MUSIC QUIZ 63 MIXED
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 8:50 pm1 Which Elvis Presley song became a posthumous UK chart topper after featuring in a television advert for Nike?
A LITTLE LESS CONVESATION
2 Jimmy Young, the Righteous Brothers, Robson and Jerome. Who comes next?
GARETH GATES / UNCHAINED MELODY
3 Which chart topping singer has a first name derived from the Aborigine word for boomerang?
KYLIE MINOGUE
4 What is Seal short for with regard to the pop star Seal?
SEALHENRY
5 After which two blues musicians did Pink Floyd derive their name?
PINK ANDERSON AND FLOYD COUNCIL
6 Who has been a founder member of Yazoo, Depeche Mode and Erasure?
VINCE CLARKE
7 Who topped the charts in 2006 with I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker?
SANDI THOM
8 Which song was inspired by events that took place on February 3, 1959?
AMERICAN PIE
9 Who recorded his multi platinum album White Ladder in his own flat?
DAVID GRAY
10 In what year did Brotherhood of Man win Eurovision?
1976
11 In 2006 who became the first British solo artist for eight years to top the US charts?
JAMES BLUNT
12 Who played the synthesiser on the David Bowie hit Space Oddity?
RICK WAKEMAN
13 Which pop group named themselves after the only person to turn down a seat on the Federation Convention in Star Trek?
T'PAU
14 Who banged the drums for Culture Club?
JOHN MOSS
15 Which Australian had a number one hit in 1969 and received a CBE in 2006?
ROLF HARRIS
16 What surname connects members of Suede, Yes and Jethro Tull?
ANDERSON
17 Who was Radio 1’s first female DJ?
ANNE NIGHTINGALE
18 Which number one hit was written about the painter of Going To The Match?
MATCHSTALK MEN AND MATCHSTALK CATS AND DOGS A TRIBUTE TO LS LOWRY
19 Dave Bickler provided lead vocals for which chart topping band of 1982?
SURVIVOR
20 Which rock and roller was backed by the Blue Caps?
GENE VINCENT
21 What was Wham’s first number one hit?
WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO
22 Who had a 1973 hit with I Can Hear Music, under the pseudonym of Larry Lurex?
FREDDIE MERCURY
23 Which group took their name from the Gaelic word for family?
CLANNARD
24 Who played the piano on the Hollies hit He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother?
ELTON JOHN
25 Which group’s only number one hit came courtesy of a cover version of Yazoo’s Only You?
FLYING PICKETS
26 Abba were the first pop act to be depicted on a Swedish stamp. Who were the second?
ROXETTE
27 Paul, David, Larry and Adam are the first names of which rock quartet?
U2
28 Which sitcom starring Kathy Burke gleamed its title from an Abba hit?
GIMME GIMME GIMME
29 Which trio originally performed under the name of The Rattlesnakes?
BEE GEES
30 John Graham Mellor who died in December 2002 was better known as whom?
JOE SRUMMER
31 Which co-writer of the song When I’m Sixty Four, was sixty four in 2006?
SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY
32 Which iconic rock band took their name from the title of a 1954 book by Aldous Huxley?
THE DOORS
33 Which song was a number two hit for the Mindbenders and a number one hit for Phil Collins?
A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
34 What is Meat Loaf’s real first name?
MARVIN
35 Which song was the first chart topper for Whitney Houston?
SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU
36 Which member of Madness was born Cathal Smythe?
CHAS SMASH
37 Which comedy trio recorded the song, Make A Daft Noise for Christmas?
THE GOODIES
38 How are Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda, Bernadette and Colleen collectively known?
THE NOLAN SISTERS
39 On February 18 2006, who gave a free concert to over 1 million spectators on the Copacabana Beach?
ROLLING STONES
40 At a 1977 funeral whose coffin was decorated with a swan shaped floral tribute?
MARC BOLAN
A LITTLE LESS CONVESATION
2 Jimmy Young, the Righteous Brothers, Robson and Jerome. Who comes next?
GARETH GATES / UNCHAINED MELODY
3 Which chart topping singer has a first name derived from the Aborigine word for boomerang?
KYLIE MINOGUE
4 What is Seal short for with regard to the pop star Seal?
SEALHENRY
5 After which two blues musicians did Pink Floyd derive their name?
PINK ANDERSON AND FLOYD COUNCIL
6 Who has been a founder member of Yazoo, Depeche Mode and Erasure?
VINCE CLARKE
7 Who topped the charts in 2006 with I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker?
SANDI THOM
8 Which song was inspired by events that took place on February 3, 1959?
AMERICAN PIE
9 Who recorded his multi platinum album White Ladder in his own flat?
DAVID GRAY
10 In what year did Brotherhood of Man win Eurovision?
1976
11 In 2006 who became the first British solo artist for eight years to top the US charts?
JAMES BLUNT
12 Who played the synthesiser on the David Bowie hit Space Oddity?
RICK WAKEMAN
13 Which pop group named themselves after the only person to turn down a seat on the Federation Convention in Star Trek?
T'PAU
14 Who banged the drums for Culture Club?
JOHN MOSS
15 Which Australian had a number one hit in 1969 and received a CBE in 2006?
ROLF HARRIS
16 What surname connects members of Suede, Yes and Jethro Tull?
ANDERSON
17 Who was Radio 1’s first female DJ?
ANNE NIGHTINGALE
18 Which number one hit was written about the painter of Going To The Match?
MATCHSTALK MEN AND MATCHSTALK CATS AND DOGS A TRIBUTE TO LS LOWRY
19 Dave Bickler provided lead vocals for which chart topping band of 1982?
SURVIVOR
20 Which rock and roller was backed by the Blue Caps?
GENE VINCENT
21 What was Wham’s first number one hit?
WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO
22 Who had a 1973 hit with I Can Hear Music, under the pseudonym of Larry Lurex?
FREDDIE MERCURY
23 Which group took their name from the Gaelic word for family?
CLANNARD
24 Who played the piano on the Hollies hit He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother?
ELTON JOHN
25 Which group’s only number one hit came courtesy of a cover version of Yazoo’s Only You?
FLYING PICKETS
26 Abba were the first pop act to be depicted on a Swedish stamp. Who were the second?
ROXETTE
27 Paul, David, Larry and Adam are the first names of which rock quartet?
U2
28 Which sitcom starring Kathy Burke gleamed its title from an Abba hit?
GIMME GIMME GIMME
29 Which trio originally performed under the name of The Rattlesnakes?
BEE GEES
30 John Graham Mellor who died in December 2002 was better known as whom?
JOE SRUMMER
31 Which co-writer of the song When I’m Sixty Four, was sixty four in 2006?
SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY
32 Which iconic rock band took their name from the title of a 1954 book by Aldous Huxley?
THE DOORS
33 Which song was a number two hit for the Mindbenders and a number one hit for Phil Collins?
A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
34 What is Meat Loaf’s real first name?
MARVIN
35 Which song was the first chart topper for Whitney Houston?
SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU
36 Which member of Madness was born Cathal Smythe?
CHAS SMASH
37 Which comedy trio recorded the song, Make A Daft Noise for Christmas?
THE GOODIES
38 How are Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda, Bernadette and Colleen collectively known?
THE NOLAN SISTERS
39 On February 18 2006, who gave a free concert to over 1 million spectators on the Copacabana Beach?
ROLLING STONES
40 At a 1977 funeral whose coffin was decorated with a swan shaped floral tribute?
MARC BOLAN
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