2006 ANSWERS CURRENT MUSIC QUIZ

1. Bernard Fanning.
2. ( c ) Alphaville had a hit with Forever Young. It has lots of Cold War references too which are still relevant in a different slant these days.Alphaville got their name from a French/Italian sci-fi movie of 1965 directed by Jean-Luc Goddard, called ‘Alphaville-une etrange aventure de Lemmy Caution' . Forever Young was also covered by Laura Branigan as a single in the past.
3. Franz Ferdinand come from Scotland. Extra point if also adds Glasgow.
4. The Veronicas. Hail from Brisbane but are based in LA. Two big hits recently are 4ever,& Everything I'm not.
5. Canada, born in Ontario Canada on 27 September 1984
6. Australia -they are an eight piece Melbourne band, big in the indie Australian music scene and very popular overseas.
   
   
7. (c ) Australia
   
   
8. Madonna
   
   
9. Prince
   
   
10. The Vines

2006 ANSWERS ALTERNATIVE/PUNK/OZ QUIZ

1. (b) James Jewel Osterberg III. Iggy was born in Michigan in 1947 and in the 60s he joined his first band The Iguanas, which is where he got Iggy from.
2. REM. The band originated in Athens, Georgia, same town as the B52s. Kate Pierson from the B52s sang with REM for their hitsong Shiny Happy People.
3. John Lydon also known as Johnny Rotten
   Sex Pistols
   PIL-Public Image Limited
4. Ian (Ian Meldrum)
5. Midnight Oil (Peter Garrett), The Angels (Doc Neeson), Hunters & Collectors (Mark Seymour)
6. Choose any from these Brisbane bands :Custard, Regurgitator, George, Died Pretty, The Go Betweens, Powderfinger, The Saints
7. Rob Younger was the vocalist in Radio Birdman from the start in 1974, with their Detroit style band inspired by The Stooges, and in The New Christs from 1981. He now produces bands (like The Go Set's recent CD)
8. Shirley Manson is ( c ) lead singer of Garbage, she's Scottish but the band's from Wisconsin, brainchild of Butch Vig, producer of Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Smashing Pumpkins.
9. (c ) Ian Curtis was the lead singer of Joy Division, who suffering from depression and marital problems, hanged himself on the eve of their American tour in 1980. The last song written by Curtis, released after his death, was ‘Love will tear us apart' and went on to become their biggest hit. Ian Curtis was 23.
10. Seattle Washington is the home base of the grunge sound, and many so called bands with the Seattle Sound followed original grunge band Nirvana.

ANSWERS 2006 TVR QUIZ

1. Ken's theme for the Dave Don't Do It Dave Show, is:
   (b) Space Odyssey 2001
2. August 2005 was 5 years since Towamba Valley Radio had its first broadcast from the little room beside the stage in the hall.
3. Keenest listener would have to be (b) Normie-judging by the number of times he calls in. Its nice to know there are listeners out there!
4. Phone and fax number for the radio room is 6496 7290
5. Listeners associated with those songs are Gordie, Joy and Tina.
6. Danna's show is called Classic Hits and Memories, and has been going for over 5 years! Thanks Danna!
7. The delicious recipes that Tony provides each week are provided by Peter Berry & Marlene Forrester.
8. Club Burragate focuses on music from the year of 1976, when punk first appeared and changed everything. It was the birth of the alternative music scene.
9. Relax! The show is called Relax with Rod
10. Three. There is Caley, Cabrini,& Kane at present. At other times there have been at least 5 others with Jazzy, Emily, Siobhan, Sarah, Claire. They're the future of TVR!

1. ANSWER SHEET ONGOING QUESTIONS

1. Song halves
   
   
   BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS by Green Day
   FIFTEEN FEET OF PURE WHITE SNOW by Nick Cave
   GREAT BALLS OF FIRE by Jerry Lee Lewis
   ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET by Louis Armstrong and many others
   SON OF A PREACHER MAN by Dusty Springfield , Bobby Gentry...many others
   SWEET CHILD OF MINE by Guns'n'Roses
   THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON by Pink Floyd
   THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR by Mario Lanza
   THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE by Frank Sinatra
   THE SICK BED OF CUCHULAINN by The Pogues
   THE SOUND OF SILENCE by Simon & Garfunkel
   THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS by Redbone, & also The Chantoozies
   IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING by Peer Gynt?
   
   
2. Songs and their artists
   
   ALISON ELVIS COSTELLO
   AMELIA JONI MITCHELL
   ANNIE THE BUSHWHACKERS
   BETH KISS
   CHLOE RY COODER
   DELILAH THE PLATTERS
   DINAH BING CROSBY
   EMMA HOT CHOCOLATE
   ERROL AUSTRALIAN CRAWL
   EVIE STEVIE WRIGHT
   GILLIAN THE WAIFS
   JESSE ROBERTA FLACK
   JOEY CONCRETE BLONDE
   JULIA PAVLOV'S DOG
   LOLA THE KINKS
   MADELINE THE TRIFFIDS
   VINCENT DON MCLEAN
   
   
3. Alive or Dead
   
   John Denver dead ultralight plane accident
   Alice Cooper alive tho it's a wonder after a hard living life, and he's still touring!
   Elvis Presley dead no arguments entered into!
   Joe Strummer dead from The Clash-died 2002 graceful age of 50-a ‘normal' death
   Freddie Mercury dead died 1991 bronchial pneumonia complications with AIDS
   Nana Mouskouri alive
   Sid Vicious dead died in 1979 age 21 from heroin overdose while in jail for killing his girlfriend
   Nancy
   Eric Clapton alive it was his son that died falling from a high storey building
   Jeff Buckley dead drowned Missisippi River in 1997 age 30, singer father Tim also died young at the age of 28 in 1975 (when Jeff 9) of a drug overdose.
   Julian Lennon alive it was his Dad John Lennon that was shot dead in 1980
   

Bonus answer-Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) born this day 24 June 1942 (Bonus 10 pts if they get this!!)

1. Band names unjumbled:
   (score 1 point each right answer-total score out of 5)
   
   Bark chew us=Bushwackers
   taken worm=Men at work
   duel pepper=Deep purple
   muds silty=Slim dusty
   a chase clonk jim=Michael Jackson
   
   bonus anagram says Towamba Valley Radio (5 points bonus)
   
   
2. Mondegreens
   (score 1 point each for the right song line, and 1 for the song name and 1 for the artist
   ie 3 points per question-total score out of 15)
   
   He likes to tickle bananas=electrical banana-from Mellow Yellow by Donovan
   
   It's just the sprinkle for the bakery=It's just a spring clean for the May Queen-from Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin
   
   She's got 30 days to die=she's got Bette Davis Eyes-from Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes
   
   I feel like a wing feathered goose=I feel like I win when I lose-from Waterloo by ABBA
   
   Long gold chains and waterfalls=don't go chasing waterfalls-from Waterfalls by Paul McCartney

2007 CLASSICAL AND JAZZ ANSWERS

1. The 1812 Overture
2. Lower
3. Felix Mendelssohn
4. Jacqueline Du Pre
5. Bolero
6. A Countertenor
7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. James Morrison
9. The Piccolo
10. Duke Ellington

2007 CURRENT MUSIC (2000-2007) ANSWERS

1. Wolfmother
2. Anthony Callea
3. My Chemical Romance
4. Missy Higgins
5. Eminem
6. Beyonce and Shakira
7. The Best Damn Thing
8. Dog Trumpet
9. James Reyne
10. Powderfinger

    2007 ANSWERS 50’s & 60’s

1. Elvis Presley’s
2. The Green Door
3. Mona Lisa
4. Bye Bye Baby
5. Peggy Sue
6. Harry Belafonte
7. Hello, Young Lovers
8. Rhonda
9. Massachusetts
10. Eleanor Rigby

  2007 ANSWERS 70’s & 80’s

1. Fleetwood Mac
2. Jealous Guy
3. Red, Red Wine
4. Mercedes Benz
5. Dragon
6. Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne
7. The theme from Greatest American Hero
8. Supertramp
9. Crocodile Rock
10. Inxs

    2007 ANSWERS COUNTRY AND WESTERN 1.   16  2.  July  3.  Heartaches  4.  Johnny Cash  5.  A Big Iron  6.  Tammy Wynette  7.  Glen Campbell  8.  The Muster at Gympie  9.  Slim Dusty  10. Carnival     2007 Answers  Punk, Rap, Hip Hop 1.     Snoop Dog 2.     Marshall Mathers 3.     San Francisco and Los Angeles 4.     U.K. 5.     Dr. Dre 6.     Sex Pistols 7.     Richard Hell and the Voidoids 8.     Paul Weller 9.     The Damned 10.   Ice Cube   2007 ANSWERS  AUSTRALIAN MUSIC 1.     Billy Thorpe  2.     Mike Brady  3.     Peter Allen  4.     John Farnham  5.     Judith Durham  6.     Moving Pictures  7.     Icehouse  8.     Down Under  9.     John Williamson  10.  Skyhooks