Trivia Quiz on British Music History

1. What was the British equivalent of "We Are The World?"

A) That's What Friends Are For

B) Live Aid

C) Do They Know It's Christmas?

D) Band Aid II

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2. Which English composer was born near Worcester in 1857 and died in 1934

A) Hubert Parry

B) Edward elgar

C) Gustav Holst

D) Charles Villiers Stanford

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3. When Did Sid Vicious Join The Sex Pistols

A) 1975

B) 1976

C) 1978

D) 1977

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4. Who Had A No.1 Huit In 1967 With "Let The Heartaches Begin"

A) Tom Jones

B) Engelbert Humperdinck

C) Cilla Black

D) Long John Baldry

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5. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was a 1976 success for both Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes and Thelma Houston. But who scored with a cover version in 1986?

A) Pet Shop Boys

B) Whitney Houston

C) The Communards

D) Madonna

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6. Who Did Spice Girl Mel B Marry In 1998

A) Eddie Murphy

B) Robbie Williams

C) Stephen Belafonte

D) Jimmy Gulzar

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7. What Was The Best Selling Album Of The 1980's In The UK

A) Queen - The Game

B) Dire Straits / Brothers In Arms

C) The Joshua Tree - U2

D) Thriller - Michael Jackson

E) The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

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8. For How Many Weeks Was "Everything I Do, I Do For You" No.1 In The UK

A) 16 Weeks

B) 12 Weeks

C) 18 Weeks

D) 24 Weeks

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9. Who Was The First Female DJ On Radio One

A) Jo Whiley

B) Mary Anne Hobbs

C) Anne Nightingale

D) Zoe Ball

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10. Who was the first Beatle to have a solo No 1 hit?

A) John Lennon

B) Paul McCartney

C) George Harrison

D) Ringo Starr

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11. For which singer were The Beatles a backing group for in 1961 before hitting the big time

A) Elvis Presley

B) Lonnie Donegan

C) Tony Sheridan

D) Chuck Berry

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12. Who Was The Manager Of The Sex Pistols

A) John Lydon

B) Malcolm McLaren

C) Vivian Westwood

D) Glen Matlock

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13. What Is The Best Selling Rolling Stones Single In Britain

A) (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

B) Honky Tonk Woman

C) Angie

D) Brown Sugar

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14. What was John's father's name?

A) Alfred Lennon

B) Freddie Lennon

C) Philip Lennon

D) Alfred "Freddie" Lennon

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15. Elaine Bookbinder became more famous as who

A) Cilla Black

B) Petula Clark

C) Elkie Brooks

D) Diana Ross

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16. Ghost Town' was the only number single released by which British band

A) The Jam

B) Specials

C) Madness

D) The Clash

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17. Who had a Christmas No 1 with 'There's No-One Quite Like Grandma''

A) St Winifred School Choir

B) The Wombles

C) Band Aid

D) Wizzard

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18. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Muswell Hillbillies

A) The Who

B) Kinks

C) Led Zeppelin

D) Queen

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19. Two groups have had three consecutive Christmas No 1's, the first was the Beatles, in 1963-64-65, name the second

A) The Monkees (1966-67-68)

B) ABBA (1974-75-76)

C) The Beach Boys (1965-66-67)

D) The Spice Girls (1996-97-98)

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20. How Old Was Elvis Presley When He Achieved His First UK No.1 With 'All Shook Up''

A) 22

B) 19

C) 21

D) 23

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21. What Song Was Christmas Number One In The UK In Both 1975 And 1991?

A) Stairway to Heaven By Led Zeppelin

B) Bohemian Rhapsody By Queen

C) Dancing Queen By ABBA

D) Imagine By John Lennon

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