Question 1

This country song by Dolly Parton reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 when Whitney Houston covered it in 1992:

Accepted Answer

I Will Always Love You

Question 2

Carly Simon won a Grammy, Golden Globe, and Oscar for this song that was featured in the Harrison Ford/Sigourney Weaver movie Working Girl:

Accepted Answer

Let the River Run

Question 3

Not only was this band’s song featured in the soundtrack to Back to the Future, its lead vocalist appeared in the movie as a battle of the bands judge:

Accepted Answer

Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis and the News, Huey Lewis & the News

Question 4

“Fantasy” by Mariah Carey heavily sampled “Genius of Love” by Tom Tom Club. Two Tom Tom Club members were originally part of this new wave/art rock band:

Accepted Answer

Talking Heads

Question 5

This 1986 song that reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 was the result of an unexpected collaboration between a Boston rock band and a New York City rap trio:

Accepted Answer

Walk This Way

Question 6

And if you go chasing rabbits and you know you’re going to fall/Tell them a hookah-smoking caterpillar has given you the call.”  The lyrics from Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit evoke imagery from:

Accepted Answer

Alice in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Question 7

Before he became the eighties soundtrack king, this singer/songwriter was part of a duo with Jim Messina:

Accepted Answer

Kenny Loggins

Question 8

Nineteen artists/entertainers have achieved EGOT status.  This means they’ve each won the following awards:

Accepted Answer

Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony

Question 9

This prolific American singer and movie star released 71 studio albums in his lifetime. In 1982 he teamed up with David Bowie to record Peace On Earth/The Little Drummer Boy:

Accepted Answer

Bing Crosby

Question 10

Lauryn Hill has released several live albums, but her debut album remains her only recorded studio album.  What is its name?

Accepted Answer

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Question 11

This Dutch-born musician may have been rock not pop, but he performed the guitar solo for Michael Jackson’s Beat It:

Accepted Answer

Eddie Van Halen

Question 12

In 1977, Fleetwood Mac released one of the top grossing albums of all time, which included tracks like “Dreams,” “Go Your Own Way,” and “The Chain.”   Name the album title:

Accepted Answer

Rumours, Rumors

Question 13

The seven tones of do re me fa so la ti do make up this type of scale.  It’s also a rank between captain and lieutenant colonel in the Army, Air Force, and Marines:

Accepted Answer

major

Question 14

This lead singer for the British band Genesis went solo in 1975:

Accepted Answer

Peter Gabriel

Question 15

Singer/songwriter Mark Mothersbaugh has composed for numerous movies and TV shows like Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, RugRats, and The Royal Tenenbaums. You probably know him from Devo, where he told you to:

Accepted Answer

Whip It, Whip It Good, Whip It Whip It Good

Music Lover's Trivia Grab-Bag

2) Carly Simon won a Grammy, Golden Globe, and Oscar for this song that was featured in the Harrison Ford/Sigourney Weaver movie Working Girl:

3) Not only was this band’s song featured in the soundtrack to Back to the Future, its lead vocalist appeared in the movie as a battle of the bands judge:

4) “Fantasy” by Mariah Carey heavily sampled “Genius of Love” by Tom Tom Club. Two Tom Tom Club members were originally part of this new wave/art rock band:

5) This 1986 song that reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 was the result of an unexpected collaboration between a Boston rock band and a New York City rap trio:

6) And if you go chasing rabbits and you know you’re going to fall/Tell them a hookah-smoking caterpillar has given you the call.” The lyrics from Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit evoke imagery from:

7) Before he became the eighties soundtrack king, this singer/songwriter was part of a duo with Jim Messina:

8) Nineteen artists/entertainers have achieved EGOT status. This means they’ve each won the following awards:

9) This prolific American singer and movie star released 71 studio albums in his lifetime. In 1982 he teamed up with David Bowie to record Peace On Earth/The Little Drummer Boy:

10) Lauryn Hill has released several live albums, but her debut album remains her only recorded studio album. What is its name?

11) This Dutch-born musician may have been rock not pop, but he performed the guitar solo for Michael Jackson’s Beat It:

12) In 1977, Fleetwood Mac released one of the top grossing albums of all time, which included tracks like “Dreams,” “Go Your Own Way,” and “The Chain.” Name the album title:

13) The seven tones of do re me fa so la ti do make up this type of scale. It’s also a rank between captain and lieutenant colonel in the Army, Air Force, and Marines:

14) This lead singer for the British band Genesis went solo in 1975:

15) Singer/songwriter Mark Mothersbaugh has composed for numerous movies and TV shows like Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, RugRats, and The Royal Tenenbaums. You probably know him from Devo, where he told you to: