Musicals
What Bernstein musical, set in 1950s New York, was based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
a) My Fair Lady
b) Porgy and Bess
c) The Sound of Music
d) West Side Story
d) West Side Story
Who is the singer of the 1972 hit "Superstition"?
a) Bill Withers
b) Stevie Wonder
c) Ray Charles
b) Stevie Wonder
Which band’s drummer, John Bonham, was known for his powerful style?
a) Cream
b) The Who
c) Deep Purple
d) Led Zeppelin
d) Led Zeppelin
Whose debut album was Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.?
a) Neil Young
b) Bob Dylan
c) Bruce Springsteen
d) Tom Petty
c) Bruce Springsteen
What musical tells the story of Elphaba and Glinda meeting at a Shiz University in the land of Oz?
a) Annie
b) Wicked
c) Rent
d) Hamilton
b) Wicked
What song was inspired by the plane crash that killed rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper?
a) American Pie
b) Stairway to Heaven
c) Hotel California
a) American Pie
The bands Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Nirvana were part of a "scene" in which U.S. city?
a) Los Angeles
b) Chicago
c) New York
d) Seattle
d) Seattle
What is the best-selling album of all time?
a) Back in Black by AC/DC
b) Thriller by Michael Jackson
c) The Wall by Pink Floyd
d) Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
b) Thriller by Michael Jackson
Which musical is set in a high school and features the song “Summer Nights” as part of its soundtrack?
a) West Side Story
b) Grease
c) Hairspray
d) Mamma Mia!
b) Grease
What southern rock band wrote the song "Free Bird"?
a) The Allman Brothers Band
b) ZZ Top
c) Lynyrd Skynyrd
d) Cello
c) Lynyrd Skynyrd
What Beatles song was downloaded the most in the United States the first day iTunes began selling their music in 2010?
a) "Here Comes the Sun"
b) "Let It Be"
c) "Hey Jude"
d) "Yesterday"
a) "Here Comes the Sun"
What Canadian singer was "Rockin' in the Free World" with the release of his 1989 album Freedom?
a) Leonard Cohen
b) Gordon Lightfoot
c) Neil Young
d) Bryan Adams
c) Neil Young
Which musical features the character of Maria, an aspiring nun who becomes a governess in Austria?
a) The Sound of Music
b) Fiddler on the Roof
c) Carousel
d) My Fair Lady
a) The Sound of Music
What Beatles song ranked number one on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the top 100 Fab Four tunes?
a) "Come Together"
b) "A Hard Day's Night"
c) "A Day in the Life"
d) "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
c) "A Day in the Life"
In what rock band would you find Paul Hewson and David Evans?
a) Coldplay
b) U2
c) The Rolling Stones
d) Radiohead
b) U2
Who was the subject of Elton John’s original song "Candle in the Wind"?
a) Marilyn Monroe
b) Princess Diana
c) Judy Garland
d) Audrey Hepburn
a) Marilyn Monroe
What 1980s pop singer won a 2013 Tony for Best Original Score for the musical "Kinky Boots"?
a) Madonna
b) Cyndi Lauper
c) Whitney Houston
d) Pat Benatar
b) Cyndi Lauper
Which rock tune was on Voyager I's data disc to acquaint other worlds with our culture?
a) "Stairway to Heaven"
b) "Bohemian Rhapsody"
c) "Imagine"
d) "Johnny B. Goode"
d) "Johnny B. Goode"
What's the name of the house band on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?
a) The Tonight Groove
b) The Tonight Band
c) The Tonight Players
d) The Roots
d) The Roots
Who sang at the wedding reception of Bill and Melinda Gates in Hawaii in 1994?
a) Willie Nelson
b) Elton John
c) Paul McCartney
d) Stevie Wonder
a) Willie Nelson