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7) R.E.M played a Greenpeace benefit concert in Athens Georgia in front of 500 people. The show was recorded on a mobile recording studio powered by what energy source?
Sun's solar energy

28) What was the U.S. equivalent of Bob Geldof’s ‘Band Aid’
Live 8 (wild guess)

32) Which fifties rocker released the song ‘My Ding-A-Ling in 1972?
Chuck Berry

38) Which legendary rock band scored the top two positions in a 2004 poll of music fans to find the greatest rock anthem of all time?
Green Day

48) John Lennon’s Steinway piano went on display at the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool in 2000. What was the significance of the piano?
It was used for recording "Imagine" (wild guess)

52) True or False: The Beatles made over 300 appearances at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
False (wild guess)

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1) Radio Luxembourg aired over seven hours of continuous music from which band in 1971?
Beatles
2) Which U.S. state seized the entire shipment off John and Yoko’s album Two Virgins because of the full frontal nude photograph of the couple on the cover?
Illinois
4) True or False: Keith Moon of the Who had never passed his driving test.
false
5) Sonny Bono was killed in a skiing accident at a resort near which lake?
Lake Tahoe
6) When did Gibson guitars launch its “Flying V” electric guitar?
1967(2nd time)
7) R.E.M played a Greenpeace benefit concert in Athens Georgia in front of 500 people. The show was recorded on a mobile recording studio powered by what energy source?
solar
8) Who was the first rock and roll artist to be honoured by the U.S. postal service with a series of commemorative stamps?
Beatles
9) Who was refused a Japanese visa on an account of a 1969 drug conviction in 1973?
John Lennon
10) When did Deep Purple split up before reforming in 1984?
1976
11) Which year was Gary Glitter released from prison after serving half of a four-month sentence for possessing child porn?
2000
12) Which home immortalised by the Beatles was to close down in 2005?
Strawberry field childrens home
13) Which radio station announced a ban on Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s song Relax after deeming the song obscene?
BBC
14) A statue unveiled at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery last year was to honour which late punk guitarist?
Johnny ramone
15) Which 80’s singer was admitted to a mental ward 24 hours after being charged by police for pulling a gun on staff at a London pub?
Adam Ant
16) When did Eric Clapton record his unplugged session for MTV?
1992
17) Donny Osmond took part in a charity boxing match held in Chicago in 1994 against which former Partridge Family member?
Danny Bonaduce
18) Jerry Garcia escaped unharmed after crashing which European make of car into a guardrail?
BMW...
19) Fleetwood Mac’s song ‘Don’t Stop’ was used for a campaign for which U.S. President.
Clinton
20) Ozzy Osbourne was given an injection for which disease after biting the head off a live bat during a concert in 1982?
rabies
21) What was the name of Elvis Presley’s last film?
Change of habit
22) Group W Cable bought the rights to broadcast which music station to America’s West Coast in 1983?
MTV
23) “Don’t worry it’s not loaded” were the last words of which musician who accidentally shot himself and what band was he a part of?
Terry Kath, Chicago
24) Which Aerosmith member was hospitalised after being involved in a bike crash in 1981?
Steven Tyler
25) When did Madonna begin her second divorce proceedings from Sean Penn?
1988
26) John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten from the Sex Pistols, walked off the set of British Reality TV show ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here’ after how many days?
10
27) What was the record label that signed The Clash in 1977?
CBS
28) What was the U.S. equivalent of Bob Geldof’s ‘Band Aid’
Live 8
29) According to a New York based Data Company, what was the no.1 bestselling posthumous musician or group?
Tupac

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This is a new series of music quizzes that I am putting out on this forum to test your music knowledge. Some questions are simple, other not so simple, some completely left of centre and others only fans may get. The first quiz will consist of 60 music questions, and a point for each correct question, but only the first person to guess the question correctly will get the point. This will go until all questions have been answered. Answer as many questions as you like, but the more questions you answer, the better the chances you have to score in this quiz.

All questions have been supplied by Trogdor through the book "This Day In Music" by Neil Cossar. Now then, on with the questions.

1) Radio Luxembourg aired over seven hours of continuous music from which band in 1971?
Answer - The Beatles (Answered by Angelito)
2) Which U.S. state seized the entire shipment off John and Yoko’s album Two Virgins because of the full frontal nude photograph of the couple on the cover?
3) Who topped a list of celebrities you would least like to live to in 2002?
4) True or False: Keith Moon of the Who had never passed his driving test.
5) Sonny Bono was killed in a skiing accident at a resort near which lake?
Answer - Lake Tahoe (Answered by Angelito)
6) When did Gibson guitars launch its “Flying V” electric guitar?
7) R.E.M played a Greenpeace benefit concert in Athens Georgia in front of 500 people. The show was recorded on a mobile recording studio powered by what energy source?
Answer - Solar energy (Answered by Guitarguy)
8) Who was the first rock and roll artist to be honoured by the U.S. postal service with a series of commemorative stamps?
9) Who was refused a Japanese visa on an account of a 1969 drug conviction in 1973?
10) When did Deep Purple split up before reforming in 1984?
Answer - 1976 (Answered by Angelito)
11) Which year was Gary Glitter released from prison after serving half of a four-month sentence for possessing child porn?
Answer - 2000 (Answered by Angelito)
12) Which home immortalised by the Beatles was to close down in 2005?
Answer - Strawberry Fields Childrens Home (Answered by Angelito)
13) Which radio station announced a ban on Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s song Relax after deeming the song obscene?
Answer - BBC Radio 1 (Answered by Angelito)
14) A statue unveiled at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery last year was to honour which late punk guitarist?
Answer - Johnny Ramone (Answered by Angelito)
15) Which 80’s singer was admitted to a mental ward 24 hours after being charged by police for pulling a gun on staff at a London pub?
Answer - Adam Ant (Answer by Angelito)
16) When did Eric Clapton record his unplugged session for MTV?
Answer - 1992 (Answered by Angelito)
17) Donny Osmond took part in a charity boxing match held in Chicago in 1994 against which former Partridge Family member?
Answer - Danny Bonaduce (Answered by Angelito)
18) Jerry Garcia escaped unharmed after crashing which European make of car into a guardrail?
Answer - BMW (Answered by Angelito)
19) Fleetwood Mac’s song ‘Don’t Stop’ was used for a campaign for which U.S. President.
Answer - Bill Clinton (Answered by Angelito
20) Ozzy Osbourne was given an injection for which disease after biting the head off a live bat during a concert in 1982?
Answer - Rabies (Answered by Angelito)
21) What was the name of Elvis Presley’s last film?
Answer - Change of Habit (Answered by Angelito)
22) Group W Cable bought the rights to broadcast which music station to America’s West Coast in 1983?
Answer - MTV (Answered by Angelito)
23) “Don’t worry it’s not loaded” were the last words of which musician who accidentally shot himself and what band was he a part of?
Answer - Terry Kath of Chicago (Answered by Angelito)
24) Which Aerosmith member was hospitalised after being involved in a bike crash in 1981?
Answer - Steven Tyler (Answered by Angelito)
25) When did Madonna begin her second divorce proceedings from Sean Penn?
26) John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten from the Sex Pistols, walked off the set of British Reality TV show ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here’ after how many days?
27) What was the record label that signed The Clash in 1977?
Answer - CBS (Answered by Angelito)
28) What was the U.S. equivalent of Bob Geldof’s ‘Band Aid’
29) According to a New York based Data Company, what was the no.1 bestselling posthumous musician or group?
Answer - Tupac Shakur (Answered by Angelito)
30) Which former Australian soap star-turned-singer/songwriter topped British music magazine NME’s poll for the ‘pop personality that you would like as your doctor’ in 1999?
31) Which year did Decca Records announce that Bill Haley and the Comets’ ‘Rock Around the Clock’ had sold over a million copies in the UK?
32) Which fifties rocker released the song ‘My Ding-A-Ling in 1972?
Answer - Chuck Berry (Answered by Guitarguy)
33) February 2, 1959 saw a special gig be played at the Surf Ballroom at Clear Lake, Iowa. What was the significance of this gig?
34) When was the first time all acts on the UK Top 3 singles chart were non-British and Non-American?
35) John and Yoko donated their hair in 1970 for an auction in aid of which movement?
36) What was the name of Def Leppard’s 1983 album?
37) Over 200 women filed court actions against which fifties rocker in 1990 after it was alleged that he had been secretly filming them in the toilets of the restaurant he owned?
38) Which legendary rock band scored the top two positions in a 2004 poll of music fans to find the greatest rock anthem of all time?
39) True or False: David Bowie lost custody of his son Zowie after his divorce from Angie Dickinson became final.
40) George Harrison presented a U.S. $9 million cheque to which organization in 1982?
41) Which UK city did David Bowie start his 1972 Ziggy Stardust tour?
42) In 1973 a local charity raised money selling bed sheets and pillowcases used by which band after a show in Auckland?
43) A train was named after which British punk singer at a ceremony in Bristol in 2005?
44) Who turned down an offer from the Gay Liberation group in 1974 to compose the first gay British national anthem?
45) The police in which country found stolen reel-to-reel recordings by the Beatles in 2003?
46) When was Glen Matlock fired from the Sex Pistols?
47) Charlie Watts’ wife Shirley was arrested for swearing and hitting customs’ officials in which French city’s airport?
48) John Lennon’s Steinway piano went on display at the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool in 2000. What was the significance of the piano?
Answer - It was used to record the song 'Imagine' (Answered by Guitarguy)
49) An American court ordered the release of FBI files relating to John Lennon’s interests and activities, including his support for which political group?
50) Which 90’s British singer was arrested after invading Michael Jackson’s performance at the Brit Awards?
51) All four members of Kiss had imprints of which body part imprinted outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood?
52) True or False: The Beatles made over 300 appearances at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
Answer - False (They made 293 appearances) (Answered by Guitarguy)
53) Which cable channel dedicated a full 22 hours broadcast to the Monkees?
54) Oasis was banned for life from which airline after displaying abusive and disgusting behaviour during a flight from Perth to Hong Kong?
55) Which year were the first Brit Awards held?
56) Where did U2 begin their first full U.S. arena tour in 1985?
57) Billboard reported that 45rpm singles were outselling the old 78s in which year?
58) James Brown was paroled after how many years of a six-year prison sentence after a car chase across two states?
59) Who performed at the closing ceremony at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary?
60) Eric Clapton was banned from driving for how many months after going 15mph (25kph) over the speed limit?

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Many answers can be found with a little help of "google"...

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Angelito, due to your confession, I will deduct all of your points and therefore banned from the game.

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LoL...
I tried real hard, but i couldn´t find ANY rule in your first post saying "Don´t use anything else than your mind to find the answers"

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