FunTrivia Music Mix: Vol 28 Quiz | Music

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1. Complete this song title, "Great Balls of ____" What?

Answer: Fire

"You shake my nerves, and you rattle my brain. Too much love drives a man insane. You broke my will, but what a thrill. Goodness gracious great balls of fire." This was Jerry Lee Lewis's famous song. The phrase "Great Balls of Fire" isn't even part of a sentence. It doesn't even rhyme with anything else in the song.

Question by player zorlock7

2. Which song, performed by the band, Simple Minds and featured in the film, "The Breakfast Club" (1985), reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1985?

Answer: Don't You (Forget About Me)

"The Breakfast Club" film in 1985 included several singles which were played throughout the film. "Don't You (Forget about Me)" was one of the singles, performed by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds, and debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart on 3/23/1985.

The song reached Number One and remained a Top 40 song for 14 weeks. The song was also included in the film's soundtrack album which was released in February 1985. The album reached Number 17 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart. In addition, the song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United Kingdom.

Other singles played in the film included, "Waiting", "Fire in the Twilight", "I'm the Dude", and "Heart Too Hot to Hold".

Question by player milliesmall

3. Which historical event inspired the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday"?

Answer: A protest in Ireland in 1972

On 30th January, 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland, British soldiers shot 26 peacefully protesting civilians, killing 14. This event also inspired a play, "The Freedom of The City" by Brian Friel.

Question by player Codeine

4. The music video for Aretha Franklin's "Freeway of Love" was filmed in what Motor City?

Answer: Detroit

"Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin was released in 1985 and featured a saxophone solo by Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band. The music video was an MTV and BET favorite and featured cut scenes of Ford Mustangs being built in Detroit, Michigan, home of the Ford corporation.

In addition, sky views of Detroit and the city's skyline feature prominently in the video.

Question by player GBfan

5. In his song, written in 1892, on what did Harry Dacre want Daisy to sit?

Answer: A seat on a bicycle built for two

"Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)" was written by the British songwriter after he came to the USA. Some music historians say the song was inspired by Daisy Greville, a mistress of King Edward VII, while others speculate that the writer wrote the song about a New York City chorus girl with whom he was infatuated.

The song has remained famous by being featured on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" and on TV shows like "The Simpsons" and "The Big Bang Theory".

Question by player bigwoo

6. Which blues guitarist paid homage to Stevie Wonder's 1972 song "Superstition" on his 1986 album "Live Alive"?

Answer: Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Wonder wrote and recorded the song on his 1972 album "Talking Book", and it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Vaughan recorded a live version for his 1986 live album "Live Alive" which featured Vaughan's heavy guitar sound. He recorded a music video of the song, and Stevie Wonder made a cameo in the end of the video.

Question by player cardsfan_027

7. In Toni Basil's video for "Mickey", who played the main characters in the video?

Answer: Cheerleaders

Toni Basil was an accomplished choreographer who choreographed the video for her own song "Mickey". The cheerleaders in the video were actual cheerleaders from Carson High School in Los Angeles. Toni met them at a competition when she was filming cheerleading choreography for the "Mickey" video.

Question by player pennie1478

8. The musician and actress Juliette Lewis has provided backing vocals for the UK dance act The Prodigy. What single, named after R. J. Mitchell's famous WWII fighter plane, did she provide backing vocals for?

Answer: Spitfire

Juliette Lewis provided backing vocals for the single "Spitfire", she also contributed on two other tracks on the album "Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned" by The Prodigy. In the video for the song "Spitfire", images of the spitfire aircraft flying overhead can be seen. R.J. Mitchell designed the Spitfire airplane when he worked for Supermarine during the 1930's. All the other aircraft listed were designed by Sir Sidney Camm, while working for Hawker Aircraft.

Question by player zonko

9. "See You Again" was a 2015 Wiz Khalifa song featuring Charlie Puth that was dedicated to the late actor Paul Walker. What movie's soundtrack was the song on?

Answer: Furious 7

The song reached the number one spot in multiple countries, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Grammy. It ended up holding the number one spot in the US for twelve weeks, and the music video also got over 1 billion views on YouTube.

Question by player 337FTW

10. Which former member of Hootie and the Blowfish has topped the US country music charts with hits like "It Won't Be Like This for Long" and "History in the Making"?

Answer: Darius Rucker

All of these men combined to make Hootie and the Blowfish. They met their freshman year at the University of South Carolina.

Question by player RufusDufus

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FunTrivia Music Mix: Vol 28 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 Music questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

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