Trivia Quiz on American Musicians

1. Which American clarinettist and bandleader created the jazz idiom known as swing

A) Duke Ellington

B) Woody Herman

C) Benny Goodman

D) Artie Shaw

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2. In The World Of Music How Is "James Jewel Osterberg" Better Know

A) Iggy Pop

B) Jim Morrison

C) Kurt Cobain

D) David Bowie

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3. Brian Warner is better known as who

A) Marilyn Manson

B) Alice Cooper

C) Ozzy Osbourne

D) Trent Reznor

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4. How Are The Musical Duo Of "Martha Wash & Izora Armstead" More Commonly Known

A) The Weathergirls

B) The Weather Girls

C) Weather Girls

D) The Weatherettes

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5. Vincent Furnier is better known as who

A) Alice Cooper

B) David Bowie

C) Freddie Mercury

D) Ozzy Osbourne

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6. Richard Penniman became famous as who

A) Elvis Presley

B) Chuck Berry

C) Fats Domino

D) Little Richard

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7. In 1969 who formed tangerine records

A) Berry Gordy

B) Ahmet Ertegun

C) Ray Charles

D) Clive Davis

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8. The boss is also known as ___________

A) Bruce Wayne

B) Bruce Dickinson

C) Elvis Presley

D) Bruce springsteen

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9. What instrument did Glen Miller play

A) Clarinet

B) Trumpet

C) Trombone

D) Piano

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10. Which singer is a former school teacher

A) Adele

B) Taylor Swift

C) Sheryl Crow

D) Celine Dion

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11. Which early rock singer was nicknamed killer

A) Jerry Lee Lewis

B) Elvis Presley

C) Chuck Berry

D) Little Richard

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12. What is Ray Charles' real last name?

A) Robinson

B) Johnson

C) Harris

D) Mitchell

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13. Before Changing It To Bob Dylan What Was This Legends Name

A) Robert Allan Zimmerman

B) Bob Dylan

C) Robert Zimmerman

D) Bobby Zimmerman

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14. How Are "Alan, Wayne Merrill, Jay & Donny" More Commonly Known

A) The Jackson 5

B) The Partridge Family

C) New Kids on the Block

D) The Osmonds

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15. Who Was Charles Edward Anderson Berry Better Known As

A) Elvis Presley

B) Chuck Berry

C) Jerry Lee Lewis

D) Little Richard

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16. What Is The Nickname Of Bruce Springsteen

A) The Kid

B) The Captain

C) The Boss

D) The Mayor

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17. Which Saxophonist Was Born Kenneth Gorlick On June 6, 1956

A) Dave Koz

B) Kenny G

C) Branford Marsalis

D) Grover Washington Jr.

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18. Which Pair Had A Leaky Bucket In 1961

A) Harry Belafonte & Odetta

B) Joan Baez & Bob Dylan

C) Simon & Garfunkel

D) Sonny & Cher

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19. Who Was Velvet Fog

A) Mel Torme

B) Frank Sinatra

C) Nat King Cole

D) Tony Bennett

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20. Which American singer sang “ Thank God I’m a Country Boy”?

A) Johnny Cash

B) John Denver

C) Garth Brooks

D) Dolly Parton

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21. How Many Siblings Does Dolly Parton Have

A) 9

B) 10

C) 12

D) 11

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22. What Is Bo Diddley's Real Name

A) Elias Bates (Elias McDaniel)

B) Ellas Otha Bates

C) Elias Otha McDaniel

D) Elvis McDaniel

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23. Who Was Declared Dead On New Years Day 1953 At The Age Of 29?

A) Hank Williams

B) Elvis Presley

C) James Dean

D) Prince

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24. He was R C Robinson in 1948 what name famous as now

A) Roy Charles

B) Raymond Carter

C) Ray Charles

D) Ralph Johnson

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25. Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Other Woman,'

A) Whitney Houston

B) Ray Parker Jr

C) George Michael

D) Michael Jackson

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26. By what name is Robert Zimmerman better known as?

A) Robert Allen Zimmerman

B) Bobby Zimmerman

C) Robert Dylan

D) Bob Dylan

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27. Who In Music Is Known As The Boss

A) Elvis Presley

B) Michael Jackson

C) Bruce Springsteen

D) Freddie Mercury

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28. What country singer/songwriter (and sometimes actor) is known as "the country outlaw"?

A) Waylon Jennings

B) Johnny Cash

C) Kris Kristofferson

D) Willie Nelson

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29. As what is Merle Haggard also known as?

A) Okie from Muskogee

B) The Hag

C) The Rebel with a Guitar

D) The Poet of the Plains

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30. What do the initials B.B. stand for in B.B. King's name?

A) Blues Boy

B) Blues Brother

C) Blue Boy

D) Beale Boy

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31. Who did a version of 'One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer' on his 1977 debut album?

A) George Thorogood

B) John Lee Hooker

C) Muddy Waters

D) Eric Clapton

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32. Who is Steveland Morris better known as?

A) Stevie Wonder

B) Ray Charles

C) Lionel Richie

D) Michael Jackson

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33. In 1968, who released 'Carnival of life' and 'Recital'?

A) Lee Michaels

B) Iron Butterfly

C) The Doors

D) Santana

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34. What did Sheryl Crow do before she became a singer?

A) She worked as a waitress before fame.

B) She studied to be a lawyer before fame.

C) Teach

D) She was a fashion model before her singing career.

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35. Which singer/songwriter worked in a factory making toilets for airplanes before he recorded 'Aint No Sunshine'?

A) Bill Withers

B) Bob Dylan

C) Elvis Presley

D) Stevie Wonder

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36. Which US clarinetist players real name was Arthur Jacob Shaw?

A) Benny Goodman

B) Artie Shaw

C) Sidney Bechet

D) Woody Herman

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