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Music Quiz - True or False
Can you guess whether these statements about musical artists and works are true or false?
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Last updated: April 29, 2023
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| First submitted | April 29, 2023 |
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1.
Bohemian Rhapsody was Queen's second Number One hit in the UK.
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It was actually their first Number One.
2.
The record label Motown was originally founded in Montreal.
True
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False
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Of course it wasn't, it was Detroit ! I thought everyone knew that !
3.
The Beatles evolved from a band known as The Quarrymen.
True
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False
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4.
Elvis Presley had a twin brother.
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Elvis' twin, Jesse Garon Presley, was sadly stillborn 35 minutes before Elvis' birth.
5.
In Don McLean's song American Pie, the "Day the Music Died" refers to the introduction of Punk Rock music.
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It refers to the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valance and The Big Bopper in a plane crash in 1959.
6.
The oldest currently known musical instrument is a flute made by Neanderthals around 60,000 years ago.
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It was found in a cave in Slovenia and is made from the femur of a bear.
7.
Gustav Holst, famous for his Planets suite of classical music, was born in the United Kingdom.
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He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. His name comes from his German ancestors.
8.
Neil Armstrong sang the first song in Space
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It was actually Yuri Gagarin, who sang the Shostakovich song, ‘My Homeland Hears’. Unfortunately it wasn't recorded.
9.
The final tune played by the band on the Titanic was "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
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All eight members of the band continued to play until the ship sank. None of the members survived.
10.
Jean-Michel Jarre played the largest free concert in the world ever, when he played in Moscow with an audience of 3.5 million
True
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False
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It was actually Rod Stewart's 1993 New Year's Eve concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro with an estimated audience of 4.2 million
11.
The British Navy uses Britney Spears songs to scare off pirates.
True
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False
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It is thought to deter the Somali pirates due to their strong dislike of Western culture !
12.
The Rolling Stones were the first band to play on all seven continents.
True
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False
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It was Metallica.
13.
The "J" in Mary J Blige refers to her middle name of Julie.
True
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False
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Her middle name is Jane.
14.
The Japanese word "Karaoke" means "Empty Orchestra"
True
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False
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15.
A single violin is made from just 12 individual pieces.
True
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False
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It is actually over seventy.
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Zupity
+1
Level 66
Apr 29, 2023
10 is ambiguous, but I thought it referred only to concerts in Moscow.
toowise
+1
Level 78
Apr 29, 2023
I've changed the question slightly to remove any ambiguity. Thank you for taking the quiz.
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