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Pop Music XXVII Quiz
Here is another themed quiz.
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
1 To which group of instruments do the piano, the organ and the Moog synthesiser belong ?
2 My Name Is Buddy is a 2007 concept album by which singer and guitar veteran ?
3 Which band, fronted by Bob Geldof, is probably most famous for the hit single I Don't Like Mondays ?
4 To which singer was actress/model Julianne Phillips married from 1985 to 1989 ?
5 In 1983, Owner Of A Lonely Heart gave which band its only No.1 single in the US Hot 100 ?
6 Which band was formed by Iggy Pop in 1967, and although disbanded in 1974, was re-formed in 2003 ?
7 What is the name by which musician and composer Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is better known ?
8 Just because, from their album Strays, was the last big hit for which band before their breakup in 2004 ?
9 BloodSugarSexMagic, the 1991 album by Red Hot Chilli Peppers, produced which No.1 single for the band ?
10 Lady Sings The Blues, a biographical movie based on the life of Billie Holiday, starred which singer ?
11 Which veteran singer covered Glenn Miller's At Last in her famous version of 1961 ? (Jules Holland bonus a/v)
12 How many Grammy awards were won by Alicia Keys in 2002 ?
13 What is the better known stage name of Curtis James Jackson III ?
14 Which rap artist featured on Jennifer Lopez's single All I Have ?
15 Which heavy metal band's successful albums include Rest In Peace and Youthanasia ?
16 In 2004, which progressive/symphonic rock band released The Lost Christmas Eve, the third album in their 'Christmas Trilogy' series ?
17 Whose single Lollipop made it to No.1 in May 2008 ?
18 Which trio of solo singers produced the 2008 smash hit single Love in This Club Part II ?
19 Which band took its title from the names of the two founding members plus the title of a magazine devoted to truckers ?
20 After finding that their song I Disappear was being made available illegally via an internet file sharer, which band sued the company in 2000 ?
21 For which James Bond movie did Carly Simon perform the title song Nobody Does It Better ?
22 In which year was Madonna born ?
23 What is the title of the 2008 documentary movie written, narrated and produced by Madonna, concerning the plight of African children ?
24 Which band was named after a priestess who appeared in several episodes of Star Trek ?
25 Which band shares its name with the title of a 1950 multi-award winning movie starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter ?
26 In which year was Mariah Carey born ?
27 The band Sigur Ros originate from which country ?
28 Who had a smash hit with Ice Ice Baby in 1990 ?
29 Which band includes members Babydaddy and Paddy Boom ?
30 Bob Siebenberg (aka Bob C Benberg) was the American member of which British superband ?
31 Who was Capitol Records' 1956 answer to RCA's Elvis Presley? His best-known song is probably Be-Bop-A-Lula.
32 Daydream, Nashville Cats and Summer In The City were all hit singles for which band in the 1960s ?
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 To which group of instruments do the piano, the organ and the Moog synthesiser belong ?
2 My Name Is Buddy is a 2007 concept album by which singer and guitar veteran ?
3 Which band, fronted by Bob Geldof, is probably most famous for the hit single I Don't Like Mondays ?
4 To which singer was actress/model Julianne Phillips married from 1985 to 1989 ?
5 In 1983, Owner Of A Lonely Heart gave which band its only No.1 single in the US Hot 100 ?
6 Which band was formed by Iggy Pop in 1967, and although disbanded in 1974, was re-formed in 2003 ?
7 What is the name by which musician and composer Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is better known ?
8 Just because, from their album Strays, was the last big hit for which band before their breakup in 2004 ?
9 BloodSugarSexMagic, the 1991 album by Red Hot Chilli Peppers, produced which No.1 single for the band ?
10 Lady Sings The Blues, a biographical movie based on the life of Billie Holiday, starred which singer ?
11 Which veteran singer covered Glenn Miller's At Last in her famous version of 1961 ? (Jules Holland bonus a/v)
12 How many Grammy awards were won by Alicia Keys in 2002 ?
13 What is the better known stage name of Curtis James Jackson III ?
14 Which rap artist featured on Jennifer Lopez's single All I Have ?
15 Which heavy metal band's successful albums include Rest In Peace and Youthanasia ?
16 In 2004, which progressive/symphonic rock band released The Lost Christmas Eve, the third album in their 'Christmas Trilogy' series ?
17 Whose single Lollipop made it to No.1 in May 2008 ?
18 Which trio of solo singers produced the 2008 smash hit single Love in This Club Part II ?
19 Which band took its title from the names of the two founding members plus the title of a magazine devoted to truckers ?
20 After finding that their song I Disappear was being made available illegally via an internet file sharer, which band sued the company in 2000 ?
21 For which James Bond movie did Carly Simon perform the title song Nobody Does It Better ?
22 In which year was Madonna born ?
23 What is the title of the 2008 documentary movie written, narrated and produced by Madonna, concerning the plight of African children ?
24 Which band was named after a priestess who appeared in several episodes of Star Trek ?
25 Which band shares its name with the title of a 1950 multi-award winning movie starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter ?
26 In which year was Mariah Carey born ?
27 The band Sigur Ros originate from which country ?
28 Who had a smash hit with Ice Ice Baby in 1990 ?
29 Which band includes members Babydaddy and Paddy Boom ?
30 Bob Siebenberg (aka Bob C Benberg) was the American member of which British superband ?
31 Who was Capitol Records' 1956 answer to RCA's Elvis Presley? His best-known song is probably Be-Bop-A-Lula.
32 Daydream, Nashville Cats and Summer In The City were all hit singles for which band in the 1960s ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
