Questions (#6): Friday, May 2, 2008

1) He won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1991. He is also married to news reporter Elizabeth Vargas. Who is he?
(5 points) 5

2) The television program “Family Ties” spawned this Number #1 hit in 1987. Who were the artist and the name of the song?
(5 points each) 15

3) In 1987, Tiffany and Billy Idol had back to back Number 1 hits that were both covers of this artist reached the height of his popularity in the late 60s. What were the names of the hits and the artist?
(3 points per title, 4 points for the artist) 25

4) She won a Grammy in1995 for Best Contemporary Folk Album despite an appearance by U2’s Larry Mullen on drums and songs written by Bob Dylan, Steve Earle and Jimi Hendrix. What was the name of the album and who is the artist?
(5 points each) 35

5) In 1975, he wrote “You Are So Beautiful.” Who is he?
(5 points) 40

6) In 1968, she had a smash hit entitled “Both Sides Now.” Hard to believe that was 40 years ago. Who is she?
(10 points) 50

7) Richie Furay, Dewey Martin, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Stephen Stills were the original lineup of what group?
(10 points) 60

8) They hit the Number 1 position twice in 1970 as a songwriting team. Who were they, what 2 songs of theirs hit Number 1 and who were the artists that performed them?
(2 points for song writing team, 2 points for each title, 2 points for each artist) 70

9) “Magic” has been the title of at least two songs. Name two artists who performed songs with that title. One was in 1980 and the other was in 1975.
(5 points each) 80

10) 1998’s Godzilla soundtrack yielded the hit Heroes. Who performed it for the soundtrack and who performed it originally?
(5 points each) 90

11) The Youngbloods released a single in 1967 that flat lined. But somehow, when it was re-released in the summer of 1969, it made its way to Number 5 in the US. What is the title of that song?
(10 points) 100