General Music Quiz No. 2

[Carl]

• 1. What is Elton Johns real birth name ?

• 2. In music, what does the word 'allegro' mean ?

• 3. Who wrote the opera, 'Rigoletto' ?

• 4. Which song do the following lyrics come from - 'just beyond the highway, there's an open plain, and it keeps me going…' ?

• 5. Who sang the James Bond theme song 'Diamonds Are Forever' ?

• 6. Which musician is known as 'The Godfather of Soul' ?

• 7. 'I dreamed a dream' is a song from what famous musical ?

• 8. What name were the group 'ABBA' calling themselves in 1972 ?

• 9. Which band sang 'I feed the pigeons I sometimes feed the sparrows too' ?

• 10. Which musician is known as 'The Queen of Soul' ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[stowie39]

7. Les Miserable

[Brandyboy]

1 Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
2 Lively or bright.

[elcarretero]

2 Quick
5 Shirley Bassey

[gail]

4. Show me the way to Amarillo

[stowie39]

6. James Brown
10. Aretha Franklin

Not definative this is so open to debate other opinions welcome

[Brandyboy]

6. James Brown
10. Aretha Franklin

Not definative this is so open to debate other opinions welcome

They are correct as far as I'm concerned.

[Brandyboy]

3 Verdi.
7 Les Misérables.

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. What is Elton Johns real birth name ? Reginald Kenneth Dwight

• 2. In music, what does the word 'allegro' mean ? Musical tempo meaning: fast, lively

• 3. Who wrote the opera, 'Rigoletto' ? Giuseppe Verdi

• 4. Which song do the following lyrics come from - 'just beyond the highway, there's an open plain, and it keeps me going…' ? Amarillo by Tony Christie

• 5. Who sang the James Bond theme song 'Diamonds Are Forever' ? Dame Shirley Bassey

• 6. Which musician is known as 'The Godfather of Soul' ? James Brown

• 7. 'I dreamed a dream' is a song from what famous musical ? Les Miserables

• 8. What name were the group 'ABBA' calling themselves in 1972 ? Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid

• 9. Which band sang 'I feed the pigeons I sometimes feed the sparrows too' ? Blur

• 10. Which musician is known as 'The Queen of Soul' ? Aretha Franklin