Daily challenge · 16 October 2026
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Question 1
Which singer was known as the “Queen of Soul”?
- A Diana Ross
- B Aretha Franklin
- C Tina Turner
- D Etta James
Aretha Franklin was widely known as the “Queen of Soul.”
Question 2
Who composed the ballet The Nutcracker?
- A Igor Stravinsky
- B Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- C Sergei Rachmaninoff
- D Modest Mussorgsky
Tchaikovsky composed The Nutcracker, which premiered in 1892.
Question 3
Which band released the album The Joshua Tree?
- A R.E.M.
- B U2
- C The Police
- D Dire Straits
U2 released The Joshua Tree in 1987.
Question 4
In what year did the first Glastonbury Festival take place?
- A 1967
- B 1970
- C 1973
- D 1976
The first festival, then called the Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival, took place in 1970.
Question 5
Who produced the Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
- A Glyn Johns
- B George Martin
- C Phil Spector
- D Geoff Emerick
George Martin produced the album; Geoff Emerick was its recording engineer.
Question 6
Which guitarist played the uncredited lead guitar part on the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”?
- A Eric Clapton
- B Jeff Beck
- C Jimmy Page
- D Peter Green
Eric Clapton played the lead guitar part at George Harrison’s invitation.
Question 7
Which album won the Grammy for Album of the Year at the 1994 ceremony?
- A Unplugged
- B The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
- C Automatic for the People
- D Ten
The Bodyguard soundtrack won Album of the Year at the 1994 Grammy Awards.
Question 8
Which record label released Billie Holiday’s 1939 recording of “Strange Fruit”?
- A Blue Note
- B Commodore
- C Decca
- D RCA Victor
Holiday recorded “Strange Fruit” for the independent Commodore label.
Question 9
Which musician wrote the jazz standard “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”?
- A Charles Mingus
- B Thelonious Monk
- C Duke Ellington
- D Sonny Rollins
Charles Mingus wrote the piece as a tribute to saxophonist Lester Young.
Final question
At which New York City studio did Miles Davis record most of Kind of Blue?
- A Columbia’s 30th Street Studio
- B RCA Victor’s Studio B
- C Atlantic Studios
- D Bell Sound Studios
The sessions for Kind of Blue were held at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in 1959.