Travel and Music Quiz
Where in India did The Beatles go to learn transcendental meditation in 1968, resulting in a particularly fruitful period for their songwriting?
Shimla
Rishikesh
Pune
Pondicherry
Jimi Hendrix visited Essouaria in Morocco in the 1960’s and was reportedly inspired to write which song, about the ruined watchtower of Borj eb-Berod?
Spanish Castle Magic
Castles Made of Sand
All Along the Watchtower
Purple Haze
Which performer was inspired by a bootleg cassette or South African township music, and went on to release Graceland, a 1986 album heavily influenced by the sound and featuring South African musicians?
David Bowie
Paul Simon
Elton John
Freddie Mercury
American guitarist Ry Cooder was inspired to produce an album of ageing musicians from which Latin country in the 1990s?
Cuba
Brazil
Honduras
Mexico
Which Britpop star was given the status of “local king” in Mali, having collaborated with Mali musicians and performed at a concert in Bamako in 2016 despite a declared state of emergency and an FCO travel ban? Photo: BBC
Damon Albarn
Noel Gallagher
Jarvis Cocker
Liam Gallagher
Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel was reportedly written whilst Paul Simon was waiting for a late night train at which railway station? Photo: Biography.com
New York Grand Central Station
London Victoria Station
Paris Gare du Nord
Widnes Station
Which German city did David Bowie move to in the mid 1970’s, during a period where he recorded some of his most critically acclaimed work?
Hamburg
Dusseldorf
Munich
Berlin
Scottish rocker Rod Stewart played the biggest gig of all time on New Year’s Eve in 1994, attending by 3.5 million people. Where did it take place?
Edinburgh Castle
Red Square, Moscow
Copacabana Beach, Rio
Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Which Mediterranean island inspired the band Pink Floyd, who released a song with the island in the title?
Menorca
Sicily
Ibiza
Gran Canaria
Singer Ed Sheeran is a huge fan of Africa, and recorded the video for his song Bibia Be Ye Ye in which African country?
Ghana
Kenya
Somalia
Morocco
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