The College of Musical Knowledge http://musicalknowledge.org musicalknowledge.org Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Famous Last Words http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/06/08/famous-last-words/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/06/08/famous-last-words/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:23:18 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=226 What were the final words uttered by Johnny Rotten at the last show of the Sex Pistols U.S. tour in 1978?
  1. “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?”
  2. “If you can put up with that, you can put up with anything”
  3. “Oh bollocks, why should I carry on?”
  4. “What was that that just hit me in the head? It didn’t hurt a bit!”

(the answer has been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/06/08/famous-last-words/feed/ Who’s in Charge Here? (Part 2) http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/03/31/whos-in-charge-here-part-2/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/03/31/whos-in-charge-here-part-2/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:00:06 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=223 Name the leader of each of these backing bands
  • The Arkestra
  • The Bad Seeds
  • The Blackhearts
  • The Blue Grass Boys
  • The Boyfriends
  • Brasil ‘66
  • The City Slickers
  • The Comets
  • The Crickets
  • Double Trouble
  • The Family Stone
  • The Furious Five
  • The Hot Nuts
  • The Jazz Messengers
  • The Kansas City Six
  • The Lost Planet Airmen
  • The Mahotella Queens
  • The MGs
  • The Midnighters
  • The New Bohemians
  • The Pips
  • The Plastic Ono Band
  • The Ray Men
  • The Shondells
  • The Society Orchestra
  • The Sunshine Band
  • The Tennessee Two
  • The Timpany Five
  • The Voidoids
  • The Wild Magnolias

(the answers have been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/03/31/whos-in-charge-here-part-2/feed/ Who’s in Charge Here? (Part 1) http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/03/30/whos-in-charge-here-part-1/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/03/30/whos-in-charge-here-part-1/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:35:35 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=217 Name the leader of each of these backing bands
  • Africa 70
  • The Attractions
  • The Belmonts
  • The Blue Caps
  • The Bluesbreakers
  • The Boyz
  • The Cardinals
  • The Clowns
  • Crazy Horse
  • The Destroyers
  • The E-Street Band
  • The Famous Flames
  • The Heartbreakers
  • The Houserockers
  • The Jicks
  • The Kings Of Rhythm
  • The Magic Band
  • The Maytals
  • The Mescaleros
  • The Miracles
  • The Pharaohs
  • The Pirates
  • Prime Time
  • The Red Hot Peppers
  • The Silver Bullet Band
  • The Strangers
  • The Teenagers
  • The Texas Playboys
  • The Vandellas
  • The Wailers
  • Wings

(the answers have been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/03/30/whos-in-charge-here-part-1/feed/ Vote for Me! http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/02/18/vote-for-me/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/02/18/vote-for-me/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:02:49 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=203 What singer ran for Mayor of San Francisco?
  1. Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)
  2. Lynn Breedlove (Tribe 8 )
  3. Country Joe McDonald (Country Joe and the Fish)
  4. Mike Patton (Faith No More)

(the answer has been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/02/18/vote-for-me/feed/ The Song Retains the Name http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/01/31/the-song-retains-the-name/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/01/31/the-song-retains-the-name/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:03:30 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=199 Which classic rock anthem has been recorded by Dolly Parton, Pat Boone, Frank Zappa, and Tiny Tim?
  1. “Hotel California”
  2. “Light My Fire”
  3. “Like a Rolling Stone”
  4. “Stairway to Heaven”

(the answer has been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/01/31/the-song-retains-the-name/feed/ Awww, Aren’t They So Cute?! http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/01/11/awww-arent-they-so-cute/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/01/11/awww-arent-they-so-cute/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:09:27 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=147 In 1990, who was the first band that teen magazine Sassy named in their “Cute Band Alert”?
  1. The Blake Babies
  2. Bullet LaVolta
  3. Galaxie 500
  4. The Lemonheads

(the answer has been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/01/11/awww-arent-they-so-cute/feed/ A what? http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/01/02/a-what/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/01/02/a-what/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:32:44 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=142 What is a mondegreen?
  1. A misunderstood lyric
  2. A precursor to the piano
  3. A type of guitar fuzzbox
  4. An early French music video

(the answer has been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2009/01/02/a-what/feed/ The Voice of Doom http://musicalknowledge.org/2008/12/17/the-voice-of-doom/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2008/12/17/the-voice-of-doom/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:45:52 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=131 Who played the notorious “Bass of Doom”?
  1. Cliff Burton (Metallica)
  2. Bootsy Collins (James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic)
  3. Geddy Lee (Rush)
  4. Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report, Joni Mitchell)

(the answer has been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2008/12/17/the-voice-of-doom/feed/ The Big Dang! http://musicalknowledge.org/2008/11/25/the-big-dang/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2008/11/25/the-big-dang/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:03:43 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=126 Which two country music pioneers did Ralph Peer discover during the famous “Bristol Sessions”?
  1. Gene Autry
  2. The Carter Family
  3. Uncle Dave Macon
  4. Jimmie Rodgers

(the answer has been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2008/11/25/the-big-dang/feed/ You’re My Inspiration http://musicalknowledge.org/2008/11/20/youre-my-inspiration/ http://musicalknowledge.org/2008/11/20/youre-my-inspiration/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:24:53 +0000 John http://musicalknowledge.org/?p=124 Of the nine Greek muses, which one was considered the goddess of music?
  1. Calliope
  2. Euterpe
  3. Terpsichore
  4. Thalia

(the answer has been posted in the comments section)

]]> http://musicalknowledge.org/2008/11/20/youre-my-inspiration/feed/