Music Trivia Quiz # 32
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I'll Give You Three - Part 1 - Who recorded "Exodus", "Uprising" and "Natty Dread"?
The correct answer is 'Bob Marley'
"Natty Dread" was released on October 25, 1974. "Exodus" came out in 1977. "Uprising" was the last Bob Marley album released before his death on May 11, 1981.
Music Question 2
Canadian Music - Western bands hits include 'Sweet City Woman' and 'Hit The Road Jack'.
The correct answer is 'The Stampeders'
Music Question 3
Name the Band - Felicity Herst is part of which female Canadian act?
The correct answer is 'Liveon Release'
Felicity Herst, better known as Foxx Black, is the bassist of Liveon Release.
Music Question 4
Songs about Cricket - Which of the following was never a custodian of the Australian cricket team's celebratory ode 'Under the Southern Cross We Stand'?
The correct answer is 'Greg 'Fat Cat' Ritchie'
When Dean Jones was hallucinating, vomitting and wetting himself on the way to his 210 in the tied test at Chennai in 1986 (probably the bravest innings of all time), Border spurred him on by agreeing to let him retire at 150 and 'get a real Australian out here. A Queenslander' with reference to Greg Ritchie.
Music Question 5
Pink Floyd Lyrics - In what song would you find the lyrics: "And there's dust in my eyes, that blinds my sight"?
The correct answer is 'Sorrow'
"Sorrow", going for eight minutes and forty-five seconds, was originally on the album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason", and is also on "Echoes: the Best of Pink Floyd".
Music Question 6
MCR, Green Day, Blink-182, or P!ATD - Which of these songs does My Chemical Romance play?
The correct answer is 'Cubicles'
"Cubicles" is from their first album "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love."
Music Question 7
Klezmer Keys - In more recent times (19th century and later), the fiddle was often replaced by this wind instrument as the lead - it is well suited to klezmer because of the plaintive sounds that can be coaxed from it.
The correct answer is 'clarinet'
Flutes and piccolos are also common in klezmer orchestras. According to Wikipedia, there is some thought that the initial clarinet glissando in Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" was inspired by klezmer.
Music Question 8
U2 Songs, Albums and Facts - On which album is the song Elvis Presley and America?
The correct answer is 'The Unforgettable Fire'
Music Question 9
It sounds Like...misunderstood Lyrics - The lyrics for the title of this song from 1966 sounds like "Secret Asian Man". Who is the artist?
The correct answer is 'Johnny Rivers'
The actual title is "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers.
Music Question 10
Pink Is The Colour - Vicious Pink were among the earliest techno club bands of the 80s. Can you remember the name of their most sucessful single?
The correct answer is 'CCCan't You See'
"CCCan't You See" was released in 1984 and over the following two years it received substantial plays in clubs in the UK and the US. Sadly, the band never achieved mainstream recognition, and split in 1986.