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