Question 1
(Play the intro of the song Do They Know its Christmas from the list: Christmas music – MOQ.com)
1 a) What did this Super Group call themselves?
Answer: Band Aid
1 b) The Group consisted of 45 artists and were recorded in 1984. What is the name of the musician who wrote the song and came up with the idea?
Answer: Bob Geldorf
1 c) One of the members of the group was the artist Bono. In which Irish band is he the lead singer?
Answer: U2
Question 2
(Play the intro of the song Little Drummer Boy from the list: Christmas music – MOQ.com)
2 a) What is the name of the song?
Answer: Little Drummer Boy
2 b) The singer is Johnny Cash. What was the name of Johnny’s great love?
Answer: June Carter
2 c) What is the name of the movie that came out in 2005 about Johnny Cash?
Answer: Walk the Line
Question 3
(Play the intro of the song 8 days of Christmas from the list: Christmas music – MOQ.com)
3 a) What group sings this song?
Answer: Destiny ́s Child
3 b) The group consists of three women. One of them is Beyoncé, what was Beyoncés surname before she became Mrs. Carter?
Answer: Knowles
3 c) Beyoncés husband Jay-Z is the founder of one of the world’s largest hip hop/rap record companies. What is the name of the company?
Answer: ROC-A-Fella-Records
FIVE QUICK MUSIC INTROES “FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED”
To this part of the quiz you can choose to play “first come, first served”. Play the songs until someone in the team stand up or raises his hand for example, then stop the music and require a response. If the answer is wrong, turn the song back on and let the other teams respond. (This is only a suggestion on how you can quiz. The participants can also write down the answer) You choose how much of the intro you want to play.
Question 4
(Play the songs from the list: Christmas music – MOQ.com)
a) Song title?
Answer: Santa Claus is coming to town (Dolly Parton)
b) Song title and singer?
Answer: All I Want for Christmas (Mariah Carey)
c) Song title?
Answer: Winter Wonderland (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga)
e) Song title?
Answer: My Only Wish (This Year) with Britney Spears
f) Song title and singer?
Answer: Mistletoe (Justin Bieber)
Question 5
(Play the intro of the song Blue Christmas from the list: Christmas music – MOQ.com)
1 a) The song is called Blue Christmas, who is the singer?
Answer: Elvis Presley
1 b) The singer has sold over 1 billion records, making him one of the greatest of all time. What was the artist’s nickname?
Answer: The King
1 c) Blue Christmas is one of two songs that the artist made that begins with Blue. What is the name of the second song?
Answer: Blue Hawaii
Question 6
(Play the intro of the song Last Christmas from the list: Christmas music – MOQ.com)
2 a) What is the band called that sings this Christmas song?
Answer: Wham!
2 b) The band consisted of two members, one was Andrew Ridgeley. Who was the other one?
Answer: George Michael
2 c) From what country did they come from?
Answer: British, United Kingdom
Question 7
(Play the intro of the song Happy Xmas (War is over) from the list: Christmas music – MOQ.com)
3 a) Who is the singer of the song Happy Xmas?
Answer: John Lennon
3 b) The singer was a member of the Beatles. The Beatles eleventh album was named after their recording studio. What is the name of the album?
Answer: Abbey Road
3 c) In 2019 a movie came out where a musician finds out that he is the only person alive who remembers The Beatles. What is the title of the movie?
Answer: Yesterday
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