Q: Was singer Rod Stewarts first group called: (a) Hoochie Coochie Men; (b) Five
Dimensions; or (c) Steampacket? A: Five Dimensions first, then Hoochie Coochie Men,
Steampacket, Shotgun Express, Jeff Beck Group, and Faces.
Uh-Oh Fact: According to the FBI, most burglaries occur in winter.
Q: Was singer David Bowies
first single with the group: (a) Davie Jones with the King Bees; (b) the Konrads; or (c)
George & The Dragon? A: "Liza Jane" and "Louie Louie Go
Home" by Davie Jones with the King Bees, released June 5, 1964.
Q: When the door lock
jammed on her tour bus trapping her fiddle player inside, did singer Patty Loveless: (a)
hire a new fiddle player; (b) break a window out of the bus; or (c) pick the lock? A: Patty picked the lock with a nail file.
Q: In the song "Fire
and Rain," was James Taylor told that his woman had left: (a) a week ago; (b)
yesterday morning; or (c) last night? A: Yesterday morning.
Q: When Roy Orbison
first recorded "Ooby Dooby" in 1955, was his group called: (a) the Wink
Westeners; (b) the Teen Kings; or (c) the Travelling Wilburys? A: The Teen Kings released the song in West Texas and
New Mexico. It was re-recorded on Sun in 1956 and made the charts. (Roy's first group, the
Wink Westeners, was formed in 1952.)
Q: Was singer Ferlin
Husky's biggest pop hit: (a) "Wings of A Dove;" (b) "Gone;" or (c)
"A Fallen Star?" A: "Gone" reached #4 on the Billboard pop
chart in 1957. "Wings of A Dove" hit #12 in 1960. Both were also huge country
hits.
Q: Did actor Ben Stiller learn to swim from the
singing group: (a) the Supremes; (b) the Coasters; or (c) the Pips? A: The Pips (People Almanac, 1999).
Q: Are singer Mindy McCready's dogs Monroe and Lukie:
(a) dachshunds; (b) peekapoos; or (c) Chihuahuas? A: Miniature dachshunds.
Q: Who said,
"I tell you there's not much good singing, unless you've got something good to sing
about?" Was it: (a) Amy Gibson; (b) Amy Grant; or (c) Amy Irving? A: Amy Grant, from "A Moment in Time," 1988.
Q: Did the guitar get its
name: (a) in ancient Rome; (b) in ancient Greece; or (c) in ancient Tennessee? A: Guitar probably comes from the word kithara which
was the most popular musical instrument in ancient Greece.
Q: According to Tony
Joe White in the song "Polk Salad Annie," does polk salad look like: (a)
shredded zucchini; (b) a turnip green; or (c) Christmas lettuce? A: A turnip green.
Q: Was Lee Greenwood's
"God Bless the U.S.A." the Country Music Association's Single of the Year in:
(a) 1985; (b) 1988; or (c) 1991? A: 1985.
Q: Was rapper Snoop
Dogg given the nickname "Snoop" by: (a) a disc jockey; (b) his mother; or (c) a
high school teacher? A: His mother. A cousin called himself Tate Doggy Dog.
Q: Was Wynton Marsalis'
first trumpet a hand-me-down from bandleader: (a) Herb Alpert; (b) Miles Davis; or (c) Al
Hirt? A: Al Hirt.
Q: Was singer Rhett
Akins' childhood nickname: (a) I Can't Believe It's Not Butler; (b) Achy Breaky; or (c)
Rhettangle? A: Rhettangle.
Q: Before achieving success
as a singer, was Luciano Pavarotti: (a) a chef; (b) a teacher; or (c) a librarian? A: An elementary school teacher.
Q: In Dallas, did Dixie Chick sisters Martie Seidel
and Emily Erwin first perform: (a) at Cowboy games; (b) on street corners; or (c) in
church? A: On street corners in downtown Dallas when they were
19 and 16.
Q: Is singer Toni
Braxtons backup group composed of her three: (a) sisters; (b) college roommates; or
(c) former gospel quartet members? A: Sisters.
Q: Is singer Faith
Hills favorite food: (a) watermelon with hot fudge; (b) tomato sandwiches; or (c)
baby carrots? A: Tomato sandwiches.
Q: In the song "More
Than A Feeling," who does Boston see walking away: (a) Marianne; (b) Marylou; or (c)
Mary Jo? A: Marianne.
Q: If Mark Chestnut
wasnt a singer, would he want to be: (a) a fishing guide; (b) a golf pro; or (c) a
forest ranger? A: A fishing guide.
Q: In the song "It
Never Rains in California," was Albert Hammonds 747 jetliner headed: (a) south;
(b) west; or (c) east? A: West.
Q: Was Elvis
Presleys original backup band called: (a) Bubba and the Bad Boys; (b) the Blue Suede
Boys; or (c) the Blue Moon Boys? A: The Blue Moon Boys were Scotty Moore, Bill Black, and
D.J. Fontana.
Q: In high school, was
singer Terri Clark voted: (a) Most Likely to Fall off A Horse; (b) Most Likely to Succeed;
or (c) Most Likely to See Medicine Hat In Her Rear-View Mirror? A: Most likely to succeed.
Q: Was Linda
Ronstadts first #1 song: (a) "When Will I Be Loved;" (b) "Blue
Bayou;" or (c) "Youre No Good?" A: "Youre No Good" in February 1975.
"When Will I Be Loved" reached #2 in June the same year.