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Pop Music XXIII Quiz
Here is another themed quiz.
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
1 Which American female singer was the youngest person ever to win a Grammy Award (aged 14) in 1996 ?
2 Which album by Cher was the best-selling, worldwide, of 1998 ?
3 Which Seattle rock band's excessively long name is often reduced to PUSA ?
4 In 1993, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam appeared on the front of which magazine, as part of its featured story on the popularity of grunge music ?
5 What was the big song and part-animated music video success of 1985 that brought international fame for the band A-Ha ?
6 Not Ready To Make Nice took the 2007 Grammy Award for best song for which band ?
7 American Idiot was the 2004 multi-platinum album by which Californian band ?
8 Spider Pig was a quirky number from the soundtrack of which 2007 animated movie ? (Nigel bonus)
9 To whom was Paul Simon married between 1983 and 1984 ?
10 The 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Song went to Isaac Hayes for which movie tune ?
11 Who, from the age of 15, studied classical piano and also conducted the choir at Howard University, before her singing career took off with the 1969 album First Take ?
12 In 1992, a photograph of which personage was ripped up by Sinead O'Connor on the Saturday Night Live TV show ?
13 Stay, a 1992 single from the album Hormonally Yours was the biggest hit for which female duo ?
14 And A Voice To Sing With is the autobiography of which folk music singer ?
15 This Is Me Then is a 2002 album by which singer ?
16 So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute To....is a collection of songs by various artists originally performed by, and in tribute to, which singer who died in 2005 ?
17 Formed by brothers Ron and Russell Mael in Los Angeles in 1970, which band released its 20th studio album, Hello Young Lovers, in 2006 ?
18 Which song by Pink Floyd contains the theft of ladies underwear: the thief being the man named in the song's title ?
19 One More Saturday Night was a 2006 release by which 1950s-style band whose movie appearances include Grease and Festival Express ?
20 The accidental burning down of which Swiss city's casino, during a Frank Zappa concert, is the subject of Deep Purple's song Smoke On The Water ?
21 What was the title of Beyonce Knowles's debut solo album ?
22 Labels or Love by Fergie, All Dressed In Love by Jennifer Hudson, and New York Girls by Morningwood all feature in which 2008 movie ?
23 How Many Bob Dylan American No.1 singles have there been ?
24 In the movie Top Gun, which famous song was performed by the band Berlin ?
25 Bright Lights, Big City, a 1988 movie starring Michael J.Fox and Kiefer Sutherland, featured music written by which written by which ex-member of Steely Dan ?
26 What is the nationality of the Guess Who ?
27 The Other Side Of Summer from his album Mighty Like A Rose is by which British artist ?
28 Which traditional New Orleans blues song was a No.1 hit for The Animals in 1964 and a No.7 for Frijid Pink in 1970 ?
29 Which singer played Foxxy Cleopatra in the Austin Powers movie Goldmember ?
30 In which movie, starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock, did singer Norah Jones appear as herself ?
31 In April 2006, which American singer was found dead (of natural causes) in his hotel room in Cardiff, Wales ?
32 What was the first single by The Beatles to reach No.1 in the USA ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz.
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
1 Which American female singer was the youngest person ever to win a Grammy Award (aged 14) in 1996 ?
2 Which album by Cher was the best-selling, worldwide, of 1998 ?
3 Which Seattle rock band's excessively long name is often reduced to PUSA ?
4 In 1993, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam appeared on the front of which magazine, as part of its featured story on the popularity of grunge music ?
5 What was the big song and part-animated music video success of 1985 that brought international fame for the band A-Ha ?
6 Not Ready To Make Nice took the 2007 Grammy Award for best song for which band ?
7 American Idiot was the 2004 multi-platinum album by which Californian band ?
8 Spider Pig was a quirky number from the soundtrack of which 2007 animated movie ? (Nigel bonus)
9 To whom was Paul Simon married between 1983 and 1984 ?
10 The 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Song went to Isaac Hayes for which movie tune ?
11 Who, from the age of 15, studied classical piano and also conducted the choir at Howard University, before her singing career took off with the 1969 album First Take ?
12 In 1992, a photograph of which personage was ripped up by Sinead O'Connor on the Saturday Night Live TV show ?
13 Stay, a 1992 single from the album Hormonally Yours was the biggest hit for which female duo ?
14 And A Voice To Sing With is the autobiography of which folk music singer ?
15 This Is Me Then is a 2002 album by which singer ?
16 So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute To....is a collection of songs by various artists originally performed by, and in tribute to, which singer who died in 2005 ?
17 Formed by brothers Ron and Russell Mael in Los Angeles in 1970, which band released its 20th studio album, Hello Young Lovers, in 2006 ?
18 Which song by Pink Floyd contains the theft of ladies underwear: the thief being the man named in the song's title ?
19 One More Saturday Night was a 2006 release by which 1950s-style band whose movie appearances include Grease and Festival Express ?
20 The accidental burning down of which Swiss city's casino, during a Frank Zappa concert, is the subject of Deep Purple's song Smoke On The Water ?
21 What was the title of Beyonce Knowles's debut solo album ?
22 Labels or Love by Fergie, All Dressed In Love by Jennifer Hudson, and New York Girls by Morningwood all feature in which 2008 movie ?
23 How Many Bob Dylan American No.1 singles have there been ?
24 In the movie Top Gun, which famous song was performed by the band Berlin ?
25 Bright Lights, Big City, a 1988 movie starring Michael J.Fox and Kiefer Sutherland, featured music written by which written by which ex-member of Steely Dan ?
26 What is the nationality of the Guess Who ?
27 The Other Side Of Summer from his album Mighty Like A Rose is by which British artist ?
28 Which traditional New Orleans blues song was a No.1 hit for The Animals in 1964 and a No.7 for Frijid Pink in 1970 ?
29 Which singer played Foxxy Cleopatra in the Austin Powers movie Goldmember ?
30 In which movie, starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock, did singer Norah Jones appear as herself ?
31 In April 2006, which American singer was found dead (of natural causes) in his hotel room in Cardiff, Wales ?
32 What was the first single by The Beatles to reach No.1 in the USA ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
