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Quiz about Multi Instrumentalists
Quiz about Multi Instrumentalists

Multi -Instrumentalists Trivia Quiz

This is about singers and musicians who are known for playing a variety of instruments.

A multiple-choice quiz by george9448. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
george9448
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
333,649
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
252
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Question 1 of 10
1. Born in Liverpool, he wrote "Come and Get It" for Badfinger and is known as part of the electronic duo The Fireman. Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. A former member of punk band Scream who had moved to Seattle for a while, he played all the instruments on his bands' first CD and has been known to play with John Paul Jones and Josh Homme here and there. Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. He started off as a child actor and as a teenager, played with Flaming Youth before joining an upcoming progressive rock band. The 80s saw him enjoy massive success as a solo artist, and he recently put out a CD of Motown standards. Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. He joined the British group The Move before co-founding ELO in the early 1970's. He was also a founding member of The Travelling Wilburys. Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. This Philadelphia native was a member of Baby Grand with producer Rick Chertoff in the mid 70s before finding fame as part of another group. Outside his group, he was known for single-handedly writing "One Of Us" for Joan Osborne. Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. This Minneapolis native, who is known to play all the instruments on his own releases, has penned hits for others, including "Manic Monday" and "Sugar Walls". Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. He's an American who grew up in the Middle East and England where he joined a band called Curved Air. Later, enjoyed great success as part of a trio who released five albums in the late 70s and early 80s. Did a side project while with them that was called Klark Kent. Also known for composing movie soundtracks such as Rumblefish. Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. This musician, a drummer who is also a highly skilled percussionist, and songwriter, played with all the major progressive rock bands from Yes to UK to King Crimson before settling on playing strictly jazz later on. Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. This British musician, primarily known as a guitarist and singer, found new musical expression when he picked up a sitar and played it on some of his bands' recordings. He then received formal lessons on the instrument from Ravi Shankar. Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. This American born singer first played in The Nazz,then went solo before forming Utopia in the 70s. Last played with The New Cars. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Born in Liverpool, he wrote "Come and Get It" for Badfinger and is known as part of the electronic duo The Fireman.

Answer: Paul McCartney

 There isn't an instrument he can't play - from guitar, bass, keys and drums to other instruments such as mandolin, recorder, and harmonica, he does it all. Cilla was a British singer whom Paul wrote for ("It's For You"), Pete was the original Beatles drummer and Gerry was the lead singer of the Pacemakers, a group who enjoyed a bit of success in the wake of the Beatles popularity
2. A former member of punk band Scream who had moved to Seattle for a while, he played all the instruments on his bands' first CD and has been known to play with John Paul Jones and Josh Homme here and there.

Answer: Dave Grohl

 The awesomely talented Dave hid his talents as a singer and songwriter as a member of Nirvana, but surprised everyone with the Foo Fighters, playing all guitars (except on one track), bass parts and drums in addition to the singing and writing. Kris is of course, the bassist from Nirvana. Stone is one of the guitarists in Pearl Jam. Matt is known as the drummer for both Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
3. He started off as a child actor and as a teenager, played with Flaming Youth before joining an upcoming progressive rock band. The 80s saw him enjoy massive success as a solo artist, and he recently put out a CD of Motown standards.

Answer: Phil Collins

 A child actor who appeared in "A Hard Day's Night", Phil easily replaced Peter Gabriel when the latter left Genesis. Phil, equally comfortable at a piano as he is behind the drums, became known for his syrupy ballads in the 80s. In 2010 he put out a collection of Motown songs replicating the sound virtually note for note.
4. He joined the British group The Move before co-founding ELO in the early 1970's. He was also a founding member of The Travelling Wilburys.

Answer: Jeff Lynne

 A multi-talented person who played almost all the instruments on his first solo record, Jeff joined The Move before they broke up. He and Roy Wood envisioned a band with a string section to go where the Beatles had left off- to recreate intricate string parts live. Roy left after the first album. Bev Bevan was the last drummer in The Move as well as the drummer for ELO.
5. This Philadelphia native was a member of Baby Grand with producer Rick Chertoff in the mid 70s before finding fame as part of another group. Outside his group, he was known for single-handedly writing "One Of Us" for Joan Osborne.

Answer: Eric Bazilian

 Eric is known for playing guitar, keys, melodica, mandolin and sax onstage with The Hooters, and does it all very well. Rob Hyman is the keyboard player/singer/co-writer in The Hooters
6. This Minneapolis native, who is known to play all the instruments on his own releases, has penned hits for others, including "Manic Monday" and "Sugar Walls".

Answer: Prince

 Under the pseudonym Christopher, he wrote "Manic Monday" and as Alexander Nevermind, "Sugar Walls".
7. He's an American who grew up in the Middle East and England where he joined a band called Curved Air. Later, enjoyed great success as part of a trio who released five albums in the late 70s and early 80s. Did a side project while with them that was called Klark Kent. Also known for composing movie soundtracks such as Rumblefish.

Answer: Stewart Copeland

 It was with Curved Air, playing one of their last gigs in Newcastle that Stewart saw Sting play for the first time, this being the beginnings of The Police. Henry was their first guitarist, before Andy Summers joined, and eventually replacing him. Mike is a bassist who had played with Gong and then a one off show with Sting, Stewart and Andy in Paris as Strontium 90. Chris is a British drummer known for playing with many different bands.
8. This musician, a drummer who is also a highly skilled percussionist, and songwriter, played with all the major progressive rock bands from Yes to UK to King Crimson before settling on playing strictly jazz later on.

Answer: Bill Bruford

 Bill Bruford gained fame with Yes, but left at the zenith of their popularity in the 70s to play with King Crimson. He filled in on drums for Genesis' first tour with Phil Collins as lead singer, and co-founded UK with John Wetton, a former alumnus from King Crimson.
9. This British musician, primarily known as a guitarist and singer, found new musical expression when he picked up a sitar and played it on some of his bands' recordings. He then received formal lessons on the instrument from Ravi Shankar.

Answer: George Harrison

 George first played sitar on "Norwegian Wood", without fully knowing how to play it, but finding the right "western" notes to play on the recording. Harrison also occasionally played bass and organ on some of The Beatles later recordings.
10. This American born singer first played in The Nazz,then went solo before forming Utopia in the 70s. Last played with The New Cars.

Answer: Todd Rundgren

 While playing all the conventional instruments, Todd is mostly known for his guitar playing.
Source: Author george9448

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