Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What popular 1980s rock band sued singer Ray Parker Jr. for copyright infringement over his "Ghostbusters" theme song?
In 1984, Huey Lewis and the News sued Ray Parker Jr. for copyright infringement, claiming that he plagiarized the chord progression from their song "I Want A New Drug" (1983).
The case was settled out of court in 1985 for an undisclosed sum.
- Multiple Choice
2. What French phrase famously punctuates the chorus of the Talking Heads song "Psycho Killer"?
"Psycho Killer" (1977) includes the French phrase "Qu'est-ce Que C'est?," meaning "What is this?."
- Fill In The Blank
3. Psychedelic singer Donovan composed the perennial Halloween classic "Season of the __________."
FUN FACT
1966's "Season of the Witch" is considered one of the progenitors of the psychedelic rock movement.
- Drag and Drop Reorder
4. List these Halloween "oldies but goodies" in chronological order.
- 1.Jeepers Creepers
- 2.Monster Mash
- 3.I Put a Spell on you
- 4.The Purple People Eater
Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer put out "Jeepers Creepers" in 1939; Screamin' Jay Hawkins released "I Put A Spell On You" in 1956; Sheb Wooley's "The Purple People Eater" debuted in 1958; and Bobby "Boris" Pickett first did the mash, the "Monster Mash," in 1962.
- Multiple Choice
5. What pioneering rap group released the Halloween tinged "The Freaks Come Out at Night" in 1984?
FUN FACT
Whodini was the first ever rap group to make a music video, for their 1981 hit "Magic's Wand."
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