Entertainment: Music trivia questions
5102 multiple-choice Entertainment: Music trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Shake You Down was the only ever # 1U.S. hit for this singer in 1987.
- This song went Straight Up the charts for this singer in 1989.
- This group had a big hit in 1975 with the chart topping Sister Golden Hair.
- The song Sailing sailed all the way up the U.S. charts to #1 for this singer in 1980.
- Which of these well known rock bands brought us “Dance the Night Away” in 1979?
- Which of these popular country artist released the song “The Dance”?
- Which of these ladies gave us the song “I Hope You Dance” in 2000?
- Who released the song Dancing With Myself in 1981?
- In what year did hip hop group, The Sugarhill Gang form?
- Where did the group Sugarhill Gang get its name?
- Henry Jackson of The Sugarhill Gang is also known as this.
- In what year was Sugar Hill Gangs smash single Rappers Delight released?
- The hip hop hit, Rappers Delight uses the bass line from what other well known dance tune?
- What position did The Sugarhill Gangs smash single Rappers Delight achieve on the US Pop Charts?
- Rappers Delight became a huge worldwide hit and sold over this many copies.
- This great vocalist was born in Brazil in 1942. Although she really has no signature songs she is widely known for her work with Chick Corea on his 1972 album Return to Forever.
- Much admired around the world, this singer was closely associated with the song Strange Fruit,” concerning lynching. Her life story is depicted in the movie Lady Sings the Blues.
- She was born in Virginia in 1917. In 1934 her career really got started after an appearance at Harlem’s famous Apollo Theater. Who was this First Lady of Song?
- This great vocalist, born in 1934, attended Howard University. Although she was encouraged and promoted by Miles Davis and Quincy Jones in the 1960s, she really did not hit it big until 1998 when she recorded the album I Remember Miles”. Her most popular album was 2001’s “Youre My Thrill.
- This jazz singing great, often called The Divine One and Sassy”, got a start by winning an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater?
- When this singer tried out for Duke Ellington’s orchestra, he commented that she could play piano only modestly and could not sing very well.
- A fine singer and a great comedic actress, this jazz vocalist would often interrupt a song by asking a member of the audience Are you O.K., honey? She starred in Hello Dolly on Broadway but was not in the original cast.
- The word best describing this Illinois-born balladeer is smooth. Born in 1923, he first became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. After stints with Earl Hines and Dizzy Gillespie, his first big album was released in 1963s. It featured John Coltrane and included his famous version of Lush Life and My One and Only Love.”
- Which of these is the title of a popular 1963 song recorded by Elvis Presley?
- Who popularized the song Oh Carolina in 1993?
- Name the Michael Jackson song from 1995 that is centered around the destruction of our planet.
- What musician recorded the 1989 song Another Day in Paradise?
- Which of these is the title of a 1973 song by Elton John?
- What rock band recorded the song Hotel California in 1976?
- What is the title of the 1973 song written and performed by Tina Turner about her hometown?