Music through the decades quiz

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1. 1. Which band released the album 'Abbey Road'?
   • A. The Rolling Stones
   • B. The Beatles (answer)
   • C. The Kinks
   • D. The Who
2. 2. Who is known as the 'Queen of Soul'?
   • A. Diana Ross
   • B. Tina Turner
   • C. Aretha Franklin (answer)
   • D. Nina Simone
3. 3. Which Queen song famously has no chorus?
   • A. We Will Rock You
   • B. Bohemian Rhapsody (answer)
   • C. Somebody To Love
   • D. Radio Ga Ga
4. 4. Nirvana's breakthrough album was called what?
   • A. Bleach
   • B. In Utero
   • C. Nevermind (answer)
   • D. Incesticide
5. 5. Which two bands were pitched against each other in the 1995 'Battle of Britpop'?
   • A. Blur and Oasis (answer)
   • B. Pulp and Suede
   • C. Supergrass and Ash
   • D. Verve and Travis
6. 6. Who wrote and originally recorded 'I Will Always Love You'?
   • A. Whitney Houston
   • B. Dolly Parton (answer)
   • C. Carole King
   • D. Loretta Lynn
   Dolly Parton released it in 1974; Whitney Houston's version came in 1992.
7. 7. Which instrument does a timpanist play?
   • A. Kettle drums (answer)
   • B. Cymbals
   • C. Triangle
   • D. Xylophone
8. 8. Which artist released the album '21'?
   • A. Amy Winehouse
   • B. Adele (answer)
   • C. Duffy
   • D. Florence Welch
9. 9. What was Michael Jackson's best-selling album?
   • A. Bad
   • B. Off The Wall
   • C. Thriller (answer)
   • D. Dangerous
10. 10. Which country does ABBA come from?
    • A. Norway
    • B. Denmark
    • C. Sweden (answer)
    • D. Finland
11. 11. Which rapper's real name is Marshall Mathers?
    • A. Jay-Z
    • B. Eminem (answer)
    • C. Nas
    • D. Dr Dre
12. 12. How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
    • A. Four (answer)
    • B. Five
    • C. Six
    • D. Seven
13. 13. Which festival takes place at Worthy Farm in Somerset?
    • A. Reading
    • B. Glastonbury (answer)
    • C. Latitude
    • D. Download
14. 14. Which band's members are named Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr?
    • A. Coldplay
    • B. R.E.M.
    • C. U2 (answer)
    • D. Simple Minds
15. 15. Which of these is a tempo marking meaning 'slow'?
    • A. Allegro
    • B. Presto
    • C. Largo (answer)
    • D. Vivace
    Allegro, presto and vivace all mean varying degrees of fast.

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