Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2013 14:09:21 GMT
Pop Music XXXV Quiz
Here is another themed quiz.
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
1 Caravanserai, an album from 1972, marked a major change of musical direction by which band ?
2 What title is common to a 1996 single by the British band The Prodigy and a 1980 novel by Stephen King ?
3 What colour is common to two 1966 US Top Ten singles - one by the Rolling Stones and one by Los Bravos ?
4 Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione are the two halves of which Boston duo who released two complementary albums, Yes Virginia and No Virginia, in 2006 and 2008 respectively ?
5 Which world-famous band got its biggest break when it won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song Waterloo ?
6 What was Roy Orbison's first US Hot 100 No.1 hit single ?
7 Do Wah Diddy Diddy was the strange title of the one and only US No.1 single by which band ?
8 What is the title of the controversial rap single, released in 2005, by Immortal Technique and DJ Green Lantern ?
9 What was the name of Eminem's debut album, released in 1999 ?
10 What title is common to a Bob Dylan No.1 album of 1976 and s 2002 Bryan Adams song ?
11 Allman And Woman: Two The Hard Way was a 1977 collaboration album by which two artists ?
12 What is the title of Norman Greenbaum's famous smash hit of 1970, which propelled him into the charts in many countries ?
13 Which album by Madonna was her first to reach the No.1 position in the US ?
14 Although not very well known outside their native California, the band Oingo Boingo produced one very prolific writer of movie and TV music - including the theme for The Simpsons: Who is he ?
15 Whose 1999 album, Echo, which reached No.10 in the US chart, marked a change in his style ?
16 Which Australian duo had two US No.1 hits in the 1990s with Truly Madly Deeply and I Knew I Loved You ?
17 Holding Back The Years (1986) and If You Don't Know Me By Now (1989) are the two US No.1 hit singles by which band ?
18 Which novel band with a novel name is probably best remembered for his hit single The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades ?
19 Which member of the Wu-Tang Clan appears on Mary J.Blige's I'll Be Here For You/You're All I Need To Get By ?
20 The debut album, Shake Your Money Maker (1990) was - as of 2009 - the biggest-selling album for which band ?
21 Which long-running band's two constant members are the sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson ?
22 Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Starr and Sean Kinney were the original members of which band, formed in 1987 ?
23 Which surf music duo only had one No.1 hit single - Surf City, in 1963 ?
24 Which singer's short career is marked by the No.1 hits Could've Been and I Think We're Alone Now (taken from her debut album, released in 1987) ?
25 Who is the famous singer cousin (b.1940) of Whitney Houston ?
26 Which Buddy Holly single was the first to be released after his death, reaching No.1 in the UK but only No.13 in America ?
27 Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson collectively made up which country music supergroup ?
28 Calling Elvis and Heavy Fuel were hit singles (No.3 and No.1 respectively) for which band in 1991 ?
29 When I Need You, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing and More Than I Can Say were all big hits for which British singer ?
30 Which band's Black Holes And Revelations peaked at No.9 in America in 2006 ?
31 What was the amazing feat achieved by the band Def Leppard on October 23rd 1995 ?
32 For which company was Michael Jackson making a commercial when his hair caught fire, in 1984 ?
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 Caravanserai, an album from 1972, marked a major change of musical direction by which band ?
2 What title is common to a 1996 single by the British band The Prodigy and a 1980 novel by Stephen King ?
3 What colour is common to two 1966 US Top Ten singles - one by the Rolling Stones and one by Los Bravos ?
4 Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione are the two halves of which Boston duo who released two complementary albums, Yes Virginia and No Virginia, in 2006 and 2008 respectively ?
5 Which world-famous band got its biggest break when it won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song Waterloo ?
6 What was Roy Orbison's first US Hot 100 No.1 hit single ?
7 Do Wah Diddy Diddy was the strange title of the one and only US No.1 single by which band ?
8 What is the title of the controversial rap single, released in 2005, by Immortal Technique and DJ Green Lantern ?
9 What was the name of Eminem's debut album, released in 1999 ?
10 What title is common to a Bob Dylan No.1 album of 1976 and s 2002 Bryan Adams song ?
11 Allman And Woman: Two The Hard Way was a 1977 collaboration album by which two artists ?
12 What is the title of Norman Greenbaum's famous smash hit of 1970, which propelled him into the charts in many countries ?
13 Which album by Madonna was her first to reach the No.1 position in the US ?
14 Although not very well known outside their native California, the band Oingo Boingo produced one very prolific writer of movie and TV music - including the theme for The Simpsons: Who is he ?
15 Whose 1999 album, Echo, which reached No.10 in the US chart, marked a change in his style ?
16 Which Australian duo had two US No.1 hits in the 1990s with Truly Madly Deeply and I Knew I Loved You ?
17 Holding Back The Years (1986) and If You Don't Know Me By Now (1989) are the two US No.1 hit singles by which band ?
18 Which novel band with a novel name is probably best remembered for his hit single The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades ?
19 Which member of the Wu-Tang Clan appears on Mary J.Blige's I'll Be Here For You/You're All I Need To Get By ?
20 The debut album, Shake Your Money Maker (1990) was - as of 2009 - the biggest-selling album for which band ?
21 Which long-running band's two constant members are the sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson ?
22 Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Starr and Sean Kinney were the original members of which band, formed in 1987 ?
23 Which surf music duo only had one No.1 hit single - Surf City, in 1963 ?
24 Which singer's short career is marked by the No.1 hits Could've Been and I Think We're Alone Now (taken from her debut album, released in 1987) ?
25 Who is the famous singer cousin (b.1940) of Whitney Houston ?
26 Which Buddy Holly single was the first to be released after his death, reaching No.1 in the UK but only No.13 in America ?
27 Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson collectively made up which country music supergroup ?
28 Calling Elvis and Heavy Fuel were hit singles (No.3 and No.1 respectively) for which band in 1991 ?
29 When I Need You, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing and More Than I Can Say were all big hits for which British singer ?
30 Which band's Black Holes And Revelations peaked at No.9 in America in 2006 ?
31 What was the amazing feat achieved by the band Def Leppard on October 23rd 1995 ?
32 For which company was Michael Jackson making a commercial when his hair caught fire, in 1984 ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
although I can't see it listed in their discography on Wiki.......must be rare ! The final track was Honolulu Lulu.