Pauls Music Quiz 2

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1. and 2. Which film stars sang the following songs:
    a: The unknown stuntman 
    b: MacArthur Park 
    c: I talk to the trees 
    d: Lucy in the sky with diamonds 
    e: Under the boardwalk 
    f: Dont give up on us 
    g: Wand'rin star 
    h: Springtime for Hitler ?

3. What do all of the following album covers have in common: 
    Planet waves (Bob Dylan) 
    The Who by numbers (The Who) 
    Clouds (Joni Mitchell) 
    Walls and bridges (John Lennon) and 
    Mona Bone Jakon (Cat Stevens)

4. Size doesnt matter or does it? Name the band or musician that put out the following long long play (LP) titles: 
    a: The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 
    b: Lola, Percy and the ape man come face to face with the Village Green Preservation Society 
    c: Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, Ladies and Gentlemen 
    d: My people were fair and had sky in their hair but now they're content to wear stars on their brows.

5. The first double LP was released in 1966. The title was "Freak Out". Which band put out the LP? (Clue, if needed: They "had the best place around")

6. Who was the first singer to earn a million through record sales? (Clue: it was in the early part of the 20th century)

7. and 8.  The following are a list of album titles. Name the two bands or singers that released an album with the title. One point for every correct answer.  
    a: Dark side of the moon 
    b: Brothers in arms 
    c: On the beach 
    d: Butterfly 
    e: Tapestry 
    f: Face to face 
    g: Red

9. and 10.  Who sang the following "bubble gum" songs? 
    a: Yummy Yummy or Chewy Chewy 
    b: Sugar Sugar 
    c: Simon Says 
    d: Dizzy

ANSWERS

1. and 2. Eight Answers:
    a: Lee Majors 
    b: Richard Harris 
    c: Clint Eastwood 
    d: William Shatner 
    e: Bruce Willis 
    f: David Soul 
    g: Lee Marvin 
    h: Mel Brooks

3. Each album cover was drawn or painted by the artist. in the case of The Who by numbers it was John Entwistle

4 Four Answers:
    a: David Bowie 
    b: The Kinks 
    c: Emerson Lake and Palmer 
    d: T Rex

5. The Mothers of Invention (Frank Zappa and the Mamas)

6. Enrico Caruso

7. and 8. Seven Answers:
    a: Pink Floyd and Medicine Head 
    b: Dire Straits and Joan Baez 
    c: Neil Young and Chris Rea 
    d: The Hollies and Barbara Streisand 
    e: Carole King and Don Mclean 
    f: The Kinks and Cockney Rebel 
    g: King Crimson and The Communards

9. and 10. Four Answers
    a: Ohio Express 
    b: Archies 
    c: 1910 Fruitgum Company 
    d: Tommy Roe