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Thirty questions to test your musical knowledge in our great trivia quiz!
Trivia I
- What was Ritchie Valens most notable hit song?
- 'Unchained Melody' has reached number one in the UK Singles Chart four times with four different artists, can you name all four?
- Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien was better known professionally by what name?
- The Rolling Stones' song 'Wild Horses' is from which 1971 album?
- 'Pop Looks Bach' is the them music to which television show?
- As of 2016, which album is the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK?
- Which singer has the middle names 'Laurie Blue'?
- Who had a 1982 hit with 'Pass the Dutchie'?
- Which English pop group, with founding members Mutya Buena, Siobhán Donaghy and Keisha Buchanan, was formed in 1998?
- McFly rose to fame after which band invited them to tour in 2004?
- Dennis Doherty was best known as a founding member of which 1960s group?
- Who had two hit singles with 'Rich Girl', and 'Hollaback Girl'?
- Who had a 2004 top hit with 'With a Little Help from My Friends'?
- Who became the first singer to have two number one singles in the UK Singles Chart?
- Jan Hammer had a big hit with the theme from which 1980s TV series?
Answers:
- La Bamba
- Jimmy Young (1955), The Righteous Brothers (1990), Robson and Jerome (1995) and Gareth Gates (2002)
- Dusty Springfield
- Sticky Fingers
- Ski Sunday
- I Dreamed a Dream (by Susan Boyle)
- Adele
- Musical Youth
- Sugababes
- Busted
- Mamas and Papas
- Gwen Stefani
- Sam and Mark
- Eddie Fisher
- Miami Vice
Music Trivia II
- Who left the group Clannad in 1981 to pursue a solo career?
- Who released the 1970s albums 'Young Americans', and 'Station to Station'?
- Which American singer is often referred to as the 'First Lady of Song'?
- In 2002, who won the first ever season of American Idol?
- Who had a 1973 hit with 'Rubber Bullets'?
- Which actor was Barbara Streisand married to from 1963 until 1971?
- Who had a hit with the single 'Spectrum' in 2012?
- Which musician was referred to as the King of Skiffle?
- Susan Janet Ballion wss better known by which name?
- Who had a 1979 hit with 'Ring My Bell'?
- Which vocalist founded the band 'Dead or Alive' in 1980?
- In 1963, which act became the first to have their first three singles reach number one in the singles chart?
- Which song was a 1974 hit for Charles Aznavour?
- What is the name of the Buggles only UK number one hit?
- What was the name of Bob Hope's theme song - which often preceded his appearances?
Answers:
- Enya
- David Bowie
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Kelly Clarkson
- 10 C.C.
- Elliott Gould
- Florence and the Machine
- Lonnie Donegan
- Siouxsie Sioux
- Anita Ward
- Pete Burns
- Gerry and the Pacemakers
- She
- Video Killed the Radio Star
- Thanks for the Memory
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