Music Trivia Quiz # 13
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For Ultimate Sisters Of Mercy Fans - Which LP, CD or EP is not from the Sisters of Mercy?
The correct answer is 'Gift'
This is actually a bit tricky. 'Gift' is a quickly recorded LP from the band The Sisterhood. When Wayne Hussey wanted to name his new band the Sisterhood after he got kicked out of the Sisters, singer Andrew Eldritch recorded this EP under the name The Sisterhood and thereby claimed the name as his own...
Music Question 2
Top 100 Songs of the 1980s (70 - 61) - Song number 69: "I'm a man who doesn't know how to sell a contradiction"
Riverboats paddling down the Mississippi River conjure up old world innocence and tales spun by Mark Twain. These bucolic images were upended in this celebrated video the moment Boy George iconically stepped onboard a barge and shimmied his way through this big hit. Do you remember this number one song from 1984?
Riverboats paddling down the Mississippi River conjure up old world innocence and tales spun by Mark Twain. These bucolic images were upended in this celebrated video the moment Boy George iconically stepped onboard a barge and shimmied his way through this big hit. Do you remember this number one song from 1984?
The correct answer is 'Karma Chameleon'
"Karma Chameleon" took over the top spot from "Owner of a Lonely Heart" on February 4th, 1984 and held it for three weeks. It hit number one in sixteen countries and was the only number one song for Culture Club in the United States. It was their second number one song in the United Kingdom where it spent six weeks on top. It came from the album "Colour by Numbers" which spent six weeks at number two and went platinum four times.
"I'll Tumble 4 Ya" was Culture Club's top ten hit from 1983. David Bowie made "Let's Dance" a number one hit. "Mississippi Queen" was a classic rock hit for Mountain in 1970.
FUN FACT: Culture Club took home the Best New Artist Grammy Award in 1983.
"I'll Tumble 4 Ya" was Culture Club's top ten hit from 1983. David Bowie made "Let's Dance" a number one hit. "Mississippi Queen" was a classic rock hit for Mountain in 1970.
FUN FACT: Culture Club took home the Best New Artist Grammy Award in 1983.
Music Question 3
Freddie Mercury (The Solo Singles) - What year did Freddie Mercury start working on his first solo album 'Mr. Bad Guy'?
The correct answer is '1983'
Freddie worked with German producer Reinhold Mack, who worked with Queen on 'Flash Gordon', 'The Game', and 'Hot Space'.
Music Question 4
Sony Pictures--"Rent" (2005) - Who sang this solo: "Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes || How do you measure the life of a woman or a man"?
The correct answer is 'Joanne'
Joanne (Tracie Thoms) sings the first solo and Collins (Jesse L. Martin) sings the second.
Music Question 5
Rock Lyrics I Like - 'It's comming closer-The flames are now reaching my body-Please won't you help me-I feel like I'm slipping away-It's hard to breath-And my chest is a-heating-Lord, Almighty-I'm burning a hole where I lay'?
The correct answer is 'Burning Love by Elvis Presley'
My favorite song by the King!
Music Question 6
All about Travis Tritt - Song lyrics: "When you left, I nearly lost my mind, and I tried to drown my sorrows every night in warm red wine."
The correct answer is 'A Hundred Years from Now'
Even though Marty Stuart wrote this song, the song features Travis' name.
Music Question 7
Nine Inch Nails Interesting Nuances - "NIN" of course stands for Nine Inch Nails, but during the Lollapalooza tour, Trent came up with another meaning for this anagram. What was it?
The correct answer is 'Now I'm Nothing'
"Now I'm Nothing" seems to be the pinnacle of Trent's despair.
Music Question 8
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Diviner than the dolphin, that there is none, coz dolphins just a like to have a lot of fun"
The correct answer is ''Green Heaven''
Anthony Kiedis lost his virginity at the age of 12.
Music Question 9
Voices from The 50s - Which of the following sang about "a pocket full of starlight"?
The correct answer is 'Perry Como'
The line comes from one of Como's big hits, "Catch a Falling Star and Put It In Your Pocket". (The other men were, of course, giants of the era.)
Music Question 10
Sex Pistols Lyrics 1 - In 'Holidays in the Sun', Johnny was '...waiting for the _______ call'?
The correct answer is 'Communist'