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?

D. Johnny B. Goode

C.) 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

D.) Jim Croce

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?"

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 Kinks

C.) The Beatles

D.) None of the above

C.) The Beatles

Name that Song

100

Bob Dylan

Blowin' in the Wind

200

Marvin Gaye

I Heard it Through the Grapevine

300

The Beatles

Eight Days a Week

400

John Denver

Rocky Mountain High

500

Elvis Presley

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

"Georgia, georgia, no peace I find, just an old___________, keeps Georgia on my mind.

sweet song

200

"Well I'm gonna raise a fuss, yes I'm gonna raise a holler, bout workin' all summer just to_______________

try and earn a dollar.

300

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

a child

400

"Your cheatin' heart, will make you weep. You'll cry and cry, and try to sleep, but sleep won't come__________________

the whole night through

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:

Elton John's birthname was Reginald Kenneth Dwight?

True

200

What was Jerry Lee Lewis's nickname?

"The Killer"

300

True or False:

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

True

400

Which Beatles got in trouble for his "more popular than Jesus" remark?

John

500

True or False:

Frank Sinatra had a total of 20 films in his career?

False:

about 43