Rock/pop quiz with Aksel Alminde

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, its 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 1

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Watch all of the videos all the way through to make sure they are appropriate for your audiences 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 songsenough 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 What year was this single released? Answer: 1973 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 What year was this single released? Answer: 1985 On which album was this song first included? ANSWER: Hunting High And Lowsom In what year was the album released? Answer: 1985 Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is their first album (debut) 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 musicwhich 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 artists 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) Which number in the series of albums from this artist is this album? Answer: It is their first album (debut) 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 In which year was this album released? Answer: 1989 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 In which year was this single released? Answer: 1983 Which album first included this song? Answer: The Rebel Yell In which year was the album released? Answer: 1983 What is Billy Idols 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 In which year was this single released? Answer: 1970 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 In which year was this single released? Answer: 1989 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 In which year was this single released? Answer: 2009 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 In which year was this single released? Answer: 1968 Which album first included this song? Answer: Disraeli Gears In which year was this album released? Answer: 1967 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 Creams 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 formed? Answer: 1966 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 Punks 4 studio album Where does the group come from? Answer: France (Paris) What year was the group formed? Answer: 1993 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 Groups 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 In what year was this single released? Answer: 1973 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 In what year was this single released? Answer: 1970 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 formed? Answer: 1977 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 In what year was this single released? Answer: 1970 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, 1971where 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 In what year was the album released? Answer: 2010 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 historyit lasted two whole minutes. For which product was the two-minute ad produced? Answer: Chrysler 200 What was the name of Eminems first album? ANSWER: Infinite What year is the album Infinite from? Answer: 1996 Europe - The Final Countdown In what year was this single released? Answer: 1986 The number is from their 3rd albumwhat 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 In what year was the album released? Answer: 1976 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 was the group formed? Answer: 1967 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 14

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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 Tr Cool.) What year was the group formed? Answer: 1989 James Brown - Sex Machine In what year was this single released? Answer: 1970 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 What year was the single released? Answer: 2009 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 What year was the single released? Answer: 2009 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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