Music Trivia Quiz #227 Answers

1. This Texas blues guitarist died in a helicopter crash after playing at Alpine Valley in 1990.: Stevie Ray Vaughan
2. Ragtime composer Scott and rock singer Janis were both Texas natives, and both shared this last name.: Joplin
3. Wink, Texas, is associated with what singer from the early 60s (and the Traveling Wilburys)?: Roy Orbison
4. The Sir Douglas Quintet wasn't from "Mendocino," they were from this Texas city.: San Antonio
5. This singer might have been called the Space Cowboy, the Gangster of Love, or Maurice when he was a student at St. Mark's School in Dallas.: Steve Miller
6. This 1968 hit began, "Hi everybody, I'm Archie Bell of the Drells from Houston, Texas.": "Tighten Up"
7. What is ironic about ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard?: While his two bandmates have very long beards, Frank Beard has no beard!
8. His 32nd annual Fourth of July picnic will be held in Fort Worth this year, not in Luckenbach. : Willie Nelson
9. According to the Grateful Dead, what day did Jack Straw and Shannon leave Texas?: "Fourth day of July"
10. What singer and guitarist from Lubbock died in a plane crash on "The Day the Music Died?": Buddy Holly
11. And what Texas-born singer gave up his seat on the same plane and went on to have a very successful country music career?: Waylon Jennings
12. This classical pianist, raised in Texas, won the First International Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in 1958, and now hosts his own piano competition in Fort Worth.: Van Cliburn
13. Marty Robbins had a Number One hit with this song about a west Texas city - also a favorite of Deadheads.: "El Paso"
14. He was born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas, and had a Number One hit in 1975 that was sung partially in Spanish.: Freddy Fender
15. The annual South by Southwest Music Festival takes place in what city in Texas?: Austin
16. This eclectic guitarist, a favorite on Becky's Island, composed and performed the score to the movie "Paris, Texas.": Ry Cooder
17. The Eagles' drummer and singer was born in Texas and studied at the University of North Texas. : Don Henley

Bonus: The Grateful Dead had no Texans in the roster, but they liked to sing about the state. What city "got a soft machine" and what city is "too close to New Orleans?": Dallas, Houston

Super Bonus: Which Spongebob character sang a heartfelt ode to Texas, with some help from Junior Brown?: Sandy the Squirrel




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #227 - 6/29/05 Texas Answers 1. This Texas blues guitarist died in a helicopter crash after playing at Alpine Valley in 1990.: Stevie Ray Vaughan 2. Ragtime composer Scott and rock singer Janis were both Texas natives, and both shared this last name.: Joplin 3. Wink, Texas, is associated with what singer from the early 60s (and the Traveling Wilburys)?: Roy Orbison 4. The Sir Douglas Quintet wasn't from "Mendocino," they were from this Texas city.: San Antonio 5. This singer might have been called the Space Cowboy, the Gangster of Love, or Maurice when he was a student at St. Mark's School in Dallas.: Steve Miller 6. This 1968 hit began, "Hi everybody, I'm Archie Bell of the Drells from Houston, Texas.": "Tighten Up" 7. What is ironic about ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard?: While his two bandmates have very long beards, Frank Beard has no beard! 8. His 32nd annual Fourth of July picnic will be held in Fort Worth this year, not in Luckenbach. : Willie Nelson 9. According to the Grateful Dead, what day did Jack Straw and Shannon leave Texas?: "Fourth day of July" 10. What singer and guitarist from Lubbock died in a plane crash on "The Day the Music Died?": Buddy Holly 11. And what Texas-born singer gave up his seat on the same plane and went on to have a very successful country music career?: Waylon Jennings 12. This classical pianist, raised in Texas, won the First International Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in 1958, and now hosts his own piano competition in Fort Worth.: Van Cliburn 13. Marty Robbins had a Number One hit with this song about a west Texas city - also a favorite of Deadheads.: "El Paso" 14. He was born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas, and had a Number One hit in 1975 that was sung partially in Spanish.: Freddy Fender 15. The annual South by Southwest Music Festival takes place in what city in Texas?: Austin 16. This eclectic guitarist, a favorite on Becky's Island, composed and performed the score to the movie "Paris, Texas.": Ry Cooder 17. The Eagles' drummer and singer was born in Texas and studied at the University of North Texas. : Don Henley Bonus: The Grateful Dead had no Texans in the roster, but they liked to sing about the state. What city "got a soft machine" and what city is "too close to New Orleans?": Dallas, Houston Super Bonus: Which Spongebob character sang a heartfelt ode to Texas, with some help from Junior Brown?: Sandy the Squirrel Back to Quiz #227 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home