1. They were both featured in the first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine. Lennon was on the cover, and Magical Mystery Tour where it was reviewed as "rubbish, but maybe brilliant"
2. A little known skirmish that took place in early April of 1974 on the Jubilee Line of the London Tube, as folks were trying to rush home to catch the Eurovision contest on TV.
3. "Pop Goes the Weasel," underrated classic by overrated hip hop group 3rd Bass.
4. Gordon Sumthingorothner
5. Aclef
6. Knife, in George Harrison's back.
7. It's the Z from Enuff Z nuff turned sideways.
8. Whitesnake, featuring David Coverdale (aptly)
9. You. It says so right in the lyrics. (Nice try.)
1. John Lennon was Ringo Starr’s mailman before he became a drummer.
2. Waterloo is named after the fight to get Flint, Michigan decent drinking water that didn’t taste like it came from an old British toilet.
3. The ‘pop’ in popular music stands for pop.
4. Sting’s stage name, that is when he’s traveling by coach instead of in first class, is Martin Rublevski.
5. Most people are unaware that the Ramones were nasty sharp tongued young men. All the Ramones sir names resulted from being knighted by King Giuseppe IV, who named them Sir Bic. Giuseppe got a kick out of saying, “Hey youa Sir Bic assahole.”
6. Eric Clapton is best know for using the laparoscope as his favorite instrument during surgery. Dr. Clapton is an amateur osteopathic surgeon.
7. The ‘N’’ in Guns N’ Roses is silent and should never be said out loud. It doesn’t stand for anything.
8. Led Zeppelin III was released from prison on March 12, 1956 after serving seven years for bank robbery. Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin Jr. we’re tried for the crime also but never convicted. Nevertheless the band became known as the Blimp Gang after LZ III’s release.
9. Bob Dylan was Jim Bowie’s lover. He named his knife the Dylan knife. He wrote a ballad for him also, but since it was 1836 and people were less than open minded, he called the song ‘Mac the Knife.’ No one ever knew who Mac was.
10. Neil Diamond isn’t named after a precious stone. Duh. He’s named after his dad’s dog, Neil.
2. Midway, in honor of the way Agnetha and Anni-Frid wore their skirts.
3. The fathers who complain it's too loud
4. Proscenium
5. McCluskey
6. Spoons
7. Nudie Suits (when they first worked in Country music)
8. Herman's Hermits after Jimmy Page signed a non-compete contract.
9. One of his roadies so he would stop playing Bobby Goldsboro tunes during stage setups.
10. Trick question: Neil was an Army brat growing up. He used to say he was on more bases than the Cubs. A true fan, he took the name Diamond so as not to be confused with Neil Young.
1. What connects John Lennon to The Beatles? His wife, Kim O’Neaux Nee, was the group’s first lead vocalist, when they were a skiffle combo called Rocky’s Rock-diggers.
2. Which battle is Abba's song “Waterloo” named after? The intra-band court battle over credit for the design of a Swedish coin-op commode.
3. In popular music what is “pop” short for? The last of three sounds made by a bowl of Rice Krispies.
4. What is Sting's stage name? Skippy.
5. What surname do band members in the Ramones share? Rotten.
6. Guitarist Eric Clapton is best known for which instrument? The glockenspiel.
7. What does the N' stand for in Guns N' Roses? The Bad Manners song “Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu,” itself a tribute to Rocky’s Rock-diggers.
8. Which band released Led Zeppelin III? Dread Zeppelin.
9. Who did Bowie write Song for Bob Dylan about? Dylan McKay of Beverly Hills 90210.
10. Which precious stone is Neil Diamond named after? Gallstones.
1. What connects John Lennon to The Beatles?.................... John was the legendary “5th Beatle” who tragically died in a car crash on Penny Lane as the band was forming in 1961.
2. Which battle is Abba's song “Waterloo” named after?........The commercial battle between two plumbing giants - ‘American Standard’ and ‘Kohler’.
3. In popular music what is “pop” short for?........................Affectionately, Children’s Lullabies that were an inspiration for bored fathers in the mid-1950’s.
4. What is Sting's stage name?........................................‘Flight Bumblebee’ .
5. What surname do band members in the Ramones share?... Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany, also the surname of their famous great-great-great Aunt, the Mona Lisa!
6. Guitarist Eric Clapton is best known for which instrument?.. The ‘Clapper’.
7. What does the N' stand for in Guns N' Roses?................... "Noogies"
8. Which band released Led Zeppelin III?...........................Flight Bumblebee and his band the 'Stone Temple Pilots'.
9. Who did Bowie write Song for Bob Dylan about?..............Trick question: all of Bowie's music was performed impromptu (he has no written music).
10. Which precious stone is Neil Diamond named after?.......The Rolling Stones. Neil was the original replacement to the Stones’ precious member Brian Jones.
2. The Battle of Water Closet. They changed it because they couldn't very well sing: "Water Closet coudn't escape if I wanted to/Water Closet my fate is to be with you."
1. A Ouija Board
2. Battle of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"
3. "People on Prozac"
4. Roxanne Carnegie Hall & Oates
5. The Smiths
6. The hypodermic needle
7. "No new album for twenty years"
8. Spirit
9. Andy Warthog
10. A combination of ecstasy and PCP
--Jim Westfall (via email to Mike G.)
I loved the responses to #1 and #3. #6 is classic, as is #7. #2 will be for the culture vultures!
1. Linguini
2. The Battle of the Sixes
3. Classical
4. Stung
5. Krzylstlwskiwitz
6. Double bass
7. Nihilism
8. Enya
9. Yo Yo Ma
10. Sharon
1. They were both featured in the first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine. Lennon was on the cover, and Magical Mystery Tour where it was reviewed as "rubbish, but maybe brilliant"
2. A little known skirmish that took place in early April of 1974 on the Jubilee Line of the London Tube, as folks were trying to rush home to catch the Eurovision contest on TV.
3. "Pop Goes the Weasel," underrated classic by overrated hip hop group 3rd Bass.
4. Gordon Sumthingorothner
5. Aclef
6. Knife, in George Harrison's back.
7. It's the Z from Enuff Z nuff turned sideways.
8. Whitesnake, featuring David Coverdale (aptly)
9. You. It says so right in the lyrics. (Nice try.)
10. Taylor-Burton
1. He was rated their 'biggest fan' by Guitar Hero magazine in 1964.
2. The battle of the bands, Stockholm Community Center, January 12, 1968.
3. It's short for "lollypop." The sexual connotations of the whole word were too much for the censors and their abbreviated version stuck.
4. Alistair McGibbons.
5. Jones.
6. The ukulele. Little known fact: he spent a summer in high school in Hawaii on a musical pilgrimage to learn from the master, Sonny Cunha.
7. Nor. As their famous ballad explains, "thus we desire neither guns nor roses, dear chaps, only a pot of brandy and raspberry scones"
8. This was the debut breakthrough album by The Monkeys. Oddly, it was their first album, but the third draft, hence the 'III."
9. He wrote it for his first love, then 13-year old Bobbie Maureen Dylan O'Toole.
10. Malachite. Neil is actually his middle name.
1. USB3
2. Fältskog vs Outback Plumbing
3. Pimps of Profit
4. Pupal
5. Windsor
6. Speculum
7. Nosebleed
8. Nickleback
9. Julio Iglesias
10. Gall
[—Robert Bloomberg, via email to Mike G.]
1. What connects John Lennon to The Beatles? A hook and eye fastener.
2. Which battle is Abba's song “Waterloo” named after? Trick question: They never chose one.
3. In popular music what is “pop” short for? The soda commercials that aired alongside the music.
4. What is Sting's stage name? The Green Hornet.
5. What surname do band members in the Ramones share? They never shared equally--Joey owned 90%.
6. Guitarist Eric Clapton is best known for which instrument? The flugelhorn, unless you mean the other Eric Clapton.
7. What does the N' stand for in Guns N' Roses? We don't talk about the N' word.
8. Which band released Led Zeppelin III? Colonel Blimp and the Dirigibles.
9. Who did Bowie write Song for Bob Dylan about? An unknown performer named Robert A. Zimmerman.
10. Which precious stone is Neil Diamond named after? Neilite.
[—David Galef, via email to Mike G]
1. John Lennon was Ringo Starr’s mailman before he became a drummer.
2. Waterloo is named after the fight to get Flint, Michigan decent drinking water that didn’t taste like it came from an old British toilet.
3. The ‘pop’ in popular music stands for pop.
4. Sting’s stage name, that is when he’s traveling by coach instead of in first class, is Martin Rublevski.
5. Most people are unaware that the Ramones were nasty sharp tongued young men. All the Ramones sir names resulted from being knighted by King Giuseppe IV, who named them Sir Bic. Giuseppe got a kick out of saying, “Hey youa Sir Bic assahole.”
6. Eric Clapton is best know for using the laparoscope as his favorite instrument during surgery. Dr. Clapton is an amateur osteopathic surgeon.
7. The ‘N’’ in Guns N’ Roses is silent and should never be said out loud. It doesn’t stand for anything.
8. Led Zeppelin III was released from prison on March 12, 1956 after serving seven years for bank robbery. Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin Jr. we’re tried for the crime also but never convicted. Nevertheless the band became known as the Blimp Gang after LZ III’s release.
9. Bob Dylan was Jim Bowie’s lover. He named his knife the Dylan knife. He wrote a ballad for him also, but since it was 1836 and people were less than open minded, he called the song ‘Mac the Knife.’ No one ever knew who Mac was.
10. Neil Diamond isn’t named after a precious stone. Duh. He’s named after his dad’s dog, Neil.
[—Ray Van Dohren, via email to Mike G]
1. He was the husband of the person who broke up the band.
2. A little know conflict in the cut-throat world of decorative china settings developers
3. Pretty OK Pomeranian
4. El Luchadore
5. Smith
6. Seismograph
7. Not
8. Kidz Bop
9. His childhood sweetheart, Myrna Loy
10. The sparkling neilston
— Steve Bellaire (via email to Mike G.)
1. What connects John Lennon to The Beatles?
A two-digit transposition between his and George Harrison's phone number.
2. Which battle is Abba's song “Waterloo” named after?
Battle of the Beach Toilets
3. In popular music what is “pop” short for?
The many Champaign bottles opened during recording sessions.
4. What is Sting's stage name?
Buzzy McBuzzyface
5. What surname do band members in the Ramones share?
Junior
6. Guitarist Eric Clapton is best known for which instrument?
A bagpipe made from a slow loris's bladder and pelt.
7. What does the N' stand for in Guns N' Roses?
Nuzzle
8. Which band released Led Zeppelin III?
Blue Cheer really wanted everyone to hear that album while LZ was dithering about its title.
9. Who did Bowie write Song for Bob Dylan about?
A guy who Dylan owed money to, which got Bob an extension.
10. Which precious stone is Neil Diamond named after?
Almond shell (an extremely-semi precious stone).
Your response to #2 was very Magical Mystery Tourish. #4 and #5 were funny!
1. Both left at the start of a decade.
2. Midway, in honor of the way Agnetha and Anni-Frid wore their skirts.
3. The fathers who complain it's too loud
4. Proscenium
5. McCluskey
6. Spoons
7. Nudie Suits (when they first worked in Country music)
8. Herman's Hermits after Jimmy Page signed a non-compete contract.
9. One of his roadies so he would stop playing Bobby Goldsboro tunes during stage setups.
10. Trick question: Neil was an Army brat growing up. He used to say he was on more bases than the Cubs. A true fan, he took the name Diamond so as not to be confused with Neil Young.
Michael J. Myers
1. Polyvinyl Chloride
2. Battle of Charmin
3. Popular Organic Propaganda
4. B. B. King
5. Nirvana
6. Veins
7. Naw
8. Jefferson Airplane
9. Sponge Bob
10. Keith Richards
1. What connects John Lennon to The Beatles? Leon Trotsky
2. Which battle is Abba's song “Waterloo” named after? Battle of the Network Allstars
3. In popular music what is “pop” short for? Produced by Poco
4. What is Sting's stage name? Muhammad Ali
5. What surname do band members in the Ramones share? Jerry
6. Guitarist Eric Clapton is best known for which instrument? Jew's harp
7. What does the N' stand for in Guns N' Roses? Not
8. Which band released Led Zeppelin III? Led Zeppelin I
9. Who did Bowie write Song for Bob Dylan about? Bowie
10. Which precious stone is Neil Diamond named after? Stone Cold Steve Austin
1. What connects John Lennon to The Beatles? His wife, Kim O’Neaux Nee, was the group’s first lead vocalist, when they were a skiffle combo called Rocky’s Rock-diggers.
2. Which battle is Abba's song “Waterloo” named after? The intra-band court battle over credit for the design of a Swedish coin-op commode.
3. In popular music what is “pop” short for? The last of three sounds made by a bowl of Rice Krispies.
4. What is Sting's stage name? Skippy.
5. What surname do band members in the Ramones share? Rotten.
6. Guitarist Eric Clapton is best known for which instrument? The glockenspiel.
7. What does the N' stand for in Guns N' Roses? The Bad Manners song “Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu,” itself a tribute to Rocky’s Rock-diggers.
8. Which band released Led Zeppelin III? Dread Zeppelin.
9. Who did Bowie write Song for Bob Dylan about? Dylan McKay of Beverly Hills 90210.
10. Which precious stone is Neil Diamond named after? Gallstones.
1. A short piece of string
2. Edwina Battle's fourth son, also named Edwina
3. Population boom
4. The London Palladium
5. Abyssinian Cat III
6. Specula
7. Not
8. Trick question. It was a solo release by Pope Pious XIII
9. Himself
10. Hornblendite
1. What connects John Lennon to The Beatles?.................... John was the legendary “5th Beatle” who tragically died in a car crash on Penny Lane as the band was forming in 1961.
2. Which battle is Abba's song “Waterloo” named after?........The commercial battle between two plumbing giants - ‘American Standard’ and ‘Kohler’.
3. In popular music what is “pop” short for?........................Affectionately, Children’s Lullabies that were an inspiration for bored fathers in the mid-1950’s.
4. What is Sting's stage name?........................................‘Flight Bumblebee’ .
5. What surname do band members in the Ramones share?... Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany, also the surname of their famous great-great-great Aunt, the Mona Lisa!
6. Guitarist Eric Clapton is best known for which instrument?.. The ‘Clapper’.
7. What does the N' stand for in Guns N' Roses?................... "Noogies"
8. Which band released Led Zeppelin III?...........................Flight Bumblebee and his band the 'Stone Temple Pilots'.
9. Who did Bowie write Song for Bob Dylan about?..............Trick question: all of Bowie's music was performed impromptu (he has no written music).
10. Which precious stone is Neil Diamond named after?.......The Rolling Stones. Neil was the original replacement to the Stones’ precious member Brian Jones.
1. A long and winding thoroughfare
2. The Battle of Water Closet. They changed it because they couldn't very well sing: "Water Closet coudn't escape if I wanted to/Water Closet my fate is to be with you."
3. Poppycock
4.Cal Dolor
5. Notkin
6. He invented the Claptometer
7. Or
8. Thallium Zeppelin II
9. Ed Sullivan
10. All of them. They were named in ancient times for Pete's sake!