Music D-G: 'E' Trivia

1. "Friday on My Mind" was an international success for The Easybeats. The band of five members formed in Sydney, Australia where they lived with their families for several years. Where was this?

From Quiz Friday on My Mind

Answer: Villawood Migrant Hostel

The Easybeats became the first Australian international rockstars. The band had fifteen top 40 hits. "Friday on My Mind", released in 1966, reached number sixteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1967. The song reached number one on the Dutch Top 40 chart, number one in Australia and number six hit in the UK. In 2001, the song was voted "Best Australian Song" of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).

From Quiz Song by Song: "Get Ur Freak On"

Answer: 2001

The single "Get Ur Freak On" was released from the album "Miss E...So Addictive" on March 13, 2001. It was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and at number one on the UK Dance chart.

From Quiz From Pilot to Editors via Pride and Snowfield

Answer: Birmingham

The original line-up of the band was Tom Smith (lead vocals, guitar and piano), Russell Leetch (bass guitar, synthesizer and backing vocals), Geraint Owen (drums) and Chris Urbanowicz (lead guitar). The band were originally known as the Pilot, before realising that the name was already in use, changed to The Pride and then to Snowfield before becoming the Editors.

From Quiz Jackie Evancho: An Amazing Vocal Talent

Answer: The Phantom of the Opera

Jackie was only seven when she was inspired by this musical and began singing around the house. Her parents and grandparents noticed her unusually pure and mature voice and asked if she would like to try out at a local talent show. She performed the song "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" in her first talent contest (Kean Idol) close to her eighth birthday.

From Quiz More Power to Your Elbow

Answer: Finglas

Séamus was born on May 5, 1919, in Jamestown, Finglas. His father had purchased his pipes in 1908 from a London pawn shop, and in 1912 won second place in a competition on the uilleann pipes while winning first place on the warpipes. Séamus did not begin learning the uilleann pipes until he was thirteen. His father showed him how to read music from Francis O'Neill's book and provided some help with the "difficult bits". A full set of uilleann pipes consists of bag, bellows, chanter, drones, and regulators. Both elbows are used, one to pump air into the instrument and the other to control the airflow to the chanter.

From Quiz Escape the Fate Lyrics

Answer: This War is Ours

"This War is Ours" is a song from the album of the same name released in October, 2008. The song is sometimes referred to as "The Guillotine II" as the song is a sequel to the song "The Guillotine."

From Quiz The Genius of Elbow

Answer: Grounds for Divorce

One of Elbow's best known songs, 'Grounds for Divorce' was the first release from their Mercury Prize winning album 'The Seldom Seen Kid'. The song has been featured in many films and television adverts, and it won the band an Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song.

From Quiz "My Lovely" Eisley Quiz

Answer: Star Wars

Eisley gets their name from the the town Mos Eisley in the "Star Wars" movies. They named the band Moss Eisley, but decided to drop the "Moss" to avoid possible legal issues.

From Quiz English Beat General Trivia

Answer: I Just Can't Stop It

"I Just Can't Stop It" was the English Beat's most popular album. On it, you will find two popular cover songs: Smokey Robinson's "Tears of a Clown" and Pormus and Shuman's "Can't Get Used to Losing You" that was originally an Andy Williams hit from the early sixties.

From Quiz Escape the Fate Extravaganza!

Answer: Dying Is Your Latest Fashion

"There's No Sympathy for the Dead" was the band's first EP, but was not a studio album. "Dying Is Your Latest Fashion" came out in 2006, followed by "This War Is Ours" in 2008 and "Escape the Fate" in 2010.

From Quiz Edguy Album Trivia

Answer: 14

The only original member of Edguy not still in the band is Dominik Storch.

From Quiz Emigrate Lyrics

Answer: Wake Up

The band consists of: Richard Kruspe (guitar/vocalist) and Olsen Involtini (rhythm guitar) from Germany, Arnaud Giroux (bass guitar/backing vocals) from France, and Henka Johanssen (drums) from Swedish. Each member has been involved with previous music acts: Richard is part of the band Rammstein; Olsen is a record producer, who has worked with German artists such as Bela B and Seeed; Arnaud is a live bassist, who has worked with French artists such as Axel Bauer and Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine; and Henka was a drummer for the Swedish band Clawfinger.

From Quiz The Music Of Duane Eddy

Answer: New York

Duane Eddy was born in New York in 1938 and later moved to Arizona.

From Quiz Eskimo Joe- how much do you know?

Answer: Fremantle, Western Australia

The album, "A Song is a City" is all about the place the band grew up, Fremantle.

From Quiz Erreway Lyrics

Answer: Memoria

Benjamin Rojas, Camila Bordonaba, Luisana Lopilato and Felipe Colombo were the band members since its beginning, until 2005, when Luisana decided to leave the band.

From Quiz Embrace Lyrics

Answer: Fireworks

This is from the album "The Good Will Out". The song, the band's first EP, was released in the UK in 1997 and reached number 34 in the UK singles chart.

From Quiz The Exies

Answer: They got it out of a John Lennon book where the students were the 'existentialists'

Scott Stevens, the vocalist and guitarist, stated in an interview with 'Rockline' in 2002 that it was the only Beatles related name not taken. They don't believe the beliefs of the existentialists -- they are just huge Beatles fans.

From Quiz Edward Elgar

Answer: Worcestershire

Elgar was born in the village of Broadheath, just outside Worcester. The countryside around the western counties of England, including Worcestershire, proved to be inspirational for many English composers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

From Quiz The Sheena Easton Oeuvre

Answer: Scotland

She was born Sheena Shirley Orr in Bellshill, Scotland on April 27, 1959. This made her a bit too old when she tried to audition for the part of an orphan in a production of "Annie" in the 1970's.

From Quiz Echo and the Bunnymen

Answer: A Drum Machine

Many quizzes regard the "drum machine" answer as gospel, yet the band have always denied this, saying it was taken from a friend of the band who always came up with stupid names. The former answer is now part of folklore though, and it's unlikely the band will ever shake it off. The reason I chose the other answers? Well, Ian McCulloch was the band's frontman, so I thought some people may have presumed he was "Echo"; I chose the "vocal effect" option because you can put echo on your voice when recording, and finally the local Liverpool newspaper is, of course, The Echo.

From Quiz Brian Eno - Father of Ambient Music

Answer: Roxy Music

Eno played the synthesizer in English art rock band Roxy Music from 1971 to 1973 before going solo. He played on their eponymous debut released in 1972 and on their second album, 'For Your Pleasure', released in 1973.

From Quiz Emery Song Lyrics

Answer: Under Serious Attack

"Under Serious Attack", like many Emery songs, is thought to be about the fragile relationship between two people, and how this relationship can be corrupted with impure things(such as sex).

From Quiz All About Epica

Answer: The Netherlands

After Forever, Within Temptation, and The Gathering are other Dutch bands similar to Epica

From Quiz Ultimate Eiffel 65!

Answer: 2

There is the original song, which is the first track on the CD. The extended version is the final track.

From Quiz Songs of Fred Eaglesmith

Answer: Freight Train

"Wish I was a freight train baby Wish I was a diesel locomotive I'd come whistlin' down your track Crashin' in your door Wish I was a freight train baby Wish I didn't have a heart And you'd need a shovel for the coal Just to get me started" Kasey Chambers has covered this song. When I was looking through song lists to get alternate answer options for this question, it only took me about two minutes. It's very easy to come up with Fred Eaglesmith songs about trains.

From Quiz Danny Elfman the Musical Genius

Answer: May 29, 1953

Born of Blossom (a novelist who won an Emmy for a TV movie) and Milton (a teacher).

From Quiz Europe: An awesome band from Sweden

Answer: Carrie

One of the band's biggest hits, especially in Europe (continent) and Asia.

From Quiz Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Answer: "Groovejet" (If This Ain't Love)

Sophie's first UK chart appearance was as a vocalist on Spiller's "Groovejet" in August 2000. This song subsequently propelled Sophie into a very successful solo career.

From Quiz The Emotions - Harmonious Soul Sisters

Answer: Wanda, Sheila, Jeanette and Pamela

While Wanda, Sheila, and Jeanette have usually been the 'core' of the group, sister Pamela has stepped in for Jeanette when needed. Also, in the early 1970s, a cousin, Theresa Davis, substituted for Jeanette. They started their career as The Heavenly Sunbeams, and later became The Hutchinson Sunbeams.

From Quiz Expose'

Answer: Jeanette, Gioia, Ann, Kelly

Expose' originally had a different line-up. Three ladies were selected to be in the group. However, one quit and two members were fired. Producer Lewis Martinee selected Jeanette, Gioia, and Ann, who then recorded the highly successful "Exposure" album.

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