UJT Musical Trivia Quiz

  1.   The UJT Music Trivia Quiz !

I am not aware of any government studies that confirm it, but I believe that music is the universal language of humanity. If we spent more time appreciating what our music was trying to tell us we would live in a much less dangerous place. We would find our common humanity and appreciate the differences between us more. In my experience music (with the possible exceptions of Disco, Opera and Rap) teaches us tolerance and contemplation. All kidding aside, we could do worse than pay attention to the details of the sounds that soothe us and help us grow.

In that light, I have initiated the UJT Musical Trivia Quiz. About once each month, I will assemble a numbered list of musical trivia items (a factoid about the music or bit of lyric or some other detail you should know if you were paying attention) and a lettered list of songs and artists associated with that musical item. Your mission is to match the items to their owners and songs. The key will be provided at the bottom of the page, much like we do the Vocabulary Word Quiz.

This in intended to be fun and thought provoking. A challenge to our minds (as opposed to Google!) in connecting details you have probably witnessed with those that created them. Whether you succeed or not is not really the point. Remember, we should try to enjoy the journey.

Musical Trivia Quiz for December 27th, 2018

Trivia Item:

  1. What guitarist took in and watched Jimi Hendrix become famous in one week?
  2. Who was famous for “windmilling” their guitar?
  3. What band had the highest selling album of all time?
  4. What lead singer was arrested for lewd behavior on stage?
  5. “A Boy Name Sue” was hit single for what artist?
  6. “Waterfalls” was a huge hit for what band?
  7. What was the only musical group to claim two of the top 10 best-selling singles in the 1970s?
  8. What artist made terrible predictions in the 1960s protest song, “Eve of Destruction”?
  9. What musician won an Academy Award in 1994.
  10. Which hit singer was was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou?

 

Answers:

A. Barry McGuire
B. Jim Morrison
C. The Eagles
D. Bruce Springsteen
E. George Michael
F. Johnny Cash
G. Pete Townsend
H. Eric Clapton
I. The BeeGees
J. TLC

 

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Key:

1. H) Clapton said his jaw dropped the first time he heard Jimi plug into the amp when Jimi sat in on a couple of songs with Cream in 1966.
2. G) Pete Townsend of The Who admits that he stole his trademark windmilling from Keith Richards when the were just starting out and were on the same bill at a night club in London in the early 1960s.
3. C) The Eagles Greatest Hits went 29 times platinum (29 million).
4. B) The lead singer for The Doors, had a warrant issued for for a felony charge of “Lewd and lascivious behavior in public by exposing his private parts and by simulating masturbation and oral copulation and five other charges relating to the incident at Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami, Fl.
5. F) Written by humorist Shel Silverstein, Johnny released this in 1969 and had a big hit with it.
6. J) Released in 1994 on their CrazySexyCool album that won a Grammy for Record of the Year.
7. I) “Night Fever”, the icon disco sound track to Saturday Night Fever and “How Deep is Your Love were two huge hits for the brothers.
8. A) After leaving The New Christie Minstrels, Barry went solo and recorded this gold record written by P.F Sloan in 1965.
9. D) “Streets of Philadelphia” earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
10. E) George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, London on 25 June 1963.