Musical Jeopardy

Musical Artists

100

Which of the following songs wasn't written by Elvis Presley?

A.) Heartbreak Hotel

B.) Ring of Fire

C.) Are You Lonesome Tonight?

B.) Ring of Fire 

200

Which of the following artists wasn't involved in a fatal plane crash?

A.) Otis Redding

B.) Sam Cooke

C.) Patsy Cline

B.) Sam Cooke

300

Which singer/songwriter penned such classics as "The Times they are A-Changin," "It Ain't Me Babe," and "Mr. Tambourine Man?"

A.) Bob Dylan

B.) Pete Seeger

C.) John Lennon

Bob Dylan

400

Which female artist was famous for her marriage to James Taylor?

A.) Carly Simon

B.) Bonnie Raitt

C.) Loretta Lynn

D.) Barbra Streisand

A.) Carly Simon

500

Which rock band was responsible for starting the British invasion?

A.) The Rolling Stones

B.) The Beach Boys

C.) The Beatles

C.) The Beatles

Name that Song

100

Name that Bob Dylan Song

Blowin' in the Wind

200

Name that Marvin Gaye Song

I Heard it Through the Grapevine

300

Name that song by The Beatles

Eight Days a Week

400

Name that John Denver Song

Rocky Mountain High

500

Name that Elvis Presley Song

Stuck on You

Name that Decade: 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s

100

Which decade did the song "Love Me Do" by the Beatles come out in?

A.) 50s

B.) 60s

C.) 70s

B.) 60s

200

"Carol" was a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry in what decade?

A.) 50s

B.) 60s

C.) 70s

A.) 50s

300

"That'll be the Day" by Buddy Holly came out in which decade?

A.) 50s

B.) 60s

C.) 70s

A. 50s

400

Singer/songwriters such as James Taylor, Jim Croce and John Denver became household names in which decade?

A.) 50s

B.) 60s

C.) 70s

C.) 70s

500

"Imagine" by John Lennon came out in which decade?

A.) 50s

B.) 60s

C.) 70s

C.) 70s

Finish that Lyric

100

"Are there lilac trees in the ....."

heart of town

200

"If I had a hammer, I'd ..."

hammer in the morning

300

"The taste of love is sweet, when hearts like ours meet. I fell for you like..."

a child

400

"You fill up my senses like ..."

a night in the forest

500

"There goes my baby, with someone new, she sure looks happy, I sure am blue. She was my baby, till..."

he stepped in

True or False

100

True or False:

Louis Armstrong was a famous jazz trumpet player in addition to being a singer

True

200

True or False:

Jerry Lee Lewis' nickname was "The Killer"

True

300

True or False:

In the 1960s, a band formed with the name "The Band"

True

400

True or False:

Elton John's birthname was Reginald Kenneth Dwight

True

500

True or False:

Frank Sinatra had a total of 20 films in his career

False:

He had about 43 films