Billboard Hot 100.