Old Music Trivia Questions And Answers
The original 1942 title "Away we Go" was replaced with
what ?
A: Oklahoma !
Which British pop group had their first 5 singles enter UK
charts at No 1?
A: Westlife
Les Reed wrote what hit song for a Tom Jones?
A: It's not Unusual
Which female vocalist sang the song" Spank Me"?
A: Madonna
In the opera Tosca, Tosca's profession was what?
A: Opera Singer
Marc Bolan and David Bowie recorded as who?
A: Dib Cochran and the Earwigs
What do Mozart's Don Giovanni and Bizet's Carmen have in
common?
A: Location, both are set in Seville Spain
Eric Clapton's nickname was what?
A: slow hand
From what stage show does the song "Mack the Knife" come?
A: Threepenny Opera
Detroit, Skokie Illinois and St Paul Minnesota all have
what official instrument ?
A: Accordion
In 1948 he was R C Robinson, but now he is famous as who?
A: Ray Charles
In 1979 who sang about Walking on the Moon?
A: The Police
Whose first book was called Child Whispers?
A: Enid Blyton
What instrument is the wolf in Prokoviev's Peter and the
Wolf?
A: Horn
In 1973, what was Thin Lizzies first hit?
A: Whiskey in the Jar
Author Raymond Chandler 's real name is what?
A: Rene Raymond
The novel Tom Jones was written in 1749 by what author?
A: Henry Fielding
What word means the highest string on an instrument or a
mushroom?
A: Chanterelle
Helen Mitchell achieved success as which soprano?
A: Nellie Melba
Jane Taylor wrote what famous verse?
A: Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star
From which opera does Handel's Largo come?
A: Xerxes
A cappella is unaccompanied singing and it literally means
what?
A: "In the style of the chapel "
The Dream of Gerontius was composed by who?
A: Edward Elgar
In 1956 "16 tons" topped the UK charts, but who was the
male vocalist singing it?
A: Tennessee Ernie Ford
On what musical instrument would you find pedals, a
resonator, and a piller?
A: On a Harp
What seasonal ditty did John Pierpoint write?
A: Jingle Bells
In what city was Handel's Messiah first performed?
A: Dublin
The real name of author Jack Higgins is what?
A: Harry Patterson
