Music trivia questions and answers
Twenty questions from the Music pack, the answers a tap away. Bands, composers, instruments, records and the people who made them.
Twenty questions
In which city did the Beatles form in 1960?
- A Liverpool
- B London
- C Manchester
- D Birmingham
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A: Liverpool (wikipedia.org)
Which Beatle joined as lead guitarist at age fifteen, in February 1958?
- A Paul McCartney
- B Ringo Starr
- C Pete Best
- D George Harrison
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D: George Harrison (wikipedia.org)
Which December 1984 charity single led Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to organise Live Aid?
- A We Are the World
- B Do They Know It's Christmas?
- C Heal the World
- D Feed the World
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B: Do They Know It's Christmas? (wikipedia.org)
Which Beethoven symphony, premiered in 1824, was the first major choral symphony?
- A The Ninth
- B The Fifth
- C The Seventh
- D The Third
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A: The Ninth (wikipedia.org)
Which Mozart work was left unfinished when he died in 1791?
- A The Magic Flute
- B The Jupiter Symphony
- C The Requiem
- D Eine kleine Nachtmusik
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C: The Requiem (wikipedia.org)
Which song became Elvis's first number-one pop hit in early 1956?
- A Hound Dog
- B Jailhouse Rock
- C Heartbreak Hotel
- D Love Me Tender
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C: Heartbreak Hotel (wikipedia.org)
Stairway to Heaven appears on which Led Zeppelin album, released in 1971?
- A Physical Graffiti
- B Houses of the Holy
- C Led Zeppelin IV
- D Led Zeppelin II
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C: Led Zeppelin IV (wikipedia.org)
At which festival did Dylan famously go electric on 25 July 1965?
- A Newport Folk Festival
- B Woodstock
- C Monterey Pop
- D Isle of Wight
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A: Newport Folk Festival (wikipedia.org)
In which country was Frederic Chopin born?
- A France
- B Austria
- C Hungary
- D Poland
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D: Poland (wikipedia.org)
Which 1991 Nirvana album includes Smells Like Teen Spirit?
- A In Utero
- B Nevermind
- C Bleach
- D Incesticide
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B: Nevermind (wikipedia.org)
In which year did Prince release the album Purple Rain?
- A 1984
- B 1978
- C 1991
- D 1999
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A: 1984 (wikipedia.org)
Louis Armstrong's nickname Satchmo is short for what?
- A Satchelmouth
- B Saturday Man
- C Satin Mouth
- D Satchel Moe
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A: Satchelmouth (wikipedia.org)
Who played drums and co-founded Fleetwood Mac?
- A John McVie
- B Peter Green
- C Ringo Starr
- D Mick Fleetwood
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D: Mick Fleetwood (wikipedia.org)
In which Italian city did the Stradivari family make violins from 1644 to 1737?
- A Florence
- B Naples
- C Milan
- D Cremona
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D: Cremona (wikipedia.org)
Which orchestra instrument conventionally gives the tuning note?
- A Trumpet
- B Cello
- C Flute
- D Oboe
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D: Oboe (wikipedia.org)
Which group had a 1979 Top 40 hit with Rapper's Delight?
- A Run-DMC
- B The Sugarhill Gang
- C Public Enemy
- D N.W.A
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B: The Sugarhill Gang (wikipedia.org)
Which film composer wrote the famous two-note theme for Jaws?
- A John Williams
- B Hans Zimmer
- C Ennio Morricone
- D Danny Elfman
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A: John Williams (wikipedia.org)
The Phantom of the Opera lurks beneath which building?
- A La Scala
- B Vienna State Opera
- C The Paris Opera House
- D The Royal Albert Hall
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C: The Paris Opera House (wikipedia.org)
Who wrote the song I Will Always Love You, which Whitney Houston made a global hit?
- A Carole King
- B Diane Warren
- C Dolly Parton
- D Linda Ronstadt
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C: Dolly Parton (wikipedia.org)
Who said in 1972, 'Man, I was tame compared to what they do now... I didn't do anything but just jiggle'?
- A Chuck Berry
- B Little Richard
- C Jerry Lee Lewis
- D Elvis Presley
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D: Elvis Presley (wikiquote.org)
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