Elton John quiz
This quiz is all about Elton John or facts related to Elton JOhn.
Quiz created by: BooBooKitty
1. Elton was given a stack of lyrics left with a label company courtesy of Bernie Taupin, after he failed the audition, What was the name of the company
(#) EMI
(#) Liberty Records
(#) Rino Records
(#) Decca
2. Elton began corresponding with Taupin through the mail after he wrote music for his lyrics, how long after did they meet in person?
(#) 1 year
(#) 3 weeks
(#) 18 months
(#) 6 months
3. In June of 1969, he released his debut album for DJM, which received fair reviews, but no sales. What was it called?
(#) Empty Sky
(#) Look Out America!
(#) Elton John
(#) Your Song
4. Where did he do his first American concert, which received enthusiastic reviews, as well as praise from Quincy Jones.
(#) The Troubadour
(#) The Hollywood Bowl
(#) The Barcaladie
(#) The Spynx War Mamorial
5. "Rocket Man" began a four-year streak of how many top 20 hits in a row
(#) 16
(#) 12
(#) 19
(#) 14
6. In 1973 John founded what record label
(#) Bennie
(#) Dwight
(#) One
(#) Rocket
7. In 1974, he co-wrote John Lennon's number one comeback single ____
(#) Stand By Me
(#) Dream number 9
(#) Whatever Gets You Through the Night
(#) Instant Karma
8. John landed a TV special with CBS, performing a selection of his greatest hits at Madison Square Garden, he did not play what hit songs
(#) Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
(#) Bennie and the Jets
(#) Little Jeannie
(#) Candle in the Wind
9. He did ________ song in its place
(#) A Beatle
(#) An Album Cut
(#) A Billy Joel
(#) A Ray Charles
10. In 2006, John and Taupin released what album as a a sequel to 1975's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
(#) The Captain and the Band
(#) The Captain and the Kid
(#) The Captain and His Piano
(#) The Captain and the Chief
Click here to take this quiz and post a reply with your score.