Author: Mauvin Sequeira

Q1. In what year was Jefferson Airplane formed in San Francisco?
A. 1964
B. 1965
C. 1966
D. 1967
Answer: B. 1965

Q2. Who founded Jefferson Airplane and opened the Matrix club to launch the band?
A. Paul Kantner
B. Grace Slick
C. Marty Balin
D. Jorma Kaukonen
Answer: C. Marty Balin

Q3. What inspired the band’s name “Jefferson Airplane”?
A. A folk song by Blind Lemon Jefferson
B. A nickname given to Jorma Kaukonen by a friend
C. A reference to aviation pioneers
D. A painting by a local artist
Answer: B. A nickname given to Jorma Kaukonen by a friend

Q1. In what year was Lynyrd Skynyrd originally formed in Jacksonville, Florida?
A. 1962
B. 1964
C. 1966
D. 1968
Answer: B. 1964

Q2. What was the original name of the band before they became Lynyrd Skynyrd?
A. My Backyard
B. The Allman Brothers
C. Southern Sons
D. Rebel Yell
Answer: A. My Backyard

Q3. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s name was inspired by a high school gym teacher named Leonard Skinner, primarily due to his enforcement of which rule?
A. No smoking on campus
B. Strict dress code for uniforms
C. Prohibition of long hair
D. Ban on musical instruments
Answer: C. Prohibition of long hair

Q1. In which year was the Ramones band formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City?
A. 1972
B. 1974
C. 1976
D. 1978
Answer: B. 1974

Q2. Who was the original lead vocalist of the Ramones, known for his distinctive nasal singing style?
A. Johnny Ramone
B. Dee Dee Ramone
C. Joey Ramone
D. Tommy Ramone
Answer: C. Joey Ramone

Q3. What was the real name of Joey Ramone?
A. Jeffrey Hyman
B. Douglas Colvin
C. John Cummings
D. Thomas Erdelyi
Answer: A. Jeffrey Hyman

Q1. In what year was R.E.M. formed in Athens, Georgia?
A. 1978
B. 1980
C. 1982
D. 1984
Answer: B. 1980

Q2. What does the acronym R.E.M. officially stand for, according to the band?
A. Rock Ensemble Music
B. Rapid Eye Movement
C. Revolutionary Echoes Manifesto
D. It does not stand for anything; it was chosen randomly
Answer: D. It does not stand for anything; it was chosen randomly

Q3. Who served as R.E.M.’s lead vocalist from their formation until disbandment?
A. Peter Buck
B. Mike Mills
C. Michael Stipe
D. Bill Berry
Answer: C. Michael Stipe

Q1. In what year was Creedence Clearwater Revival officially formed in El Cerrito, California?
A. 1959
B. 1964
C. 1967
D. 1968
Answer: A. 1959

Q2. What was the original name of the band before it became Creedence Clearwater Revival?
A. The Golliwogs
B. The Blue Velvets
C. Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets
D. The Visions
Answer: B. The Blue Velvets

Q3. Which member of CCR served as the primary lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and chief songwriter?
A. Stu Cook
B. Doug Clifford
C. Tom Fogerty
D. John. Fogerty
Answer: D. John Fogerty

Q1. In which city was Orlando de Lassus born around 1532?
A. Munich, Bavaria
B. Antwerp, Low Countries
C. Mons, Hainaut
D. Rome, Italy
Answer: C. Mons, Hainaut

Q2. What was Orlando de Lassus’s preferred Italianate name used professionally?
A. Roland de Lattre
B. Orlando di Lasso
C. Orlandus Lassus
D. Orlande de Lassus
Answer: B. Orlando di Lasso

Q3. Orlando de Lassus died on June 14, 1594, in which city after serving there for nearly four decades?
A. Naples
B. Rome
C. Antwerp
D. Munich
Answer: D. Munich

Q1. In what year was Arthur Sullivan born?
A. 1832
B. 1842
C. 1852
D. 1862
Answer: B. 1842

Q2. Where was Arthur Sullivan born?
A. Lambeth, London
B. Dublin, Ireland
C. Manchester, England
D. Edinburgh, Scotland
Answer: A. Lambeth, London

Q3. What was the profession of Arthur Sullivan’s father, Thomas Sullivan?
A. Painter
B. Military bandmaster and clarinettist
C. Lawyer
D. Merchant
Answer: B. Military bandmaster and clarinettist

Q1. In which present-day country was Aram Khachaturian born?
A. Russia
B. Armenia
C. Georgia
D. Azerbaijan
Answer: C. Georgia

Q2. What was Khachaturian’s birth year?
A. 1898
B. 1903
C. 1904
D. 1905
Answer: B. 1903

Q3. At what age did Khachaturian first travel to Moscow to pursue formal music studies?
A. 15
B. 19
C. 22
D. 25
Answer: B. 19

Q1. In which region is Johannes Ockeghem believed to have been born around 1410?
A. East Flanders, Netherlands
B. Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
C. Tours, France
D. Antwerp, Brabant
Answer: B. Saint-Ghislain, Belgium

Q2. What is the first documented record of Ockeghem’s musical activity?
A. Singing in the French royal chapel under Charles VII
B. Service at the Burgundian court with Gilles Binchois
C. Employment as a choir singer at Antwerp Cathedral in 1443
D. Teaching pupils in Paris
Answer: C. Employment as a choir singer at Antwerp Cathedral in 1443

Q3. Which composer is Ockeghem most likely to have studied under or closely associated with during his early career?
A. Guillaume Dufay
B. Antoine Busnois
C. Gilles Binchois
D. Josquin des Prez
Answer: C. Gilles Binchois

Q1. In which Bohemian town was Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber baptized in 1644?
A. Opava
B. Wartenberg
C. Kromeriz
D. Graz
Answer: B. Wartenberg

Q2. What is the exact date of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s death?
A. May 3, 1704
B. August 12, 1704
C. March 15, 1703
D. July 20, 1705
Answer: A. May 3, 1704

Q3. Where is Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber buried?
A. Salzburg Cathedral
B. St. Peter’s Abbey Cemetery
C. Nonnberg Abbey
D. Hellbrunn Palace grounds
Answer: B. St. Peter’s Abbey Cemetery