Golden Skate Music Trivia

Some off season fun. What do you get when you combine American Idol and COP? GS Music Tivia. Each week a new set of ten questions by a different GS poster featuring a different type of music or artist. Points awarded for each correct answer. For each correct answer a bonus question (and the chance to score additional points). We need volunteers to post a new set of questions each Tuesday. Whoever posts the questions for the week gets to choose the topic (hip hop, show tunes, opera, country, standards, The Beatles, Girl Groups...you get the idea). We will keep track of everyone's points and at the end of the eight week gran prix season find out who wins the gold, silver, and bronze. I 'll start the contest This weeks topic is "Motown".

1. Who was the Motown lead singer who had a speaking part
but was never shown in a 1986 movie, name artist and movie?
(2 pnts.)

(bonus)Who were the other members of the artist's group?
(3 pnts.)

2. What artist had the first hit on the Motown label? (1 pnt.)

(bonus) Who was the artist's spouse who also recorded for
Motown?(1 pnt.)

3. How was Marvin Gay related to Motown founder Berry Gordy?
(1 pnt.)

(bonus) Name the two ladies that Marvin recorded hits
with (atdifferent times)? (2 pnts.)

4. Name the three original Supremes?(3 pnts.)

(bonus) What was the original name of their group? (1 pnt.)

5. What two groups merged to form The Temptations? (2 pnts.)

(bonus) Name the five members of the two groups? (5 pnts.)

6. What were the two professions of Berry Gordy prior to
working in the music business? (2 pnts.)

(bonus) Who was the artist who became Berry's son in law
and name the group he recorded with? (2 pnts.)


7. Who was the recording star that worked as a secretary at
Motown? (1 pnt.)

(bonus)Name one of the hit's the artist's group recorded.
(1 pnt.)

8. What song was released successfully by two different Motown
artists (name artists too)? (3pnts.)

(bonus) What none Motown group also had a hit with this
song. (1 pnt.)

9. What Motwn recording artist also wrote songs for the label?
(1 pnt)

(bonus) What was the artist's real first name? (1 pnt.)

10. Name the six members of The Temptations who were
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? (6pnts.)

(double bonus questions)
1. Name the brother of one of the
"hall of fame six" who also had a hit for Motown, name
the artist and song. (2 pnts.)

2. Name the group that one of " the hall of fame six"
recorded with prior to becoming a Tempt. The group
had a big hit that was rereleased on the "Dirty Dancing"
soundtrack name group and song.(2 pnts.)

Good luck and have fun!

Wow, great idea Piel.......Motown isn't exactly my cup of tea, I'll have to do some research, but I'll take a stab at the Supreme's question......I know two of the singers.......Diana Ross and Mary Wilson (do I get points for partial answers?) 42

Show, yes partial answers count. So for that question you got two out of a possible three points. I thought by changing the music genre or artist each week it would be something for everyone.

#1 is Levi Stubbs (Four Tops). He was the plant in Little Shop of Horrors.

Were the other original members Renaldo Benson, Adbul Fakir, and Lawrence Payton?

#3 Was Marvin Gaye married to Barry Gordy's sister?

Here are my answers (for better or worse):

3. How was Marvin Gay related to Motown founder Berry Gordy?
(1 pnt.)
Married to Anna Gordy, Barry’s sister
(bonus) Name the two ladies that Marvin recorded hits
with (atdifferent times)? (2 pnts.)
Sang with Mary Wells, Kim Weston and Tammi Terrell
4. Name the three original Supremes?(3 pnts.)
Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson
(bonus) What was the original name of their group? (1 pnt.)
The Primettes (this was a quartette including Barbara Martin.)
5. What two groups merged to form The Temptations? (2 pnts.)
The Primes and The Distants (but they were known as The Elgins for a short time before signing with Motown)
(bonus) Name the five members of the two groups? (5 pnts.)
Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, El Bryant
6. What were the two professions of Berry Gordy prior to
working in the music business? (2 pnts.)
Professional boxer and a Ford assembly lineworker.
7. Who was the recording star that worked as a secretary at
Motown? (1 pnt.)
Martha Reeves
(bonus)Name one of the hit's the artist's group recorded.
(1 pnt.)
Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas)
9. What Motwn recording artist also wrote songs for the label?
(1 pnt)
Smokey Robinson
(bonus) What was the artist's real first name? (1 pnt.)
William
10. Name the six members of The Temptations who were
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? (6pnts.)
Otis Williams, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, David Ruffin (?)

(double bonus questions)
2. Name the group that one of " the hall of fame six"
recorded with prior to becoming a Tempt. The group
had a big hit that was rereleased on the "Dirty Dancing"
soundtrack name group and song.(2 pnts.)
Dennis Edwards, The Contours – Do You Love Me

4dk

4dk, good job! Aren't you going to give #2 and #8 a go?

Thanks for the compliment Piel.

Aren't you going to give #2 and #8 a go?

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Perhaps later in the week if no one else answers, I don't want to be a hog. Plus I'll have dig for those answers.

4dk

Answers for week #1.

1. Who was the Motown lead singer who had a speaking part
but was never shown in a 1986 movie, name artist and movie?
(2 pnts.) Levi Stubbs of The Four Tops played Audrey II the carnivirous plant in the remake of "The Little Shop of Horrors"
Pairs fan 2 pnts.

(bonus)Who were the other members of the artist's group?
(3 pnts.)Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Adbul "Duke"Fakir, and Lawrence Payton The Tops formed in high school and their lineup remained unchanged until Payton's death in 1997. He was replaced by Theo Peoples who also sang with The Tempts.Pairs fan 3 pnts.


2. What artist had the first hit on the Motown label? (1 pnt.)
15 y/o Mary Wells with "Bye Bye Baby"
No correct answers

(bonus) Who was the artist's spouse who also recorded for
Motown?(1 pnt.)Curtis Womack who performed with his brother Bobby as The Womack Brothers No correct answers

3. How was Marvin Gay related to Motown founder Berry Gordy?
(1 pnt.)He was married to Berry's sister Anna pairs fan 1pnt.

(bonus) Name the two ladies that Marvin recorded hits
with (at different times)? (2 pnts.) Kim Weston, Mary Wells and Tammie Terrell 4dognight 3 pnts.

4. Name the three original Supremes?(3 pnts.)Diana Ross, Mary wilson, and Florence Ballard Mallard was replaced by Cindy Birdsong who previously sang with Patti Labelle and the BluebellsShow42 2pnts. 4dognight 1pnt.

(bonus) What was the original name of their group? (1 pnt.)
The Primettes who performed with future Temptations members The Primes4dognight 1 pnt.

5. What two groups merged to form The Temptations? (2 pnts.)
the Primes and the Distants who later became the Elgins
4dognight 2pnts.

(bonus) Name the five members of the two groups? (5 pnts.)
from The Primes Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams from the Elgins Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin(David English) and Eldridge Bryant 4dogknight 5 pnts.

6. What were the two professions of Berry Gordy prior to
working in the music business? (2 pnts.)professional boxer and after a stint in the service a Ford assembly line worker 4dogknight 2 pnts.

(bonus) Who was the artist who became Berry's son in law
and name the group he recorded with? (2 pnts.)Jermaine Jacksonof The Jackson Five" no correct answers


7. Who was the recording star that worked as a secretary at
Motown? (1 pnt.)Martha Reeves4dognight 1 pnt.

(bonus)Name one of the hit's the artist's group recorded.
(1 pnt.)Martha and the Vandellas had hits with "Dancing In the Street", "Heatwave", "Jimmy Mack", and "Nowhere to Run"4dogknight 1 pnt.

8. What song was released successfully by two different Motown
artists (name artists too)? (3pnts.)I Heard it Through the Grapevine" was a hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips and Marvin Gay no correct answers

(bonus) What non Motown group also had a hit with this
song. (1 pnt.) Creedance Clearwater Revivalno correct answers

9. What Motwn recording artist also wrote songs for the label?
(1 pnt)Smokey Robinson4dogknight 1 pnt.

(bonus) What was the artist's real first name? (1 pnt.)William 4dogknight 1 pnt.

10. Name the six members of The Temptations who were
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? (6pnts.)David Ruffin, Eddie kendricks,Paul Williams (posthumously),Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, and Dennis Edwards who replaced Ruffin in 19684dogknight 6 pnts.

(double bonus questions)
1. Name the brother of one of the
"hall of fame six" who also had a hit for Motown, name
the artist and song. (2 pnts.) Jimmy Ruffin older brother of David released "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" in 1966
no correct answer

2. Name the group that one of " the hall of fame six"
recorded with prior to becoming a Tempt. The group
had a big hit that was rereleased on the "Dirty Dancing"
soundtrack name group and song.(2 pnts.)Dennis Edwards recorded with The Contours their hit "Do You Love me" was rereleased on the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack
4dogknight 2 pnts.



Standings after round one:
4dogknight - 26 pnts.
pairsfan - 6 pnts.
show 42 - 2 pnts.

Who wants to choose the category and post this weeks questions?

Piel, I can definitely get something together over the weekend and if I push, perhaps before then.

About Themes:
How does Broadway or movie musicals sound?
Or how about music in film? we could really get something going on that subject.
Or then again, yesterday I watched the classic A Night at the Opera with the Marx Brothers and Kitty Carlisle; how about opera music in film?
Or then there's that everpopular theme, Big Band sounds.

Oh the possibilities are endless!

4dk

4dog knight, whatever you want. I'm kind of disappointed that more people aren't playing. Maybe you can come up with a more interesting theme? Good luck!