Quizzes & Trivia: Banned! Music & Pop Stars

Banned! Music & Pop Stars

What year did Parental Advisory Stickers begin appearing on records containing "explicit lyrics?"

• 1985
• 1990
• 1993

Elton John could be banned from playing a festival on the Caribbean island of Tobago for what reason?

• He's out of touch with the kids
• His homosexuality
• His past problems with drugs

What drug-addled rocker was banned from EasyJet airlines after a syringe was found in the cabin bathroom?

• Courtney Love
• Scott Weiland
• Pete Doherty

What internationally renowned hip-hop star was recently banned from performing in the UK?

• Snoop Dogg
• Lil Jon
• Eminem

Madonna has made about 60 videos. How many have been banned by MTV?

• 1
• 3
• 5

What bad-boy rocker was banned from performing in San Antonio, TX for relieving himself on a landmark?

• Liam Gallagher
• Axl Rose
• Ozzy Osbourne

Who suggested that people that don't like his music should "switch off" – and was quickly banned from a UK radio station?

• James Blunt
• Bono
• Chris Martin

What rapper's violent image almost kept him from crossing the Canadian border?

• 50 Cent
• 2Pac
• Ice-T

Janet Jackson was banned from the 2005 Grammy awards because ...

• She admitted to planning the Superbowl XXXVIII 'Nipplegate' incident
• She refused to apologize for it
• She said she'd do it again

What rapper-slash-actor was banned from the NYC set of his own movie?

• Ludacris
• Ice Cube
• Busta Rhymes

What button-pushing singer received a lifetime ban from 'Saturday Night Live' in 1992?

• Sinead O'Connor
• Fiona Apple
• Madonna

What actor was banned from 'SNL' for his unique introduction of the night's musical guest Sean Paul?

• Bruce Willis
• Adrien Brody
• Jack Black

What group received a lifetime ban from 'SNL' after a member lit a joint on the air?

• Cypress Hill
• Beastie Boys
• Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg

What happened after two DJs played Dixie Chicks songs on the air after the group had been banned from their country radio station?

• The station's funding was cut
• The jocks received thank-you letters from Natalie Maines
• They were suspended

What country icon was banned from performing at the genre's premiere institution, the Grand Ole Opry?

• Toby Keith
• Willie Nelson
• Johnny Cash

What album was declared legally obscene in Florida court and was therefore illegal to sell in Sunshine-State stores?

• 2 Live Crew, 'As Nasty as They Wanna Be'
• Prince, 'Dirty Mind'
• Marilyn Manson, 'Antichrist Superstar'

What politically-charged group's entire catalog was banned from Clear Channel radio stations after the 9/11 attacks?

• Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
• Rage Against the Machine
• Public Enemy

What musical innovator was banned from performing in Georgia in 1961?

• Ray Charles
• Elvis Presley
• James Brown

What group was dropped from its recording contract after singing a fictional song about cop killing?

• Anthrax
• N.W.A.
• Body Count

What was NOT one of the results of John Lennon declaring that his Beatles were "more popular than Jesus" in 1966?

• The band's songs were banned from radio stations
• Their concerts were picketed by the KKK
• Lennon's son was kidnapped