Music Quiz

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1. The lead singer of Green Day is:
Billy Corgan
Billie Joe
Billy Joel
Billy Baldwin
Billy Madison

2. Which group originally named themselves Feedback because of their poor sound?
REM
The Rolling Stones
U2
Garbage
Aerosmith

3. Rivers Cuomo of Weezer went to this prestigious university:
Harvard
Yale
MIT
Princeton
Stanford

4. All of the following artists are dead EXCEPT:
Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
Bradley Nowell of Sublime
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
Chris Cornell of Soundgarden
Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon

5. What was the first music video ever shown on MTV?
Come On, Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
Beat It by Michael Jackson
Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles
Like A Virgin by Madonna
Walk This Way by Aerosmith

6. All of the following are names of Spice Girls EXCEPT:
Baby Spice
Sexy Spice
Scary Spice
Posh Spice
Sporty Spice

7. All of the following artists have the last name Hanson EXCEPT
Zak
Taylor
Isaak
Beck
Billy

8. All of the following groups have performed songs for popular TV shows, except:
Superdrag
Primus
The Refreshments
The Rembrandts
The Presidents of the United States of America

9. What is Jenny's number? (In the song by Tommy Tutone)
876-5432
867-5309
555-4321
555-3091
837-6089

10. Which Madonna video did not feature a bullfighter?
You'll See
Take a Bow
Express Yourself

11. Weird Al made parodies of all the following songs EXCEPT:
She Drives Me Crazy by the Fine Young Canniballs
La Bamba by Richie Valens
Waterfalls by TLC
Buddy Holly by Weezer
My Sharona by the Knack

12. All of the following artists are homosexual EXCEPT:
Melissa Etheridge
Pat Shmear
Gavin Rossdale
K.D. Lang
Elton John

13. All of the following bands are British EXCEPT:
Blur
Bush
Oasis
The Goo Goo Dolls
Jamiroquai

14. The members of which of the following groups attended Harvard University?
Stone Temple Pilots
Third Eye Blind
Sugar Ray
The Beastie Boys
Rage Against the Machine

15. In what field does the lead singer of the Offspring have a PhD?
Mathematics
Microbiology
Biochemistry
African History
English Literature

16. Which of the following groups/artists have NOT appeared on the Simpsons?
the Smashing Pumpkins
Sting
REM
Aerosmith
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr

17. What was the original name for the Beatles?
Oasis
The Quarry Men
The Hoola Hoops
The Black Spiders
Twist the Knob

18. Which of the following songs has been played on the radio more than any other song in history?
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
I Wanna Hold Your Hand by the Beatles
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Ironic by Alanis Morissette
Yesterday by the Beatles

19. All of the following wordings of quotes are correct EXCEPT:
"I went to a whore, she said I'm just too poor."--Green Day
"If you want to destroy my sweater, pull this thread as I walk away."--Weezer
"That's me in the corner. That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion." --REM
"It's like 2,000 spoons when all you need is a knife." --Alanis
"You and me, I can see us dying, are we?"--No Doubt

20. How many members are there in Ben Folds Five?
Five
Four
Three
Two
One

21. Courtney Cox appeared in videos by all of following artists EXCEPT:
The Rembrandts
Alice in Chains
Bruce Springstein
Counting Crows

22. Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters played in what band before the Foo Fighters?
Crash Test Dummies
Ash
Weezer
Nirvana
Spin Doctors

23. Who is the father of the lead singer of the Wallflowers?
Bob Dylan
Pete Seiger
Paul McCartney
Rod Stewart
Jim Morrison

24. In The Cable Guy, Jim Carrey sings a song by which of the following groups?
The Rolling Stones
Jefferson Airplane
Led Zeppolin
The Police
The Mamas and the Papas

25. What is the name of Madonna's baby?
Virginia
Lourdes
Mauve
Taylor
Bailey

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Answer all questions correctly and win a FREE BANANA!

What is your name?

What is your email address?

1. The lead singer of Green Day is:

2. Which group originally named themselves Feedback because of their poor sound?

3. Rivers Cuomo of Weezer went to this prestigious university:

4. All of the following artists are dead EXCEPT:

5. What was the first music video ever shown on MTV?

6. All of the following are names of Spice Girls EXCEPT:

7. All of the following artists have the last name Hanson EXCEPT

8. All of the following groups have performed songs for popular TV shows, except:

9. What is Jenny's number? (In the song by Tommy Tutone)

10. Which Madonna video did not feature a bullfighter?

11. Weird Al made parodies of all the following songs EXCEPT:

12. All of the following artists are homosexual EXCEPT:

13. All of the following bands are British EXCEPT:

14. The members of which of the following groups attended Harvard University?

15. In what field does the lead singer of the Offspring have a PhD?

16. Which of the following groups/artists have NOT appeared on the Simpsons?

17. What was the original name for the Beatles?

18. Which of the following songs has been played on the radio more than any other song in history?

19. All of the following wordings of quotes are correct EXCEPT:

20. How many members are there in Ben Folds Five?

21. Courtney Cox appeared in videos by all of following artists EXCEPT:

22. Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters played in what band before the Foo Fighters?

23. Who is the father of the lead singer of the Wallflowers?

24. In The Cable Guy, Jim Carrey sings a song by which of the following groups?

25. What is the name of Madonna's baby?

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