Entertainment: Music trivia questions
5102 multiple-choice Entertainment: Music trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What is the occupation of Barbra Streisands character, Rosalind Focker, in the 2004 comedy movie Meet the Fockers?
- When Bennie Goodman integrated jazz performances via his famous Carneigie Hall concert, this person was the pianist.
- Which great pianist was often called Fatha?
- This jazz great lived 1919-1956. He is remembered for his virtuosity and creativity yet many called his style unjazzlike. He was legally blind in both eyes.
- This Texas-born pianist was born in 1934. His career took off after moving to New York around 1956. He played with Coltrane, The Jazz Messengers, Benny Golson, etc. His most famous composition is Bolivia.
- Which pianist’s music does the musical Aint Misbehaving feature?
- This New Jersey-born pianist was one of the inventors of the stride piano style. He wrote the song Charleston which began the great dance craze of the 1920s. Who was this great musician?
- He was born in North Carolina but was raised and gained fame in New York City. Who was this very influential pianist, the composer of the great tune Round Midnight?
- This keyboardist was raised in Philadelphia and was a neighbor of pianist Bud Powell. At 17 he played with John Coltrane. Eventually he was the pianist in the great jazz group The John Coltrane Quartet. Who is he?
- This New Jersey-born pianist began playing professionally at age 12.In the 1940s he played boogie-woogie style piano in New York City. He was the pianist in The Miles Davis Sextet.” Who is this composer of the hit All About Rosie?
- Born in New Orleans around 1885, this pianist spent much of his younger years as a pimp, gambler, comedian, etc. In the late 1920s he became serious about music. He wrote many songs like London Blues and Black Bottom Stomp. He claimed to be the Originator of Jazz. Who was he?
- This Pittsburgh-born pianist was self-taught and could not really read music very well. His swinging style usually included long, beautiful runs. Despite his brilliance, most people only know him for his composition Misty.
- What is the title of this 1996 song?
- Name the artist or group that performs this song.
- Name this 1997 song.
- Name the artist who performs the song from the sound clip.
- Name the band who recorded the song from the sound clip.
- Name the song from the sound clip.
- What artist or band recorded this song?
- In 1997, Elton John released this song as a tribute to this famous person.
- In what movie does this song appear?
- Name the artist who performs the song in the sound clip.
- Name the Swedish band that recorded the song in the sound clip.
- Name the song.
- Name the band that performed the power ballad from the sound clip.
- Name this song by Metallica.
- What movie features this song by Brian Adams?
- Which of these artists did Linkin Park not do a collaboration with on their 2002 remix album Reanimation?
- What is the name of the annual concert tour that Linkin Park started in 2002?
- Which one of these songs was not released as a single by Linkin Park?