Music Trivia Questions XIII

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Known for painting pin-up girls, Peruvian American Alberto Vargas also designed the cover of what band's Candy-O album?

       a. The Cars
       b. Blind Faith
       c. Cheap Trick
       d. Bananarama


Canadian jazz chanteuse Diana Krall co-wrote songs with what husband and UK punk legend, which appear on her "The Girl in the Other Room" CD?

       a. Johnny Rotten
       b. Joe Jackson
       c. Elvis Costello
       d. Joe Strummer


Who wrote Nabucco, whose song "Va, pensiero" became so closely associated with Italian nationalism that he was elected to its parliament?

       a. Gioachino Rossini
       b. Antonio Vivaldi
       c. Giuseppe Verdi
       d. Giacomo Puccini


Jack White was part of White Stripes, a hip alt rock band. But in 2004, he produced the album "Van Lear Rose" for what unlikely artist?

       a. Jazz star Wynton Marsalis
       b. Country star Loretta Lynn
       c. Rap star Jay Z
       d. Opera star Luciano Pavarotti


According to the 2003 hit by Kelis, what food brings all the boys to the yard?

       a. Milkshake
       b. Sticky bun
       c. Creampie
       d. Tootsie roll


Motown session man James Jamerson was one of the most influential people ever to play what instrument?

       a. Drums
       b. Slide guitar
       c. Bass guitar
       d. Moog synthesizer


For the album cover of "Country Life," who arranged a photo of two of his German fans, Constanze Karoli and Eveline Grunwald, who appeared semi-nude amid the Portuguese foliage?

       a. Iggy Pop
       b. David Bowie
       c. Bryan Ferry
       d. Robert Fripp


Homeless in Paris, playwright Greg Kotis wrote what controversial musical?

       a. Urinetown
       b. Rent
       c. Avenue Q
       d. Hairspray


Which artist had hits with the songs "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" and "Love Is a Battlefield"?

       a. Pat Benatar
       b. Cher
       c. Joan Jett
       d. Bif Naked


Who wrote the opera entitled "The Magic Flute"?

       a. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
       b. Johann Sebastian Bach
       c. Ludwig van Beethoven
       d. Frederic Chopin


During the sixties, what band had hits with the songs "Glad All Over" and "Bits and Pieces"?

       a. Dave Clark Five
       b. The Kinks
       c. The Rolling Stones
       d. The Beatles


What instrument is connected with jazz great Guy Barker?

       a. Trumpet
       b. Guitar
       c. Piano
       d. Drums




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