O/T Music Quiz PART 1

[Zilzal]

Up until about 18 months ago we used to have regular music quizzes done by myself, CT, Croglin, Poddington and others. The questions were of the cryptic variety but we got so excited setting them that we eventually emptied the barrel of possible subjects.

Consequently the quiz below is, out of necessity, only partially cryptic and some of the questions are so easy that even gm-gm could answer them and he absolutely hates all music (or so he tells me).

However, the same rules still apply and these are as follows:

1. No googling, no use of reference books, no use of album covers.

2. Only answer 2 questions at any one time, thus giving our ex-pats and others coming late to the thread, a chance to bite the cherry.

If these rules are broken then obviously it makes a nonsense of the whole thing and deters others from setting music quizzes of their own.


Good luck boys and girls.

1.Called among other things "a pioneer in rock guitar soloing", as well as rock's first "virtuoso" lead gui

[CAMiller]

My god Zil you don't make things easy for youngsters like me. I haven't got a clue except I think I read something recently about the bonus point for (5) being Stairway to Heaven as it was 'ripped off' from someone else...maybe?

[bobh1956]

Think 10 is L.R. ?

[mikemiller]

Q5 Think that is a reference to Whole Lotta Love. not Stairway to Heaven

[caytonmiller]

i think question 2 is abba. just popped into my head as i read the question.

[Zilzal]

The only correct answer so far is BobH's for Q. 10.

LR's parents were wealthy inhabitants of Long Island and their traumatised son was indeed LOU REED.

[Croglin]

I think that 4 is Andy Warhols squeeze Edie Sedgewick (spelling might be wrong)

[scum_triumphant]

Q3 is Definitely True Stories

Q2 is probably Manic Street Preachers with Generation Terrorists


Edit - Quality Quiz Zil, Thank you

[Mr_bukaroo]

Q1 can't remember his but Elvis Presley's bass player played bass for the doors is it him?

Q8 Norwegian wood first Beatles song with sitar in?

[Zilzal]

Croglin strikes with Edie Sedgwick, played in the film, Factory Girl by Sienna Miller. For some odd reason Dylan denies ever having had an affair with her...she was gorgeous, but alas became a druggie and died at the age of 28.

Scum is correct with "True Stories" but not with his other answer.


Mr Bukaroo is on the money with one third of The Beatles question. "Norwegian Wood" it was, featured on the album Rubber Soul.

The Buk's other answer is incorrect.