Adult Contemporary Trivia Question 1
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- 1.Who wrote Sinead O'Connor's #1 hit "Nothing Compares 2 U"?
- A.
Prince
- B.
Elvis Costello
- C.
Sinead O'Connor
- D.
Phil Collins
- 2.Which movie featured the lyrics "get caught between the moon and New York City"?
- A.
Arthur
- B.
Fletch
- C.
Kramer Vs. Kramer
- D.
Woman In Red
- 3.Who sings the theme song from "An Officer and A Gentleman"?
- A.
Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
- B.
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
- C.
J. Geils Band
- D.
Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey
- 4.Who wrote the classic Frank Sinatra song "My Way"?
- A.
Paul Anka
- B.
Johnny Mathis
- C.
Johnny Cash
- D.
Frank Sinatra
- 5.Which of these artists performed with Frank Sinatra on the "Duets" records?
- A.
Kenny G
- B.
Willie Nelson
- C.
Bono
- D.
All Of Them
- 6.Who painted the cover of Billy Joel's "River of Dreams" album?
- A.
Peter Max
- B.
Christie Brinkley
- C.
Billy Joel
- D.
Liberty Devito
- 7.Who sang the "Ally McBeal" theme song?
- A.
Ellen Foley
- B.
Rhonda Sheppard
- C.
Vonda Sheppard
- D.
Melissa Etheridge
- 8.Which one of these vocal ensembles has no women as members?
- A.
Singers Unlimited
- B.
Take 6
- C.
New York Voices
- D.
Manhattan Transfer
- 9.What band did Ronnie James Dio play in before Rainbow?
- A.
Mountain
- B.
Spooky Tooth
- C.
Elf
- D.
Black Sabbath
- 10.Who did Barbra Streisand sing with on the mega-hit single, "Tell Him"?
- A.
Celine Dion
- B.
Aretha Franklin
- C.
Belinda Carlisle
- D.
Linda Ronstadt
- 11.In the song "Fast Car" you've got a fast car, but what does Tracy Chapman have?
- A.
A One Way Ticket Home
- B.
A Plan To Get Us Out Of Here
- C.
Head Full Of Dreams
- D.
Some Time To Make Up Her Mind
- 12.What song says "I need you more tonight, and I need you more than ever"?
- A.
Tell Me Lies
- B.
Promise Of A New Day
- C.
I Will Always Love You
- D.
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
- 13.What was the name of the bar in the Rupert Holmes' song "The Pina Colada Song"?
- A.
O'Malley's
- B.
O'Riley's
- C.
O'Leary's
- D.
O'Hearn's
- 14.In what country was Alanis Morissette born?
- A.
England
- B.
USA
- C.
Australia
- D.
Canada
- 15.In Simon and Garfunkel's "America", "the man in the gabardine suit" is what?
- A.
A Surgeon
- B.
A Spy
- C.
An American
- D.
Superman
- 16.In Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire", what sport gets mentioned twice?
- A.
Basketball
- B.
Football
- C.
Baseball
- D.
Golf
- 17.Which line is not sung in USA For Africa's "We Are the World"?
- A.
So Let's Start Giving
- B.
There's No Need To Be Afraid
- C.
There's A Choice We're Making
- D.
It's True We'll Make A Better Day
- 18.What song says "I know nothing stays the same, but if you're willing to play the game"?
- A.
Emotion
- B.
Where Does My Heart Beat Now
- C.
Coming Around Again
- D.
What's New
- 19.Where is Billy Joel's "Mr. Cacciatore's" located?
- A.
52nd Street
- B.
Sullivan Street
- C.
Sunset Boulevard
- D.
Manhattan Island
- 20.Which of these was a solo smash hit for Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's?
- A.
Time After Time
- B.
What I Am
- C.
My Side Of The Bed
- D.
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
- 21.Which band scored a hit with the song "Running with the Devil"?
- A.
Marilyn Manson
- B.
Oasis
- C.
Judas Priest
- D.
Van Halen
- 22.Which artist had a hit with the song "You Were Meant For Me"?
- A.
Madonna
- B.
Britney Spears
- C.
Jewel
- D.
Seal
- 23."Relax" was the first smash single for which oddly named British group?
- A.
The Vibrators
- B.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- C.
Ocean Colour Scene
- D.
The Cutting Crew
- 24.Who sang "Morning Train (Nine to Five)", "Sugar Walls" and "For Your Eyes Only"?
- A.
Sheena Easton
- B.
Juice Newton
- C.
Kim Carnes
- D.
Carly Simon
- 25."Caribbean Queen" and "Loverboy" were big 80's hits by which artist?
- A.
Steely Dan
- B.
Billy Ocean
- C.
Lionel Richie
- D.
Hall & Oates
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