Saturday, November 15, 2008
At the first Ramones show, how many of the seven songs they performed contained the word “wanna” in the title?
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 4
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What was the first rap song to reach #1 on the Billboard pop charts?
- “Ice Ice Baby”, Vanilla Ice
- “Rapper’s Delight”, Sugarhill Gang
- “Walk this Way”, Run DMC
- “Wild Thing”, Tone Loc
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What country singer also recorded under the name “Luke the Drifter”?
- Garth Brooks
- Waylon Jennings
- Kenny Rogers
- Hank Williams
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
When Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which artist performed in her place at the official ceremony?
- The Beastie Boys
- Iggy Pop and the Stooges
- Patti Smith
- Donna Summer
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Monday, September 8, 2008
In the song “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”, what legendary baseball announcer does the play by play?
- Mel Allen
- Curt Gowdy
- Phil Rizzuto
- Vin Scully
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Who purchased Pigasus, the Yippie candidate for President in 1968?
- Wayne Kramer (the MC5)
- Country Joe McDonald (Country Joe and the Fish)
- Phil Ochs
- Ed Sanders (The Fugs)
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Which member of The Monkees developed the television show “Pop Clips”, the direct precursor to MTV?
- Micky Dolenz
- David Jones
- Mike Nesmith
- Peter Tork
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Before going onstage, what do performers at the Apollo Theater touch for luck?
- a pair of bronze tap shoes
- a photograph of Jackie “Moms” Mabley
- a push broom
- a tree trunk
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(this has been rewritten to include bands forgotten in the original post)
The following band names are actually acronyms. How many of them can you give the full name for?
- ABBA
- AC/DC
- CSS
- dB’s
- DFL
- D.O.A.
- DYS
- E.A.R.
- EMF
- EPMD
- ESG
- FOC
- The GAP Band
- G.B.H.
- The GTOs
- JFA
- KLF
- KMFDM
- LFO
- MC5
- MDC
- MFSB
- M.G.s
- MGMT
- M.O.D.
- MxPx
- N*E*R*D
- NOFX
- NRBQ
- N.W.A.
- O.A.R.
- P.O.D.
- REO Speedwagon
- SNFU
- S.O.A.
- S.O.D.
- SSD
- T.S.O.L.
- UB40
- UFO
- UTFO
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Who did Island Records sue for releasing a cover of a U2 song?
- DJ Shadow
- Negativland
- John Oswald
- The Orb
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