1921 In Music Trivia Quiz

Choose an answer from the three choices and True or False offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. In 1921, Eddie Cantor had a hit record. What was the title?

• Margie
• April
• My Girl

2. On January 31, who was NOT born on that date?

• Mario Lanza, operatic tenor and film star (d. 1959)
• Carol Channing, musical comedy star
• Johnny Otis, blues musician

3. "The Wabash Blues" was a hit by Isham Jones & His Orchestra.

• True or False?

4. On October 12, Gordon MacRae, singer and actor was born?

• True or False?

5. What was the Broadway production opened at the 63rd Street Music Hall on May 23 and ran for 504 performances?

6. On May 25, lyricist Hal David was born. On many of his hit songs, who did he co-write them with?

• B. J. Thomas
• Gene Pitney
• Burt Bacharach

7. "April Showers" [w. B. G. De Sylva m. Louis Silvers] was from the musical Bombo. Al Jolson sang the song in the musical. When did he first recorded the song?

• 1932
• 1942
• 1952

8. Who is the conductor, composer and arranger born on June 1, 1921?

• Nelson Riddle
• Errol Garner
• James Whitmore

9. Alan Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965), also known as Moondog, was an American disc-jockey who became internationally known for promoting African-American Rhythm and Blues music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of Rock and Roll.

• True or False?

10. On December 26, what musician and comedian was born?

• Tom Poston
• Steve Allen
• Andy Griffith

Check Your Answers

• 1. Margie
• 2. Johnny Otis, blues musician
• 3. True
• 4. False. He was born on March 12, 1921
• 5. Shuffle Along
• 6. Burt Bacharach
• 7. 1932
• 8. Nelson Riddle
• 9. True
• 10. Steve Allen

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