25 general questions and answers about musicians and the music industry
Q1: Who won the first season of American Idol?
A: Kelly Clarkson
2. Q2: International music sensation ABBA originated from which country?
A: Sweden
Q3: What musician is often referred to as the fifth Beatle?
A: Billy Preston
Q4: What musician is reputed to have bitten the head off a dove?
A: Ozzy Osbourne
Q5: Who is the most successful English solo artist in the U.S.?
A: Elton John
Q6: What was the very first music video played on MTV?
A: “Video Killed The Radio Star” by The Buggles
Q7: In 2000, which group tied Michael Jackson’s 1984 record of winning eight Grammys in a single year?
A: Santana
Q8: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located in which state?
A: Ohio
Q9: Legendary Rock Band AC/DC hails from what country?
A: Australia
Q10: Which popular singer is affectionately referred to as “the Boss”?
A: Bruce Springsteen
Q11: What is the name of the British-American supergroup, composed of Jim James, Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, Taylor Goldsmith, and Rhiannon Giddens, that only performs song lyrics penned by Bob Dylan in 1967?
A: The New Basement Tapes
Q12: In what year did Jimi Hendrix play “the Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock?
A: 1969
Q13: In 2011, what grammy-award-winning musician died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27?
A: Amy Winehouse
Q14: What date did the Altamont Speedway concert, with headliners including the Rolling Stones, Santana, and Jefferson Airplane, take place?
A: December 6th, 1969.
Q15: Justin Timberlake was the former lead singer of which famous boy band?
A: NSYNC
Q16: As of the first 35 years of the existence of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1983 – 2018), who is the only artist to have been inducted on three separate occasions?
A: Eric Clapton, as a solo artist, as a member of the Yardbirds, and as a member of Cream
Q17: What is the Beatles first number one hit?
A: “From Me to You”
Q18: Which famous musician is godmother to Elton John’s sons?
A: Lady Gaga
Q:19 Who was the first Western music artist(s) to be allowed to perform a concert in China?
A: Wham!
Q20: Who is the first artist known for utilizing the infamous Auto-Tune vocal distortion technique?
A: Cher
Q21: What famous musician was shot by his own father in April of 1984?
A: Marvin Gaye
Q22: Which one of Prince’s songs reached highest on the music charts?
A: “When Doves Cry”
Q23: Jim Morrison was the lead singer of what prominent rock band in the 1960’s?
A: The Doors
Q24: In the Sound of Music, what song, sung by Baron Von Trapp and Maria, was Christopher Plummer’s voice dubbed in the official version?
A: “Edelweiss”
Q25: Which artist(s) did US President George W. Bush once call “the biggest threat to American youth since polio”?
A: Eminem