Music Trivia Questions

 

Music trivia.

 

What song, written in the 1890s by Sunday school teachers Patty and Mildred Hill, do we still sing today?
A: "Happy Birthday to You," which the sisters rewrote from their earlier song, "Good Morning to All."

The first $1million rockabilly recording was "Blue Suede Shoes." Who wrote and sang it?
A: Carl Perkins, in 1956. His rendition outsold that of Elvis Presley.

What famous composer always poured ice water over his head before he sat down to work?
A: Beethoven. He believed it stimulated his brain.

What instrument did Arturo Toscanini play before he switched to conducting?
A: The cello.

What popular band-led by a single-name star-was originally know as the Strontium 90?
A: The Police. The band's lead singer was Sting.

What names did Dolly Parton give her two dogs--both of them spitzes?
A: Mark Spitz (after the Olympic swimmer) and Lickety Spitz.

What musical instrument was referred to as the "stomach Steinway" by Mark Twain?
A: The accordion.

What is the stage name of heavy-metal bandleader Brian Warner?
A: Marilyn Manson. He created the name by combining screen legend Marilyn Monroe's first name with serial killer Charles Manson's last name.

How much did Warner communications pay i 1988 for the copyright to the song "Happy Birthday"?
A: $28 million.

What singer, as a teenager, ended up in a juvenile detention center for shoplifting a Kiss T-shirt?
A: Courtney Love.

What famous country singer is the subject of more than a dozen musical tributes, including "Singing Teacher,"  "The Long Gone Lonesome Blues," "Midnight in Montgomery" and "The Ride"?
A: Hank Williams. The titles of most of the other tributes mention him by name.

What early rock 'n' roll group performed under the name "Saddle Pals" when it first started out--as singers of country music?
A: Bill Haley and the Comets. The group was originally called Bill Haley's Saddle Pals.

What Polynesian island was the inspiration for Bali H'ai in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific?
A: Bora Bora.

How many operas did Ludwig van Beethoven write?
A: Only one, Fidelio. Its libretto was adapted from Jean Nicolas Bouilly's play Leonore.

How much--in tons--does the sound system used on tour by the rock group U2 weigh?
A: 30 tons.

Which two woodwind orchestra instruments are classified as double reeds?
A: The oboe and the bassoon.

What is the name of Madonna's pet Chihuahua?
A: Chiquita.

What song describes the young woman in its title as "a tomboy in lace"?
A: "Nancy (With the laughing Face)." The song was written by comedian Phil Silvers for Frank Sinatra's daughter Nancy.

Who is the famous sister of gospel singer Susie Luchsinger?
A: Reba McEntire. Susie, who is four years younger than her country-music superstar sister, is well known in Christian music circles. She has a number of albums to her credit as well as a book, A Tender Road Home, which was published in 1997.

In 1985 what four famous country singers recorded and album together as The Highwaymen?
A: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. Their album was called The Highwaymen.

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