Trivia Quiz on British Music

1. Which pop singer was Glad to be Gay

A) George Michael

B) Madonna

C) Tom Robinson

D) Elton John

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2. Who Released An Album In 1992 Entitled “ Diva ”

A) Madonna

B) Annie Lennox

C) Tori Amos

D) Sinead O'Connor

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3. What was the first British instrumental to top the USA charts

A) Telstar by The Tornados

B) Apache by The Shadows

C) Wonderful Land by The Shadows

D) Stranger on the Shore by Acker Bilk

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4. Whose first major album was "ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars"

A) Elton John

B) Elvis Presley

C) Prince

D) David

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5. Who founded 'live aid' and 'band aid'

A) Bob geldof

B) Midge Ure

C) George Michael

D) Bono

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6. Ronald Wycherley became more famous than

A) Billy Fury

B) Cliff Richard

C) Tom Jones

D) Engelbert Humperdinck

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7. Jon Ansell, Matt Stiff, Michael Christie & Ben Thapa Are Better Known As What

A) The Pop Group

B) G4

C) The Four

D) G4 (The Pop Group)

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8. Who Had Minor Hits With "Dogs Of Lust", "Slow Emotion Replay" And "Dis -Infected" EP

A) Depeche Mode

B) Siouxsie and the Banshees

C) The The

D) Nine Inch Nails

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9. Which duo released albums called Introspective and Very?

A) Daft Punk

B) Pet Shop Boys

C) Hall & Oates

D) Yazoo

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10. In the world of music, what job did Simon Fuller get sacked from in 1997?

A) Manager of Take That

B) Manager of the Spice Girls

C) Head of A&R at Sony Music

D) Tour manager for Oasis

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11. By Which Name Is Paul Gadd Better Known

A) Paul Gadd

B) Gary Glitter

C) Garry Glitter

D) Gary Glitters

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12. Name The Legendary British Producer Who First Shot His Landlady Before Shooting Himself

A) Joe Meek

B) George Martin

C) Trevor Horn

D) Glyn Johns

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13. Who Hosted The 2007 Brit Awards?

A) Graham Norton

B) Jonathan Ross

C) Adam Ant

D) Russell Brand

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14. Which Member Of The Buzzcocks Went On To Form The Band Magazine

A) Pete Shelley

B) Steve Diggle

C) Howard Devoto

D) John Maher

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15. Under What Name Did Vince Clark And Alison Moyet Record?

A) Depeche Mode

B) Yazoo

C) The Assembly

D) Yaz

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16. Which Female Vocal Group Started A String Of Hits With Stay In "1993"

A) Eternal

B) En Vogue

C) SWV

D) Spice Girls

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17. Which Lancastrian Town Features In The Beatles "A Day In The Life"

A) Burnley

B) Blackpool

C) Preston

D) Blackburn

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18. Which Guitarist Used A Sixpence To Play His Instrument?

A) Eric Clapton

B) Jimmy Page

C) Jimi Hendrix

D) Brian May

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19. What Was The Top Selling Album , David Bowie Single, & Box Office Hit In 1986

A) Graceland

B) A Kind of Magic

C) Top Gun

D) Absolute Beginners

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20. Shortly After Discovering His Brother Was A TV Detective Who Died In FEb 1997

A) Brian Connolly

B) Steve Priest

C) Andy Scott

D) Mick Jagger

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21. Which Paul Nicholas album was named after a sitcom in which he starred?

A) Just Good Friends

B) A Place in the Sun

C) Midnight in Motion

D) Kaleidoscope Dreams

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22. Name The Probable First And Last Single From 1,300 Drums Feat The Unjustified Ancients Of Mu

A) OOh AAh Cantona

B) Justified & Ancient

C) What Time Is Love?

D) 3 A.M. Eternal

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23. According To Alan Price What Did Simon Smith Have

A) Simon Smith and His Incredible Dancing Bear

B) Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear

C) Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Camel

D) Simon Smith and His Sporting Dancing Bear

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24. Name Either Of Marc Almonds 2 Groups That He Formed After The Demise Of Soft Cell

A) Marc & The Mambas

B) Marc Almond and the Velvet Sinners

C) Marc Almond and the Neon Hearts

D) Marc Almond's Glasshouse Orchestra

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25. What Was ELO Short For

A) Electric Light Opera

B) Electric Light Orchestra

C) Electronic Light Orchestra

D) Electric Light Organisation

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26. Who Managed The Sex Pistols

A) Don Arden

B) Malcolm Mclaren

C) Alan McGee

D) Bernie Rhodes

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27. Which Singer Fronted Bronski Beat And The Communards

A) George Michael

B) Jimmy Sommerville

C) Robert Smith

D) Boy George

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28. What Single GaveThe Human League A Transatlantic Number One

A) Love Action (I Believe in Love)

B) Dont You Want Me Baby

C) Fascination

D) Together in Electric Dreams

E) Human

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29. The Singer Song Writer Damon Gough Performs Under What Name?

A) Damon Gough

B) Badly Drawn Boy

C) The Doodled Boy

D) Ink Drawn Boy

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30. Who Launched The Rocket Record Label In 1972

A) David Bowie

B) Paul McCartney

C) Mick Jagger

D) Elton John

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31. Which Band Did Siobhan Fahey Form After Leaving Bananarama?

A) Spice Girls

B) The Go-Go's

C) The Fahey Project

D) Shakespeare Sister

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32. What Did Joy Division Change Their Name To

A) New Order

B) Warsaw

C) The Smiths

D) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

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33. Which hymn traditionally closes The Last Night of the Proms?

A) Rule, Britannia!

B) Land of Hope and Glory

C) Auld Lang Syne

D) Jerusalem

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34. Who Duetted With Elton John On 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"?

A) Diana Ross

B) Barbra Streisand

C) Tina Turner

D) Kiki Dee

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35. Who Was The Subject Of The Autobiography "Tainted Life"?

A) David Bowie

B) Kylie Minogue

C) Marc Almond

D) Madonna

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36. Is This Desire In 1998 Was PJ Harveys Fourth Album, Name One Of The Previous Three

A) Dry

B) Let England Shake

C) Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

D) Is This Desire?

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37. Ollies Gang Made Me Go To A Flower Show In London, Who Am I

A) David Bowie

B) Elvis Costello

C) Kate Bush

D) Paul Weller

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38. Who Won The 1995 Mercury Music Prize For The Album "Dummy"

A) Portishead

B) Blur

C) Radiohead

D) Pulp

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39. What is Ozzy Osbourne's real first name?

A) David

B) James

C) William

D) John

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40. Where was Tony Christie asking directions to in 1971

A) El Paso

B) Dallas

C) Lubbock

D) Amarillo (Is this the way to Amarillo)

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41. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled The Scream

A) Siouxsie and the Banshees

B) The Cure

C) Joy Division

D) The Clash

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42. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Broken English

A) Marianne Faithfull

B) Patti Smith

C) Kate Bush

D) David Bowie

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43. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled My Aim is True

A) David Bowie

B) Elvis Costello

C) Bruce Springsteen

D) Lou Reed

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44. Who founded 'Live Aid' and 'Band Aid'?

A) David Bowie & Freddie Mercury

B) Bob Geldof & Midge Ure

C) John Lennon & Paul McCartney

D) Steve Winwood & Sting

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45. Name the band - songs include "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, I Want To Be Straight"?

A) Ian Dury and The Blockheads

B) Sex Pistols

C) The Rolling Stones

D) The Clash

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