MUSIC QUIZ 57

[Leaping Lindner]

2. Barcelona (?)
6. Franz Ferdinand (don't remind me )
8. 14
18.Club Tropicana
45. Telstar (?)
46. The Cavern in Liverpool

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Barcelona (?) INCORRECT
6. Franz Ferdinand (don't remind me )
8. 14
18.Club Tropicana
45. Telstar (?)
46. The Cavern in Liverpool

ALL OTHERS CORRECT LL

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which group backed Vic Reeves on a cover version of the song Dizzy?
THE WONDER STUFF
2 Which song was a posthumous solo number one hit for Freddie Mercury in 1991?
LIVING ON MY OWN
3 Which song has been a hit for The Drifters, The Tom Tom Club and Bruce Willis?
UNDER THE BOARDWORK
4 Which album cover depicted Twiggy alongside David Bowie?
PIN UPS
5 How was US Army Private 53310761 otherwise known?
ELVIS PRESLEY
6 Who won the Best Group Award at the 2005 Brit Awards?
FRANZ FERDINAND
7 Which singer died in the same plane crash as Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins?
PATSY CLINE
8 How old was Helen Shapiro when she celebrated her first number one hit single?
14
9 On which album cover does James Coburn have his hand on Christopher Lee’s shoulder?
BAND ON THE RUN / WINGS
10 Which Queen album shares its name with a Sunday newspaper?
NEWS OF THE WORLD
11 Who wrote the song, Remember you’re a Womble?
MIKE BATT
12 Whose bald head features on the album cover of Hot Buttered Soul?
ISAAC HAYES
13 What title is shared by the autobiography of Prince, a Prince single, a Prince album and a Prince film?
PURPLE RAIN
14 What is the last name of Freddie of Freddie and the Dreamers fame?
GARRITTY
15 The song Pearl’s a Singer was a tribute to which legendary artist?
JANIS JOPLIN
16 Under what name did the trio of Yarrow, Stookey and Travers record?
PETER PAUL AND MARY
17 In what year was Michael Jackson Bad and Mel & Kim Respectable?
1987
18 The video of which Wham song sees George Michael sipping a cocktail in a swimming pool?
CLUB TROPICANA
19 Who, born in London in 1939, acquired the nickname of the White Queen of Soul?
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
20 Who died in a car that bore the registration plate, FOX 661L?
MARC BOLAN
21 Who recorded his first rap single under the name of the Fresh Prince?
WILL SMITH
22 Who did Boy George describe as, “a dwarf that has fell into a vat of pubic hair”?
PRINCE
23 Which Beatles song was on the flip side to Penny Lane?
STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
24 What was launched on September 30, 1967?
RADIO ONE
25 Who was born Ladonna Andrea Gaines?
DONNA SUMMER
26 Which member of Genesis is also a member of Mike and the Mechanics?
MIKE RUTHERFORD
27 Which singer died on July 29, 1974 after choking on a ham sandwich?
MAMA CASS ELLIOTT
28 Which song did Fleetwood Mac perform at the inauguration ball of Bill Clinton?
DONT STOP
29 Who recorded the 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor?
MADONNA
30 Which rock star addressed the Labour Party Conference in 2004 on the Drop the Debt Campaign?
BONO
31 Name two number one hits for Abba have a one word title?
FERNANDO AND WATERLOO AND CHIQUITITA
32 Who born in 1940, asked for directions to San Jose in 1967?
DIONNE WARWICK
33 Which song was Mariah Carey named after?
THEY CALL THE WIND MARIAH
34 Which album was released by Michael Jackson in 2001?
INVINCIBLE
35 How are Dee Dee, Ruth, Babs, Louise and Andrea collectively known?
PAN'S PEOPLE
36 How are Keisha, Mutya and Heidi collectively known?
THE SUGABABES
37 Who joined the line-up of the Rolling Stones in 1975?
RONNIE WOOD
38 The headline for a showbiz wedding read, “Neverland meets Graceland”. Who was the bride?
LISA MARIE PRESLEY
39 Who was the first group to clock up fifty appearances on Top of the Pops?
STATUS QUO
40 Working Class Hero was the title of a 2005 greatest hits compilation of which singer?
JOHN LENNON
41 Which duo were the first Spanish act to top the UK charts?
BACARRA
42 What connects the songs Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder and Pride by U2?
BOTH WERE TRIBUTES TO MARTIN LUTHER KING
43 What is the home town of Blur?
COLCHESTER
44 What is the title of the only number one hit single for Madness?
HOUSE OF FUN
45 Which instrumental number one hit of the 1960s did Margaret Thatcher describe as her favourite song?
TELSTAR
46 In January 1957, which famous club opened its doors at 10 Matthew Street?
THE CAVERN
47 What was the title of the debut album of Kate Bush?
THE KICK INSIDE
48 Whose guitar nicknamed Blackie sold at auction for over $900,000?
ERIC CLAPTON
49 By what name are Radcliffe and Riley better known on Radio One?
MARK AND LARD
50 Which rock and roll star died from injuries sustained in a road accident in Chippenham, Wiltshire?
EDDIE COCHRANE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ