Quiz 150807
Round One - Music Mix
1. Which female artist has had the most top ten hits in the UK singles Charts?
Madonna
2. Which song has been recorded by Barry Manilow, Donna Summer, and Take That?
Could It Be Magic
3. What is the title of Kate Bush’s only number one hit in the UK charts?
Wuthering Heights
4. Which pop singer is a blood relative of author Herman Melville, and takes his name from one of his works?
Moby
5. Which is the only pop group to top the UK singles charts in the 1960s, 70s and 80s?
Bee Gees
Round Two - Golden Oldies
6. Which Beatles hit reached Number One in the UK pop charts in 1967 and could be described as a hurried greeting?
‘Hello Goodbye’
7. In 1969, which group reached Number One in the UK pop charts with ‘Lily the Pink’?
The Scaffold
8. In 1969 who became the first Jamaican artist to reach the top of the UK pop charts with the song ‘The Israelites’?
Desmond Dekker (with the Aces)
9. In 1968, which Cliff Richard song was top of the UK pop charts, having been beaten in the Eurovision Song Contest?
‘Congratulations’
10. In 1968, which pop group topped the UK pop charts with ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’?
The Rolling Stones
Round Three - Boy Bands
11. Which group sang “Love Me For A Reason” in 1994?
Boyzone
12. Ant, Ryan, Duncan and Simon were the four members of which boy band?
Blue
13. Which of the 1990’s boy bands spent the most weeks in the U.K. charts?
East 17
14. Who reached number two in the UK singles charts with I Swear in 1994?
All-4-One
15. How many members were there in the group Village People?
Six (Policeman, Construction Worker, Red Indian, Hells Angel, Sailor, Soldier)
Round Four - Hits Of Seventies
16. In 1979, a song by Blondie provided the first ever instance of a No.1 in the charts having a day of the week in its title, What was it called?
Sunday Girl
17. Which was the first non-British Eurovision Song Contest winner to top the British charts?
Dana (All Kinds Of Everything – 1970 – Abba was 1974)
18. In 1974 which American male solo singer topped the UK charts with the song “The Streak”?
Ray Stevens
19. In 1978, Boney M topped the British charts with a double ‘A’ side. “Rivers of Babylon” was one of the titles. What was the other?
Brown Girl in the Ring
20. Which song replaced “Bohemian Rhapsody” at number one in 1976 in the UK charts. The title of which is contained in the lyrics of “Bohemian Rhapsody”?
Mama Mia (Abba)
Round Five - Song Lyrics
21. “We skipped the light fandango and turned cartwheels across the floor” are the opening words of which song?
A Whiter Shade of Pale
22. “Music and passion were always the fashion” is a line from which song?
Copacabana (Barry Manilow)
23. In “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, what kind of eyes did she have?
Kaleidoscope
24. Which song, usually played at parties, contains the line “Flies are in your pea soup baby, they’re waving at me”?
Hi Ho Silver Lining
25. One point for the song title & one point for the group from these lyrics “Into the sea, You and me, All these years and no one heard, I’ll show you in spring, It’s a treacherous thing, We missed you”?
Love Cats - The Cure
Round Six - Eighties Hits
26. Which group reached Number One in the UK pop charts in 1982 with `The Land of Make Believe’?
Bucks Fizz
27. In 1987 George Michael topped the UK pop charts with the duet ‘I Knew You Were Waiting For Me’. Who sang with him?
Aretha Franklin
28. In 1980, Olivia Newton-John topped the UK pop charts with the title track to a film in which she starred with Gene Kelly. Name it?
‘Xanadu’
29. Kim Carnes reached Number One in the American pop charts in 1981 with a song about which Hollywood legend?
Bette Davis
30. In 1986 A-Ha reached number 1 in the UK charts for the first time. What nationality were the group?
Norwegian
Round Seven - Girl Groups
31. It was the last No 1 of 2002 but who reached it with the “Sound Of The Underground”?
Girls Aloud
32. Who topped the UK singles charts in 1998 with “Under The Bridge”?
All Saints
33. Which girl group had a 1995 hit with Waterfalls?
TLC
34. Which group had a UK No. 1 in 2001 with “Survivor”?
Destiny’s Child
35. One point for the song title & one point for the group from these lyrics “Strange voices are saying, Things I can’t understand, It’s too close for comfort, This heat has got, Right out of hand”?
Cruel Summer - Bananarama
Round Eight - Nineties Music
36. Who topped the charts with ‘Brimful of Asha’ in 1997?
Cornershop
37. Which alternative comedian reached Number One in the UK pop charts with ‘Dizzy’ in 1991?
Vic Reeves (with the Wonder Stuff)
38. Louis Armstrong still holds the distinction for being the oldest male to top the US Singles chart with “What a wonderful World” in 1968 at the ripe old age of 66 years 10 months. Who has the honour of being the oldest solo female when she topped the charts in 1999 at the age of 62?
Cher (Blondie topped the charts in 1999 also, with Debbie Harry 64)
39. Who had a 1990s hit with the old Dionne Warwick hit “Walk On By”?
Gabrielle (also accept Sybil – No 6 in 1990)
40. Which group whose first name is three consecutive letters of the alphabet had number 2 hits in the 90’s with “Let’s Get Rocked” and “When Love and Hate Collide”?
Def Leppard
Round Nine - The 2000’s
41. Which song was a No 2 hit for the Baha Men in the 2000 UK charts?
Who Let The Dogs Out?
42. In 2000, who became the first female artist to reach number one in the charts as a soloist, who had also had hits in a duo and as part of a group?
Mel C
43. Who asked “Are You Ready For Love” in 2003 to reach the No 1 spot?
Elton John
44. She was the first to get to Number 1 in 2004 with “All This Time”, who?
Michelle McManus
45. Who topped the charts in 2001 with Mambo No.5?
Bob The Builder
Round Ten - Music Trivia
46. Which non-human act have spent the most number of weeks in the UK charts?
The Wombles
47. Who were the first group to top the charts with one of the members wearing an eye-patch?
Johnny Kidd and The Pirates
48. Which song has entered the charts on the greatest number of different occasions?
My Way
49. At 9yrs 251 days in 1972, who was the youngest person to have a UK No.1?
Little Jimmy Osmond
50. Which is the only song to have been No 1 in the charts for four different artistes in four different decades?
Unchained Melody (Jimmy Young, Righteous Brothers, Robson and Jerome, Gareth Gates)
Tiebreaker - How many weeks did Frank Sinatra spend in the charts between 1969 and 1971 with ‘My Way’?
122
Extras
- In 1955, which record that went to number one in the charts and sold over 7 million copies, caused a new rage of wearing racoon skin hats?
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - the first TV theme song to hit number one in US
- Which was the first Dutch group to top the UK singles charts?
Pussycat
- Who was the first British female singer to have a number one album in the UK charts?
Kate Bush
- Which sixties singer returned to the charts in 1984 with The Smiths singing “Hand In Glove”?
Sandie Shaw
- Which 60s singer returned to the charts in 1987 with the Pet Shop Boys singing “What Have I Done To Deserve This”?
Dusty Springfield
- Which former chart-topping British duo re-formed in 1999 to record an album titled “Peace”?
Eurythmics
Spot Prize Questions
Which five American male singers have spent the most weeks in the UK charts?
Elvis Presley / Michael Jackson / Roy Orbison / Frank Sinatra / Stevie Wonder
From when the charts began until the end of the year 2002 which five Irish groups had had most weeks in the UK singles charts?
U2 / Boyzone / Bachelors / Westlife / Thin Lizzy
My first single release “Chills and Fever” in late 1964 was a flop but my next release went to #1 in the UK singles charts. Who am I?
Tom Jones
In 2005 who hit the Number One spot in the British Pop Charts 33 years after reaching number 18 with the same song?
Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amirillo
What was the title of Rod Stewart’s last number one hit in 1983?
Baby Jane
Who is the only Austrian to top the UK charts?
Falco
Under what name did Welsh born singer Gaynor Hopkins top the charts in 1983?
Bonnie Tyler
What famous heavy metal band is named after a medieval torture device?
Iron Maiden
Which pop group had the most number one singles in the American charts in the seventies?
Abba
How many top 10 hits did 1980’s band Spandau Ballet have in the UK charts?
Ten
How many top 10 hits have ELO had in the UK charts?
Fifteen
Elvis had how many separate number one UK singles during the sixties?
Eleven - Crying In The Chapel ’65 (twice), Devil In Disguise ’63, Return to Sender ’62, She’s Not You ’62, Good Luck Charm ’62, Rock a hula baby/Cant help falling in love ’62, Maries the name his latest flame/Little sister ’62, Surrender ’61, Wooden Heart ’61, Are You Lonesome Tonight ’61, Its Now Or Never ‘60
