Showing posts with label Trivia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trivia. Show all posts

October 24, 2010

Rock and Roll Trivia

It would be easy to find the answers on Google, how many do you really know without looking?


1.  True or false?  Paul got the name "Eleanor Rigby" from a tombstone in the graveyard of St. Peter's Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, just yards away from where Paul McCartney met John Lennon in 1957.

2. What prompted Bruce Springsteen to write "Dancing In The Dark"?

3. Who had a juke box in a pavilion near his well-known mansion's swimming pool that contained records by Jerry Lee Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr., Tom Jones and many others, but none of his own songs?

4. Which Southern Rockers tried out the names "The Noble Five" and later "My Backyard", before choosing the name they would stick with?

5. Which TV show was on in the US for 23 years and showcased nearly every major music act of the 60's?

6. True or False? Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" has been recorded by over 900 other artists.

7. To help launch the new Beatles' recording company, Apple Records, the firm encouraged new acts to send in their auditon tapes. They signed Bad Finger, Mary Hopkin and a host of others, but turned down _______.

8. What song did Paul McCartney write after hearing someone say, "black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony folks!".

9. Who's mother told him, as a child, that dogs could pick up vibrations from people, so that a dog would bark at "bad vibrations."

10. Who said said when asked if he thought Ringo was the best drummer in the world, replied "Ringo's not even the best drummer in The Beatles."

March 17, 2010

Did You Know....

~~ English rock band, Black Sabbath, formed in Birmingham in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward, was originally formed as a heavy blues-rock band named "Earth", the band began incorporating occult and horror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars, and changed their name to "Black Sabbath". The band has since experienced multiple lineup changes, with a total of twenty-two former members.

~~ Jimi Hendrix was thrown out of high school for holding the hand of a white girl in class.

~~ The famous long guitar intro to Led Zep's "Stairway To Heaven" is taken from the track "Taurus", which was composed and played by guitarist, the late Randy California when he was only 16 in 1967. The instrumental was dedicated to his Taurian girlfriend and recorded a year later by his band "Spirit". Led Zepplin heard it while on tour with Spirit in USA. (Randy Wolfe, was named "California" by his great friend of Jimi Hendrix, who tried to bring him to the UK, but Randy was too young at the time).

~~ At the end of the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life," an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for his old English sheepdog "Martha".


(was cruisin the web and found a trivia site)

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July 2, 2009

Los Angeles Rock and Roll Trivia

Spent the day up in LA trying to give Drew the rock and roll tour. I think I could have done a better job if I would have made out a better map...oh well.

How well do you know your LA Rock Trivia?

Do you know what the "Riot Hotel" is?

If so, can you name a few incidents that occured there?

Name three famous nightclubs on Sunset Strip.

Name five rock stars that have a star on the Hollywood "Walk of Fame".

There are two songs inspired by Mulholland Drive - can you name one?

Can you name three people who lived on Laurel Canyon?

Which record company has its home in a tall round building?

How many songs can you name that are about, or mention, Los Angeles, Hollywood, or any of the surrounding areas?

I will have some fun photos and some of the answers later.....

April 21, 2008

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About U2


If your curious, check out the link to "The Ultimate Guitar" website.

And a tour update:

They WILL be touring in 2009, they have signed the deal with Live Nation.

Now, if you think I talked a lot about Bruce recently - just WAIT till they release their new music....I may lose a lot of readers but I will be one happy chick!

I think I will start a fund immediately, who knows how much I will be scalped for this time. In 2005 I paid $300 for one ticket :(
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