POP QUIZ No. 1
1. What was Roxy Music’s first U.K. top five single ?
2. Which singer released an album entitled ’ Pin Ups ‘ ?
3. Lionel Ritchie was a member of which 1970’s band ?
4. Which group had a 1984 hit with ‘ Thank God It’s Christmas ‘ ?
5. Whose real name is Vincent Furnier ?
6. What was Bob Marley’s middle name ?
7. Which duo had a 1983 hit with ‘Islands in the Stream ‘ ?
8. The book ‘ Diary of a Madman ‘ was written by Mick Wall about which rock star ?
9. Who sang the theme song for the film ‘ Octopussy ‘ ?
10. Who wrote the music for the stage musical ‘ Billy Elliot ‘ ?
11. Who was the original drummer with the Bay City Rollers ?
12. Which member of the Allmond Brothers band did Cher marry in 1975 ?
13. The Pet Shop Boys 1988 hit single ‘ What Have I Done To Deserve This ‘ featured which female singer ?
14. Who dueted with Marvin Gaye on the 1966 hit single ‘ It Takes Two ‘ ?
15. Which songs opening lyrics are . . . ” That’s all I wanted , something special , something sacred in your eyes .” ?
16. What is the title of Madonna’s first film ?
17. Who was the lead singer in ‘ Thin Lizzie ‘ ?
18. Who was the eldest of the final line up of ’ The Beatles ‘ ?
19. Which singer starred in the 1972 film ’ The Harder They Come ‘ ?
20. What was the title of AC/DC ’s first album ?
POP QUIZ No. 2
1 . . . What role did TINA TURNER play in the 1975 film ’ TOMMY ’ ?
2 . . . Who is the lead singer in the band A B C ?
3 . . . What was the title of T. REX’s first UK no. 1 single ?
4 . . . The 1990 song ‘ It must Have Been Love ‘ by Roxette was from the sound track of which film ?
5 . . . What was the name of the character played by Micky Dolenz in the 1950’s T V series Circus Boy ?
6 . . . Who sang the 1961 hit single ’ Johnny Remember me ‘ ?
7 . . . Paul Francis Gadd is the real name of which singer ?
8 . . . What was the title of the 1986 U K no . 1 by the Spitting Image Puppets ?
9 . . . What was Blondie’s first U.S. no. 1 hit single ?
10 . . . The Boyzone song ’ No Matter What ‘ is from which 1996 musical ?
11 . . . Who was the lead singer with the Boomtown Rats ?
12 . . . Which Buddy Holly song was a U.K. no. 1 hit for Mud ?
13 . . . Benny Andersson and Bjorn Uvlaeus wrote the music for which TIm Rice Musical ?
14 . . . Which British actress appeared as the Fairy Godmother in the video of Adam Ant’s 1980 single ’ Prince Charming ‘ ?
15 . . . ‘ Green Door ‘ by Shakin’ Stevens was originally a U.K. no . 2 hit for which singer ?
16 . . . Which band released a 1977 hit album entitled ’ Out of The Blue ‘ ?
17 . . . Which song did both Robert Palmer and Rod Stewart have a hit with in the 1980’s?
18 . . . In which year did four countries tie for winning place in the Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Spain ?
19 . . . Who was the first host of U.K. TV music quiz show ‘ Name That Tune ? ‘ ?
20 . . . Which U.S. Actor had a 1977 hit single with ’ Silver Lady ’
POP QUIZ No. 3
01 . . . Which band’s debut album , released in 1982 , was entitled ’Lexicon of Love ‘ ?
02 . . . What was Roy Orbison’s middle name ?
03 . . . What was Slade’s first U.K. No. 1 single ?
04 . . . What is the name of the girl in ‘ Disco 2000 ‘ by Pulp ?
05 . . . Who released a 1966 album entitled ’ Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme ’ ?
06 . . . What was the title of the 1993 hit single recorded by Sting, Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams ?
07 . . . Vonda Shepard recorded a 1998 album of songs from which U.S. television series ?
08 . . . Daryl Hall dueted with which singer on the song ’ The Only Flame in Town ‘ ?
09 . . . Which U.K. group released a 1981 album entitled ’ Dare ‘
10 . . . Who was the lead singer of Dexy’s Midnight Runners ?
11 . . . Singer Doug Trendle is known better by which name ?
12 . . . Which couple had a 1974 hit with ’ Mockingbird ‘ ?
13 . . . What is the title of David Bowie’s 1970’s album of cover versions ?
14 . . . what was the name of the saxophone player in Roxy Music ?
15 . . . What was the name of the former drummer of Black Sabbath and who died in 1998 ?
16 . . . ‘ The Raw and The Cooked ‘ was a 1989 U.K. No.1 album by which group ?
17 . . . What was the title of Abba’s second U.K. No. 1 hit single ?
18 . . . Which duo had a 1985 U.K. No. 1 hit with ‘ Easy Lover ‘ ?
19 . . . What was the title of The Bangles only U.K. No. 1 hit single ?
20 . . . Which band had a 1979 U.K. top ten single entitled ’ The Logical Song ‘ ?
POP QUIZ No. 4
01 . . . Which singer’s albums include ‘Reg Strikes Back’ and ‘A Simple Man’ ?
02 . . . How many U K no. 1 singles did the Carpenters have ?
03 . . . Which Radio One D.J. was awarded the O.B.E. in June 1998 ?
04 . . . Who was the bass player in the Beatles ?
05 . . . In which city was Meatloaf born ?
06 . . . Rock musician Ian Kilminster is better known by what name ?
07 . . . Which Beach Boys single was the only one to reach no. 1 in both UK and US ?
08 . . . Which female singer recorded the 1998 single Immortality with the Bee Gees ?
09 . . . Which group had a 1976 hit single with ‘ Sunshine Day ‘ ?
10 . . . Which actress dueted with David Essex on the 1994 Top 40 hit ‘True Love Ways’?
11 . . . Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant are better known as which duo ?
12 . . . Who was Led Zeppelin’s drummer ?
13 . . . Whose first solo album was entitled ’ She’s So Unusual ‘ ?
14 . . . In which country was singer Ricky Martin born ?
15 . . . Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film ‘ Licence To Kill ‘ ?
16 . . . Which group formed at Charterhouse public school in 1975 ?
17 . . . Who had a 1992 hit single with ‘ The Days Of Pearly Spencer ‘ ?
18 . . . Lorraine McIntosh was the vocalist with which Scottish band ?
19 . . . Who recorded the 1970 live album ‘ Mad Dogs and Englishmen ‘?
20 . . . Jim Morrison was lead singer with which 1960’s band ?
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