Music Vibes On: Van Morrison Trivia
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Van Morrison has a famous hit song about a girl with what colored eyes?
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Brown
2.
What nationality is Van Morrison?
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Irish
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Which Van Morrison song was censored in 1967?
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Brown-Eyed Girl
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What year did Van Morrison have the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" on Bang?
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1967
5.
What is Van Morrison's birth name?
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George
6.
What Van Morrison album contains a song called "Cleaning Windows"?
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Beautiful Vision
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What nickname have Van Morrison's fans given to him?
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Van The Man
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Which one of these music greats has Van Morrison appeared on an album with?
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John Lee Hooker
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What song did Van Morrison sing when he appeared in the concert film The Last Waltz?
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Caravan
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What group backed up Van Morrison on his double live album, "It's Too Late To Stop Now"?
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The Caledonia Soul Orchestra
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Van Morrison was invited to which President's inauguration but declined?
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George W. Bush
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Which album did Van Morrison release on the Jazz label Blue Note Records?
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What's Wrong With This Picture?
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Which influential musician inducted Van Morrison into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?
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Ray Charles
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Van Morrison had a famously torrid relationship with a sister of this rock legend?
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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Van Morrison appears on a stamp in what country?
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Ireland
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Who did Van Morrison duet with on "Whenever God Shines His Light"?
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Cliff Richard
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Which Van Morrison song from "His Band and the Street Choir" album has a title similar to a Beatles classic?
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If I Needed Someone
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What Van Morrison song did Dexy's Midnight Runners cover?
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Jackie Wilson Said
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Van Morrison contributed which song to a charity album for victims of Hurricane Katrina?
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Blue and Green
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What is the nickname for Van Morrison's style of music?
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Celtic Soul
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What film did Van Morrison compose music for that shares the name of one of his biggest hits?
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Moondance
22.
Van Morrison sued what record label for releasing music without his permission?
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Bang! Records
23.
Which single of Van Morrison's charted the highest?
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Domino
24.
Van Morrison was discovered by which record producer?
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Bert Brens
25.
Martin Scorsese has said that this film was inspired by Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks"?
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Taxi Driver
26.
What is the name of the biggest Van Morrison fan magazine?
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Wavelength
27.
On what Shana Morrison track does her Dad, Van Morrison, play harmonica on?
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Sometimes We Cry
28.
Why did some radio stations refuse to play Van Morrison's hit, "Brown Eyed Girl"?
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It's "Racy" Lyrics
29.
Which Hank Williams track did Van Morrison cover on his "Pay The Devil" album?
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Your Cheatin' Heart
30.
Which musician helps Van Morrison recast his own hit "Gloria" as a jazz tune?
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John Lee Hooker
31.
What Pink Floyd tune did Van Morrison sing with Roger Waters when The Wall was performed in Berlin in 1990?
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Comfortably Numb
32.
What problem did Van Morrison run into playing live early in his career?
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Chronic Stagefright
33.
Which artist does Van Morrison reference in the song, "And It Stoned Me"?
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Jellyroll Morton
34.
What month's skies does Van Morrison mention in "Moondance"?
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October
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What kind of bells does Van Morrison refer to in "Beside you" and "In The Garden"?
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Sunday Six-Bells
36.
What label released Van Morrison's 2006 release "Pay The Devil"?
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Lost Highway
37.
Which musician has been a cornerstone of Van Morrison's band for over two decades?
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John Platania
38.
Which of the following Van Morrison tracks is an instrumental?
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Spanish Steps
39.
What was the 1st single from Van Morrison's rock and roll group, Them?
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Don't Start Crying Now
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Which Van Morrison album was selected for the Grammy Hall Of Fame Award?
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Moondance
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Which street does Van Morrison refer to frequently?
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Cyprus Avenue
42.
Who gets shot down in the Van Morrison song, "These Dreams Of You"?
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Ray Charles
43.
Besides being Van Morrison's wife what else did Janet Planet do for the superstar?
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Sang Back Up Vocals
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What was Van Morrison's b-side to the classic "Brown Eyed Girl"?
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Midnight Special
45.
Who was Van Morrison's "For Mr. Thomas" written for?
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Dylan Thomas
46.
What book mentions Van Morrison's music?
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
47.
What The Band track does Van Morrison sing on?
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4% Pantomime
48.
What is odd about Van Morrison's tribute album, "Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison"?
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Mose Allison Plays On It
49.
Which two festival performances are included in the first official Van Morrison DVD?
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Montreux
50.
What female songwriter received co-writing credit for a track on Van Morrison's "Wavelength" album?
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Jackie DeShannon
51.
Van Morrison covered this children's classic for his "Hard Nose The Highway" album?
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It's Not Easy Being Green
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Which photographer became an official member of Van Morrison's camp in the late 60's?
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John Minihan
53.
What singer did Van Morrison say was a career highlight to duet with?
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Jim Morrison
54.
In the title of a Van Morrison song, a great soul singer is mentioned, who is he?
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Jackie Wilson
55.
What Van Morrison tune has these lyrics "Time seems to go by so fast in the twinkling of an eye"?
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Bright Side Of The Road
56.
Van Morrison was born in what Irish town?
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Belfast
57.
Van Morrison held what job before becoming a successful musician?
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Window Cleaner
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For what band did Van Morrison sing before going solo?
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Them
59.
What was the original name of Van Morrison's breakthrough single, "Brown Eyed Girl"?
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Brown-Skinned Girl
60.
What traditional Irish act did Van Morrison record an album with?
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The Chieftains
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In the 1980's Van Morrison bought a recording studio in which city?
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Bath
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What was the name of the record store that Van Morrison's parents owned?
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Caledonia Records
63.
According to Van Morrison, which artist has ripped off his style the most?
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Bruce Springsteen
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Which famous British guitarist appeared with Van Morrison on the first cut of "Gloria" in 1964?
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Jimmy Page
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Which record label was the first to sign Van Morrison?
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Epic
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Which Tom Jones album does Van Morrison appear as a guest?
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Reload
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Van Morrison appeared as a guest on which album by Dire Straits singer Mark Knopfler?
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Sailing to Philadelphia
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This author was thanked by Van Morrison in the liner notes for "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart"?
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L. Ron Hubbard
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What was the first album that Van Morrison produced by himself?
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His Band and the Street Choir
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This Van Morrison album appears several times in the film "Nine Months"?
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Avalon Sunset
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Which Van Morrison album featured Dr. John contributing to every track?
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A Period of Transition
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What artist covered Van Morrison's "Wild Night" with Meshell Ndegeocello?
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John Mellencamp
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Which legendary Van Morrison album did not initially chart in the U.S.?
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Astral Weeks
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Van Morrison covered Bob Dylan's, "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" for this film?
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Basquiat
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Van Morrison's album, "Astral Weeks" shares it's title with this artists album?
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Charles Mingus
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What actress was Van Morrison once married to?
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Janet Planet
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What Van Morrison album does Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler appear on?
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A Beautiful Vision
78.
Which Van Morrison song was used in ads for World Press Freedom Day?
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Bright Side of the Road
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Van Morrison performs this song written by his former producer Bert Berns?
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Here Comes the Knight
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What poet does Van Morrison reference in, "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River"?
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William Blake
81.
Van Morrison appeared at The Band's "Last Waltz" concert on what holiday?
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Thanksgiving
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What was Van Morrison's first single?
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Brown Eyed Girl
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What film uses Van Morrison's "Moondance" during a love scene?
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An American Werewolf In London
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What is Van Morrison's middle name?
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Ivan
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To what town did Van Morrison move in 1970?
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Woodstock, NY
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What is the name of Van Morrison's daughter with ex-wife Janet Planet?
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Shana
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What Liam Neeson film did Van Morrison write music for?
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Lamb
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Who does Van Morrison mention in the title track to "Saint Dominic's Preview"?
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Edith Piaf
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Which song is about Van Morrison's life before rock and roll?
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Cleaning Windows
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What band did Van Morrison play saxophone with before becoming famous?
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The Monarchs
91.
Who sings "I'm A Rolling Stone" in Van Morrison's "Cleaning Windows"?
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Muddy Waters
92.
Which artist did Van Morrison and friends cut a tribute album for?
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Mose Allison
93.
Which Van Morrison hit was written during his tenure with his old band Them?
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Gloria
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Which traditional Irish tune did Van Morrison cover with The Chieftians?
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Star Of The County Down
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