In keeping with Chas's ongoing: "This Day in Music Posts," I thought some random music
trivia might be fun...Thought-provoking threads are usually Tony and some other folks
department...but, I thought what the heck? HOW ABOUT A MUSIC POP QUIZ:
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1.)T/F Colonel Tom Parker, (Elvis Presley's manager) ran a troupe of dancing chickens.

2.)Star Trek has featured both Mick Fleetwood and __________________________.
a.) David Bowie b.)Neil Young c.) Tom Waits d.)Iggy Pop

3.)The Rolling Stone's tongue logo was originally designed by_______________.
a.) Salvador Dali b.) Andy Warhol c.)Lou Reed d.) John Pasch e.)none of these

4.)What guitar great was booed off stage as the Monkees' opening act for their 1967
Summer tour.
a.) Steve Howe b.) Steve Cropper c.) Richard Thompson d.) Jimi Hendrix

5.)"Blackie" a Fender Stratocaster once owned by Eric Clapton is the most expensive
guitar ever sold. It sold on June 25, 2004 for ___________________.
a.) $95,900 b.) $959,500 c.) $9,590,000

6.) The "M.G." of Booker T & the M.G.'s stands for____________________.
a.) Macho Guys b.) Memphis Group c.) The once popular automobile.

7.) The origin of the band name "Pink Floyd" __________________________.
a.) A sunset over a fjord in Norway b.) American blues artists, Pink Anderson and
Floyd Council c.) None of the above

8.) The very first stage name used by the core members of "The Band"
was___________________.
a.)Levon Helm & the Arkansas Connection b.) The Hawks c.) Levon Helm Sextet

9.) U2's lead singer, Paul Hewson's pseudonymn was inspired by
a.) hearing aid store in Dublin, Ireland called 'Bono Vox'
b.)"Bondo" a type of spackling putty
c.) A take on the late "Sonny Bono," of Sonny & Cher fame

10.)T/F Cheap Trick claimed they asked a Ouija board what they should call their
band.

11.) Buffalo Springfield took their band name from:
a.) brand of heavy asphalt roller that they saw parked on the street.
b.) two random American cities with no apparent ties to the San Francisco music scene

12.) What is "Sting's" real first name?______________________________
a.) Stuart b.) Chauncey c.) Gordon d.)Preston e.) Elliot f.) Edgar

13.) When forming Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page approached__________ and _________ and
asked them to consider joining the new band he was making...__________ said, "that
would go over like a lead balloon", and ______ added,"more like a lead zeppelin!".
a.)Jeff Beck & John Entwistle b.) Keith Moon & John Entwistle c.) Roger Daltrey &
John Entwistle d.) Pete Townsend & Keith Moon

14.) Axl Rose of Guns 'n' Roses used to earn $8 an hour doin what__________
for a science experiment at UCLA?
a.) smoking cigarettes b.) singing show tunes c.) writing poetry d.) arguing

15.) T/F Supposedly, Neil Young was asked after who_________ to join Crosby, Stills,
Nash, & Young?
a.)Steve Winwood b.) Eric Clapton c.) George Harrison d.) All of the above

Cori, how many 'Lifelines' do I get? I may need to 'phone a friend' for a couple of these.

Bill

haoli25 wrote:
Cori, how many 'Lifelines' do I get? I may need to 'phone a friend' for a couple of these.

Bill Well, Bill I hadn't considered that...lets say whatever # of lifelines you deem appropriate...without the aid of search engines.

OK no search engine used, which will be obvious once the score is added up. A lot of guesses going on here. C'mon man...what is my score?:

1.)T/F Colonel Tom Parker, (Elvis Presley's manager) ran a troupe of dancing chickens.

True

2.)Star Trek has featured both Mick Fleetwood and __David Bowie.

a.) David Bowie b.)Neil Young c.) Tom Waits d.)Iggy Pop

3.)The Rolling Stone's tongue logo was originally designed by Andy Warhol_.
a.) Salvador Dali b.) c.)Lou Reed d.) John Pasch e.)none of these

4.)What guitar great was booed off stage as the Monkees' opening act for their 1967
Summer tour. Jimi Hendrix

a.) Steve Howe b.) Steve Cropper c.) Richard Thompson d.) Jimi Hendrix

5.)"Blackie" a Fender Stratocaster once owned by Eric Clapton is the most expensive
guitar ever sold. It sold on June 25, 2004 for $959,500 .
a.) $95,900 b.) $959,500 c.) $9,590,000

6.) The "M.G." of Booker T & the M.G.'s stands for Memphis Group.
a.) Macho Guys b.) Memphis Group c.) The once popular automobile.

7.) The origin of the band name "Pink Floyd" None of the above.
a.) A sunset over a fjord in Norway b.) American blues artists, Pink Anderson and
Floyd Council c.) None of the above

8.) The very first stage name used by the core members of "The Band"
was Levon Helm Sextet.
a.)Levon Helm & the Arkansas Connection b.) The Hawks c.) Levon Helm Sextet

9.) U2's lead singer, Paul Hewson's pseudonymn was inspired by
a.) hearing aid store in Dublin, Ireland called 'Bono Vox'
b.)"Bondo" a type of spackling putty
c.) A take on the late "Sonny Bono," of Sonny & Cher fame

10.)T/F Cheap Trick claimed they asked a Ouija board what they should call their
band.
True

11.) Buffalo Springfield took their band name from:
a.) brand of heavy asphalt roller that they saw parked on the street.
b.) two random American cities with no apparent ties to the San Francisco music scene

12.) What is "Sting's" real first name? Gordon
a.) Stuart b.) Chauncey c.) Gordon d.)Preston e.) Elliot f.) Edgar

13.) When forming Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page approached__________ and _________ and
asked them to consider joining the new band he was making...__________ said, "that
would go over like a lead balloon", and ______ added,"more like a lead zeppelin!".
a.)Jeff Beck & John Entwistle b.) Keith Moon & John Entwistle c.) Roger Daltrey &
John Entwistle d.) Pete Townsend & Keith Moon

14.) Axl Rose of Guns 'n' Roses used to earn $8 an hour doin what
for a science experiment at UCLA? smoking cigarettes
a.) smoking cigarettes b.) singing show tunes c.) writing poetry d.) arguing

15.) T/F Supposedly, Neil Young was asked after who_________ to join Crosby, Stills,
Nash, & Young? Steve Winwood
a.)Steve Winwood b.) Eric Clapton c.) George Harrison d.) All of the above

You scored nine out of a possible fifteen correct, Sir. (Better than I would have done if I hadn't seen the answers.)

You missed #'s: 2.), 3.), 7.), 8.), 13.), & 15.)

Thanks for playing this silly thing...

* I'll throw this out as a disclaimer...I can't say every answer is 120% credible. This
silly little quiz is merely based on the information I have gathered.

* If I were taking the quiz I would want to dispute the question about the "Stones &
Warhol"...but the source I have, claims this was confirmed by Mick Jagger, himself

9 out of 15 would be a University pass with little wasted effort. Happy with that Cori!

LOOKS LIKE THIS HAS RUN ITS COURSE>>> HERE ARE THE ANSWERS (IF INTERESTED)

1.)TRUE Colonel Tom Parker, (Elvis Presley's manager) ran a troupe of dancing chickens.


2.)Star Trek has featured both Mick Fleetwood and D.)IGGY POP


3.)The Rolling Stone's tongue logo was originally designed by JOHN PASCH.


4.)What guitar great was booed off stage as the Monkees' opening act for their 1967
Summer tour.
D.) JIMI HENDRIX

5.)"Blackie" a Fender Stratocaster once owned by Eric Clapton is the most expensive
guitar ever sold. It sold on June 25, 2004 for B.) $959,500.


6.) The "M.G." of Booker T & the M.G.'s stands for B.) MEMPHIS GROUP


7.) The origin of the band name "Pink Floyd" B.) AMERICAN BLUES ARTISTS, PINK ANDERSON
& FLOYD COUNCIL

8.) The very first stage name used by the core members of "The Band" B.) THE HAWKS.


9.) U2's lead singer, Paul Hewson's pseudonym was inspired by

A.)HEARING AID STORE IN DUBLIN, IRELAND CALLED 'BONO VOX'

10.)TRUE Cheap Trick claimed they asked a Ouija board what they should call their band.


11.) Buffalo Springfield took their band name from:

A.) A BRAND OF HEAVY ASPHALT ROLLER THEY SAW PARKED ON THE STREET


12.) What is "Sting's" real first name? C.) GORDON

13.) When forming Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page approached__________ and _________ and
asked them to consider joining the new band he was making...__________ said, "that
would go over like a lead balloon", and ______ added,"more like a lead zeppelin!".

B.) KEITH MOON & JOHN ENTWISTLE


14.) Axl Rose of Guns 'n' Roses used to earn $8 an hour doing what
for a science experiment at UCLA? A.) SMOKING CIGARETTES

15.) Supposedly, Neil Young was asked after who_________ to join Crosby, Stills,
Nash, & Young?

A.)STEVE WINWOOD, GEORGE HARRISON, & ERIC CLAPTON

13.) When forming Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page approached__________ and _________ and
asked them to consider joining the new band he was making...__________ said, "that
would go over like a lead balloon", and ______ added,"more like a lead zeppelin!".


One of our squash playing community in Zürich, a drummer called Des and friend of Kieth Moon, swears he was in the room (a pub) when this happened. I have no reason to disbelieve him. Famous drummers are nothing new to squash players here as Billy Cobhem plays here too.