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Music through the decades quiz
Fifteen questions covering six decades of music. Works well as a round in a bigger quiz, or on its own with the radio off.
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Which band released the album 'Abbey Road'?
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- 1. Which band released the album 'Abbey Road'?
- A. The Rolling Stones
- B. The Beatles (answer)
- C. The Kinks
- D. The Who
- 2. Who is known as the 'Queen of Soul'?
- A. Diana Ross
- B. Tina Turner
- C. Aretha Franklin (answer)
- D. Nina Simone
- 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. Nirvana's breakthrough album was called what?
- A. Bleach
- B. In Utero
- C. Nevermind (answer)
- D. Incesticide
- 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. 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. Which instrument does a timpanist play?
- A. Kettle drums (answer)
- B. Cymbals
- C. Triangle
- D. Xylophone
- 8. Which artist released the album '21'?
- A. Amy Winehouse
- B. Adele (answer)
- C. Duffy
- D. Florence Welch
- 9. What was Michael Jackson's best-selling album?
- A. Bad
- B. Off The Wall
- C. Thriller (answer)
- D. Dangerous
- 10. Which country does ABBA come from?
- A. Norway
- B. Denmark
- C. Sweden (answer)
- D. Finland
- 11. Which rapper's real name is Marshall Mathers?
- A. Jay-Z
- B. Eminem (answer)
- C. Nas
- D. Dr Dre
- 12. How many strings does a standard bass guitar have?
- A. Four (answer)
- B. Five
- C. Six
- D. Seven
- 13. Which festival takes place at Worthy Farm in Somerset?
- A. Reading
- B. Glastonbury (answer)
- C. Latitude
- D. Download
- 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. 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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