DESERT ISLAND DISCS QUIZ

1. I would take the pop music instrumental "Wonderful Land" with me to my

desert island. What is the name of the group that had a UK number one hit
with it in the '60s?
- The Dakotas
- The Tornadoes
- The Shadows
- Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen

2. If I was stranded on a desert island, one of the recordings I would take is "Nessun
dorma", from the nal act of the opera "Turandot", wri en by Giacomo Puccini.
What is the English transla on of "Nessun dorma"?

- None shall sleep

- Please be mine
- Don't go
- Stay with me

3. This song from the 1965 "Rubber Soul" album features George Harrison playing
the sitar for the rst me on a Beatles record, and it would be high on my list of
music to listen to on a desert island.

- Girl
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
- Nowhere Man
- In My life

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 4. One of the songs I would take with me is this moving song by Marvin Gaye which
centres around the Vietnam War protests of the mid-1960s from the point of view of
a veteran coming home to the USA, a country he can hardly recognize. Which song
am I taking?

- It's A Desperate Situa on

- Anger
- What's Going On?
- Got To Give It Up

5. The object I would take with me to a desert island would be a pack of

playing cards (known as a French deck), as they can be used for playing
so many games either by yourself or with others, and they even can be
used in building card houses. Three of the kings are armed with a
sword, but which king is armed with an axe?

- King of Hearts

- King of Diamonds

- King of Spades

- King of Clubs

6. This beautiful piece of music would be a must to relax and listen to while
stranded on a desert island. Written in 1801 by Beethoven, the "Piano Sonata
No 14" is more commonly known as what?

- Ode to Joy
-  Waldstein
-  Fur Elise
-  The Moonlight Sonata
 
 

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