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Totally Random Music Trivia, Part 2

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Totally Random Music Trivia Part 2 game quiz
"This is part 2 of a 4 part quiz of totally random music trivia. From AC/DC to ZZ Top, covering genres of jazz, rock, and blues, we've got it all. Questions refer to specific song, album, and artist knowledge. Good luck."

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1. Which of the following lyrics comes from a Blood Sweat and Tears song?
    "I'm the friendly stranger in the black sedan, won't you hop inside my car"
    "I do believe in you, and I know you belive in me, oh yeah"
    "Did you find the directing sign on the straight and narrow highway"
    "That's the kind of feeling that just won't quit, come on girl, now this is it"


2. Which soft drink used Madonna's song "Like A Prayer" for an ad campaign in 1989?
    Coca-Cola
    Sprite
    Dr. Pepper
    Pepsi


3. Which Byrds song do most interpreters believe is referenced in the Don McLean hit "American Pie"?
    Answer: (Three Words)


4. Where was James Taylor born?
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Greenville, South Carolina
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    Trenton, New Jersey


5. The Neil Young song "Southern Man" inspired a response from what southern rock band?
    The Eagles
    Lynyrd Skynyrd
    The Allman Brothers Band
    .38 Special


6. Which former "Saturday Night Live" cast member played drums with Steely Dan members Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in a college band?
    Dana Carvey
    Chevy Chase
    John Belushi
    Joe Piscopo


7. The band now known as "The Band" was playing clubs as The Hawks when what singer asked them to back him up on tour?
    Sammy Davis, Jr.
    Eric Clapton
    Bob Dylan
    Elton John


8. Which U2 album got its title from a Mel Brooks movie?
    Answer: (Two Words)


9. Which Stevie Ray Vaughan album was released after his death?
    Live Alive!
    In Step
    The Sky Is Crying
    Texas Flood


10. At a New York concert in 1981, Chuck Berry punched one of the Rolling Stones who came backstage to meet him. Which one?
    Mick Jagger
    Charlie Watts
    Bill Wyman
    Keith Richards


11. David Bowie changed his name when he was entering show business because his birth name was too similar to a name of someone in which band?
    The Beatles
    The Monkees
    The Rolling Stones
    The Doors


12. The original members of Bad Company (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Boz Burrell, and Simon Kirke) were in other bands before forming Bad Company. Which band is not a part of that list?
    Free
    The Eagles
    King Crimson
    Mott the Hoople


13. Which Harry Belafonte song was not used in the movie "Beetlejuice"?
    Jump In The Line (Shake Shake Senora)
    Land Of The Sea And Sun
    Man Smart, Woman Smarter
    Sweetheart From Venezuela


14. Which No Doubt band member committed suicide in 1987?
    Tony Kanal
    Eric Stefani
    John Spence
    Chris Webb


15. Which film director is married to Heart singer Nancy Wilson?
    Baz Luhrmann
    Cameron Crowe
    Spike Jonze
    Paul Thomas Anderson


16. When Jerry Garcia fell into a diabetic coma in 1986, who was the Grateful Dead on tour with?
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    Kiss
    Bob Dylan
    Pink Floyd


17. Which of the band's other songs is not referenced in The Steve Miller Band song "The Joker"?
    Gangster Of Love
    Space Cowboy
    Livin' In The USA
    Enter Maurice


18. "All Along The Watchtower" was made famous by Jimi Hendrix, but who originally wrote it?
    Answer: (Two Words - first and last name, or just last)


19. Which member of Queen studied astronomy at Imperial College in London?
    Freddie Mercury
    Roger Taylor
    John Deacon
    Brian May


20. Which orchestra provided the backdrop for several songs on the Moody Blues album "Days Of Future Passed"?
    The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    The London Metropolitan Orchestra
    The London Symphony Orchestra
    The London Festival Orchestra


21. Another concept album was The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," featuring many people on the cover. Which of the following historical figures was not on the cover?
    Edgar Allan Poe
    Marlon Brando
    Karl Marx
    Mohandas Gandhi


22. In the Velvet Underground song "I'm Waiting For The Man", who is "The Man"?
    A heroin dealer
    Lou Reed
    The cops
    A gun smuggler


23. Jethro Tull won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for "Crest Of A Knave" in 1988 over heavily favored Metallica, though many felt that Tull didn't belong in that category. Which of the following bands was not nominated that year?
    Iggy Pop
    Jane's Addiction
    AC/DC
    Guns N' Roses


24. When the Guess Who's first album was released, what was the band known as?
    Bachman-Turner Overdrive
    Chad Allen and the Expressions
    The New Originals
    Johnny and the Moondogs


25. Which Steppenwolf song can be found on the soundtrack of the 1969 movie "Easy Rider"?
    Magic Carpet Ride
    Rock Me
    Sookie, Sookie
    The Pusher


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