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

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