Music to my Ears

Today’s questions have a musical connection and each answer features at least one musical instrument or musician.


Landscape with Swagman (also known as The swagman’s camp by a billabong), Gordon Coutts, 1889.
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One

Spider Murphy played the …,
Little Joe was blowin’ on the ….
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.

Which two musical instruments are missing from this excerpt of Jailhouse Rock?

Two

What musical instrument features in the title of a musical film starring Roy Orbison: The Fastest … Alive?

Three

Charlie, a young English actress, is the title character of which John le Carré novel?

Four

What was the title of Elton John’s first number one album on the UK Albums Chart?

Five

Who composed Waltzing Matilda, the song widely regarded as Australia’s unofficial national anthem?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

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As a retired trivia writer, editor and quiz compiler, I wholeheartedly agree with Bertrand Russell’s quote: “There’s much pleasure to be gained in useless knowledge.” Trivia of all sorts has always fascinated me, and for many years, I’ve written and compiled trivia for various media, including traditional TV and radio quiz shows, newspapers and magazines, apps, and other digital platforms.

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