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General Music Quiz No. 2
Posted: 21 Mar 2024 21:02
by Carl
- 1. What is Elton Johns real birth name ?
- 2. In music, what does the word 'allegro' mean ?
- 3. Who wrote the opera, 'Rigoletto' ?
- 4. Which song do the following lyrics come from - 'just beyond the highway, there's an open plain, and it keeps me going…' ?
- 5. Who sang the James Bond theme song 'Diamonds Are Forever' ?
- 6. Which musician is known as 'The Godfather of Soul' ?
- 7. 'I dreamed a dream' is a song from what famous musical ?
- 8. What name were the group 'ABBA' calling themselves in 1972 ?
- 9. Which band sang 'I feed the pigeons I sometimes feed the sparrows too' ?
- 10. Which musician is known as 'The Queen of Soul' ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Music Quiz No. 2
Posted: 21 Mar 2024 23:22
by stowie39
7. Les Miserable
Re: General Music Quiz No. 2
Posted: 22 Mar 2024 07:19
by Brandyboy
1 Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
2 Lively or bright.
Re: General Music Quiz No. 2
Posted: 22 Mar 2024 07:37
by elcarretero
2 Quick
5 Shirley Bassey
Re: General Music Quiz No. 2
Posted: 22 Mar 2024 08:49
by gail
4. Show me the way to Amarillo
Re: General Music Quiz No. 2
Posted: 22 Mar 2024 11:21
by stowie39
6. James Brown
10. Aretha Franklin
Not definative this is so open to debate other opinions welcome
Re: General Music Quiz No. 2
Posted: 23 Mar 2024 08:57
by Brandyboy
stowie39 wrote: 22 Mar 2024 11:21
6. James Brown
10. Aretha Franklin
Not definative this is so open to debate other opinions welcome
They are correct as far as I'm concerned.
Re: General Music Quiz No. 2
Posted: 23 Mar 2024 09:00
by Brandyboy
3 Verdi.
7 Les Misérables.
Re: General Music Quiz No. 2
Posted: 28 Mar 2024 21:02
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What is Elton Johns real birth name ? Reginald Kenneth Dwight
- 2. In music, what does the word 'allegro' mean ? Musical tempo meaning: fast, lively
- 3. Who wrote the opera, 'Rigoletto' ? Giuseppe Verdi
- 4. Which song do the following lyrics come from - 'just beyond the highway, there's an open plain, and it keeps me going…' ? Amarillo by Tony Christie
- 5. Who sang the James Bond theme song 'Diamonds Are Forever' ? Dame Shirley Bassey
- 6. Which musician is known as 'The Godfather of Soul' ? James Brown
- 7. 'I dreamed a dream' is a song from what famous musical ? Les Miserables
- 8. What name were the group 'ABBA' calling themselves in 1972 ? Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid
- 9. Which band sang 'I feed the pigeons I sometimes feed the sparrows too' ? Blur
- 10. Which musician is known as 'The Queen of Soul' ? Aretha Franklin