Music Trivia World's Weekly Quiz Archives

Michael Jackson- Bad
Moby- Play
Garth Brooks- Ropin' The Wind
Fiona Apple-Tidal

2.Iggy Pop's tune "Lust For Life", which is about (among other things) drug use, was ironically licensed by which company for use in their commercials?

Viagra
Swiss Air
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Folger's Coffee

3.The Clash sold out their anthem "London Calling" to which decidedly un-punk company for use in commercials?

U.K. Tourism
Hugo Boss
Benetton
Jaguar

4."Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin is another example of a very unlikely candidate licensing their song. Which brand name used this song to hawk their product?

Volkswagen
BMW
Cadillac
Texaco

5.Original punks The Ramones licensed "Blitzkrieg Bop" to which corporate entity?

Sony
Nissan
Microsoft
Apple

6.Blondie's hit "One Way Or Another" was licensed to which of these:

The U.S. Postal Service
Lay's
Nabisco
The New Jersey Income Tax Amnesty

7.John Lennon was probably spinning in his grave after The Beatles' "Revolution" was used in which corporation's ads?

Coca Cola
Hershey Chocolates
Nike
Calvin Klein

8.Violent Femmes' bassist Brian Ritchie sued his bandmate Gordon Gano after the latter licensed the band's song "Blister In The Sun" for use in which company's ads?

Bausch & Lomb sunglasses
KFC
Wendy's
Neutrogena Sunblock lotion

9.After being used to great comedic effect in the movie 'Caddyshack', Journey's "Any Way You Want It" was later licensed to hawk whose products?

Chevy
Burger King
Domino's Pizza
Subway

10.Bachman-Turner Overdrive allowed their song "Takin' Care of Business" to be used in whose ads?

Dell Computers
Office Depot
Safeway
Wal-Mart

11.Sly Stone farmed out his song "Higher" to which entity?

IBM
JC Penney
Birkenstock
AT & T

12.Van Halen's tune "Right Now" was used by which corporation?

Orville Redenbacher popcorn
Pizza Hut
Pepsi
Microsoft Windows

13.Lou Reed's song 'Walk on the Wild Side" had absolutely nothing to do with the product that he licensed it to, but he did it anyway. Which product used this song in their ads?

Rockport orthopedic shoes
Segway
Honda Scooters
Hot Wheels toys