Monday, February 13, 2012

Week 4 Trivia - Grammys/music

So sorry for the missing trivia posts of late! We will come back with full force! :) Today's trivia, in light of last night's Grammy Awards we are doing grammys/ music topic!! :) ok here goes (Answers in Red):

1) Last night Adele (who Kala loves by the way) won 6 Grammys, this tied the record for most Grammys won by a female on a single night, who was the first woman to reach this record and what year was it?(Beyonce)

2) Bon Iver won best new artist last night, the frontman Justin Vernon is from what town? The purposefully misspelled name Bon Iver is french for what? (Eau Claire, WI) (Good Winter)

3) This female artist who won two Grammys last night also holds the record for being the youngest artist to win Album of the Year in 2010 and she was 20 years old. Hint: Country pop singer (Taylor Swift).

4) "The Cave", which was nominated for 4 Grammy awards, is a song and album by this band? (did not win, sad! :( Also one of Kala's new musical favorites) (Mumford and Sons).

5) What English indie pop band (another of Kala's favorites at the moment) had albums titled 'Lungs' and the new one this year 'Ceremonials'. They sing the popular song 'Dog Days are Over' and one of Kala's newer favorites 'Shake it out'. Hint: Nominated for Best New Artist Grammy for last year. (Florence and the Machine)

6) Who was given the first Grammy for a Rap Performance in 1989? (Fresh Prince aka -Will Smith and  DJ Jazzy Jeff)
7) Who holds the record for winning the most Grammys in one year? (Michael Jackson or Santana with 8)
8) Who was the first American Idol contestant to win a Grammy? (Kelly Clarkson)  
9) Which artist won 7 Grammys and an Oscar in 2002? Also name the movie which the artist won the Oscar for. (Eminem and 8-Mile)
10) Bon Jovi (one of Kala's all time favorites) has won  how many Grammys? Bonus: For what? (One for Who Says You Can't Go Home with Jennifer Nettles)

1 comment:

  1. These are all guesses... no help from Google.

    1.
    2. Eau Claire, Good Winter
    3. Taylor Swift
    4. Mumford and Sons
    5. Florence and the Machine
    6.
    7.
    8. Carrie Underwood
    9.
    10.

    Tough questions!!

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