Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2007 12:16:33 GMT
Big Popper IX
Everyone seems to like Pop – I mean up to about the 1990’s when with one or two exceptions it turned into Pap.
Tunes from the sixties will live on far longer than some of the stuff which is served up now under the guise of music – gangsta rap for instance.
Anyway, here’s an abundance of questions for you – 50 more in Quiz Nine – and questions will get progressively more difficult as we go on.
I am setting a limit too – no more than 10 questions can be answered in one span of four hours. This is to give everyone a chance. Anyone who contravenes this will have 2pts taken off for every one by which they exceeded the limit !
1 Who –apart from Sav – sang Good Old Arsenal in 1971 ?
2 Which newcomer hit number 3 in 1972 with You’re A Lady (no, not David Walliams !)
3 Which American group had a hit with Here I Go Again in 1972 ? (Bonus points available for information on other versions of this song title)
4 Who sang about a Year Of Decision, and then asked When Will I See You Again ?
5 With what song did Marie Osmond have her first British hit ?
6 Which teenybopper favourite reached No.3 in June 1972 with Rockin’ Robin ?
7 By what name is Priscilla White better known ?
8 Who sang about Lily the Pink ?
9 Who had a hit with Neanderthal Man in 1970 ?
10 Name in succession the Who’s drummers(0.5pt for each)
11 What piece of music by Richard Strauss was made into a hit by Deodato ?
12 Say You Don’t Mind was a hit here in March 1972: who sang the song ?
13 With which American city do you associate the Tamla Motown label ?
14 Which former pop star discovered and managed Leo Sayer ?
15 HMV is a famous record label: what do the initials HMV stand for ? (Bonus point for the name of the dog.)
16 Which American girl singer once released an LP called Tapestry ?
17 Which group sang I’m Doing Fine Now in 1973 ?
18 Which of these is right: Tim Lloyd and Andrew Rice-Webber; Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber; or Tim Webber and Andrew Lloyd-Rice ?
19 On which LP did these songs appear: Lovely Rita; Fixing A Hole and Being for The Benefit Of Mr Kite ?
20 The soundtrack of the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid produced a big hit song: what was it ?
21 Who exactly were the people referred to in Marvin Gaye’s 1970 hit Abraham, Martin and John ?
22 Two groups had hit singles with Ob La Di Ob La Da: name them (doesn’t include the Beatles who wrote it but only released it as an LP track). 1 to get
23 The Dave Clark Five once starred in a feature film: what was it called ?
24 What is Donovan’s surname ?
25 Who wrote Another Saturday Night which was revived by Cat Stevens in 1974 ?
26 Who showed us how to Walk Tall and then asked What Would I Be ?
27 By what name is American singer and songwriter Robert Zimmerman better known ?
28 Who was Out Of Time in 1966 ?
29 Which band made an album called Selling England By The Pound ?
30 Honey Lantree was a rarity – a girl drummer. For which group did she lay down the beat ?
31 What was the title of the Kinks’ second hit, which made the Top 10 in 1964 ?
32 This strange sentence contains three song titles: what are they? As You Bring Me The Long World Trade Home To Me For He Needs It On As I Wouldn’t. (point for each)
33 Chris Curtis, John McNally, Mike Pender and Tony Jackson were members of which group ?
34 What was the name of Elvis Presley’s manager ?
35 He produced hits by Heinz, the Tornados and the Honeycombs and died in tragic circumstances: who was he ?
36 What is Tommy Steele’s real name ?
37 In their early days in Liverpool the Beatles often played in a famous club: what was it called ?
38 Who did Gordon Waller used to sing with ?
39 Ned Miller had a solitary British hit in 1963: what was it called ?
40 Which group had a hit in 1964 with a song called Tell Me When ?
Old Gits round – as these really are jolly difficult, they attract 3pts each this time – but you can only answer a max of 5 in any one 4-hour period.
41 Although known primarily as a bandleader, Glenn Miller was also an instrumentalist: what did he play ?
42 Who wrote the novelty song Rhymes, which was popular in the 1930s ?
43 ‘Flotsam and Jetsam’ were a popular duo on stage, the radio and records: what were their real names ?
44 Which distinguished author wrote the lyric for the song A Nice Cup Of Tea, made popular by Binnie Hale ?
45 For which film did Richard Addinsell write his Warsaw Concerto ?
46 Which comedian used his own song Confidentially as his signature tune ?
47 Who led a band called Pieces of Eight ?
48 Which musical told the story of a Scottish village that only appeared once every hundred years ?
49 With whose orchestra did Ella Fitzgerald record A Tisket, A Tasket early on in her career ?
50 Which American band leader had a College of Musical Knowledge ?
Good luck ! (Three more left to come after this)
Everyone seems to like Pop – I mean up to about the 1990’s when with one or two exceptions it turned into Pap.
Tunes from the sixties will live on far longer than some of the stuff which is served up now under the guise of music – gangsta rap for instance.
Anyway, here’s an abundance of questions for you – 50 more in Quiz Nine – and questions will get progressively more difficult as we go on.
I am setting a limit too – no more than 10 questions can be answered in one span of four hours. This is to give everyone a chance. Anyone who contravenes this will have 2pts taken off for every one by which they exceeded the limit !
1 Who –apart from Sav – sang Good Old Arsenal in 1971 ?
2 Which newcomer hit number 3 in 1972 with You’re A Lady (no, not David Walliams !)
3 Which American group had a hit with Here I Go Again in 1972 ? (Bonus points available for information on other versions of this song title)
4 Who sang about a Year Of Decision, and then asked When Will I See You Again ?
5 With what song did Marie Osmond have her first British hit ?
6 Which teenybopper favourite reached No.3 in June 1972 with Rockin’ Robin ?
7 By what name is Priscilla White better known ?
8 Who sang about Lily the Pink ?
9 Who had a hit with Neanderthal Man in 1970 ?
10 Name in succession the Who’s drummers(0.5pt for each)
11 What piece of music by Richard Strauss was made into a hit by Deodato ?
12 Say You Don’t Mind was a hit here in March 1972: who sang the song ?
13 With which American city do you associate the Tamla Motown label ?
14 Which former pop star discovered and managed Leo Sayer ?
15 HMV is a famous record label: what do the initials HMV stand for ? (Bonus point for the name of the dog.)
16 Which American girl singer once released an LP called Tapestry ?
17 Which group sang I’m Doing Fine Now in 1973 ?
18 Which of these is right: Tim Lloyd and Andrew Rice-Webber; Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber; or Tim Webber and Andrew Lloyd-Rice ?
19 On which LP did these songs appear: Lovely Rita; Fixing A Hole and Being for The Benefit Of Mr Kite ?
20 The soundtrack of the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid produced a big hit song: what was it ?
21 Who exactly were the people referred to in Marvin Gaye’s 1970 hit Abraham, Martin and John ?
22 Two groups had hit singles with Ob La Di Ob La Da: name them (doesn’t include the Beatles who wrote it but only released it as an LP track). 1 to get
23 The Dave Clark Five once starred in a feature film: what was it called ?
24 What is Donovan’s surname ?
25 Who wrote Another Saturday Night which was revived by Cat Stevens in 1974 ?
26 Who showed us how to Walk Tall and then asked What Would I Be ?
27 By what name is American singer and songwriter Robert Zimmerman better known ?
28 Who was Out Of Time in 1966 ?
29 Which band made an album called Selling England By The Pound ?
30 Honey Lantree was a rarity – a girl drummer. For which group did she lay down the beat ?
31 What was the title of the Kinks’ second hit, which made the Top 10 in 1964 ?
32 This strange sentence contains three song titles: what are they? As You Bring Me The Long World Trade Home To Me For He Needs It On As I Wouldn’t. (point for each)
33 Chris Curtis, John McNally, Mike Pender and Tony Jackson were members of which group ?
34 What was the name of Elvis Presley’s manager ?
35 He produced hits by Heinz, the Tornados and the Honeycombs and died in tragic circumstances: who was he ?
36 What is Tommy Steele’s real name ?
37 In their early days in Liverpool the Beatles often played in a famous club: what was it called ?
38 Who did Gordon Waller used to sing with ?
39 Ned Miller had a solitary British hit in 1963: what was it called ?
40 Which group had a hit in 1964 with a song called Tell Me When ?
Old Gits round – as these really are jolly difficult, they attract 3pts each this time – but you can only answer a max of 5 in any one 4-hour period.
41 Although known primarily as a bandleader, Glenn Miller was also an instrumentalist: what did he play ?
42 Who wrote the novelty song Rhymes, which was popular in the 1930s ?
43 ‘Flotsam and Jetsam’ were a popular duo on stage, the radio and records: what were their real names ?
44 Which distinguished author wrote the lyric for the song A Nice Cup Of Tea, made popular by Binnie Hale ?
45 For which film did Richard Addinsell write his Warsaw Concerto ?
46 Which comedian used his own song Confidentially as his signature tune ?
47 Who led a band called Pieces of Eight ?
48 Which musical told the story of a Scottish village that only appeared once every hundred years ?
49 With whose orchestra did Ella Fitzgerald record A Tisket, A Tasket early on in her career ?
50 Which American band leader had a College of Musical Knowledge ?
Good luck ! (Three more left to come after this)
