Music Trivia Questions VIII

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Who was too deaf to hear the applause when he conducted his Choral Symphony's debut in Vienna on May 7, 1824?

       a. Beethoven
       b. Brahms
       c. Bach
       d. Mozart


You may remember that George Michael was in Wham. But who was in it with him, and went on to become as big as a failure as a racecar driver as he was as a solo artist?

       a. Andrew Ridgeley
       b. John Oates
       c. Curt Smith
       d. Dave Stewart


Three of these are real politicians. Which one is a Dead Kennedys singer who ran for mayor of San Francisco in 1979, with a platform requiring all downtown businessmen to wear clown suits?

       a. Dick Armey
       b. Jello Biafra
       c. Canaan Banana
       d. Omar Bongo


Kenny Rogers, Styx, the Little River Band and Jack Jones all recorded different songs with what same title?

       a. Grand Illusion
       b. Lady
       c. Reminiscing
       d. Come Sail Away


In Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf", different instruments represent different characters. The string section represents Peter. What instrument represents the Wolf?

       a. French horns
       b. Flute
       c. Oboe
       d. Clarinet


Just as Jonathan Larson's death from an aortic aneurysm was announced at the premiere of Rent, Giacomo Puccini's death was announced during a performance of what opera, on which "Rent" was based?

       a. Il Trovatore
       b. Madama Butterfly
       c. La Boheme
       d. La Traviata


Although it's now the EU anthem, what did Hitler have played at his 1937 and 1942 birthday concerts?

       a. Beethoven's Ode to Joy
       b. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite
       c. Mozart's Eine Klein Nachtmusik
       d. Handel's Messiah


Both Moxy Fruvous and the Ramones have done cover versions of what cartoon superhero's theme song?

       a. Mighty Mouse
       b. Batman
       c. Spider-Man
       d. Underdog


Brian May used a sixpence coin instead of plectrum to play a homemade guitar called the Red Special for what band?

       a. Queen
       b. Led Zeppelin
       c. Aerosmith
       d. Black Sabbath


What former Michigan autoworker's concert in Liverpool managed to break the Beatles' attendance record?

       a. Johnny Cash
       b. Roy Orbison
       c. Eddie Cochran
       d. James Brown


On the album "Headquarters", what band (for the first time) actually played all their own instruments?

       a. The Archies
       b. The Monkees
       c. Milli Vanilli
       d. The Spice Girls


Because Colonel Tom was worried about his immigration status, Elvis only played in one country beside the US. Which one?

       a. Mexico
       b. Cuba
       c. Canada
       d. Bahamas


Creedence Clearwater Revival blazed a trail for southern-influenced rock. Which state were they from?

       a. Louisiana
       b. California
       c. New York
       d. Texas


In what room in his Graceland mansion did Elvis drop dead?

       a. Kitchen
       b. Gymnasium
       c. Bathroom
       d. Bedroom


The first CDs were 74 minutes and 33 seconds long, because Sony president Norio Ohga insisted they be long enough to hold whose Ninth Symphony?

       a. Beethoven
       b. Bach
       c. Tchaikovsky
       d. Mozart




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