Fun Music Quiz Number 48 – Mar 8 2021

1.Which musical term means to be played tenderly or in a loving manner?
2. What is the title of the debut song by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in 1983, which was banned by the BBC for being distasteful & suggestive?
3. Which Stage Musical by Schonberg & Boublil, set in Vietnam, is based on the Puccini Opera, Madame Butterfly?
4. What two letter word is the shortest title of a UK Number 1 Single?
5. Which piece of Classical Music did Eric Morecambe attempt to play in the iconic sketch with Conductor Andre Previn?
6. Too Darn Hot, I Hate Men & We open in Venice, are all songs from which Film & Stage Musical?
7. Which four-word lyric from the Number 1 song ‘Imagine’ appears on the statue of John Lennon located at Liverpool Airport?
8. Which DJ currently presents ‘Pick of the Pops’ on Saturday at 1pm on BBC Radio 2?
9. Which British Band opened the Live Aid Concert at Wembley Stadium in 1985?
10. The Air that I Breathe, Bus Stop & On a Carousel, are all songs by which vocal band of the 1960’s/70’s?

ANSWERS BELOW  JULIE CLARKE


1.Which musical term means to be played tenderly or in a loving manner? AMOROSO
2. What is the title of the debut song by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in 1983, which was banned by the BBC for being distasteful & suggestive? RELAX
3. Which Stage Musical by Schonberg & Boublil, set in Vietnam, is based on the Puccini Opera, Madame Butterfly? MISS SAIGON
4. What two letter word is the shortest title of a UK Number 1 Single? IF
5. Which piece of Classical Music did Eric Morecambe attempt to play in the iconic sketch with Conductor Andre Previn? GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO
6. Too Darn Hot, I Hate Men & We open in Venice, are all songs from which Film & Stage Musical? KISS ME KATE
7. Which four-word lyric from the Number 1 song ‘Imagine’ appears on the statue of John Lennon located at Liverpool Airport? ABOVE US ONLY SKY
8. Which DJ currently presents ‘Pick of the Pops’ on Saturday at 1pm on BBC Radio 2? PAUL GAMBACCINI
9. Which British Band opened the Live Aid Concert at Wembley Stadium in 1985? STATUS QUO
10. The Air that I Breathe, Bus Stop & On a Carousel, are all songs by which vocal band of the 1960’s/70’s? THE HOLLIES
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