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MUSIC TRIVIA V

41) What is the longest running stage musical?


The off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, opened on May 3, 1960 and finally closed on January 13, 2002, having been performed a record 17,162 times at the Sullivan Street Playhouse, Greenwich Village, New York.

42) What band was originally recruited with an ad that read: "Macho types wanted: must have moustache"?


The original Village People line-up was recruited via an advert that read "Macho types wanted: must have moustache". The group scored a number of disco and dance hits, including "Macho Man", "In the Navy", and their greatest hit, "Y.M.C.A.".

43) The largest game of musical chairs included how many participants?


On 5 August 1989, the largest game of musical chairs began with 8,238 participants at the Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore. Three and a half hours later, the game ended with the lucky 15-year-old winner Xu Chong Wei on the last remaining chair.

44) What musician holds the record for most Top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart?


Elvis Presley holds the record with 77 Top 10 hits.

45) Which Johnny Cash song did an advertising company want to use for a hemorrhoids ad?


Johnny Cash's estate was approached by an advertising company seeking permission to use Ring Of Fire in an ad for hemorrhoid cream. The request was refused.

46) What is the most instruments (different kinds) used in a single piece of music?


The most instruments (different kinds) used in a single piece of music was 315 and was achieved by Rupam Sarmah and his team, performing a symphony at Jorhat Sports Complex, Assam, India, on 24 February 2013.

47) What band did Prince form in 1981?


In 1981, Prince formed a side project band called The Time. The band released four albums between 1981 and 1990, with Prince writing and performing most of the instrumentation and backing vocals (sometimes credited under the pseudonyms "Jamie Starr" or "The Starr Company"), with lead vocals by Morris Day.

48) What band was originally named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem?


Originally named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, the Red Hot Chili Peppers first incarnation featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons, alongside Anthony Kiedis and Flea.

49) Which of the following was NOT a founding member of the UK Music Hall of Fame?


David Bowie was never inducted into the short-loved UK Music Hall of Fame. The five founding members were: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Madonna, and U2.

50) Who played drums on the Beatles "Love Me Do"?


Andy White, the drummer who played on the definitive version of The Beatles' Love Me Do, never earned more than his original session fee of £7 from the track.


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