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Oxjam Music Quiz

Download the Oxjam Music Quiz here as a PDF file. The quiz ran during April 2008. Although the competition closing date has passed, feel free to download the quiz just for fun.

You can find the answers to the quiz in PDF format at oxjam.dayve.co.uk/quizanswers.pdf or go to the answers page.

Quiz

  1. How many strings does a mandolin have?
  2. Who sang about a Sleeping Satellite in 1992?
  3. In which year was the first UK singles chart published?
  4. What type of note is this?
  5. In which year was the Halle Orchestra formed?
  6. At what speed (RPM) do most 7" vinyl singles play at?
  7. In which year was the first Oxjam Music Festival held?
  8. What was the first album by The Beatles called?

Who composed the theme music for the following TV shows?
  1. The Simpsons?
  2. Ally McBeal
  3. Friends?
  4. Coronation Street?
  5. Which singer was married to Sonny Bono?
  6. How did Buddy Holly die?
  7. Which singer had a greatest hits collection entitled "Simply The Best"?
  8. Which veteran singer headlined Glastonbury and wanted to Get The Party Started in 2007?
  9. Which comedienne wrote the comedy song "The Ballad of Barry and Freda"?
  10. The members of which band have the nicknames Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger and Posh?
  11. Which fruit is associated with both The Beatles and the iPod?

What are the real names of the following artists?:
  1. Bono
  2. Sting
  3. Tina Turner
  4. Pink
  5. Which songwriting/producing trio were behind acts such as Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Rick Astley in the late '80s and early '90s?
  6. Which singer was a member of both Bananarama and Shakespear's Sister?
  7. In which year did Elvis Presley die?
  8. What do the initials of the magazine NME stand for?
  9. Which band made Robbie Williams famous?
  10. What type of instrument are the trumpet, tuba, French horn and trombone?
  11. Which album became the first ever CD