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Pop Music XXXI Quiz
Here is another themed quiz.
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
1 Can you remember who reached No 1 in 1956 with I Forgot To Remember To Forget ?
2 Who has recorded under the pseudonym of Buster Poindexter ?
3 Described as the 'first post-punk band' which band's name is often shortened to PiL ?
4 Brothers Ray and Dave Davies together constituted one half of which famous British band ?(B-B association bonus)
5 Which American band were notorious for their weird face paint and costumes ? One of their later albums was Psycho Circus (1998).
6 The song Leader Of The Pack was a No 1 hit single in 1964 for which girl band ?
7 Which song from Lou Reed's album Transformer, released as a single in 1972, is generally regarded as his best and most famous song ?
8 Who first recorded the song Cry in 1951, a No 1 hit at the time, and later a hit for Lynn Anderson in 1972, and Crystal Gayle in 1986 ?
9 What title is common to a song made famous by Gene Pitney and a John Ford-directed Western of 1962 ?
10 Who made her chart debut in 1988 with the song I Should Be So Lucky ?
11 Girls Just Want To Have Fun was a No 1 hit single for which singer in 1983 ?
12 America: What Time Is Love ? was a big success in America for which British acid house band in 1991 ?
13 Which song by Ben E.King peaked at No 4 in 1961 and No 9 on its re-release in 1986 ?
14 Which former 'Second Lady of the US' co-founded thr Parents Music Resource Centre ?
15 The 1972 Simon and Garfunkel appearance at Madison Square Gardens was in a benefit concert in support of which Democratic presidential candidate ?
16 What was Janet Jackson's first Billboard Hot 100 No 1 single ?
17 This Old Heart Of Mine, a big hit for The Isley Brothers in 1966, was originally intended for recording by which other Tamla Motown band ?
18 Whose 'See You Later Alligator' reached the US Top Ten in 1956 ?
19 Blueberry Hill and Ain't That A Shame were hits in the 1950s for which musician ?
20 What was the song by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond that made No 1 in 1978 ?
21 Hit The Road Jack reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. Who sang it ?
22 What common title links an album by Bruce Springsteen, a song by Dire Straits and a 1958 movie starring Doris Day ?
23 With English lyrics put to a Russian folk tune, which song by Mary Hopkin reached No 2 in America in 1968 ?
24 Which Puerto Rico-born blind singer/guitarist recorded a highly successful 1969 cover of The Doors' Light My Fire ? (tommo bonus)
25 What was the childhood disease that afflicted and threatened to cripple Joni Mitchell in her ninth year ?
26 Trent Reznor is the one-man constituent of which music act ?
27 Which Pearl Jam single was originally a fan club-only release in 1998, but by popular demand was put on general release the following year ?
28 What was the title of Roger Miller's 'travelling hobo' song which reached No 1 in 1965 ?
29 Which female rocker played the part of Leather Tuscadero in the TV series Happy Days ?
30 Which controversial American thrash metal band released their album Christ Illusion in 2006 ?
31 In which movie does Prince play the part of The Kid ?
32 k.d.lang sang the entire music soundtrack on which 1994 movie starring Uma Thurman ?
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 Can you remember who reached No 1 in 1956 with I Forgot To Remember To Forget ?
2 Who has recorded under the pseudonym of Buster Poindexter ?
3 Described as the 'first post-punk band' which band's name is often shortened to PiL ?
4 Brothers Ray and Dave Davies together constituted one half of which famous British band ?(B-B association bonus)
5 Which American band were notorious for their weird face paint and costumes ? One of their later albums was Psycho Circus (1998).
6 The song Leader Of The Pack was a No 1 hit single in 1964 for which girl band ?
7 Which song from Lou Reed's album Transformer, released as a single in 1972, is generally regarded as his best and most famous song ?
8 Who first recorded the song Cry in 1951, a No 1 hit at the time, and later a hit for Lynn Anderson in 1972, and Crystal Gayle in 1986 ?
9 What title is common to a song made famous by Gene Pitney and a John Ford-directed Western of 1962 ?
10 Who made her chart debut in 1988 with the song I Should Be So Lucky ?
11 Girls Just Want To Have Fun was a No 1 hit single for which singer in 1983 ?
12 America: What Time Is Love ? was a big success in America for which British acid house band in 1991 ?
13 Which song by Ben E.King peaked at No 4 in 1961 and No 9 on its re-release in 1986 ?
14 Which former 'Second Lady of the US' co-founded thr Parents Music Resource Centre ?
15 The 1972 Simon and Garfunkel appearance at Madison Square Gardens was in a benefit concert in support of which Democratic presidential candidate ?
16 What was Janet Jackson's first Billboard Hot 100 No 1 single ?
17 This Old Heart Of Mine, a big hit for The Isley Brothers in 1966, was originally intended for recording by which other Tamla Motown band ?
18 Whose 'See You Later Alligator' reached the US Top Ten in 1956 ?
19 Blueberry Hill and Ain't That A Shame were hits in the 1950s for which musician ?
20 What was the song by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond that made No 1 in 1978 ?
21 Hit The Road Jack reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. Who sang it ?
22 What common title links an album by Bruce Springsteen, a song by Dire Straits and a 1958 movie starring Doris Day ?
23 With English lyrics put to a Russian folk tune, which song by Mary Hopkin reached No 2 in America in 1968 ?
24 Which Puerto Rico-born blind singer/guitarist recorded a highly successful 1969 cover of The Doors' Light My Fire ? (tommo bonus)
25 What was the childhood disease that afflicted and threatened to cripple Joni Mitchell in her ninth year ?
26 Trent Reznor is the one-man constituent of which music act ?
27 Which Pearl Jam single was originally a fan club-only release in 1998, but by popular demand was put on general release the following year ?
28 What was the title of Roger Miller's 'travelling hobo' song which reached No 1 in 1965 ?
29 Which female rocker played the part of Leather Tuscadero in the TV series Happy Days ?
30 Which controversial American thrash metal band released their album Christ Illusion in 2006 ?
31 In which movie does Prince play the part of The Kid ?
32 k.d.lang sang the entire music soundtrack on which 1994 movie starring Uma Thurman ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
