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Music General Knowledge #2
Answer these random questions about the world of music.
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| First submitted | March 26, 2015 |
| Times taken | 27,550 |
| Average score | 55.0% |
| Rating | 3.73 |
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26 Comments
plattitude
+7
Level 94
Mar 27, 2015
I'd argue for Dizzy Gillespie ahead of Miles Davis. Google searches rank Miles higher when searching for terms including trumpet, but when including jazz, Gillespie outranks him. (And my methodology was exceedingly rigorous, I promise :)
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 27, 2015
If we just search names, "Miles Davis" comes in at 13.8 million and "Dizzy Gillespie" is at 767,000.
fuanacdc
+2
Level 86
Apr 24, 2015
That was my first guess although it was easy to figure out the next two guesses.
redsplat
+1
Level 73
Jan 18, 2016
I guessed Gillespie too, but got Miles when that didn't work. Miles is more famous for sure. Unless we're measuring fame by "appeared on the Muppets."
TheCrusher
+2
Level 71
Oct 24, 2017
I was also a bit this concerted. The "by far" part seems stretched, since it really is a subjective answer... Gillespie also came to my mind. Maybe you should just add Dizzy to the mix, either as a type in or as a third answer.
communisteggplant
+1
Level 73
Jun 29, 2018
It is really hard to argue that Dizzy or anyone else is objectively more famous to the broader public than Armstrong or Davis, though. You can argue he is a better player or more influential or had "seniority" over Davis during the early bebop era (and if that's the case, why not King Oliver for Armstrong) or some other subjective thing. But you can't argue for fame. I mean, you can also do the "I thought of this answer first so accept it" thing, since that shows up on 90% of the quizzes here.
IvanAndonov
+1
Level 64
Jul 30, 2018
I went for Miles and Dizzy. "Most famous" and "best-known" should be completely avoided in questions, it always opens up this kind of unnecessary debates. The only exception is if there is an official Billboard "famousmeter" or something similar to name as a source.
loganite
+1
Level 90
Apr 1, 2020
I'll weigh in on this one FWIW...I got Armstrong right off the bat, then tried Gillespie. I then moved on before coming back and getting Davis without too much trouble. Maybe the clue could be changed slightly, or Dizzy Gillespie could be an acceptable alternate?
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Apr 1, 2020
I thought of all three immediately. Picked the right two, but I think it is fair to consider that Gillespie is as famous as the others.
dsaved
+1
Level 68
Apr 3, 2020
I don't really understand what's to argue here. In no way, poll, book or mind, Dizzy would be more "famous" than Miles. I found it was one of the easiest answers in the quiz.
Koopa
+1
Level 80
Feb 15, 2023
I guessed Gillespie too. Instead of using the words "most famous," which constitutes an opinionated term, use something more factual, like birth cities, or their nicknames (Satchmo and Prince of Darkness, respectively).
durstand
+1
Level 66
May 25, 2015
I must have tried half a dozen different ways to spell Stradivari.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 25, 2020
All that's required is Strad.
loganite
+4
Level 90
Apr 1, 2020
I tried a bunch too before I got it to work. Maybe it's because I'm a guitar player, but everything I was trying started with Strat :)
alextheparrrot
+1
Level 7
May 25, 2015
Entertaining yet tricky quiz. I knew Judy Garland straight off .
blinky
+2
Level 58
Feb 10, 2017
Wonder if it would have taken Dorothy?
roleybob
+2
Level 75
Sep 10, 2015
Satchmo for Louis Armstrong?
mikeb
+1
Level 65
Dec 23, 2018
Only if you just want to show off!
roleybob
+2
Level 75
Apr 5, 2019
Well, this is Jetpunk...
roleybob
+4
Level 75
Apr 11, 2019
But yeah, I can imagine I was wearing my drunk-and-smug face on 10th Sep 2015
beccimoo
+1
Level 56
Feb 24, 2016
100%!! Although Risk Astley was a complete guess.
NJR
+1
Level 60
Apr 1, 2020
South American drum had me for a while trying Andean drum names. African origins or Latin American would be a better fit.
idontkn1
+1
Level 91
Apr 1, 2020
I would venture that Dorthy/Dorthy Gale was typed in first as much as the accepted answer. Guarantee you more people know her by character name than actress name. It's one of the few times where I think it would be acceptable to take the character's name because of the wording and how iconic it is.I would hazard a guess that no other character would be acceptable outside of a animated cartoon. If you asked who famously sang "When you wish upon a star" in 1940 would you have taken Jiminy Cricket or Cliff Edwards?
ander217
+2
Level 74
Apr 1, 2020
Nice to see the Red Headed Stranger on here - sad he's one of the least known.
jmellor13
+3
Level 67
Apr 1, 2020
I facepalmed when I saw his name. I should have known once I saw "country singer" and "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me." I fixated too much on the redheaded thing, and Willie has had white hair so long that I forgot he had red hair. Tried Bonnie Raitt. Tried Reba.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 70
Apr 3, 2020
Just guessed money and got it right
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