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Rock/pop quiz with Aksel Alminde

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How to Play This quiz is a party game. It works like this:

1. A “quizmaster” functions as the host and referee for the event, choosing videos, asking questions and judging the responses.

2. The other participants are divided into two teams. 3. The teams take turns watching a music video and answering questions

related to it. The quizmaster asks at least three questions for each video. 4. The first answer a team gives is the answer that counts, so it is a good

idea to discuss and agree before shouting out an answer. 5. If a given team answers incorrectly, then the question is passed on to the

other team, thereby giving them an opportunity to steal the point. Again, it’s the first answer that counts.

6. Each team gets one point for each correct answer. The quizmaster keeps track of the score.

7. Winning: the quizmaster might choose to set a time limit for the game or to play until one team achieves a specific winning score. A good rule of thumb is to expect to complete about 15 tracks with associated questions per hour.

This quiz system has been successfully run at many types of parties, including Christmas parties, birthday parties and other events. It is always fun to enjoy good music and compete with friends.

How to find the videos The videos are provided on a DVD-ROM in a folder called “Music Videos,” in which they are listed in the same order as in the question texts below.

How to use the questions The questions are listed below. They are sorted alphabetically by artist name and then by song name, both set in bold. For many (though not all) of the tracks, we provide more than three questions. It is up to the quizmaster to select the questions that best match the level of the participants. The quizmaster is thereby able to adjust the difficulty of the quiz to ensure the right balance between right and wrong answers. The quizmaster is free to ask more than the mandatory three questions per music video if he or she so chooses, but the quizmaster must ensure that both teams are asked the same number of questions.

Good advice for the quizmaster Choose your music videos in advance


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Watch all of the videos all the way through to make sure they are appropriate for your audience’s age and sensibilities.

If necessary, help the teams underway (e.g., with hints) to help create a good and positive mood. The game should be pleasant and fun for everyone, though there will still be just one winner.

Make sure you have a big screen and a great sound system available. It is better to have too much material for the quiz rather than too little. If you wish, you might choose to add your “own” videos and questions,

and/or write new questions for the supplied videos. One possible source for new videos is Youtube and similar streaming video sites.

It is also possible to play using audio tracks instead of (or in addition to) videos. However, it is best when there is also something for the eyes too.

The Questions (Note, the full Danish version of this game includes over 350 pages of questions. For this project, we provide translated questions for just 30 songs—enough for two hour-long quiz events.)

AC/DC - Highway To Hell

When was the number is first published? Answer: 1979

On which album was this song first included? Answer: Highway To Hell

When was the entire album re-released? Answer: 2003

The music and the music video for the song were used as part of the soundtrack to a movie - which movie?

Answer: Iron Man 2

In which year was this video and film released? Answer: 2010

Adele - Set Fire To The Rain

What year was this single released? Answer: 2011

On which album was this song first included? Answer: 21

In what year was the album “21” released? Answer: 2011

Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is her second studio album


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How old is Adele? Answer: She was born 5/5 1988

Where was Adele born? Answer: London, England

What is Adele's birth name? Answer: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

Another artist's fans mobbed Adele because she was nominated for more awards than their idol at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Whose fans were involved?

Answer: Lady Gaga

Aerosmith - Dream On


Who wrote the number (person)? Answer: Steven Tyler

Who is his famous daughter? Answer: Liv Tyler. She acted in the films Lord Of The Rings and Armageddon, and she is a highly paid fashion model. She has also released music.

On which album was this song first included? Answer: Aerosmith

Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is their first album (debut)

Where does the group come from? Answer: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

What year was the group formed? Answer: 1970; the group remains active (2013)

Aha - Take On Me


On which album was this song first included? ANSWER: Hunting High And Lowsom

In what year was the album released? Answer: 1985


What year was this video released? Answer: 1985


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Where does the group come from? Answer: Norway

Who is the lead singer? Answer: Morten Harket

Al Yancovic - Fat

Where is Al Yancovic from? Answer: The United States, California

The original number with Michael Jackson is called Bad. Which Michael Jackson album first included this song?

Answer: Bad

In what year was the Michael Jackson album Bad released? Answer: 1987

In what year was this parody version first released (on Al Yancovic's 5th album)?

Answer: 1988

What is the name of Al Yancovic's 5th album, which includes this song? Answer: Even Worse

Alice In Chains - Again

In what year was this single first released? Answer: 1996

Which album first included this number? Answer: Alice In Chains

In which year was this album released? Answer: 1995

The band has not released an album since 1995, but is still touring to this day (2013). At Danish music festival did they play in 2010?

Answer: The Roskilde Festival

Where is the group from? Answer: Seattle, USA

This band, together with Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden, represent a particular genre of rock music—which one?

Answer: Grunge

Amy Winehouse - Valerie

In what year did Amy Winehouse first release this single? Answer: 2007


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What English group broke through with their version of this song in 2006?

Answer: The Zutons; the is from their 2nd studio album, Tired of Hanging Around

This version of the song, with Amy Winehouse, was released on another artist’s album. Which artist and album?

Answer: The 2007 album Version, which was the second album by Mark Ronson.

Amy Winehouse was know for mixing which two music styles? Answer: Jazz and Soul

What country was Amy Winehouse from? Answer: UK (London)

When was Amy Winehouse born? Answer: 14 September 1983

When did she die? Answer: July 23, 2011

What did she die of? Answer: A combination of alcohol and drug abuse.

What was her middle name? Answer: Jade

(The) Animals - House of The Rising Sun

What year was the number recorded? Answer: 1964 (May - released in June)

On which album was this song first released? Answer: The Animals (1964)


From what country was the group? Answer: England (Newcastle)

What is the name of the lead singer of the group? Answer: Eric Burdon

Only one of the following artists has NOT recorded a version of this song: Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Muse or Smokie. Which one?

Answer: Smokie

What year was the group The Animals formed? Answer: 1962


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In which year did the band split up for the first time? Answer: 1969 (they reformed with some changes in the period 1975-1976 and parts of 1983. Since then, they have only played together sporadically and they do not exist today (2013))

(The) B 52's - Love Shack

In which year was this single released? Answer: 1989

Which album first included this song? Answer: Cosmic Thing


Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is their 5th studio album

Where is the group from? Answer: Athens, Georgia, USA

What year was the group formed? Answer: 1976; the group still exists (2013)

How many members were in the group when it was formed? Answer: 5 (Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson, Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson (deceased))

One of the band members, Keith Strickland, gave the group its name. Where did he find his inspiration?

Answer: From a dream

(The) Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

What year was the single released? Answer: 1966

Who wrote (and produced) number? Answer: Brian Wilson

Which album first included this number? Answer: Smiley Smile

What year was the album released? Answer: 1967

Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is the group's 11th studio album

Where is the group from? Answer: California, USA

What year was the group formed? Answer: 1961


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How many members of the group had in its original crew (1961)? Answer: 5 (brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and their friend Al Jardine)

What was the group's debut album from 1962? ANSWER: Surfin’ Safari

What is the box set that was released in August 2013, with some of the group's biggest hits, and other materials through the ages?

ANSWER: Made in California

How many CDs were contained in the box set Made in California? Answer: 6

(the) Beatles - Here Comes The Sun

In what year was the single released? Answer: 1970 (first in Japan)

Who was the composer (and singer) of the song? Answer: George Harrison

Which album first included this song? Answer: Abbey Road

In which year was this album released? Answer: The 1969

Which of the fab-four Liverpool guys started the group? Answer: John Lennon

Manager Brian Epstein saw the group for the first time in 1961. Where did he see them?

Answer: The Cavern Club in Liverpool

The group is from 1960 - when was it dissolved? Answer: Spring 1970

When did George Harrison die? Answer: 2001, at the age of 58

What did he die of? Answer: Cancer

What nickname did the press often use to refer to him? Answer: The Quiet Beatle

Which instrument did he play in the Beatles? ANSWER: Lead guitar (some difficult passages were sometimes played by Eric Clapton in the later years)


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Eric Clapton was in love with Harrison's wife (Patti Boyd). Clapton made a group who released an album of love songs; it included a song called Layla, which many believe is a pseudonym for Patti Boyd. What is the name of this group?

Answer: Derek And The Dominoes. Clapton was later both married and divorced from Patti.

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell


Which album first included this song? Answer: The Rebel Yell

In which year was the album released? Answer: 1983

What is Billy Idol’s birth name? Answer: William Michael Albert Broadcaster

How old is he? Answer: He was born November 30, 1955

He was/is a big fan of a particular music group. Which one? Answer: The Sex Pistols

Black Sabbath - Paranoid


Which album first included this song? ANSWER: Paranoid (1970)

Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It was their 2nd album

Where does the group come from? Answer: Birmingham, England

Who is the group's lead singer? Answer: Ozzy Osbourne

What year was the group formed? Answer: 1968; the group still exists (2013)

Which year was Ozzy Osbourne fired by the band? Answer: 1979

In which year did Ozzy Osbourne rejoin the group (nearly recreating the original lineup)?

Answer: 1997


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Which album did the band release in this connection? Answer: The live album Reunion - released in 1997

Who is his patient wife? ANSWER: Sharon Osbourne

Which rock genre is primarily associated with this group? Answer: Heavy Metal

Chris Isaak - Wicked Game


Which album first included this song? Answer: Heart Shaped World - also released in 1989

Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is his third album

The music video features a well-known Dane – who is it? Answer: Photo model Helena Christensen

Coldplay - Life In Technicolor


Which EP first included this song? Answer: Prospekt's March

In which year was this EP released? Answer: 2008

Where is the group from? Answer: London, England

How many permanent members does Coldplay have? Answer: 4 (2013)

Cream - Sunshine of Your Love


Which album first included this song? Answer: Disraeli Gears


Which country is the group from? Answer: England


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Who wrote the number in cooperation with Jack Bruce and Pete Brown? Answer: Eric Clapton

Sunshine of My Love sold very well in Europe. In the U.S., it is Cream’s only gold-selling single. How many singles must one sell in the U.S. to achieve the certification "Gold"?

Answer: Over 500,000

How many members had Cream in its original crew? Answer: 3 (Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker)


What year was the group finaly dissolved? Answer: 2005

Daft Punk - Get Lucky

In what year was this single released? Answer: 2013

Which album first included this song? Answer: Random Access Memories

Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is Daft Punk’s 4 studio album

Where does the group come from? Answer: France (Paris)


How many members are in the group? Answer: Two (Guy-Maual de Homem-Christo (born Feb 8,1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born Jan 3, 1975))

(The) Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You

In what year was this single released? Answer: First published in 2000 and reissued in 2001 after being made popular as promotional music

Which album first included this song? Answer: Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia

Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is the Group’s third studio album

In what year was this album released? ANSWER: The year 2000

From where is the main riff in this song “borrowed?” Answer: From the Rolling Stones’ song Brown Sugar


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What is the group's lead singer? Answer: Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Where is the group from? ANSWER: Portland, Oregon, United States

When did the group emerge? Answer: 1994

David Bowie - Life On Mars


Which album first included this song? Answer: Hunky Dory

In what year was the album Hunky Dory released? Answer: 1971

Which number in the series of albums from David Bowie is Hunky Dory? Answer: It was his third album

Deep Purple - Child In Time


Which album first included this song? Answer: Deep Purple In Rock

In what year was this album released? Answer: 1970

Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is their 4th album

Where does the band come from? Answer: England

Who is the group's lead singer on this song? Answer: Ian Gillan

What's the song about? Answer: It is a protest song against the Vietnam War

Approximately how long is the number? Answer: A little over 10 minutes

When did the group break up for the first time? Answer: 1976

When the group was reformed? Answer: 1984 (still active in 2013)


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Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

What year did this song become an international hit? Answer: 1979. The number was first published in 1978 as a demo. Because the demo became very popular in the London area, it was re-recorded in 1979 and released as a single

Which album first included this song? Answer: Dire Straits

In what year was the album Dire Straits released? Answer: 1978


What year was the group dissolved for the first time? Answer: 1988

What year was the group reformed? Answer: 1991

What year was the group finally dissolved? Answer: 1995

How old is Mark Knopfler? Answer: He was born August 12, 1949

In which country were he and his brother David Knopfler born? Answer: Scotland (Glasgow)

(The) Doors - Waiting For The Sun


Who was the band's lead singer? Answer: Jim Morrison

Which album first included this song? Answer: The Morrison Hotel

The Doors also released an album called Waiting For The Sun. When was this album released?

Answer: 1968 (the album was the band's first number 1 ranking on the U.S. album charts; it was followed by the singles Hello I Love You and Unknown Soldier, which itself was their European breakthrough. The song Waiting For The Sun is NOT on the album of the same title.)

Jim Morrison died July3, 1971—where was he found? Answer: He was found dead in a bathtub in Paris. There was no autopsy, so the cause of death remains unknown. Many suggest, however, that Morrison took an overdose.


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Eminem - Love The Way You Lie

In what year was this single released? Answer: Aug 5, 2010

Which famous artist sings the chorus? Answer: Rihanna

Which album first included this song? ANSWER: Recovery


What is Eminem's birth name? Answer: Marshall Bruce Mathers III

How old is he? Answer: He was born Oct 17, 1972

Where is he from? Answer: Missouri, USA

Eminem was featured in two commercials during the Super Bowl in 2011. The first advertisement was for Lipton Ice Tea. The second was one of the longest advertisements in Super Bowl history—it lasted two whole minutes. For which product was the two-minute ad produced?

Answer: Chrysler 200

What was the name of Eminem’s first album? ANSWER: Infinite

What year is the album Infinite from? Answer: 1996

Europe - The Final Countdown


The number is from their 3rd album—what is the title of this album (from 1986)?

Answer: The Final Countdown

Where is the band from? Answer: Sweden

By what name is the lead singer best known? Answer: Joey Tempest

What is his birth name? Answer: Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson

How old is Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson? Answer: He was born Aug 19, 1963


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In which country was he born? Answer: Sweden

In how many countries did The Final Countdown single go to number one?

Answer: 25 (including the UK)

How many copies of the album The Final Countdown did the band sell worldwide?

Answer: About 6 million

When lead singer Joey Tempest quit the band, the group broke up. What year was that?

Answer: 1992

When the group was reformed? Answer: In 2004. The group is still active today (2013)

Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail

When was this single released? Answer: 1976 (Feb 2)

Which album first included this song? Answer: A Trick Of The Tail


Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is their 7th studio album

Which country does this group come from? Answer: England

Who singles lead vocals on this song? Answer: Phil Collins

What is very special about this, their 7th album? Answer: It is the first album with Phil Collins as lead singer.

Who was the group's original lead singer? Answer: Peter Gabriel


What year did the band break up? Answer: 1998

What year did Genesis reform? Answer: 2006; group still exists on paper (2003)

In June 2007, Genesis played a concert in Denmark for 35,000 enthusiastic spectators? Where did it take place?

Answer: Herning Exhibition Centre


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Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

When was this single released? Answer: 2004

Which album first included this song? ANSWER: American Idiot

In what year was the album was released? Answer: 2004

Where is Green Day from? Answer: California, USA

How many members are there in the group? ANSWER: 3 (2013)

What is the group's lead singer? ANSWER: Billie Joe Armstrong. (The two other members are Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool.)


James Brown - Sex Machine


What is the full title for the single? ANSWER: Get up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine

Which album first included this song? ANSWER: Sex Machine

What is so special about this album? Answer: It is a double album (and it's live)

In what year was the album Sex Machine released? Answer: 1970

Where is James Brown from? Answer: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

What was his birth name? Answer: James Joseph Brown Jr.

When was he born? Answer: May 3, 1933

When did James Brown die? Answer: 25 December 2006 (73 years old)

By which nickname was James Brown often known? Answer: The Godfather Of Soul


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It is said that it was he who invented a particular well-known dance move. What is this “walk” called?

Answer: The Moonwalk

What is said about how this track came into being? Answer: The number was reportedly invented in a dressing room, while he and his band were waiting to go on stage to give a delayed concert.

Kesha - Tik Tok


Which number in the series of singles from Kesha was this single? Answer: It was her first single (debut)

Tik Tok was a worldwide hit. In how many countries did it reach number one in the sales charts in 2009 and 2010?

Answer: In eleven countries

How many copies of the song were sold digitally worldwide in 2010? Answer: Approximately 13 million

Which album first included this song? ANSWER: Animal (debut album)

What year was the album Animal released? Answer: 2010

What Keshas birth name? Answer: Kesha Rose Sebert

How old is Kesha? Answer: She was born March 1, 1987

Where is she from? ANSWER: Los Angeles, California, USA

Kesha is known for her distinctive fashion style. What is this style like? Answer: Messy, dyed hair and smeared make-up

Lady Gaga - Poker Face


Which album first included this song? Answer: The Fame

In what year was the album from? Answer: 2007

Where does Lady Gaga come from? Answer: United States (New York)


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How old is she? Answer: She was born March 28, 1986

What is Lady Gaga's birth name? Answer: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

Lou Reed (and others) - (Just A) Perfect Day

What year was this version of this song released? Answer: 1997

On what occasion was the number re-recorded in 1997? Answer: As part of a campaign called Children In Need, in collaboration with the BBC.

How high did the 1997 remake reach on the UK charts? Answer: No. 1, three weeks in a row

In what year was the original version from? Answer: 1972 (November)

On which album was the original version of this song included? Answer: Transformer (1972)

When was Lou Reed born? Answer: He was born March 2, 1942

Where is he from? Answer: Brooklyn, New York, USA

In 1995, a well-known group had a hit with this song - which group? Answer: Duran Duran

In 1996, this song was included on the soundtrack of a popular movie. Which movie?

Answer: Trainspotting

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