FunTrivia Music Mix: Vol 4 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Eleanor Rigby

"Eleanor Rigby" was written by Paul McCartney and released on "Revolver" (1966) and as a double "A" side single (with "Yellow Submarine") simultaneously. There is a statue of "Eleanor Rigby" in Liverpool, dedicated to "all the lonely people".

Question by player da_man11

Answer: Walk

On the Billboard Top Pop 40 chart: "Walk Away Renee" was a Number Five hit in 1966, and a Number 14 song the Four Tops in 1968; "Walk Don't Run" charted at Number Two in 1960; and in 1963 "Walk Like A Man" topped the chart at Number One for the Four Seasons

Question by player lowtechmaster

Answer: Suzi Quatro

I only ever had two pop posters on my bedroom wall as a child; one of which was Alice Cooper, the other was Suzi Quatro. I finally got to see her perform live in Germany in 1979 and she was fabulous! Suzi Quatro was born Susan Kay Quatro in Detroit in 1950 and cites her early musical influences as Elvis Presley and Mary Weiss of the Shangri-La's.

She adopted the stage name Suzi Soul and performed with her elder sister's band, the Pleasure Seekers, before relocating to the United Kingdom in 1971. Quatro was spotted by the British record producer Mickie Most and was signed to his RAK label. Quatro's second single release, which became her first hit single in the United Kingdom under her own name, was 'Can the Can' which was released in May 1973 and which hit the number one spot on the singles charts in the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany.

Her next three European single releases, '48 Crash', 'Daytona Demon' and 'Devil Gate Drive' were also hugely successful. Suzi Quatro still performs today and has appeared in a number of television roles, notably as Leather Tuscadero in the hit US comedy show 'Happy Days', as well as hosting her own rock music show on BBC radio. Tina Weymouth performed as a member of both Talking heads and Tom Tom Club, Gail Ann Dorsey is a session musician who has performed notably with David Bowie during the 1990s and up until his death in 2016 and Sean Yseult was well known as the bass player with US industrial rock band, White Zombie.

Question by player SisterSeagull

Answer: A Hard Day's ________

"A Hard Day's NIGHT" is the odd song out, as the word "day" fills in the other three. The song was chiefly a John Lennon creation, and he sang lead. Of course it's also the title track of the Beatles' third studio album and title of the first major motion picture starring the lads. Single, album and film were released in the summer of 1964, in both the UK and the USA. Trivia you probably didn't know about the film, directed by Richard Lester: Phil Collins, a teenager at the time, was in an audience scene set to "You Can't Do That," but the scene was cut, so he never appeared in the film.

Question by player Nealzineatser

Answer: Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi Menuhin was the most acclaimed classical violinist of his generation. Stephane Grapelli was one of the best known jazz violinists, mainly for his work with Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France. In the mid-1970s the two came together and recorded some memorable tracks.

Question by player Christinap

Answer: Edith Piaf

Edith Piaf had a tragic life. Abandoned by her mother at birth, she was brought up by her paternal grandmother who was the madam of a brothel. She began her career as a street singer, and progressed to singing in cabarets. She finally achieved national recognition following World War II.

She died at the age of 47 from liver cancer, and her funeral, attended by over 100,000 people, literally brought Paris to a standstill. Her performances at the Olympia in Paris are legendary. Marion Cotillard won a Best Actress Academy Award for playing Piaf in the 2007 film "La Vie En Rose".

Question by player Coriolanus

Answer: Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones first worked with Michael Jackson on his album 'Off the Wall'. Quincy and his song writing partner were the first African-American nominees for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, which they achieved with the song "The Eyes of Love" from the film "Banning".

Question by player Spontini

Answer: Banjo

Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones (1913-98) was one of the world's most famous banjo players. He had many hit songs during his long career, including "Mountain Dew," "Old Rattler," and "T For Texas." He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978. Jones' tombstone has a picture of a banjo on it, a testament to his virtuosity on the instrument.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Harry Connick, Jr.

Actor/singer/composer Harry Connick Jr. has more number one albums than anyone in the history of the US Jazz chart. In addition to singing the Oscar-nominated song in 'Godfather III', Connick wrote and performed the soundtrack for 'When Harry Met Sally'.

Question by player EnglishJedi

Answer: The Who

Both classic rock bands prove that age is no barrier to excellence in skill and thrill with their 50th anniversary live performances. For many fans it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see their music heroes in action.

Question by player Chezanglais