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1 Who had a hit with Nice One Cyril ?
2 Which American singer had a big hit with Rock Your Baby ?
3 The Osmonds have a singing sister: what is her name ?
4 Correct this statement: Spotlight was a hit for David Sussex.
5 Is 'heavy music' a pile of vinyl LPs; another name for progressive rock, or songs like Carry That Weight and Fourteen Tons ?
6 Who had a hit with Hey There Lonely girl in 1974 ?
7 What was Cockney Rebel's first hit called ?
8 Lulu is Scottish : what is her real name ?
9 Who sang Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep on 1971 ?
10 Complete this group's name: Harold Melvin and ..........?
11 In which band would you find brothers Ron and Russell Mael ?
12 Who made a hit LP called Hergest Ridge ?
13 What was the title of K.C. and the Sunshine Band's first hit ?
14 What kind of boy did Nazareth sing about ?
15 With what kind of music do you associate the name Jim Reeves ?
16 Complete this song title : Crying, Laughing............"
17 Two singers teamed up in 1971 and had a hit with Rosetta: who were they ?
18 Who sang Did You Ever ? with Nancy Sinatra ?
19 Who had hits with Pick Up The Pieces and Burn Baby Burn ?
20 Was Big Yellow Taxi a hit for Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell or Joan Baez ?
21 What was Jonathan King's first hit called ?
22 Who sang an Ode To Billie Joe ?
23 Donovan and Jeff Beck combined to make a hit record in 1969: what was it called ?
24 What was the name of the Beatles' first drummer ?
25 Rescue Me she pleaded in 1965 : who was she ?
26 Hugh Grundy, Paul Atkinson, Chris White, Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone were the original members of which group ?
27 What was the title of Thunderclap Newman's 1969 hit ?
28 Who had Careless Hands in 1967 ?
29 Who used to introduce the Radio One programme Scene and Heard ?
30 Who was lead singer with hit-making group Amen Corner ?
31 Who had hits with Rebel Rouser, Some Kinda Earthquake and Shazam ?
32 Which duo made a record called Harlem Shuffle ?
33 Who had a hit with In The Midnight Hour in 1965 ?
34 What was the title of Amen Corner's first hit ?
35 At one time the Beatles acted as backing group for an English singer working in Germany: what was his name ?
36 Immersed in Deep Purple in 1963 and Whispering in 1964 were - who ?
37 Who dealt a Deck Of Cards in 1959 and again in 1963 ?
38 From which film did Elvis Presley's hit Jailhouse Rock come ?
39 World Without Love was Peter and Gordon's first hit in 1964: who wrote the song ?
40 What was the BBC's first television pop show called ?
Old Gits' questions.............double the points:
41 Which famous musical was based on the book Anna And The King Of Siam ?
42 Which internationally famous singer and actor began his recording career as vocalist with the Tommy Dorset Orchestra ?
43 True or False: Band leader Bob Crosby is Bing Crosby's brother ?
44 Who was known as the King of Jazz ?
45 'Hutch' was a popular performer in the 1940s and 1950s: what was his real name ?
46 Complete this band's name: Spike Jones and ........................
47 With which band did Tex Beneke play before forming his own orchestra ?
48 Which song was strongly featured in the film Casablanca ?
49 What is a pianola ?
50 By what name was Gerald Bright better known ?
1pt for each; the new rule of maximum 10 answers per person in any one four-hour period applies.
Good luck !
2 Which American singer had a big hit with Rock Your Baby ?
3 The Osmonds have a singing sister: what is her name ?
4 Correct this statement: Spotlight was a hit for David Sussex.
5 Is 'heavy music' a pile of vinyl LPs; another name for progressive rock, or songs like Carry That Weight and Fourteen Tons ?
6 Who had a hit with Hey There Lonely girl in 1974 ?
7 What was Cockney Rebel's first hit called ?
8 Lulu is Scottish : what is her real name ?
9 Who sang Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep on 1971 ?
10 Complete this group's name: Harold Melvin and ..........?
11 In which band would you find brothers Ron and Russell Mael ?
12 Who made a hit LP called Hergest Ridge ?
13 What was the title of K.C. and the Sunshine Band's first hit ?
14 What kind of boy did Nazareth sing about ?
15 With what kind of music do you associate the name Jim Reeves ?
16 Complete this song title : Crying, Laughing............"
17 Two singers teamed up in 1971 and had a hit with Rosetta: who were they ?
18 Who sang Did You Ever ? with Nancy Sinatra ?
19 Who had hits with Pick Up The Pieces and Burn Baby Burn ?
20 Was Big Yellow Taxi a hit for Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell or Joan Baez ?
21 What was Jonathan King's first hit called ?
22 Who sang an Ode To Billie Joe ?
23 Donovan and Jeff Beck combined to make a hit record in 1969: what was it called ?
24 What was the name of the Beatles' first drummer ?
25 Rescue Me she pleaded in 1965 : who was she ?
26 Hugh Grundy, Paul Atkinson, Chris White, Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone were the original members of which group ?
27 What was the title of Thunderclap Newman's 1969 hit ?
28 Who had Careless Hands in 1967 ?
29 Who used to introduce the Radio One programme Scene and Heard ?
30 Who was lead singer with hit-making group Amen Corner ?
31 Who had hits with Rebel Rouser, Some Kinda Earthquake and Shazam ?
32 Which duo made a record called Harlem Shuffle ?
33 Who had a hit with In The Midnight Hour in 1965 ?
34 What was the title of Amen Corner's first hit ?
35 At one time the Beatles acted as backing group for an English singer working in Germany: what was his name ?
36 Immersed in Deep Purple in 1963 and Whispering in 1964 were - who ?
37 Who dealt a Deck Of Cards in 1959 and again in 1963 ?
38 From which film did Elvis Presley's hit Jailhouse Rock come ?
39 World Without Love was Peter and Gordon's first hit in 1964: who wrote the song ?
40 What was the BBC's first television pop show called ?
Old Gits' questions.............double the points:
41 Which famous musical was based on the book Anna And The King Of Siam ?
42 Which internationally famous singer and actor began his recording career as vocalist with the Tommy Dorset Orchestra ?
43 True or False: Band leader Bob Crosby is Bing Crosby's brother ?
44 Who was known as the King of Jazz ?
45 'Hutch' was a popular performer in the 1940s and 1950s: what was his real name ?
46 Complete this band's name: Spike Jones and ........................
47 With which band did Tex Beneke play before forming his own orchestra ?
48 Which song was strongly featured in the film Casablanca ?
49 What is a pianola ?
50 By what name was Gerald Bright better known ?
1pt for each; the new rule of maximum 10 answers per person in any one four-hour period applies.
Good luck !
Martindale