Music Quiz

POP   QUIZ   No.   4

1. Which singer’s albums include ‘Reg Strikes Back’ and ‘A Simple Man’ ?
2. How many U K  no. 1 singles did the Carpenters have ?
3. Which Radio One D.J. was awarded the O.B.E.  in June 1998 ?
4. Who was the bass player in the Beatles ?
5. In which city was  Meatloaf   born ?
6. Rock musician Ian Kilminster is better known by what name ?
7. Which Beach Boys single was the only one to reach no. 1 in both UK and US ?
8. Which female singer recorded the 1998 single Immortality with the Bee Gees ?
9. 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 ?

POP  QUIZ   No.   3

1. Which band’s debut album , released in 1982 , was entitled  ’Lexicon of Love ‘ ?
2. What was Roy Orbison’s middle name ?
3. What was Slade’s first U.K. No. 1  single ?
4. What is the name of the girl in ‘ Disco  2000 ‘ by  Pulp ?
5. Who released a 1966 album entitled  ’ Parsley  Sage  Rosemary  and  Thyme ‘ ?
6. What was the title of the 1993 hit single recorded by Sting, Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams ?
7. Vonda Shepard recorded a 1998 album of songs from which U.S. television series ?
8. Daryl Hall dueted with which singer on the song  ’ The Only Flame in Town ‘  ?
9. 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.  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.  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