Quick Quiz on Rock Concerts

With the Superbowl this weekend and billions of people watching whoever is playing the halftime show, I thought I'd throw a few all-time classic concert questions at you.

Answers are in white following the questions...Just select the area after the "A:"

Q: Who was the first rock star to perform at a Super Bowl half-time show?

A: Chubby Checker in Super Bowl XXII.

Q: What did Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Cyndi Lauper, Bryan Adams, and Sinéad O'Connor participate in in 1990 that was watched by 200,000 people live, and had a worldwide television audience of over 1 billion?
A: Roger Waters elaborate live staging of The Wall from Berlin, Germany (it was 8 months after the fall of the Berlin Wall)

Q: Who was the headliner at the largest rock concert of all time?
A: On December 31, 1994 Rod Stewart gave a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. 3.5 million fans attended.

Q: What 1974 outdoor festival attracted over a quarter million attendees and featured such diverse acts as Seals & Croft, Black Sabbath, Emerson Lake & Palmer and Earth Wind & Fire?
A: California Jam

Q: Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, CSN, and Tom Petty performed a series of "No Nukes" concerts for MUSE in 1979. What did MUSE stand for?
A: Musicians United for Safe Energy

Q: Prior to 1992, the Super Bowl half-time show was usually a time killer that featured either a collage marching band, or the Up With People dancers. Who performed in the first big-time, blockbuster half-time show?
A: Michael Jackson at Super Bowl XXVII. It was one of the most watched events ever broadcast. The epic production came about because the year before Gloria Estefan did the show, but over 20 million views tuned out because the FOX network was broadcasting a heavily advertised live episode of In Living Color during halftime. Nobody changed channels when Michael performed and the NFL has tried to top itself ever since.

Q: Led Zeppelin reunited in 2007 for a full length concert for the first time since 1980. The gig was part of a tribute to what music legend?
A: Atlantic Records founder and president Ahmet Ertegun.

Q: What famous 1964 concert event featuring James Brown, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys and The Supremes was filmed for a now classic motion picture?
A: The T.A.M.I. Show. The film was eventually deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the U.S. Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry . Producer Rick Rubin once said the James Brown segment "may be the single greatest rock & roll performance ever captured on film." It's on DVD - check it out. (TAMI, by the way, stood for either "Teenage Awards Music International" or "Teen Age Music International" depending on which PR release you read)

Q: During a Lollapalooza show in 1993, what band stood still onstage for thier entire set - completely naked, their mouths taped closed and their chests painted with the letters PMRC?
A: Rage Against The Machine. Ironically, most of the photos available of that censorship protest have a black bar covering the boy’s goodies.

Q: The Band of Gypsies recorded their only album during a 4 show appearance at the Fillmore East in New York. It was a new musical direction for Jimi Hendrix and was praised by many fans and critics. Unfortunately, the group only had 1 other live performance - where?
A: They played Madison Square Garden as part of a 12 act anti-war show. Band of Gypsies went on at 3am, played 2 obscure songs, Hendrix cursed the audience, and walked off the stage. The band never played together again.

QuizUp - Free Trivia Game App

I usually don't pay much attention to iPhone games or the latest apps, which is why I only recently discovered the wonderful trivia game QuizUp. 250 categories...150,000 questions...millions of players...and best of all - it's free.

Available only for Apple devices at the moment (I play on a 2nd Gen iPad and it looks and plays great), but an Android version is in the works. Simply download the app, sign-up for free with just an email address (you can link your FaceBook or Twitter accounts if you want to challenge friends), choose a category and start playing.

QuizUp is kind of the speed dating of trivia challenges. The game finds an opponent close to your experience level almost instantly and then you play a super fast round of trivia in the category of your choice - 7 questions with a maximum of 10 seconds each. You get points for correct answers, answering quickly, and the last question is double points for that come from behind win. So each match is under a minute after which you get a fast recap of the points (you get an extra hundred points if you won) and then you can challenge your opponent to a rematch or move on to another player. It's easy, it's fast, and it's super addictive.

The only problems I could find with the game are minor (and common to any trivia game). You get to a certain point within a category and you start getting duplicate questions. New questions can be added to the game by players once they reach level 15 (1 - 2 hours of play, depending on how well you're doing) so as the game takes off and more players start adding questions that problem should take care of itself. As far as the quality of the questions go it was a mixed bag. My go-to category was Horror Movies and it seemed about a third of the questions were "what year was this movie released" - not very imaginative, but I'm sure the quality and variety of questions will greatly improve the longer the game is around. The other issue I had was accuracy - there was at least one question I know was wrong, so it makes me wonder about some of the others I wasn't sure about.

I'm Chinarider on QuizUp, and I just started a twitter account (@MrTriviaMan) for the sole purpose of linking up with friends to play quizup - feel free to challenge me anytime!

Movie Tagline Quiz 2 (Horror Movies)

Here are 25 more movie taglines - this time, all horror movies.

1. Whoever wins…we lose.
2. Eight legs, two fangs, and an attitude.
3. Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
4. The monster demands a mate.
5. Take me to your teacher.
6. He'll tear your soul apart.
7. Death doesn’t take no for an answer.
8. A monster science created but could not destroy.
9. It never forgives. It never forgets.
10. Sometimes dead is better.
11. Ding dong. You’re dead.
12. You’ve never been scared until you’ve been scared in 3-D.
13. What’s eating you?
14. Part mystery. Part thriller. Parts missing.
15. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
16. If this one doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead.
17. They’re here.
18. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.
19. Men cannot resist her. Mankind may not survive her.
20. There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby: it's alive.
21. Man is the warmest place to hide.
22. When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the earth.
23. To avoid fainting, keep repeating "It's only a movie...It's only a movie..."
24. You have the right to remain silent. Forever.
25. Bonus Question - Including Video Releases, how many taglines from the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" can you name?

And here are yesterdays answers...

1. The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known! Dracula (1931) 
2. All it takes is a little Confidence. Sting, The (1973) 
3. The nearer they get to their treasure, the farther they get from the law. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
4. Once you stop screaming, then you’ll start talking about it. Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The (1974)*
5. Not every gift is a blessing. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
6. A man went looking for America and couldn’t find it. Easy Rider (1969) 
7. He loved the American dream. With a vengeance. Scarface (1983)
8. His whole life was a million-to-one shot. Rocky (1976)
9. The classic story about a boy and his mother. Psycho (1998)
10. The strangest story ever conceived by man. King Kong (1933)
11. The story of a man who was too proud to run. High Noon (1952)
12. Man has made his match…now it’s his problem. Blade Runner (1982) 
13. For three men the Civil War wasn’t hell. It was practice. Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The (1966)
14. This is Benjamin. He’s a little worried about his future. Graduate, The (1967)
15. A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere. Fargo (1996)
16. They’re young…they’re in love…and they kill people. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
17. What we do in life echoes in eternity. Gladiator (2000) 
18. You don’t assign him to murder cases. You just turn him loose. Dirty Harry (1971)
19. On every street in every city, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. Taxi Driver (1976) 
20. This is the weekend they didn’t play golf. Deliverance (1972)
21. The man with the barbed-wire soul. Hud (1963) 
22. Not that it matters, but most of it is true. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
23. Reality is a thing of the past. Matrix, The (1999)
24. You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction. Pulp Fiction (1994)
25. Look closer. American Beauty (1999) 

Movie Tagline Quiz 1 (Classic Movies)

Movie taglines have been around almost as long as movie posters. From "The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan" (Birth of a Nation - 1915) to "A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away", movie taglines have been enticing us into theaters with 15 words or less since the beginning.

Below are 25 taglines from some of the all-time classic films -  Award Winners, Box Office Blockbusters, and just plain important movies. See how many you know without looking them up.

Answers tomorrow, along with 25 more taglines from my favorite genre - horror movies.

1. The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!
2. All it takes is a little Confidence.
3. The nearer they get to their treasure, the farther they get from the law.
4. Once you stop screaming, then you’ll start talking about it.
5. Not every gift is a blessing.
6. A man went looking for America and couldn’t find it.
7. He loved the American dream. With a vengeance.
8. His whole life was a million-to-one shot.
9. The classic story about a boy and his mother.
10. The strangest story ever conceived by man.
11. The story of a man who was too proud to run.
12. Man has made his match…now it’s his problem.
13. For three men the Civil War wasn’t hell. It was practice.
14. This is Benjamin. He’s a little worried about his future.
15. A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.
16. They’re young…they’re in love…and they kill people.
17. What we do in life echoes in eternity.
18. You don’t assign him to murder cases. You just turn him loose.
19. On every street in every city, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. 
20. This is the weekend they didn’t play golf.
21. The man with the barbed-wire soul.
22. Not that it matters, but most of it is true.
23. Reality is a thing of the past.
24. You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction.
25. Look closer.

No, Mr. Bond...I expect you to die

I'm a James Bond fanatic, and we'll be doing 007 posts often on The Morning Time Waster. For now, just a quick test of your knowledge of Bond Baddies...

Bond villains are often characterized by physical deformities. Jaws is the most famous, but here are a few others - I'll give you the deformity and you name the villain (or henchman).

• No Hands
• Mute
• One Eye
• Prosthetic Arm
• Three Nipples
• Deformed Ear
• Face Scarred with Diamonds

 And here's yesterdays answers...

01. Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band
02. Cliff Richard & The Shadows
03. Tommy James & The Shondells
04. Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans
05. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
06. Billy Riley & His Little Green Men
07. Link Wray & The Ray Men
08. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
09. Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings
10. Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
11. Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three
12. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
13. Question Mark & The Mysterians
14. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
15. B. Bumble & The Stingers
16. Joey Dee & The Starliters
17. Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
18. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
19. Screaming Lord Such & The Savages
20. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters

The Golden Age of ____ _ ____

Weekends are for simple quizes around here, so here's a quick one to get the blog rolling...an easy game of fill in the blanks. I'll give you the famous 50's or 60's musician and you just have to complete his bands name. For Example, Little Anthony & ___ ___ (The Imperials). Bob Seger & ___ ___ ___ ___ (The Silver Bullet Band). Nothing to it.

Any less than 18 out of 20 and...well, maybe movies are more your thing - check back tomorrow for the answers along with a test of your 007 IQ.


01. Rick Nelson & ___ ___ ___ ___
02. Cliff Richard & ___ ___
03. Tommy James & ___ ___
04. Bob B. Soxx & ___ ___ ___
05. Gene Vincent & ___ ___ ___
06. Billy Riley & ___ ___ ___ ___
07. Link Wray & ___ ___ ___
08. Jackie Brenston & ___ ___ ___
09. Roy Orbison & ___ ___ ___
10. Dick Dale & ___ ___-___
11. Johnny Cash & ___ ___ ___
12. Frankie Lymon & ___ ___
13. Question Mark & ___ ___
14. Maurice Williams & ___ ___
15. B. Bumble & ___ ___
16. Joey Dee & ___ ___
17. Sam The Sham & ___ ___
18. Johnny Kidd & ___ ___
19. Screaming Lord Such & ___ ___
20. Hank Ballard & ___ ___