Cat Stevens - Quiz
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  • 1. What encouraged Islam to agree to media interviews in 2000?
A) His long-time guitarist Alun Davies
B) His label representative Sujata
C) His son Muhammad Islam
D) A documentary film crew
  • 2. What did Islam cite as the reason for his initial misunderstanding regarding music in Islam?
A) He was advised by his record label
B) He followed strict Qur'anic law
C) He lacked access to musical instruments
D) He relied on heresy
  • 3. Who was surprised by Islam's initial decision to leave the music industry?
A) Paul McCartney
B) Alun Davies
C) Sujata
D) Nelson Mandela
  • 4. Which song did Islam record for a 2003 compilation CD featuring David Bowie and Paul McCartney?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Peace Train
C) Father and Son
D) Wild World
  • 5. What award did Islam receive from the IFPI in May 2003?
A) Gold Record of the Year
B) Humanitarian Music Award
C) Lifetime Achievement Award
D) Platinum Europe Award
  • 6. In 2004, Islam and Ronan Keating released a version of which song?
A) Father and Son
B) Wild World
C) Peace Train
D) Where Do the Children Play?
  • 7. Where did Islam perform in April 2005 on the anniversary of the prophet Muhammad's birthday?
A) Banda Aceh
B) Abu Dhabi
C) Düsseldorf
D) London
  • 8. What new instrument did Islam perform with in his 2005 Abu Dhabi talk?
A) Violin
B) Keyboard
C) Guitar
D) Piano
  • 9. What was the subject of the 2005 song 'Indian Ocean'?
A) The beauty of the natural world
B) The 2004 earthquake and tsunami
C) His return to the music industry
D) His religious journey
  • 10. Which charity received proceeds from the single 'Indian Ocean'?
A) Adopt-A-Minefield
B) Unicef
C) Small Kindness
D) Band Aid
  • 11. Who is credited with bringing a guitar back into the house, leading to Islam's return to music?
A) Paul McCartney
B) Alun Davies
C) His son Muhammad Islam
D) A. R. Rahman
  • 12. What is the professional name of Islam's musician son?
A) Yoriyos
B) Banda
C) Dolly
D) Magne
  • 13. Which artist's album did Islam play guitar for in mid-2005?
A) David Bowie
B) Dolly Parton
C) Ronan Keating
D) Peter Gabriel
  • 14. What is the title of the 2006 compilation of Islamic music recorded between 1984 and 2004?
A) Cat Stevens: Gold
B) Remember Cat Stevens
C) Footsteps in the Light
D) The Ultimate Collection
  • 15. At the 46664 concert, Islam performed with which earlier collaborator?
A) A. R. Rahman
B) George Martin
C) Peter Gabriel
D) Klaus Voormann
  • 16. On what date did Cat Stevens meet Ringo Starr?
A) 12 December 1976
B) 30 September 1978
C) 1 April 1977
D) 30 September 1976
  • 17. What was the former role of Ringo Starr?
A) Drummer of The Beatles
B) Producer of Cat Stevens
C) Lead singer of The Rolling Stones
D) Keyboardist of The Beatles
  • 18. Which album was Cat Stevens recording when he met Ringo Starr?
A) Tea for the Tillerman
B) Back to Earth
C) Catch Bull at Four
D) Izitso
  • 19. Why did the jam session with Ringo Starr not result in an official release?
A) The record label cancelled the project
B) The master tapes were destroyed in a fire
C) Ringo Starr refused to sign the contract
D) The session has yet to be officially released
  • 20. Which song did Ringo Starr struggle to play due to its odd timings?
A) (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard
B) Was Dog a Doughnut
C) Back to Earth
D) Peace Train
  • 21. In what year was the Izitso album released?
A) 1977
B) 1978
C) 1979
D) 1976
  • 22. What technology did Izitso utilize extensively?
A) Drum machines
B) Electric violins
C) Synthesisers
D) Acoustic guitars
  • 23. Which track on Izitso was an early techno-pop fusion?
A) Morning Has Broken
B) Back to Earth
C) (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard
D) Was Dog a Doughnut
  • 24. What device was used on 'Was Dog a Doughnut' to create its electro sound?
A) A sampling keyboard
B) A vocoder
C) A music sequencer
D) A digital recorder
  • 25. Who was the duet partner on '(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard'?
A) Elkie Brooks
B) Ringo Starr
C) Cat Stevens did not have a partner
D) Samwell-Smith
  • 26. What was the final original album released under the name Cat Stevens?
A) Back to Earth
B) Izitso
C) The First Cut is the Deepest
D) Tea for the Tillerman
  • 27. Who produced the album Back to Earth?
A) Elkie Brooks
B) Ringo Starr
C) Cat Stevens
D) Samwell-Smith
  • 28. Why did Back to Earth peak at only No. 33 on the Billboard charts?
A) The music was considered too experimental
B) It had no hit singles
C) Stevens was unwilling to promote it with a tour
D) The album was released in the wrong season
  • 29. What happened to the recordings of the jam session with Ringo Starr?
A) Bootleg copies exist
B) They were destroyed by the studio
C) They were included as a bonus track on Izitso
D) They were lost forever
  • 30. When was Back to Earth released?
A) Late 1978
B) Early 1980
C) Early 1977
D) Late 1976
  • 31. Which film featured the song "But I Might Die Tonight" in 1970?
A) Rushmore
B) Deep End
C) Harold and Maude
D) Almost Famous
  • 32. Who directed the film Harold and Maude?
A) Hal Ashby
B) Margaret
C) Cat Stevens
D) Jerzy Skolimowski
  • 33. In what year was the Harold and Maude soundtrack album finally released?
A) 1997
B) 2007
C) 1971
D) 2000
  • 34. Which film marked Stevens' return to allowing his songs in films in 1997?
A) Deep End
B) Remember the Titans
C) We Are Marshall
D) Rushmore
  • 35. Which 2000 film used the song "The Wind"?
A) Rushmore
B) Deep End
C) Almost Famous
D) We Are Marshall
  • 36. The song "Peace Train" was featured in which 2006 film soundtrack?
A) Harold and Maude
B) Remember the Titans
C) Almost Famous
D) We Are Marshall
  • 37. In 2023, the song "The Wind" was featured in the adaptation of which novel?
A) Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
B) Deep End
C) Remember the Titans
D) Almost Famous
  • 38. How many songs by Stevens were used in Harold and Maude excluding the two he contributed?
A) Two
B) One
C) Nine
D) Seven
  • 39. What was Cat Stevens's birth name?
A) Edward Leeds
B) Mike Hurst
C) Steven Demetre Georgiou
D) Dick Rowe
  • 40. Which producer helped Cat Stevens get his first record deal?
A) Edward Leeds
B) Mike Hurst
C) Mike D'Abo
D) Dick Rowe
  • 41. What was the name of the song used to deceive Dick Rowe to secure studio time?
A) I Love My Dog
B) Going, Going, Gone
C) Matthew and Son
D) I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun
  • 42. Who condemned the song 'I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun' on the show Juke Box Jury?
A) Mike Hurst
B) Jimmy Savile
C) Edward Leeds
D) Dick Rowe
  • 43. For what type of production did Cat Stevens claim he originally wrote 'I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun'?
A) A pirate radio station commercial
B) A stage play
C) A Western musical
D) A detective film
  • 44. Which radio station helped Cat Stevens gain fans early in his career?
A) Wonderful Radio London
B) Capital Radio
C) Radio Luxembourg
D) BBC Radio 1
  • 45. How many ASCAP 'Songwriter of the Year' awards did 'The First Cut Is the Deepest' earn him?
A) One
B) Two
C) Zero
D) Three
  • 46. Who was the head of Decca Records that signed Cat Stevens?
A) Dick Rowe
B) Edward Leeds
C) Mike Hurst
D) Mike D'Abo
  • 47. Which artist is mentioned as having been on tour with Cat Stevens?
A) Jimi Hendrix
B) David Bowie
C) The Beatles
D) Elton John
  • 48. On what date was Cat Stevens born?
A) 15 August 1949
B) 21 July 1948
C) 21 June 1947
D) 12 July 1948
  • 49. What was the name of the restaurant Stevens' family operated?
A) London Lights
B) The Soho Bistro
C) The Greek Kitchen
D) Moulin Rouge
  • 50. Where was the family restaurant located?
A) Drury Lane
B) Shaftesbury Avenue
C) Hammersmith Road
D) Denmark Street
  • 51. What was the nationality of Stevens' mother?
A) Greek
B) Swedish
C) Cypriot
D) British
  • 52. What religious background did Stevens' father have?
A) Roman Catholic
B) Anglican
C) Baptist
D) Greek Orthodox
  • 53. What primary school did Stevens attend in London?
A) Soho Elementary
B) Hammersmith School of Art
C) St Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School
D) Solängsskolan
  • 54. At what age did Stevens become interested in the guitar?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 15
D) 18
  • 55. How much did his father pay for his first guitar?
A) £15
B) £20
C) £5
D) £8
  • 56. Which musical particularly influenced Stevens' view of life?
A) West Side Story
B) The Beatles Story
C) My Fair Lady
D) Oklahoma!
  • 57. Who influenced Stevens to develop his drawing skills?
A) Ingrid Wickman
B) Hugo Wickman
C) Stavros Georgiou
D) George Gershwin
  • 58. What was the name of the school Stevens attended in Sweden?
A) Solängsskolan
B) Stockholm Art School
C) Hammersmith Academy
D) St Joseph Primary
  • 59. Under what name did he begin performing in 1965?
A) Gordon Georgiou
B) Cat Stevens
C) Demetre London
D) Steve Adams
  • 60. Which song was among the demos Stevens recorded in 1965?
A) The First Cut Is the Deepest
B) Wild World
C) Morning Has Broken
D) Father and Son
  • 61. Which area of London was considered the centre of the music industry when Stevens was young?
A) Marylebone
B) Hammersmith
C) Shaftesbury Avenue
D) Denmark Street
  • 62. What was the nickname Stevens was given at his local West End schools?
A) The Greek lad
B) The music man
C) The troubled kid
D) The artist boy
  • 63. Which of the following is NOT a genre Cat Stevens explored in his career?
A) Pop
B) Folk
C) Heavy metal
D) Islamic music
  • 64. In what year was Cat Stevens inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A) 2017
B) 2006
C) 2010
D) 2014
  • 65. Which Cat Stevens album was certified triple platinum in the US?
A) Tea for the Tillerman
B) Roadsinger
C) King of a Land
D) Izitso
  • 66. What did Cat Stevens do with his guitars in 1979?
A) Auctioned them for charity
B) Gave them to his son
C) Locked them in a vault
D) Burned them
  • 67. What was the title of the album released in 2006, marking his return to pop music?
A) An Other Cup
B) The Laughing Apple
C) Roadsinger
D) Tell 'Em I'm Gone
  • 68. Which author was involved in the 1989 controversy concerning Cat Stevens?
A) Tea Tillerman
B) Salman Rushdie
C) Yusuf Islam
D) Matthew Son
  • 69. In what year did Cat Stevens begin using the name 'Yusuf / Cat Stevens' again?
A) 2017
B) 2014
C) 2020
D) 2006
  • 70. Which of these songs was NOT mentioned as a hit song by Cat Stevens?
A) Sweet Caroline
B) Moonshadow
C) Peace Train
D) Morning Has Broken
  • 71. Which record label was Stevens released from after his legal wrangle in 1968?
A) Deram Records
B) Island Records
C) Atlantic Records
D) Columbia Records
  • 72. Who did Stevens hire as his new agent to arrange an audition with Island Records?
A) Alun Davies
B) Barry Krost
C) Mike Hurst
D) Paul Samwell-Smith
  • 73. Which album did Stevens and Davies first meet to record in 1970?
A) Catch Bull at Four
B) Teaser and the Firecat
C) Tea for the Tillerman
D) Mona Bone Jakon
  • 74. Which song by Stevens was written about his girlfriend Patti D'Arbanville?
A) Lady D'Arbanville
B) Wild World
C) Sweet Scarlet
D) Moonshadow
  • 75. Which song helped 'Tea for the Tillerman' get airplay on FM radio?
A) Father and Son
B) Peace Train
C) Wild World
D) Morning Has Broken
  • 76. What award did the RIAA give 'Tea for the Tillerman' in 2001?
A) Diamond
B) Gold
C) Platinum
D) Multi-Platinum
  • 77. In which country was Stevens when he wrote the song 'Moonshadow'?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) Spain
D) France
  • 78. Which popular singer was Stevens romantically linked to in 1971 and 1972?
A) Carole King
B) Joni Mitchell
C) Carly Simon
D) Patti D'Arbanville
  • 79. Which album reached gold record status in only 15 days in the United States?
A) Mona Bone Jakon
B) Teaser and the Firecat
C) Tea for the Tillerman
D) Catch Bull at Four
  • 80. Where did Cat Stevens move to as a tax exile in 1973?
A) New York City, USA
B) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
C) London, England
D) Sydney, Australia
  • 81. To which organization did Cat Stevens donate his tax savings?
A) UNESCO
B) Greenpeace
C) The Red Cross
D) UNICEF
  • 82. Who described the album Foreigner as "painful to review"?
A) Hestia Lovejoy
B) Paul Nelson
C) Samwell-Smith
D) Stephen Holden
  • 83. Whose teachings inspired the concept of the album Numbers?
A) Pythagoras
B) Samwell-Smith
C) Hestia Lovejoy
D) Stephen Holden
  • 84. Who introduced Cat Stevens to the teachings that inspired the album Numbers?
A) Hestia Lovejoy
B) Paul Nelson
C) Samwell-Smith
D) Stephen Holden
  • 85. In what year was the album Numbers finally issued on CD?
A) 1980
B) 1994
C) 1988
D) 1975
  • 86. Who gave Cat Stevens a copy of the Qur'an?
A) Dawud Wharnsby
B) David Gordon
C) Irfan Ljubijankić
D) Zain Bhikha
  • 87. Where did Cat Stevens formally embrace Islam?
A) Wembley Stadium
B) Regent's Park Mosque
C) Sarajevo
D) Mountain of Light Studios
  • 88. What was the date of his last performance before his 25-year hiatus?
A) 15 May 1980
B) 22 November 1979
C) 1 January 1990
D) 23 December 1977
  • 89. Which charity benefited from the 1979 concert?
A) Red Cross
B) UNICEF
C) Small Kindness
D) UNESCO
  • 90. To which auction house did he sell his musical gear?
A) Heritage Auctions
B) Sotheby's
C) Bonham's
D) Christie's
  • 91. What musical instrument was used in his initial recordings in the 1990s?
A) Piano
B) Synthesizer
C) Acoustic guitar
D) Percussion
  • 92. Who was the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina and friend of Islam?
A) Zain Bhikha
B) Irfan Ljubijankić
C) Dawud Wharnsby
D) David Essex
  • 93. Which Canadian artist collaborated with Yusuf Islam?
A) Dawud Wharnsby
B) David Gordon
C) Alun Davies
D) Zain Bhikha
  • 94. Who assisted Yusuf Islam with the children's album A Is for Allah?
A) Alun Davies
B) Dawud Wharnsby
C) Zain Bhikha
D) David Gordon
  • 95. On which channel did Cat Stevens appear to condemn the attacks?
A) VH1
B) CNN
C) BBC
D) MTV
  • 96. How did Cat Stevens perform 'Peace Train' during the 2001 pre-show?
A) A cappella
B) With a full orchestra
C) With a solo guitar
D) With a piano accompaniment
  • 97. Who hosted the BBC1 documentary about Yusuf Islam that aired in May 2006?
A) Bob Geldof
B) Rick Nowels
C) Alan Yentob
D) Dolly Parton
  • 98. Who produced the album An Other Cup?
A) Yusuf Islam
B) Rick Nowels
C) Alan Yentob
D) Yoriyos
  • 99. What specific guitar did Islam purchase in 2007 at his son's encouragement?
A) An acoustic Gibson
B) A Fender Telecaster
C) Stevie Ray Vaughan Fender Stratocaster
D) A Martin acoustic guitar
  • 100. In the CBS Sunday Morning interview, where did Islam suggest fans look if they want to find Yusuf Islam?
A) By watching the documentary
B) By reading his interviews
C) By listening to his old Cat Stevens hits
D) By looking a bit deeper into the record
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