Q 01/05

Recording of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' began in August 1975 at which studio near Monmouth, Wales?

A) Rockfield Studios

B) Abbey Road Studios

C) Trident Studios

D) Olympic Studios

Answer · why

A) Rockfield Studios

The band rehearsed for three weeks at a Herefordshire farmhouse first, then used four more London studios for overdubs, some sections carrying 180 of ...

Q 02/05

Everyone knows the first video MTV aired in 1981. Which artist's clip was played second?

A) Rod Stewart

B) The Pretenders

C) Styx

D) Pat Benatar

Answer · why

D) Pat Benatar

Her cover of the Young Rascals' 'You Better Run' followed the Buggles on launch day, making her the first woman ever seen on the channel.

Q 03/05

Which country's anthem, the 'Marcha Real', is one of only three with no official lyrics?

A) Portugal

B) Italy

C) Spain

D) Belgium

Answer · why

C) Spain

The other two wordless anthems belong to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. Several sets of Spanish lyrics have been proposed and all quietly abandone...

Q 04/05

What was the first George Harrison composition to appear on a Beatles album?

A) I Need You

B) If I Needed Someone

C) Taxman

D) Don't Bother Me

Answer · why

D) Don't Bother Me

It sits on 1963's With the Beatles, years before 'Something' and 'Here Comes the Sun' made his songwriting famous.

Q 05/05

Which 1975 double album of pure guitar feedback became the most returned record in RCA's history?

A) Trout Mask Replica

B) Sister Ray Live at Max's

C) Metal Machine Music

D) Zaireeka by the Flaming Lips

Answer · why

C) Metal Machine Music

Lou Reed's follow-up to a hit live album has no songs at all, just layered distortion running over an hour, and it still sold 100,000 copies before pe...