Question: Who played the drums on Band Aid’s 1984 Christmas hit, Do They Know It’s Christmas?? Answer: Phil Collins Question: David Bowie sang about life on where? Answer: Mars Question: Ronnie Wood is best known for being one of the Rolling Stones. Before joining the Stones which band was he member that also included Rod Stewart? Answer: The Faces Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood both joined the Faces from the Jeff Beck Group Question: What is the highest selling single of all time in the UK? Answer: Candle in the Wind by Elton John Subtitled, Goodbye England’s Rose, this is the 1997 version which was released following the death of Princess Diana. It sold 4.9 million copies far outstripping the next biggest seller, Band Aid at 3.8 million.
Question: Name the song that was UB40’s first No. 1 UK hit which was written by Neil Diamond? Answer: Red Red Wine Question: The song (Is This The Way To) Amarillo was a hit for Tony Christie in 1971 and 2005. Which famous American singer/songwriter co-wrote this song? Answer: Neil Sedaka Question: Who was the lead singer of the British band T. Rex? Answer: Marc Bolan Question: Which British Pop act won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981? Answer: Bucks Fizz Question: Who is the elder of the former Oasis brothers Noel & Liam Gallagher? Answer: Noel Gallagher Question: Name the British artist that was the first to have entered the USA Album charts at No. 1? Answer: Elton John His 1975 album, Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirty Cowboy Question: Who, together with George Michael, formed the British pop group, Wham!? Answer: Andrew Ridgeley Question: Which was the first single to sell over 2 million copies in the UK? Answer: Mull of Kintyre by Paul McCartney & Wings It remains the fourth biggest seller in the UK. Question: What was the first hit single for the British band Roxy Music? Answer: Virginia Plain Question: Which British crooner sang the theme tune for the film, From Russia with Love, and had hits with Born Free and The Impossible Dream? Answer: Matt Monroe Question: Amongst the records that have remaind in the UK Top 40 Singles Charts for the longest period, which one holds the record as an instumental? Answer: Acker Bilk’s Stranger on the Shore This record spent a total of 52 weeks in the Top 40 of which 45 were consecutive weeks and peaked at No. 2 Question: Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart made up which band? Answer: Eurythmics Question: Which British Artist sang backing vocals on Carly Simon’s hit record, You’re So Vain? Answer: Mick Jagger Question: Tom Jones’s first hit record was It’s Not Usual and was recorded as a demo for an established artist. For whom was this song written? Answer: Sandie Shaw Question: Which was the first single to top the UK Singles Chart on download sales alone? Answer: Crazy by Gnarls Barkley Question: From the music and the Hippie Culture of the time, in which year was the Summer of Love? Answer: 1967
Question: Which hit single is usually viewed as the signature-tune to the Summer of Love? Answer: San Francisco by Scott Mackenzie The term Summer of Love originated with the formation of the Council for the Summer of Love in spring 1967 as young people converged on the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. It quickly became a social phenomenon influencing music and society during the summer of that year. Question: What was the hit single that went to No. 1 in the UK that was recorded live by The Beatles on BBC TV during the Summer of Love? Answer: All You Need is Love Question: In the UK which single record was the biggest seller for the band, Queen? Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody Question: I Want to Hold Your Hand and She Loves You were the two best selling singles in the UK in the 1960s. Name the artist and the song with the third highest singles sales figures in the UK in the 1960s. Answer: Ken Dodd with Tears Question: In Benny Hill’s hit record, who drove the fastest milk cart in the west? Answer: Ernie Question: Who had his first UK top 10 hit with Wichita Lineman? Answer: Glen Cambell Question: Which band’s first number one single in 1974 was Tiger Feet? Answer: Mud Question: With which musical genre was the British musician Lonnie Donegan associated? Answer: Skiffle Question: Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson form which Girl Group? Answer: Little Mix Question: What is the real surname of Sting from The Police? Answer: Gordon Sumner Question: What was the title of the only No. 1 hit single for the British Pop Group, T’Pau? Answer: China in Your Hand Question: Where were the Gibb brothers of BeeGees fame born? Answer: Isle of Man Question: Which UK No. 1 Hit by Abba contained the lyric, I was defeated you won the war? Answer: Waterloo Question: What was the original name of the band that became Oasis? Answer: Rain Question: Which US city is mentioned in the first line of the 1964 No.1 UK hit by The Animals called The House of the Rising Sun? Answer: New Orleans
Question: Albert Hammond was a hugely successful songwriter providing hits for numerous artists. He also had solo hits in his own name like, It Never Rains in Southern California and The Free Electric Band. But from where did he hail? Answer: Gibraltar
Question: Who were the female backing singers from Wham! that went on to have their own hit records? Answer: Pepsi & Shirlie The act comprised of Helen “Pepsi” DeMacque and Shirlie Holliman. Question: What was the original name for the British band The Shadows, much associated with Cliff Richard? Answer: The Drifters Question: Which hit record by the Proclaimers refers to the enforced emigration as a result of the Highland Clearances? Answer: Letter from America Question: Who was the Music Producer and Record Label owner behind acts such as the Animals, Herman’s Hermits, the Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu, Suzi Quatro, Hot Chocolate, Arrows, Racey, and the Jeff Beck Group ? Answer: Mickie Most Question: Which Heavy Metal Band had, in 1991, their first and only No. 1 single in Britain with Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter? Answer: Iron Maiden Question: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck all started their musical careers with which 1960’s British rock band? Answer: The Yardbirds 
British Pop & Rock
Listen here to Candle in the Wind by Elton John
This is the biggest selling single ever in the UK; it was a tribute to Princess Diana
Listen here to Scott McKenzies’s San Fransisco
The signature-tune to the Summer of Love
Listen Here to Albert Hammond
It Never Rains in Southern California was a Hit on both sides of the Atlantic
