Q 01/05

Which dairy farmer hosted the first Glastonbury festival on his Worthy Farm in 1970, charging £1 a ticket?

A) Michael Eavis

B) Harvey Goldsmith

C) Andrew Kerr

D) Bill Harkin

Answer · why

A) Michael Eavis

Michael Eavis was moved to host it after seeing Led Zeppelin at the 1970 Bath Festival of Blues; the Kinks dropped out as headliners and Tyrannosaurus...

Q 02/05

Whose 21-minute Wembley set at Live Aid was voted rock's greatest live performance in a 2005 industry poll?

A) U2

B) David Bowie

C) Queen

D) The Who

Answer · why

C) Queen

Queen opened with a shortened 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and closed with 'We Are the Champions', a six-song set the BBC's David Hepworth called the greatest ...

Q 03/05

Where did Oasis play to 125,000 people a night in August 1996, after 2.5 million applied for tickets?

A) Wembley Stadium

B) Maine Road

C) Loch Lomond

D) Knebworth House

Answer · why

D) Knebworth House

Knebworth House's two nights drew 2.5 million applications for 250,000 tickets, enough for 20 sold-out shows, and were then the biggest outdoor concer...

Q 04/05

Italy's Sanremo Music Festival, held since 1951, was the model for which international competition launched in 1956?

A) Sopot International Song Festival

B) Eurovision Song Contest

C) World Popular Song Festival

D) Intervision Song Contest

Answer · why

B) Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest has run every year since 1956 except 2020, making it the longest-running international music competition on television; it...

Q 05/05

South by Southwest co-founder Louis Black named the Austin event as a play on which 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film?

A) The Birds

B) Strangers on a Train

C) North by Northwest

D) Rear Window

Answer · why

C) North by Northwest

North by Northwest lent its name when SXSW launched in 1987 as a music conference run by Austin Chronicle staff; the film and interactive strands were...