Quarantine Quizzes: Music round 2

QUARANTINE QUIZZES Music round 2

1. Prior to David Gilmour and Roger Waters, who provided lead vocals for Pink Floyd? ​Syd Barrett

2. David Bowie publicly retired ​which stage persona​ in 1973, by firing his entire band live on stage? ​Ziggy Stardust. Despite the grand gesture, Bowie’s next persona, Aladdin Sane, was basically another iteration of Ziggy.

3. The lyrics to Ocean Colour Scene's single 'The Day We Caught The Train' are based on which cult film? ​Quadrophenia. The single cover also featured an image of a vespa scooter.

4. In which city is Jim Morrison buried? ​Paris - he is buried in the same cemetery as Oscar Wilde

5. Which author is the DJ Moby related to? ​Herman Mellville (the author of Moby Dick - hence his chosen pseudonym)

6. It's considered one of the best albums of the 90’s but in which year did R.E.M. release their eighth studio album 'Automatic for the People'? ​1992

7. Who was known as ‘The Queen of Soul’? ​Aretha Franklin

8. ‘How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man’ Are the opening lines to which song? ​Blowin’ in the wind

9. Who headlined Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on the Sunday night last year (2019)? ​The Cure

10. Which boy band had a 1993 hit with 'Why Can't I Wake Up With You'?

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