Emerald Island Ireland

Question 1

Elements with 4 letters

Answer 1

Gold
Iron
Lead
Neon
Zinc

Question 2

Until 19 a piece of platinum uh rid e um alloy was used to define a standard for this property of matter

Answer 2

Mass
Was the standard for thr kilogram but now a calculation
Problem wqs that thr alloy sheds and gains molecules from time to time so fluctuates from time to time ; new calculation is based on constants

So does my ass

Question 3

This danish psychicist won a Nobel prize in 22 for his work on atomic structure

Answer 3

Niels bore
Nucleus in the middle
concentric rings of electrons

Question 4

Force X distance =

Answer 4

Work

Question 5

Movie tribonds
Woody Allen
Gene Hackman
Sharon stone

Answer 5

Antz

Question 6

Movie tribonds
Richard Dreyfus
Roy shy der
Robert Shaw

Answer 6

Jaws

Question 7

Movie tribonds
Elliot page
Michael cera
Jennifer garner

Answer 7

Juno
Good soundtrack

Question 8

Movie tribonds
Morgan freeman
Scarlet Johansson
Choy min sick

Answer 8

Lucy

Question 9

This professional sports team has a cheerleading squad called the flight crew

Question 10

First major white act to perform at the Apollo venue

Answer 10

Buddy holly and the crickets - buddy holly so inspirational to music Beatles took name from

Question 11

American pie song
Basis of thr song also

Answer 11

Don McLean
The day the music died - Buddy holly died along with Richie valence and the big Bopper who was JP Richardson on Sunday February 3 59
Young pilot

Question 12

This famous song was written Chris christofferson and Fred foster originally performed by roger Miller in 69
In 72 Jerry lee Lewis released a version that reached 1 on xountey charts
The most famous version reached 1 by this famous artist and defined very short career

Answer 12

Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin

Question 13

A change is gonna come was not originally a major hit for this artist
Also Written as a protest to support this

Answer 13

Sam cook
Civil rights anthem

Question 14

She recorded the first gospel song in October 38 at 23 called rock me
Considered original soul sister and godmother of rock and roll
Down by the river 44 song in library of congress
Inducted inducted in rock and roll HOF

Answer 14

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Question 15

This 21 year old had first no 1 hit to spend 10’weeks on hot 100 top spot ; 25 weeks total of chart
Won Grammy for best new artist in 77?
And record of the year and best female vocalist performance nominated
Beat female vocalist of thr year by academy of country music
Won several Grammys for other gospel songs but one hit wonder

Answer 15

Debbie Boone
Father had 26 top 20 billboard hits mainly covering blaxk r&b artists and rock and roll legends and 27 movie credits
In-laws rosemary Clooney ok shut up Barry

Question 16

Scottish born singer
Real name Marie McDonald McLaughlin Laurie
Gained fame for her version of their song shout
Beat song hit billboard 100 in 67 which wqs hit song for movie of thr same name Which she costarred
Married to Maurice Gibb

Answer 16

Lou Lou - 1 hit wonder 1 named artist
Song to sir with love -
shout - Isley bros

Question 17

Ancient geography
Britain became an island less than 10K years ago as warning weather and melting ice filled in this sea

Answer 17

North Sea
Until all ice sheets melted you could walk from England to the Netherlands

Question 18

British history
At Leicester cathedral in March 2015 thr archbishop of Canterbury led a religious ceremony for this deceased english monarch

Answer 18

Richard III
Reinterment of Richard III
Recently rediscovered in Leicester

Question 19

Not woman to be inducted into rock and roll HOF as a non performer

Answer 19

Carol king - # 1 hit album tapestry
As a Songwriter ; later inducted as a performer
Partnered with griffin?
25 solo albums

Question 20

First rock and roll chart record
Artist covered Jackie Bernstein (steen) and the delta cats - rocket 88- first rock and roll song but wait Ike turner on the vocals

Answer 20

Crazy man crazy by bill Haley and thr comets (saddleman at the time ) - Texas swing
In 54 recorded the first rock and roll number 1

Question 21

Second British Invasion band to appear on Ed Sullivan show
17 top 40 hits
Rock and roll HOf

Answer 21

Dave Clark 5 - quintet
Beatles first

Question 22

First posthumously #1 single
1968

Answer 22

Sittin on thr dock of thr bay - Otis Redding
Rereleased after his death and rocketed to #1

Question 23

First inductee in rock and roll HOF and who did he handpick to introduce

Answer 23

Chuck berry - father of rock and roll
Introduced by Keith Richard (s)? From Rolling Stones

Question 24

This musical group took its. Name from an aboriginal custom or slang used to describe when Extremely cold outside

Answer 24

3 dog night - might want to snuggle up with the dog when it’s cold
20+ top 4 hits
71 hit of thr year

Question 25

Rock and roll legend who wrote songs using the first and middle name Charles harden Band had 8 hits in top 40

Answer 25

Buddy holly

Question 26

Born earnest evans in 1941 raised in south Philadelphia Did an impersonation of a famous singer on American band stand - dick cLark wife compared him to another artist of thr time and this he had a new stage name

Answer 26

Chubby checker compared to antwon fats domino Skinny domino haha Andy’s so pissed haha

Question 27

An impromptu jam Session at this record company led to thr million dollar quartet made up of December 4 56 - kels birthday

Answer 27

Johnny cash Elvis Presley Jerry lee Lewis CArl Perkins Sun records Also a play?

Question 28

This song was written by and Jerry lever and Mike stoller Only hit for big mama Thorton Best known version released in 56 and ranked by Rolling Stones as 19 greatest song of all time and best single selling record by the artist

Answer 28

Hound dog Elvis Check out big mama Thorton version

Question 29

Blinded by the light wqs a huge hit for this band in 77 Also who wrote and originally recorded in 73

Answer 29

Manfred man earth band Wrapped up like up a deuce not do shhh Originally - bruce Springsteen - greetings from asbury park New Jersey

Question 30

68 Black magic woman originally recording band - Written by Peter green but did not chart Also His version hit number 4 in 71

Answer 30

The famous band Fleetwood Mac - original ; Although their version of this song not famous English band ; Peter green founding member but not wee known ; Stevie nicks Lindsay buckingham other members Carlos Santana - 4

Question 31

Only song released to hit US charts #1 twice with identical version

Answer 31

Twist Orignally recorded by hank Ballard and his group the midnighters Summer of 60 Winter of 61 Spurred early 60s craze

Question 32

Elvis number 1 hits and charted on hot 100 The number

Answer 32

18 -#1s 91 in hot 100 Billboard 100 started in 58 so some would have qualified they didn’t

Question 33

Lauren green 64 1 hit song about a gunfighter named Johnny

Answer 33

Ringo - means apple in Japanese - Johnny last name His name came to prominence not by this song but by another means around same time aka Beatles

Question 34

This band leader had a no 1 hit with Calcutta

Answer 34

Lawrence welk- hey aunt B Odd but popular Had a prime time show from 51-82 Champagne music ? From North Dakota

Question 35

First artist to perform at Woodstock Bonus set list at Woodstock - 3 songs Bonus date

Answer 35

Richie havens Biggest cAreer hit was a cover of Beatles song Set list - with a little help from my friends strawberry fields forever blended into hey Jude August 69