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25 quizzes and 305 trivia questions.
1.
  When You Believe    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Odetta sang at coffee houses and she sang at Carnegie Hall. She was one of the most influential folk artists of the 1950s & 60s and it all stemmed from her belief in her songs. This is a brief look at her music and life.
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Sep 27 20
Average
pollucci19 gold member
Sep 27 20
101 plays
2.
  Les Contes d'Hoffman    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
A quiz on Offenbach's best known serious opera and one of the most fascinating works in the standard operatic repertoire. Good Luck!
Average, 25 Qns, jouen58, Nov 15 21
Average
jouen58
Nov 15 21
326 plays
3.
  The Amazing Billy Ocean    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Trinidadian-British singer and songwriter Leslie Sebastian Charles found international success as a performer under the stage name Billy Ocean during the 1970s and 1980s. This quiz celebrates the musical career of Billy Ocean.
Average, 10 Qns, workisboring, Oct 04 21
Average
workisboring gold member
Oct 04 21
185 plays
4.
  Oingo Boingo Lyrics   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Oingo Boingo was an obscure rock band of the 80's. It was fronted by Danny Elfman, now a well-known film composer ("Nightmare Before Christmas", "Batman" etc.) I'll give you the lyrics, you tell me the song.
Tough, 10 Qns, caught_a_saint, Dec 23 06
Tough
caught_a_saint
237 plays
5.
  O 'Jays Song Lyrics (1970's)   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a short quiz about some of the O'Jays' song lyrics. I'll give you a portion of a lyric; you pick the song that it's from. Chart information is from "Billboard Magazine"'s Top 40 Pop and/or R&B charts.
Average, 10 Qns, TC1261, Jul 29 04
Average
TC1261
292 plays
6.
  Freedom and Rain    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the 1990 album "Freedom and Rain" by June Tabor and the Oysterband.
Tough, 10 Qns, paper_aero, Jun 17 21
Tough
paper_aero gold member
Jun 17 21
74 plays
7.
  Ozma Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz about lyrics of songs by Ozma, the California-based band! I will give you the lyrics- you choose the correct song. Enjoy!
Easier, 15 Qns, xiexie, Jul 08 09
Easier
xiexie
120 plays
8.
  October Noir    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
October Noir is a gothic metal-rock band resembling Type O Negative. There will be three sets of three questions for each of their three albums up to 2022. Every question will have just two choices for an answer instead of usual four.
Average, 10 Qns, Earthboy, Feb 07 22
Average
Earthboy
Feb 07 22
47 plays
9.
  Do You Know: Jake Owen   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know Country Music Newcomer Jake Owen? Try this quiz and find out!
Average, 10 Qns, Beasuare, May 19 07
Average
Beasuare
184 plays
10.
  Hazel O'Connor    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hazel O'Connor is a British singer-songwriter and actress. With the release of the film "Breaking Glass" the British public became aware of Hazel O'Connor. The soundtrack is typical of the "New Wave" style and produced several hit singles.
Tough, 10 Qns, Lord_Digby, Jan 28 09
Tough
Lord_Digby gold member
238 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What was Omarion's character's name in "You Got Served"?

From Quiz "Omarion"




11.
  112    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of the best R&B groups ever!
Tough, 10 Qns, DJGilby, Jan 13 08
Tough
DJGilby
193 plays
12.
  Omarion    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
For the ones that really know Omarion.
Average, 10 Qns, Nette09, Apr 20 07
Average
Nette09
635 plays
13.
  Sally Oldfield    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Don't listen to Sally Oldfield's music unless you want to dream and float into a world of tranquility and harmony.
Tough, 10 Qns, stageball, Jul 04 04
Tough
stageball
120 plays
14.
  For True Stacie Orrico Fans    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I'll give you the first line of a Stacie Orrico song, and then you tell me which song it's from. This shouldn't be too difficult.
Average, 20 Qns, godsgirl13, Jul 04 06
Average
godsgirl13
342 plays
15.
  O.A.R. Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
O.A.R. is one of the most famous "college bands" of all time, and also one of my favorite bands. In this quiz see if you can remember what song the lyrics came from. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, glr87, Oct 17 05
Average
glr87
164 plays
16.
  Sinead O'Connor Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Remember Sinead? She's still around! I'll give you some lyrics and you tell me the name of the song.
Tough, 10 Qns, Morrigan716, Apr 02 07
Tough
Morrigan716 gold member
325 plays
17.
  Orson Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you a line from a song by Orson and you tell me the song. Simple as that. So enjoy the quiz anyway and have a fun completing it.
Average, 10 Qns, Mr_Trivia01, Aug 01 06
Average
Mr_Trivia01
133 plays
18.
  The Legend of Overkill    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is dedicated to the legendary thrash band Overkill! F.Y.I - expect it to be hard.
Average, 10 Qns, black_death, Sep 04 10
Average
black_death
138 plays
19.
  Okilly Dokilly    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hi-diddly-ho, neighborinos, here's a quiz on one of the most interesting heavy metal bands. You'll also find out where the songs originated.
Tough, 10 Qns, GoodVibe, May 19 20
Tough
GoodVibe gold member
May 19 20
78 plays
20.
  Jamie O'Neal Songs    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This quiz is about her Shiver CD. It should be pretty easy for anyone who has the CD.
Tough, 25 Qns, PeachyPie, Apr 05 07
Tough
PeachyPie
234 plays
21.
  Maren Ord    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the life and career of the singer Maren Ord.
Average, 10 Qns, em_nora, Jul 04 06
Average
em_nora
108 plays
22.
  OURS Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz in which you must give the title of the song that features the given lyrics. I realize that most fans of OURS are huge fans of them, so I guess this'll be pretty easy.
Average, 15 Qns, microdolphin, Mar 19 06
Average
microdolphin
156 plays
23.
  The Outlaws: Florida's Guitar Army    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
"If guitars were outlawed, only The Outlaws would have guitars!" The Outlaws were rock and roll cowboys, combining the best elements of country and western music with a powerful 3-guitar attack and vocal harmonies equal to Poco or The Eagles!
Very Difficult, 15 Qns, bigsouthern, Mar 21 10
Very Difficult
bigsouthern
395 plays
24.
  Do You Know The Song 'Funky Worm'?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you remember the song 'Funky Worm'? It was COOL! Take this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, I.Emma, Oct 09 01
Average
I.Emma
151 plays
25.
  The Music Of Olive    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge of one of England's greatest trip-hop groups! This should be pretty easy for true Olive fans!
Tough, 10 Qns, PsychDr, Aug 08 02
Tough
PsychDr
141 plays

Music L-P: 'O' Trivia Questions
1. What was the name of Billy Ocean's 1976 debut single?

From Quiz The Amazing Billy Ocean

Answer: Love Really Hurts Without You

"Love Really Hurts Without You" was lead single released from Billy Ocean's 1976 self-titled debut album. This album was released on the GTO record label. A remixed version of the song was released in 1986.

2. In the song "Mississippi Summer", the sound of what transportation is mistaken for the Angel of Death?

From Quiz Freedom and Rain

Answer: Aeroplane

The words here are "I thought I heard the Angel of Death overhead. But it was only the crop-dusters plane". This song is about the hard work of the poor in the Mississippi cotton fields. The song was written by American Si Kahn, in the early 1980s. The chorus describes the setting of the Mississippi delta. "You know hot it gets in Mississippi, You know how dry it gets in the summer sun, The dust clouds swirl all down the Delta, I just hope that I don't die before the harvest comes"

3. Which civil rights campaigner once labelled Odetta "The Queen of American Folk Music"?

From Quiz When You Believe

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

King produced the sobriquet for Odetta in 1961. The pair complimented each other beautifully with Odetta constantly lending her voice to his campaigns and the Civil Rights movement in general. In 1963 Odetta joined Dr. King on his "March on Washington" and sang three songs at the rally, famous for King's "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1965 she joined him again as he undertook the "Selma to Montgomery" march.

4. Okilly Dokilly's lyrics, looks, and pseudonyms are all derived from what fictional character?

From Quiz Okilly Dokilly

Answer: Ned Flanders & Flanders

The group refers to itself as a "Nedal" band. The members are dressed like Ned Flanders from "The Simpsons" and the lead singer is known as Head Ned. Other members have gone by Dread Ned, Shred Ned, and Zed Ned.

5. Overkill is from what state?

From Quiz The Legend of Overkill

Answer: New Jersey

The band got its start alongside bands like Anthrax and Metallica. Overkill formed in 1980.

6. What song are these lyrics from: "I already knew blue-eyed girl would be halfway around the world"?

From Quiz Ozma Lyrics

Answer: Immigration Song

Not to be mistaken for "Immigration Song", by Led Zeppelin. This was on the "Double Donkey" album.

7. Which 112 song is this from "Never thought that I would be, so addicted to you?"

From Quiz 112

Answer: Peaches N Cream

"Peaches N Cream" was nominated for a Grammy Award for best r and b song and is among the list of their most popular songs. Also "Missing You" is by Diddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 won a Grammy Award. Daron from the group has also written many songs for Grammy nominees and winners including Keyshia Cole.

8. What is Omarion's real name?

From Quiz Omarion

Answer: Omari Grandberry

You could view it on the cast list of "You Got Served".

9. Where was Jake Owen raised?

From Quiz Do You Know: Jake Owen

Answer: Vero Beach

Jake Owen was raised in Vero Beach, Florida and he took advantage of the year round warm weather to play all kinds of sports like baseball, golf, and football.

10. What song contains these words: "Caught a saint while he was sinning"?

From Quiz Oingo Boingo Lyrics

Answer: Fool's Paradise

"Dirty stains / On brand new linen Fresh tracks / On virgin snow Caught a saint / While he was sinning People scream / What do they know" "Fool's Paradise" was released on "Dead Man's Party" in 1985.

11. What song are these lyrics from? "They say parting is such sweet sorrow, but I'm still looking for the sweet."

From Quiz Orson Lyrics

Answer: Already Over

This is one of my favourite songs on the album and this line is special to me as someone close to me moved to Australia recently. "Bright Idea" is Orson's first album.

12. From which song would you find the following lyric: "Sometimes we might fall, stand up taller"?

From Quiz O.A.R. Lyrics

Answer: Tragedy in Waiting

"Tragedy in Waiting" was released on "Stories of a Stranger", but has been played since 2002.

13. What country is Maren from?

From Quiz Maren Ord

Answer: Canada

Maren is from Edmonton, Alberta in Canada.

14. Name the O'Jays song which contains the following lyric: "...people all over the world, join hands..."

From Quiz O 'Jays Song Lyrics (1970's)

Answer: Love Train

"Love Train" was the O'Jays' second million-selling single. In early 1973 it hit # 1 on both the Pop and R&B chart. The song also received two Grammy nominations: "Best R&B song", and "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group".

15. Which album by Sally Oldfield contains the songs, "Blue Water" and "Mandala"?

From Quiz Sally Oldfield

Answer: Celebration-1980

Sally was born in August, 1950 in Dublin, Ireland. The family moved to Reading, England. Sally writes all her own music and lyrics.

16. "Another day, all alone again Someone please love me"

From Quiz For True Stacie Orrico Fans

Answer: "Security"

This is number 5 on Stacie's newest disc.

17. "Nobody wants you in your life."

From Quiz OURS Lyrics

Answer: Bleed

This song is from the New Jersey-based band OURS' first released album, "Distorted Lullabies"(2001).

18. "Les Contes D'Hoffman" was an operatic version of an existing work. What kind of work was it?

From Quiz Les Contes d'Hoffman

Answer: A play

"Hoffman" was a play adapted from the stories of the famous German author.

19. The Outlaws were from what US city/state?

From Quiz The Outlaws: Florida's Guitar Army

Answer: Tampa, Florida

"The Outlaws, down in Tampa town, yes, a mighty fine place to be. Well, they got green grass and they got high tides and that sure looks good to me!" from "Gator Country" by Molly Hatchet! Jacksonville, Florida is the hometown of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Molly Hatchet.

20. What is the name of Olive's first CD?

From Quiz The Music Of Olive

Answer: Extra Virgin

21. What artist did 'Funky Worm'?

From Quiz Do You Know The Song 'Funky Worm'?

Answer: Ohio Players

Ohio Players released 'Funky Worm' in 1973.

22. 'I've been dead for twenty years, I've been washing the sand with my ghostly tears.'

From Quiz Sinead O'Connor Lyrics

Answer: 'Jackie'

From 'The Lion and the Cobra'

23. Who does Jamie sing a duet with?

From Quiz Jamie O'Neal Songs

Answer: Mark Wills & Wills

They're voices blend so nicely. They sing "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You".

24. In the "Lullaby of London", what danced on the tide?

From Quiz Freedom and Rain

Answer: A stone

Although all of the options appear in this song, only the stone dances on the tide. The start of the second verse: "As I walked on with a heavy heart Then a stone danced on the tide" The theme here is of the loss of the natural noises of nature, as they are overwhelmed by those of human activity. Of the former; "From days gone by, blown in on the great North wind. Though there is no lonesome corncrake's cry." While the latter is represented by "You can hear the cars and the shouts from bars and the laughter and the fights". The song was written by Shane MacGowan of The Pogues (and other bands)

25. From what "Treehouse of Horror" was "Reneducation" derived?

From Quiz Okilly Dokilly

Answer: V

The segment "Time and Punishment" includes a world where Flanders is the Unquestioned Lord and Master of the World and all who are Negative Nellies must be Reneducated. The music video contains references to other classic "Simpsons" lines, such as t-shirt cannons and foot-long hot dogs ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddly" from season 11), purple drapes (season nine's "Realty Bites"), and how to tell juice from cider ("Burns, Baby Burns," season 8).

26. Overkill has a mascot that's a skull with bat wings. What is its name?

From Quiz The Legend of Overkill

Answer: Chaly

Snaggletooth, Eddie and Vic are the names of the mascots for Motorhead, Iron Maiden and Megadeth respectively. Chaly can be seen on several Overkill album covers.

27. What song are these lyrics from: "The world we live in is so interesting. A girl can make a grown man cry and make another man sing"?

From Quiz Ozma Lyrics

Answer: Come Home, Andrea

Written for one of the band member's sisters. This is from "Spending Time on the Borderline".

28. The lyrics from the first verse of this song belong to what track? "In the beginning was a world Man said: Let there be more light Electric scenes, a maze of beams Neon brights to light our boring nights"

From Quiz Hazel O'Connor

Answer: Eighth Day

"Eighth Day" is the seventh track on the album "Breaking Glass". The single reached the 5th spot on the UK singles chart. Hazel O'Connor ran away from home when she was sixteen and traveled Europe, she then went on to Tokyo with a dance group and ended up in Beirut. She then made her way through West Africa and crossed the Sahara Desert. Hazel spent a little time with a three piece group before returning back home. In 1980 Hazel O'Connor got the starring role of Kate in the movie "Breaking Glass", which also co-starred Phil Daniels; she also finished up writing and performing all the songs for the soundtrack. The album reached number 5 in the UK album chart and produced 3 top ten hits.

29. Which member of 112 does a rap verse on "Unbelievable"?

From Quiz 112

Answer: Daron

Personally I feel that Daron sings better than he raps. I am glad that they do not rap in many other songs. "Unbelievable" is on their fourth album titled "Hot And Wet". This is the first album that 112 did not soley work with Bad Boy Records. It was a combination of Bad Boy Records and Def Jam.

30. What was Omarion's character's name in "You Got Served"?

From Quiz Omarion

Answer: David

He was in almost every scene, and they said his name about a hundred times.

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