Music: Musician Facts, Trivia, Quizzes, Brain Teasers & More

Can you pick three correct 'D' answers for each music category?

Both listeners and players who couldn’t see the instrument preferred the sound of new violins.

When the audience at Amateur Night at Harlem’s Apollo Theater crammed into their seats on November 21, 1934, they didn’t realize they’d be there to witness jazz history.

They were on a mission from God.

Christian Bale wasn't into musicals when he signed up to play the lead. Nothing has changed.

John Cusack thought it would make him look like a punk.

Songs like "Stayin' Alive" can guide your tempo when you're trying to save someone's life.

For a bloody good time, make sure to book a seat in the "splatter zone" for 'Evil Dead The Musical.'

The story behind how a bunch of dried grapes, burdened with the reputation of being a mediocre, boring snack, became synonymous with swagger.

A farting elephant puppet, cost overruns, and complex effects nearly sunk Disney's Michael Jackson attraction.

Wilhelm Hensel via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

For decades, the long-lost “Easter Sonata” was thought to be the work of composer Felix Mendelssohn. In fact, it was his sister's creation.

If you think the wholesale pilfering of songs began when Vanilla Ice swiped the bass line from David Bowie and Queen’s song “Under Pressure” for “Ice, Ice Baby,” think again.

6. Mitchell Hurwitz wanted the show's cast to make a guest appearance on 'Arrested Development.'

Mistakes happen.

A live webcam in the world-famous recording studio is trained on the famed zebra crossing 24/7.

The sculpture would resemble the one painted across Bowie's face on the cover of 1973's 'Aladdin Sane.'

On April 5, 1994, the music world mourned the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who died by suicide at the age of 27.

75 years ago this week, Miller earned the very first Gold Record.

Do you share a February birthday with one of these famous people from history, literature, entertainment, and beyond?

A great many foreign-born and first-generation immigrants from the banned countries have had an undeniable impact on science, culture, and business in America.