2013
Music Festivals
The Beatles
90s Alt Rock
Instruments
100
This crazy in love New York couple each released an album last year, but with heavily contrasting marketing styles.
What is Beyonce and Jay-Z?
100
Arguably the most famous of music festivals, headlined by acts such as The Doors and Jimi Hendrix.
What is Woodstock?
100
This song features prominently in the 80s movie, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
What is Twist and Shout
100
This song, named after a brand of Seattle Based Deodarant, made Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Nirvana famous
What is Smells Like Teen Spirit?
100
This 88 keyed instrument is perhaps the most ubiquitous and versatile musical instrument.
What is the Piano?
200
2013 was the first year that which legendary 70s metal band ever had an album hit #1 on the Billboard charts.
What is Black Sabbath
200
This California Music Festival made headlines when a holographic 2pac rapped on stage.
What is Coachella
200
This well known Beatles song was the last song ever released by them to feature Ringo Starr on vocals, singing about how happy he’d be (you and me)
What is Octopus's Garden?
200
This was the first single released by new band Rage Against the Machine, a song where Zac de la Rocha wants authority to know that "He won't do what they tell him"
What is Killing in the Name?
200
The driving force of most Western Music, this string instrument can be acoustic or powered with electricity
What is the guitar?
300
This young kiwi artist displaced Miley Cyrus at the top of the charts with her seemingly out of nowhere single
What is Lorde
300
This Tennessee based music festival is the biggest one in the south and is affectionately referre to as "The 'Roo"
What is Bonnaroo
300
This 1968 Beatles album was the first to win the Grammy for Rock Album of the year.
What is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
300
This Trio of Jewish Rappers from New York proved they could make a killer rock song too with "Sabotage"
What are The Beastie Boys?
300
This small, woodwind instrument is reed-less and known for it's high pitched melodies
What is the flute?
400
This robot band’s “hit of the summer” track led Spotify for plays over the course of the summer months, and grossed the band $10,000.
What is Daft Punk (or Get Lucky)
400
This Miami based Electronic Music Festival is considered the Ultimate Dance Party in the world
What is Ultra
400
This was the first Beatles album to contain the song "Yellow Submarine"
What is Revolver?
400
This band fronted by their bald and sometimes satanic lead singer, were "full of rage while still being rats in cages"
What is The Smashing Pumpkins?
400
This geometric percussion instrument makes a metallic ting when played.
What is the Triangle?
500
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of Weezer’s Blue Album. These were the two other colors Weezer has used on self-titled albums since then.
What are Red and Green?
500
This combined film/conference/music festival takes place every year in Austin, Texas, and takes it's name from an Alfred Hitchcock film.
What is South by Southwest
500
Name either of the two songs on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band that the BBC refrains from playing due to drug allusions. (Double points for both!!!!)
What are Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds or A Day In the Life
500
DAILY DOUBLE This rock group famously dissed The Smashing Pumpkins in their 1994 song "Range Life", from their album Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
What is Pavement?
500
This Indian Classical Instrument was adopted by the Beatles for their song "Norwegian Wood" and the Rolling Stones for their song "Paint it Black"
What is the Sitar?
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