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