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Music from Stars and Planets Trivia Quiz

All the music in this quiz has something in common; its lyrics mention something from outer space. In our solar system or beyond, let's play among the stars!

A multiple-choice quiz by Sallyo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Sallyo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
151,612

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1548

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which band created the classic 1973 record "Dark Side of the Moon"?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The band Boney M invited us along on a "Nightflight to Venus". What was the name of the starship? Hint

US Venus

Starship Boney M

Galileo

Starship Rasputin

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Question 3 of 10

3. The song often known as "Starry Starry Night" by Don McLean celebrated the life of a famous painter. The painter's first name was the actual title of the song. Who was the painter? Hint

Leonarda da Vinci

Vincent Van Gogh

Pablo Picasso

Peter Paul Rubens

4. "Eve of the War" is the name of a song from a famous rock opera, in which the singer claims "the chances of anything coming from Mars" to be "a million to one". Unlike most of the genre, the piece is better known for a studio recording than any live performance. What was the name of the album? Hint

Martian Way

Mars!

Moon Rocks

War of the Worlds

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Question 5 of 10

5. The hit song "Drops of Jupiter" has the narrator singing about his girlfriend, who has been "out there" and has "drops of Jupiter in her hair". Which band brought the song to our notice in 2001? Hint

Train

Savage Garden

Bus Stop

Oasis

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote "The Planets Suite"? Hint

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Fyodor Tchaikovsky

Gustav Holst

Johannes Sebastian Bach

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of the planets of our solar system has a name that contains a common musical term. Which is it?

Answer: (One Word. Note the second syllable.)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The children's song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" lyrics were written by two siblings. Who were they? Hint

Louisa and May Alcott

Charles and Mary Lamb

Ann and Jane Taylor

Charlotte and Emily Bronte

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which piece of music by Richard Strauss was used in the opening of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
Hint

Tales from the Vienna Woods

The Blue Danube

Also Sprach Zarathustra

Emperor Waltz

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Question 10 of 10

10. David Bowie sang about a spaceman in his song "Space Oddity", sometimes known as "Ground Control to ___."

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which band created the classic 1973 record "Dark Side of the Moon"?

Answer: Pink Floyd

Dark Side of the Moon was an ambitious piece for its time, and still sounds remarkably well after thirty years. It has been released in several formats, including quadraphonic and SACD.

2. The band Boney M invited us along on a "Nightflight to Venus". What was the name of the starship?

Answer: Starship Boney M

The starship was called the "Boney M" and it was taking the first passenger flight to Venus.

3. The song often known as "Starry Starry Night" by Don McLean celebrated the life of a famous painter. The painter's first name was the actual title of the song. Who was the painter?

Answer: Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh is the painter, and the usual title of the song is given as "Vincent (Starry Starry Night)".

The name is used just once in the song, in the last verse.

Answer: War of the Worlds

Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds" has music, songs and narration all working to make the HG Wells story into a musical extravaganza. "Eve of the War" is sung by Justin Hayward, billed as "Ogilvy, the astronomer". Haywood also sings the journalist's love song, "Forever Autumn".

Answer: Train

"Drops of Jupiter" came from US group Train, and was both the title of the album and the single. The group began in 1996, so they were hardly the overnight sensation they seemed.

6. Who wrote "The Planets Suite"?

Answer: Gustav Holst

Gustav Holst, (1874--1934) wrote the music for 'The Planets.' There is no piece for Pluto, because it hadn't been discovered when Holst was composing.

7. One of the planets of our solar system has a name that contains a common musical term. Which is it?

Answer: Neptune

Neptune has a "tune" built in. OK, so it's a bad joke. Sorry.

8. The children's song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" lyrics were written by two siblings. Who were they?

Answer: Ann and Jane Taylor

Ann and Jane Taylor wrote many poems during the mid Nineteenth Century. Another well known one was "My Mother".

9. Which piece of music by Richard Strauss was used in the opening of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

Answer: Also Sprach Zarathustra

Richard Strauss's tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra (which translates to "Thus Spoke Zoroaster") was used for the film. Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) wrote only that piece - the other three were all by Johann Strauss the younger... who was no relation.

10. David Bowie sang about a spaceman in his song "Space Oddity", sometimes known as "Ground Control to ___."

Answer: Major Tom

Major Tom pops up first in David Bowie's 1969 self-titled album, but the character has been revisited by Bowie and others since.

Source: Author Sallyo

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