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Originally Posted by Trollheart
So here we go then. This is the best I could come up with off the top of my head.
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I'm wondering why you didn't start a separate thread for this. I'll answer it here though.
1. Name all three members of ZZ Top
Billy Gibbons is one... don't know the other guys though.
2. Do you know who Peter Gabriel is?
Yes.
3. (If the answer to this is no skip this question) What is his relationship to Paul Simon?
Pretty sure Paul Simon covered the song "Biko".
4. What is a dobro?
A type of lap steel guitar with a resonator. Usually played with a glass slide.
5. Where is Beale Street and what style of music is it most closely and famously associated with?
Memphis, associated with blues.
6. What is a glissando?
There are several kinds of glissandos, but basically it's when the musician glides from one pitch to the next pitch (hence the name).
7. Name any Iron Maiden guitarist, past or present
No idea.
8. What nationality is Justin Bieber?
He's Canadian, as am I.
9. What is Madonna's surname?
Don't know.
10. Who produced most of Tom Waits' albums?
Don't know.
11. Who is nicknamed The Boss?
Springsteen.
12. Name two Russian classical composers
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Modest Mussorgsky.
13. What field of art does Herbert Karajan work in?
Don't know.
14. Which of these producer's names is correct? A. Steve Lillyblue B. Steve Lillywhite c. Steve Lillyblack
Don't know.
15. Name three of the Eagles
Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Joe Walsh.
16. Bach famously wrote the _B____________g__ Concertos?
Brandenburg. Way to give away the answer 
17. Name two Sex Pistols?
Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten
18. Who was the creator of Motown Records?
Berry Gordy.
19. What does Eminem stand for, and how is it related to the artiste's real name?
Don't know.
20. What sort of a Monday did the Bangles have?
Don't know.
21. What was Ray Charles' impediment?
He was blind, he had juvenile glaucoma.
22. Where was Rory Gallagher born?
Don't know.
23. What was Britney Spears' first hit? (I said HIT!)
Hit Me Baby One More Time.
24. Under what honorific (title) did William Basie make a name for himself in jazz?
Count Basie.
25. Who made "In the mood" famous?
Glenn Miller.
26. Name three bands Ronnie James Dio has been in?
Don't know.
27. What classical composer was known as "The Red Priest"?
Antonio Vivaldi. Il Prete Rosso.
28. What is the word "piano" short for?
Pianoforte. I could nitpick the question to death, though.
29. Who is the driving force behind The The?
Don't even know who they are.
30. Name any three major progressive rock bands of the seventies?
King Crimson.
31. Who was original vocalist, founder and lyricist for Pink Floyd?
Syd Barrett.
32. What instrument does Yehudi Menuin play?
Violin.
33. Name any Irish band. Except U2.
The Cranberries.
34. Complete the title of this Genesis album: "The lamb lies down on ___________"?
Broadway.
35. According to Captain Beefheart,
what for crow?
Don't know.
36. What genre does DefJam Records serve?
Rap?
37. Name any three Black Sabbath vocalists?
Ozzy Osbourne, don't know the other two.
38. Who was original lead guitarist for Fleetwood Mac?
Mick Fleetwood?
39. Who reportedly met the Devil at the crossroads, and went on to become one of the world's finest guitarists?
Eric Clapton.
40. What is Fish's real name?
No idea. However, my own fish's name is Squishy.
That was dismal compared the first quiz.