Pop Quiz

Pop Quiz Questions

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Round 1

  • Who returned to the album charts in 2001 with Driving Rain?
  • From which British city does the Human League come?
  • Who is the lead male vocalist with the Human League?
  • Which song gave the Pet Shop Boys their first number one single?
  • What was Kylie Minogue’s last hit single of 2001?
  • 10CC recorded three number one hits during the 1970s. Name one
  • Who had a hit singing about his Crocodile Shoes?
  • What item of clothing took David Dundas into the top ten in 1976?
  • Who had the most UK number one singles: Abba or Slade?
  • Name the last number one hit for The Jam.
  • Round 2

  • 2001 saw the release of a greatest hits album called Echoes. Name the band.
  • Which group consists of Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle?
  • What is the main instrument played by British jazz musician Courtney Pine?
  • Back to the sixties: What was the first charting hit for the Scaffold?
  • Mike McGear one-time member of the Scaffold has a very famous brother. Who is he?
  • Which Motown star recorded duets with Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, Mary Wells and Diana Ross?
  • Name the title of the song by Dido that was used by Eminem for his hit single Stan.
  • What has been the highest-charting hit for the band James?
  • The title of which Oasis single is mentioned twice in the lyrics of the Travis single Writing To Reach You?
  • In which year did Kurt Cobain commit suicide?
  • Round 3

  • How are Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands better known on the dance scene?
  • Moby is a descendent of which famous 19th century American writer?
  • Which chart-topping band was Wyclef Jean originally a member of?
  • Name the vocalist with American band REM.
  • What was Britney Spears first chart-topper in the UK singles chart?
  • For a point each, which two 60s favourites did DJ Otzi have hits with in 2001?
  • What nationality are Savage Garden?
  • Marc Almond first achieved success as a member of which duo?
  • Justin Hayward and John Lodge are members of which enduring rock band?
  • Who had the number one hit Because I Got High in 2001?
  • Round 4

  • What was the first Spice Girls single not to reach number one in the UK?
  • Who produced Madonna’s album Ray of light?
  • Richard Ashcroft sang with which band prior to their break-up?
  • Yes or No: Have the Charlatans ever had a UK number one single?
  • Which singer/songwriter who had a top ten hit in 1973 with Gaye, sadly died in December 2001?
  • By what single initial is Ian Watkins better known?
  • For a point each, which two songs have reached number one in the UK with the word “Fandango” in their lyrics?
  • Whose last solo studio album Cloud 9 was released in 1987?
  • Which influential act has released the albums Blue
  • nes, Protection and Mezzanine?
  • Which band took their name from a Tolkien book and originally featured Derek William Dick on lead vocals?
  • Round 5

  • Who had a hit with (Don’t Fear) The Reaper in 1978?
  • Which boy band featured Jason Orange in their line-up?
  • The song Grey Seal features on which Elton John double album from 1973?
  • Which Rodgers and Hart standard did the Marcels take to number one in 1961?
  • What colour Machine gave Hawkwind their only top ten hit?
  • Which heavy rock band sang about a Strange Kind of Woman and a Black Night?
  • Which former Haircut 100 singer took Blue Hat For A Blue Day into the charts in 1983?
  • Which Scottish band’s first chart entry was Dignity in 1988 and, on re-release, also provided them with their last hit in 1994?
  • Who sang about a Grey Day in 1981?
  • Which American band led by Billy Jo Armstrong released their greatest hits album International Superhits in 2001?
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