1,000 trivia questions and answers: music
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Music trivia questions 501–550
Q 501Prince wrote most of the music for which Morris Day-fronted band, sometimes credited as 'Jamie Starr'?
- AThe Family
- BMazarati
- CVanity 6
- DThe Time
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The Time
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis left the group in 1983 and became superstar producers.
Q 502At the London 2012 Olympics, Madness were the first act to perform at which event?
- AThe torch relay finale
- BThe opening ceremony
- CThe closing ceremony
- DThe athletes' parade
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The closing ceremony
It capped a summer that also included the roof of Buckingham Palace.
Q 503Which Kiss bassist filed to trademark the devil-horns hand gesture in 2017?
- AAce Frehley
- BPaul Stanley
- CPeter Criss
- DGene Simmons
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Gene Simmons
He had already claimed to be first to flash it, on the 1977 Love Gun cover.
Q 504Sinatra's 1958 concept album with Billy May, designed as a musical world tour, was titled what?
- AA Swingin' Affair!
- BCome Fly with Me
- CWhere Are You?
- DNice 'n' Easy
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Come Fly with Me
The title track was written specially for him and was nominated for Album of the Year at the first Grammys, losing to Henry Mancini.
Q 505Welcher Chansonnier nahm mit Liane Foly eine französische Version von „Beauty and the Beast“ auf?
- ASerge Gainsbourg
- BJacques Brel
- CGilbert Bécaud
- DCharles Aznavour
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Charles Aznavour
Eine weitere französischsprachige Fassung stammt von Patrick Fiori und Julie Zenatti.
Q 506What was the lead single from Jones's 2009 album The Fall?
- AYoung Blood
- BChasing Pirates
- CLight as a Feather
- DStuck
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Chasing Pirates
'Chasing Pirates', written by Jones alone, was released as The Fall's lead single in October 2009; the album debuted at No. 3, her first to miss the top of the Billboard 200.
Q 507The Eagles released their highly successful album 'Hotel California' in which year?
- A1979
- B1978
- C1977
- D1976
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1976
It came out on December 8, 1976 on vinyl, cassette and 8-track, the first Eagles album with Joe Walsh in the line-up.
Q 508Prince's first Grammy nomination came for which 1999 album track?
- AInternational Lover
- BSomething in the Water
- CAutomatic
- DLady Cab Driver
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International Lover
The double album sold more than four million copies.
Q 509On which island did Chopin and Sand spend the miserable winter of 1838-39?
- ACorsica
- BMallorca
- CMadeira
- DSicily
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Mallorca
The Catholic islanders shunned the unmarried couple, forcing them into a cold former monastery at Valldemossa.
Q 510Mit wie vielen Sohlenschlägen lässt Sarastro den Oberaufseher Monostatos bestrafen?
- A50
- B77
- C33
- D99
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77
Der Oberaufseher hatte auf Anerkennung und Belohnung gehofft, weil er Tamino gefangen genommen hatte.
Q 511Pink's 2021 song "Cover Me in Sunshine" was a duet with whom?
- AHer father
- BHer husband
- CHer mother
- DHer daughter
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Her daughter
It arrived in February 2021, two months before her duet with Rag'n'Bone Man, "Anywhere Away from Here".
Q 512Waarom staan artiest en titel ook op de smalle zijkant van een platenhoes?
- ASneller terugvinden in een rij
- BStevigheid van de hoes
- CRuimte voor de prijs
- DBescherming tegen vervalsing
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Sneller terugvinden in een rij
Handig in een platenkast of platenwinkel; op die zijkant staan meestal ook het platenlabel en het catalogusnummer.
Q 513"Once Upon a Dream" from Sleeping Beauty borrows its melody from a waltz by which composer?
- AJohann Strauss II
- BTchaikovsky
- CChopin
- DProkofiev
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Tchaikovsky
The 1890 ballet's Garland Waltz supplied the tune; Lana Del Rey recorded a darker cover for Maleficent in 2014.
Q 514Welke single kondigde in juni 2022 Beyoncés album ‘Renaissance’ aan?
- AVirgo's Groove
- BCuff It
- CAlien Superstar
- DBreak My Soul
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Break My Soul
Renaissance put inspiratie uit housemuziek en brengt een eerbetoon aan lgbt-pioniers; het stond meerdere weken op nummer één in de Nederlandse Album Top 100.
Q 515Au finale de quelle symphonie de Mozart le thème du troisième mouvement ressemble-t-il ?
- AN° 25
- BN° 41
- CN° 40
- DN° 38
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N° 40
Le thème de Mozart figure dans les carnets d'études de Beethoven juste à côté du sien : la ressemblance n'est pas fortuite.
Q 516Quel premier album single marque les débuts de Blackpink le 8 août 2016 ?
- ASquare One
- BSquare Two
- CBorn Pink
- DSquare Up
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Square One
Il contient Boombayah, premier numéro un du groupe en Corée du Sud, et Whistle, premier numéro un au classement Billboard World Digital Songs.
Q 517英国で発売した12作のオリジナル・アルバムのうち、全英1位を獲得したのは何作？
- A11作
- B9作
- C8作
- D10作
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Q 518Whitney Houston's biggest hit, 'I Will Always Love You', was written and first recorded by whom?
- ADolly Parton
- BLinda Ronstadt
- CDiane Warren
- DCarole King
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Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton wrote and recorded 'I Will Always Love You' in 1973, a country No. 1 in 1974; Houston's 1992 version from The Bodyguard spent 14 weeks atop the Hot 100.
Q 519Who is Springsteen leaning on in the famous Born to Run cover photo?
- ADanny Federici
- BClarence Clemons
- CMax Weinberg
- DSteven Van Zandt
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Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons, the E Street Band's saxophonist, shares Eric Meola's cover photo with Springsteen, and the picture wraps around both sides of the LP sleeve.
Q 520Under what title did Handel present the work in London in 1743, to avoid religious offence?
- AA Divine Entertainment
- BThe New Sacred Oratorio
- CThe Anointed One
- DThe Christ Oratorio
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The New Sacred Oratorio
It was not billed as Messiah in London until the 1749 revival.
Q 521Which producer formed the Puerto Rican group Menudo in 1977?
- ATommy Mottola
- BEdgardo Díaz
- CSergio George
- DEmilio Estefan
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Edgardo Díaz
He later bought the group a Lockheed JetStar that had belonged to Richard Nixon and the Shah of Iran.
Q 522What organ did her husband donate to her for a 2017 transplant?
- AA cornea
- BA kidney
- CBone marrow
- DPart of his liver
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A kidney
Her husband donated a kidney to her in April 2017 after her own kidneys failed; with a transplant looking unlikely, she had joined the assisted-dying organisation Exit.
Q 523Welches geloopte Geräusch bildet das ungewöhnliche Intro von Money?
- AKirchenglocke
- BTelefonklingel
- CSchreibmaschine
- DRegistrierkasse
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Registrierkasse
Die Idee zu den geloopten Intros der beiden Singles stammte vom Toningenieur; Time beginnt mit synchron schellenden Weckern.
Q 524Which photographer shot the Born in the U.S.A. cover of Springsteen's backside in front of a flag?
- AHerb Ritts
- BRichard Avedon
- CAnnie Leibovitz
- DEric Meola
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Annie Leibovitz
Springsteen said the flag shot simply looked better than the ones of his face. Meola had shot the Born to Run cover nine years earlier.
Q 525Which horror legend narrates the spoken section of Michael Jackson's Thriller video?
- AChristopher Lee
- BBoris Karloff
- CPeter Cushing
- DVincent Price
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Vincent Price
Vincent Price's spoken section aside, the zombie dance was choreographed by Michael Peters, who had also choreographed 'Beat It'.
Q 526No Doubt reunited at which 2024 festival for their first show together since 2015?
- ACoachella
- BLollapalooza
- CGlastonbury
- DBonnaroo
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Coachella
Stefani had surprised the same festival in 2014, joining Pharrell for 'Hollaback Girl'.
Q 527Which Swedish songwriter from Stockholm's Cheiron Studios wrote '...Baby One More Time'?
- ADenniz Pop
- BMax Martin
- CShellback
- DRedOne
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Max Martin
Max Martin's demo was titled 'Hit Me Baby One More Time', and 'Hit Me' was dropped over fears the line would be read as condoning domestic violence.
Q 528Wer komponierte 1991 das Lied „Beauty and the Beast“?
- ARandy Newman
- BAlan Menken
- CElton John
- DHans Zimmer
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Alan Menken
Das Lied beschreibt das Verhältnis der beiden Hauptfiguren des Films zueinander und erreichte in den britischen Charts die Top Ten.
Q 529Lorde's 2015 charity single Team Ball Player Thing raised money to fight which illness?
- ACystic fibrosis
- BBatten disease
- CMotor neurone disease
- DLeukaemia
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Q 530Which singer, heavily influenced by James Brown, is credited with creating Afrobeat?
- AKing Sunny Adé
- BManu Dibango
- CHugh Masekela
- DFela Kuti
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Fela Kuti
The Nigerian bandleader fused Brown's grooves with highlife and jazz into songs that often ran past ten minutes.
Q 531Als was verkleideten sich die Beatles 1963 in Birmingham, um ihren Fans zu entkommen?
- AFeuerwehrleute
- BKrankenpfleger
- CPolizisten
- DBahnbeamte
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Polizisten
In Plymouth gelang die Flucht auf derselben Tournee durch das Kanalsystem der Stadt, während auf den Straßen Wasserwerfer eingesetzt wurden.
Q 532¿Qué poema de Friedrich Schiller musicalizó Beethoven en su Novena sinfonía?
- A«La canción de la campana»
- B«El guante»
- C«Los dioses de Grecia»
- D«Oda a la Alegría»
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«Oda a la Alegría»
Es un ejemplo de cómo la mejor música clásica alcanza lo que se ha llamado lo «sublime» en el arte.
Q 533The 2017 'Concert for Charlottesville' raised money for victims of what?
- AA shooting on the UVA campus
- BA tornado that hit downtown
- CThe Unite the Right rally attack
- DFlooding from Hurricane Harvey
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The Unite the Right rally attack
The Unite the Right rally attack of 12 August 2017, in which a car driven into counter-protesters killed Heather Heyer, prompted the free Scott Stadium show that September; Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande and Stevie Wonder guested.
Q 534The tolling bell that opens AC/DC's 'Hells Bells' was cast by a foundry in which English town?
- ALoughborough
- BCroydon
- CSheffield
- DWhitechapel
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Loughborough
The 2,000-pound bronze bell was made by John Taylor & Co and recorded on site with Ronnie Lane's mobile studio. The single came out on 31 October 1980.
Q 535On the beach in which city did Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek run into each other in July 1965?
- ASanta Monica
- BMalibu
- CVenice
- DLong Beach
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Santa Monica
They met in front of Manzarek's house on Fraser Avenue; Morrison confessed he had been writing songs.
Q 536Which musician was so impressed by "This Love" that he invited Maroon 5 to open his 2003 tour?
- AGavin DeGraw
- BDave Matthews
- CJason Mraz
- DJohn Mayer
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John Mayer
He had attended Berklee College of Music with guitarist James Valentine.
Q 537Which Prussian king played Bach a theme in 1747 and challenged him to improvise a fugue on it?
- AFrederick II, the Great
- BFrederick William II
- CFrederick I
- DFrederick William I
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Frederick II, the Great
Bach played a three-part fugue on the king's new fortepiano, then published The Musical Offering on the theme.
Q 538Lopez's production company, founded in 2001 with Benny Medina, is called what?
- AJLo Studios
- BCastle Hill Films
- CBronx Tales
- DNuyorican Productions
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Nuyorican Productions
It signed a multi-year Netflix deal in 2021 that produced The Mother and Atlas.
Q 539Which organ builder copied Cristofori's design and invented the forerunner of the sustain pedal?
- AGottfried Silbermann
- BAnton Walter
- CJohann Andreas Stein
- DJohannes Zumpe
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Gottfried Silbermann
Silbermann's device lifted all the dampers from the strings at once; J. S. Bach later acted as his sales agent in 1749.
Q 540Qual prêmio "Beauty and the Beast" conquistou em sua 49.ª edição, em janeiro de 1992?
- AGrammy
- BGlobo de Ouro
- CCritics' Choice
- DSaturn
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Globo de Ouro
No mês seguinte, a canção venceu também o Oscar de melhor canção original, recebido postumamente pelo letrista Howard Ashman.
Q 541Which song did Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood perform at Jimmy Carter's state funeral in January 2025?
- ALet It Be
- BAmazing Grace
- CImagine
- DBridge over Troubled Water
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Imagine
'Imagine', John Lennon's song, was sung by the country duo at Washington National Cathedral, where all five living presidents gathered on January 9, 2025.
Q 542What is Chappell Roan's birth name?
- AKayleigh Rose Amstutz
- BKelsey Anne Carter
- CKara Lynn Chappell
- DKaylee Jo Dwight
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Kayleigh Rose Amstutz
Kayleigh Rose Amstutz was 13 when she first sang in public, and she won the contest she sang in.
Q 543Denmark's most famous classical composer, Carl Nielsen, is remembered for how many symphonies?
- ASix
- BFour
- CTwelve
- DNine
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Six
The fourth, 'The Inextinguishable', features a duel between two sets of timpani; his face was on the 100-kroner note for years.
Q 544How many copies did Illmatic sell in its first week, debuting at number 12 on the Billboard 200?
- A59,000
- B150,000
- C500,000
- D310,000
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59,000
Illmatic sold 59,000 copies in its first week in April 1994, entering the Billboard 200 at No. 12; it took until 2001 to reach platinum despite its canonisation.
Q 545What do the ladies give Papageno for protection alongside Tamino's flute?
- AA magic sword
- BA silver whistle
- CA cloak of invisibility
- DMagic bells
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Magic bells
When he plays them, Monostatos and his slaves dance helplessly off the stage.
Q 546Who directed Swift's star-studded 'Bad Blood' music video?
- ADave Meyers
- BHannah Lux Davis
- CJoseph Kahn
- DAnthony Mandler
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Joseph Kahn
Joseph Kahn directed the 2015 'Bad Blood' video, a Sin City-style action pastiche with Selena Gomez, Karlie Kloss and Lena Dunham in its cast; he also directed 'Blank Space' and 'Look What You Made Me Do'.
Q 547Jean-Michel Jarre studied under which avant-garde musician, considered a pioneer of musique concrète?
- ABrian Eno
- BPierre Schaeffer
- CKarlheinz Stockhausen
- DJohn Cage
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Pierre Schaeffer
Schaeffer taught him at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales in Paris, and Jarre dedicated a 1997 album to him two years after his death.
Q 548Which Yankees second baseman left Scott Boras to sign with Roc Nation Sports at its launch?
- ARobinson Canó
- BAlex Rodriguez
- CMark Teixeira
- DDerek Jeter
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Robinson Canó
The agency launched in 2013 as a partnership with Creative Artists Agency.
Q 549Bad Bunny grew up in the Almirante Sur barrio of which Puerto Rican municipality?
- APonce
- BCaguas
- CVega Baja
- DCarolina
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Vega Baja
Vega Baja, a town on Puerto Rico's north coast west of San Juan, is where he grew up in the Almirante Sur barrio, the eldest of three brothers.
Q 550No Rito Bizantino, qual é em geral o único acompanhamento do canto, quando não é à capela?
- AIson
- BFlauta
- CCímbalo
- DTambor
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Ison
Órgãos e outros instrumentos foram excluídos das igrejas bizantinas, embora fossem empregados em cerimônias imperiais.
Music trivia questions 551–600
Q 551Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Tour fund with PLUS1 took how much from each ticket?
- A$5
- B$1
- C$2
- D$10
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$1
It reached $1 million faster than any other artist PLUS1 had partnered with.
Q 552Which 1956 MGM musical, co-starring Grace Kelly, grossed over $13 million with Sinatra in the cast?
- AThe Tender Trap
- BGuys and Dolls
- CHigh Society
- DPal Joey
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High Society
High Society, with Grace Kelly in her last film before becoming Princess of Monaco, was among the year's top grossers; Sinatra reportedly earned $250,000 for it.
Q 553Halsey's 2016 chart-topper Closer was a collaboration with which duo?
- ADaft Punk
- BDisclosure
- CGalantis
- DThe Chainsmokers
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The Chainsmokers
It spent 12 consecutive weeks at number one in the US.
Q 554¿En qué siglo se originaron en Alemania las figuras de cascanueces que hoy son símbolo navideño?
- AXIX
- BXV
- CXVII
- DXII
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XV
Al principio se consideraban amuletos; los artesanos alemanes ya los tallaban en madera hacia 1700, antes de asociarse a la Navidad.
Q 555How many people does the purpose-built ABBA Arena hold for each ABBA Voyage show?
- A12,000
- B1,500
- C6,000
- D3,000
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3,000
ABBA Arena holds about 3,000 people for each ABBA Voyage performance, split between seating and a standing dance floor; the venue was designed to be dismantled and moved.
Q 556How many weeks did 'Light My Fire' spend at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967?
- AOne
- BSix
- CNine
- DThree
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Three
It re-entered the chart in 1968 on the back of Feliciano's cover, peaking at number 87 the second time.
Q 557What Taylor Swift song contains the lyric "Band-aids don't fix bullet holes"?
- AMean
- BBad Blood
- CI Did Something Bad
- DLook What You Made Me Do
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Bad Blood
Bad Blood's star-packed video won Video of the Year at the 2015 VMAs; Swift and Perry made peace in 2019 in the 'You Need to Calm Down' video.
Q 558Sessions were regularly interrupted so Waters could watch which football club play?
- AArsenal
- BTottenham Hotspur
- CChelsea
- DFulham
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Arsenal
Arsenal are the bassist's lifelong club, and sessions paused for their matches; the engineer used the breaks to keep working on the tape effects.
Q 559Who wrote Doja Cat's entry for the 2021 Time 100 Next list?
- ALizzo
- BSZA
- CNicki Minaj
- DLil Nas X
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Lil Nas X
She later featured on "Scoop" from his debut album Montero.
Q 560What was the title of Elton John's 1969 debut album?
- AMadman Across the Water
- BTumbleweed Connection
- CEmpty Sky
- DHonky Château
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Empty Sky
Empty Sky was released on DJM Records in June 1969 with Bluesology's former guitarist Caleb Quaye playing on it; the album did not get an American release until 1975.
Q 561What one-stringed instrument did the young Hendrix pull from a woman's rubbish in 1957?
- AA banjo
- BA violin
- CA ukulele
- DA mandolin
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A ukulele
The one-stringed ukulele, found while he helped his father clear an older woman's garbage, was his first instrument; he picked out Elvis Presley songs on it by ear, especially 'Hound Dog'.
Q 562W którym roku odbyła się prapremiera baletu „Dziadek do orzechów”?
- A1877
- B1899
- C1885
- D1892
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1892
Według kalendarza juliańskiego, obowiązującego wtedy w Rosji, spektakl pokazano 6 grudnia, a według gregoriańskiego – 18 grudnia.
Q 563Auf welchem Album von Beyoncé ist Post Malone als Gastsänger zu hören?
- ALemonade
- BCowboy Carter
- CDangerously in Love
- DRenaissance
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Cowboy Carter
Der Gastauftritt fiel ins Frühjahr vor der Veröffentlichung seines eigenen Country-Debüts F-1 Trillion.
Q 564In some households, on which two days of the twelve are gifts exchanged?
- AThe second and the seventh
- BThe first and the last
- CThe fourth and the eighth
- DThe sixth and the eleventh
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The first and the last
In that custom presents come on the first day, Christmas Day, and the last, Twelfth Night; other families give a small gift on each of the twelve days.
Q 565The name Destiny's Child was taken from a passage in which book of the Bible?
- AIsaiah
- BPsalms
- CJeremiah
- DProverbs
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Isaiah
The group had already been called simply Destiny, but that name was taken, so the Biblical phrase was extended.
Q 566Which Kojak actor took a spoken-word reading of Bread's ballad 'If' to two weeks at UK number one in March?
- ALee Marvin
- BRichard Harris
- CWilliam Shatner
- DTelly Savalas
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Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas's hit, written by David Gates in 1971, also reached number one in Ireland. Bread had first popularised the song.
Q 567The seven-year-old boy duetting on Clint Holmes' 1973 'Playground in My Mind' was whose son?
- AClint Holmes'
- BThe label president's
- CThe arranger's
- DThe record producer's
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The record producer's
It stalled at number two in the US behind Paul McCartney and Wings' 'My Love' but topped the Canadian chart for three weeks.
Q 568What was the profession of Calvin Harris's father?
- AFishmonger
- BArchitect
- CBiochemist
- DSchoolteacher
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Biochemist
Harris himself worked in a fish processing factory to afford DJ gear.
Q 569What, at her request, was placed in Cruz's coffin?
- AA wig from every decade
- BHer first microphone
- CSoil from Cuba
- DA Sonora Matancera record
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Soil from Cuba
She had scooped it up during a performance at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in 1990.
Q 570Where did the album Camila debut on the Billboard 200?
- A3rd
- B2nd
- C1st
- D5th
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Q 571In which US city did the Eras Tour begin in March 2023?
- AGlendale, Arizona
- BNashville, Tennessee
- CNew York City
- DLos Angeles, California
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Glendale, Arizona
It ended in Vancouver, Canada, in December 2024 after 149 shows in 51 cities across five continents.
Q 572What caused the 1998 death of the Beach Boys' youngest Wilson brother?
- AA heart attack
- BA boating accident
- CComplications of diabetes
- DLung cancer
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Lung cancer
Lung cancer was diagnosed in 1997, yet he played the band's entire summer tour that year while undergoing chemotherapy.
Q 573Paramore spent summer 2024 opening every European date of which artist's tour?
- ATaylor Swift
- BPink
- COlivia Rodrigo
- DHarry Styles
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift announced the added European shows by saying she was 'screaming' to be touring the world with Paramore.
Q 574Which country does the tea dance represent in Act II?
- AKorea
- BIndia
- CJapan
- DChina
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China
China is the tea dance's country: a brisk minute-long number for flutes and piccolo over a staccato bassoon ostinato.
Q 575¿Qué álbum de Super Junior llegó al séptimo puesto del Billboard World Album Chart en 2010?
- ASorry Sorry
- BSexy Free & Single
- CMr. Simple
- DBonamana
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Bonamana
Era el cuarto disco del grupo, que desde 2018 publica canciones en español con artistas latinoamericanos como Reik o Leslie Grace.
Q 576Under which name did Stone Temple Pilots put out its 1990 demo?
- AWicked Garden
- BMighty Joe Young
- CSoi-Disant
- DSwing Kids
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Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young was dropped only weeks before the debut album came out, when an old bluesman turned out to own the name.
Q 577W jakim mieście w stanie Nowy Jork urodził się Post Malone?
- ASyracuse
- BBuffalo
- CAlbany
- DRochester
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Syracuse
Jako dziewięciolatek przeprowadził się z rodziną do Teksasu, gdzie lubił grać w koszykówkę i oglądać sport w telewizji.
Q 578Before settling on Black Sabbath, the Birmingham band went by which name?
- AMythology
- BEarth
- CRare Breed
- DThe Rest
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Q 579What did Swift do to her website and social accounts before announcing Reputation?
- AHanded them to fans
- BCleared them all out
- CTurned them black and white
- DPosted a snake daily
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Cleared them all out
The blackout generated huge media attention before 'Look What You Made Me Do'.
Q 580Which artist painted the cover of Metallica's Master of Puppets, showing rows of crosses?
- APushead
- BFrank Frazetta
- CDerek Riggs
- DDon Brautigam
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Don Brautigam
Metallica's later self-titled 'Black Album' took its all-black idea from Status Quo's Hello!, according to Lars Ulrich.
Q 581Sur quel air traditionnel se termine la fête de Noël du premier tableau de « Casse-Noisette » ?
- ALe Petit galop
- BLa Marche des soldats
- CLa Danse du grand-père
- DLa Polonaise
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La Danse du grand-père
Cet air, la Großvater Tanz, clôt la soirée ; les invités rentrent ensuite chez eux et toute la maisonnée va se coucher.
Q 582Quel instrument fait entendre une plainte en solo dans la réexposition du premier mouvement ?
- AClarinette
- BHautbois
- CCor
- DBasson
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Hautbois
Comme dans l'Orage de la Pastorale, l'instrument à vent semble figurer l'Homme seul, abandonné face à la menace.
Q 583Which singer's cover of Charles Aznavour's 'She' plays over the end credits of Notting Hill and reached the UK top 20?
- ARobbie Williams
- BBryan Ferry
- CRod Stewart
- DElvis Costello
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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello's 'She' closes the film; Rhys Ifans's Spike posing for the paparazzi in his underpants is its other most-quoted moment.
Q 584During the Jonas Brothers' first hiatus, Nick toured with a backing group under what name?
- AThe Legislature
- BThe Administration
- CThe Committee
- DThe Cabinet
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The Administration
The Administration: Nick said he was modeling the side project on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Q 585Which track grew out of 'The Violent Sequence', a piano piece written for the film Zabriskie Point?
- AAny Colour You Like
- BUs and Them
- CBreathe
- DBrain Damage
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Us and Them
Its 7:49 running time makes it the longest track on the album.
Q 586Roughly how many concerts did the Grateful Dead play in their 30 years?
- AMore than 2,300
- BAbout 1,500
- CJust under 2,000
- DFewer than 1,000
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More than 2,300
The Dead played 2,318 concerts between 1965 and 1995, more than 2,300 in all, drawing an estimated 25 million people over their 30 years.
Q 587'La cumparsita' (1917), one of the most famous tangos ever written, was composed by which Uruguayan?
- AAstor Piazzolla
- BFrancisco Canaro
- CGerardo Matos Rodríguez
- DCarlos Gardel
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Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
He wrote it as a teenage student in Montevideo, originally as a march for a student carnival group.
Q 588In 1979 the USC Trojan Marching Band recorded the title track of which Fleetwood Mac album?
- ARumours
- BMirage
- CTusk
- DTango in the Night
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Tusk
The band later appeared on The Dance in 1997 and has backed Radiohead, Beyoncé and Michael Jackson.
Q 589A formal rendition of India's national anthem takes approximately how many seconds?
- A90
- B52
- C65
- D120
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52
The full version of Jana Gana Mana is specified to take about 52 seconds; a short version of the first and last lines takes about 20.
Q 590Wo gab Billie Holiday kurz nach ihrer Haftentlassung 1948 ein ausverkauftes Konzert?
- AVillage Vanguard
- BBirdland
- CCarnegie Hall
- DMadison Square Garden
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Carnegie Hall
Sie hatte lange gezögert, weil sie nicht wusste, ob das Publikum nach ihrer Verhaftung noch zu ihr stehen würde; ihr Manager Ed Fishman setzte sich durch.
Q 591What was the lead single from Familia?
- ABam Bam
- BLa Buena Vida
- COh Na Na
- DDon't Go Yet
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Don't Go Yet
She premiered La Buena Vida at an NPR Tiny Desk Concert.
Q 592Hoe laat komt de mysterieuze figuur binnen op het kerstfeest van de familie Stahlbaum?
- AMiddernacht
- BTien uur
- CZes uur
- DAcht uur
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Acht uur
De mysterieuze gast is Drosselmeyer, Clara's peetoom, een goochelaar en getalenteerd speelgoedmaker.
Q 593A 2009 Facebook campaign sent which 1992 track to the UK Christmas number one?
- A'Creep' by Radiohead
- B'Killing in the Name'
- C'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
- D'Sabotage' by Beastie Boys
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'Killing in the Name'
'Killing in the Name' by Rage Against the Machine won the 2009 race thanks to a campaign by Jon and Tracy Morter; Zack de la Rocha thanked fans for toppling 'this very sterile pop monopoly'.
Q 594Pink is married to Carey Hart, a professional in which sport?
- AMotocross
- BSkateboarding
- CSnowboarding
- DSurfing
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Motocross
Hart was the first rider to attempt a backflip on a 250cc bike in competition and later moved into off-road truck racing.
Q 595In which year did the ballet premiere?
- A1877
- B1905
- C1892
- D1921
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1892
The Nutcracker premiered on 18 December 1892 in Saint Petersburg, sharing a double bill with a one-act opera by the same composer.
Q 596Which 1974 single from Fulfillingness' First Finale reached No. 1 on the Hot 100?
- ABoogie On Reggae Woman
- BDon't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
- CYou Haven't Done Nothin'
- DLiving for the City
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You Haven't Done Nothin'
You Haven't Done Nothin': Wonder wrapped its angry political message inside an upbeat, danceable funk groove.
Q 597How many years after the release of their first record do artists become eligible for induction?
- A20
- B25
- C10
- D15
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25
Artists become eligible 25 years after their first commercial release; the official rule counts from the year of that first record to the year of induction.
Q 598Which music genre grew out of block parties in the Bronx in the 1970s?
- AFunk
- BReggae
- CDisco
- DHip-hop
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Hip-hop
Hip-hop: at a 1973 party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, DJ Kool Herc stretched out records' instrumental breaks so people could keep dancing.
Q 599The ten-minute cut of Swift's most famous Red track carries 'Taylor's Version' and which other parenthetical?
- A(Original Demo)
- B(From the Vault)
- C(Extended Cut)
- D(Short Film Edit)
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(From the Vault)
Released with Red (Taylor's Version) in 2021, the unabridged song became the longest ever to top the Billboard Hot 100.
Q 600Which rock star inducted Radiohead into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019?
- APatti Smith
- BDavid Byrne
- CDave Grohl
- DBono
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David Byrne
David Byrne gave the induction speech, but Yorke and Jonny weren't interested, so only Ed O'Brien and the drummer went to accept.
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