More Difficult Music Trivia

• Steel Valley Football

  Here are some more very hard music trivia questions for those who are interested. As always, no wagering and no googling!
  
  
  
  1) What America band took it's name from a reference to how cold it gets for indigenous Australians who sleep outside in the wilderness ?
  
  Three Dog Night - Curly J
  
  
  2) Name three famous musicians not named Jimi, Janis, Jim, or Kurt who died at age 27.
  
  
  3) a. Name the most-recent best-selling album of all time. b. Name the oldest. (20 million albums sold minimum - there have been 69 albums to sell 20 million or more).
  
  Adele 21 newest, Beatles Sgt Peppers oldest - Mr Miyagi
  
  
  4) Several years before Rod Stewart was in The Jeff Beck Group (1967) and then Faces (1969), he was a singer in a British band who would later change their name and go on to have five top-10 US hits and get inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame. *Name the band.
  
  
  5) What rock drummer was best man at Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi's wedding?
  
  John Bonham - Bio-Hazzzzard
  
  
  6) The late, great (and sometimes high) Whitney Houston holds the record for seven consecutive #1 Billboard hits - what two groups are tied for second with six?
  
  The Beatles and The Bee Gees - sjmvsfscs08
  
  
  7) What legendary classic rock song was inspired by (the band who wrote it) watching a casino on fire?
  
  Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple - Bio-Hazzzzard
  
  
  8) Name the only band to have every one of their studio albums reach the Billboard Top 10.
  
  Led Zeppelin - Sonofanump
  
  
  9) What is the most common girl's name mentioned in Bruce Springsteen's collective body of work? Bonus points for the number of times it's mentioned.
  
  Mary - Garden35 The name Mary appears 53 times in Springsteen's lyrics.
  
  10) Names three artists to have posthumous #1 Billboard hits. *Bonus points for naming the songs.
  
  
  Bonus Question:
  
  When the Monkees were created, they were patterned after, and *the members chosen to mimic, the Beatles' personalities. Match the Monkee to the Beatle.
  
  Mickey Dolenz
  Michael Nesmith
  Davey Jones
  Peter Tork
  
  Paul McCartney
  John Lennon
  Ringo Starr
  George Harrison
• Steel Valley Football

  I have no idea why these asterisks are showing up...
• Curly J

  

  1) What America band took it's name from a reference to how cold it gets for indigenous Australians who sleep outside in the wilderness ? - Three Dog Night
• Steel Valley Football

  ding ding ding we have an early winner!
• Bio-Hazzzzard

  

  Question 7 would be Smoke on the Water
• Steel Valley Football

  Bio-Hazzzzard;1132318 wrote:Question 7 would be Smoke on the Water

  
  You are correct.
• chicago510

  

  #3 confuses me. how can you have a most recent and an oldest best seller of all time? there is only one GOAT.
• gorocks99

  

  The answer is Wyld Stallyns
• sjmvsfscs08

  The Beatles and the Bee Gees are the answer to number six. The Beatles anyone could (hopefully) guess.
  
  Sadly enough Katy Perry made it 5 straight. Fucking bullshit.
• Steel Valley Football

  chicago510;1132324 wrote:#3 confuses me. how can you have a most recent and an oldest best seller of all time? there is only one GOAT.

  I knew it would...sorry. Let me try to clarify.
  
  On the list of the 69 albums that have sold 20M or more, which is the newest album and which is the oldest?
• Steel Valley Football

  sjmvsfscs08;1132326 wrote:The Beatles and the Bee Gees are the answer to number six. The Beatles anyone could (hopefully) guess.
  
  Sadly enough Katy Perry made it 5 straight. ****ing bull****.

  Good answer. I knew that about K Perry.
• chicago510

  

  #10--I know Biggie went #1 with Hypnotize
• chicago510

  

  Steel Valley Football;1132328 wrote:I knew it would...sorry. Let me try to clarify.
  
  On the list of the 69 albums that have sold 20M or more, which is the newest album and which is the oldest?

  Got it. Makes sense now.
• sjmvsfscs08

  Static Major is one of the answers to #10.
• Steel Valley Football

  chicago510;1132334 wrote:Got it. Makes sense now.

  It started out as what was the most recent album to sell 20M but the answer to oldest is also interesting.
• Steel Valley Football

  sjmvsfscs08;1132335 wrote:Static Major is one of the answers to #10.

  
  Correct.
• Steel Valley Football

  chicago510;1132333 wrote:#10--I know Biggie went #1 with Hypnotize

  
  Also correct.
• Bio-Hazzzzard

  

  Question 5 is John Bohnam
• Gardens35

  #9 Mary.
• Steel Valley Football

  Bio-Hazzzzard;1132343 wrote:Question 5 is John Bohnam

  You googling or what?
• Curly J

  

  #10 John Lennon - Starting Over
• Curly J

  

  Steel Valley Football;1132315 wrote:ding ding ding we have an early winner!

  Amazing what you can remember from Pop Up Video.
• Steel Valley Football

  Curly J;1132350 wrote:#10 John Lennon - Starting Over

  This is a correct answer.
• GOONx19

  

  Brian Jones and Amy Winehouse are two 27 Clubbers that come to mind.
  
  EDIT: Ooops, didn't see "Americans". I'm not sure.
• GOONx19

  

  Steel Valley Football;1132348 wrote:You googling or what?

  If I had to guess any drummer it would've been Bonham, as well.