Music quiz
Round 1: Bands 1) Carl Barat, Pete Doherty, John Hassell and Gary Powell are members of which band? 2) Money for nothing was an 80s’ number one for which band? 3) In which year did the band Oasis, release their debut album, titled ‘Definitely, Maybe’? 4) Having sold over 10m copies by 2010, can you name The Strokes debut album? 5) Which famous American solo female singer, is also the lead vocalist of the rock band No Doubt? 6) Which Beatles single lasted longest in the charts, at 19 weeks? 7) Alex Turner is the lead singer of which British band? 8) What is the name of the Foo Fighters lead singer and founder, who was also the drummer in Nirvana in the early 90s? Round 2: Guess the song – using the lyrics below, can you name the song and the artist? 1) “Standing on your mama’s porch / You told me that you’d wait forever...” 2) “Oh my love / a thousand kisses from you is never too much” 3) “At first, I was afraid, I was petrified / Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side” 4) “It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you / there’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do” 5) “Fighting on arrival / Fighting for survival” 6) “And I think it's gonna be a long long time / 'Till touch down brings me round again to find” 7) “Remember those wall’s I built / Well baby they’re tumbling down“ 8) "I've crossed the deserts for miles / Swam water for time/ Searching places to find / A piece of something to call mine"?
Round 3: Songs from movies 1) Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was used in which film? 2) Which Film set in London, features the song ‘When you say nothing at all,’ by Ronan Keating? 3) Does ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams feature in Despicable Me or Despicable Me 2? 4) In Pulp fiction, which song soundtracks the famous confused Travolta' scene when Mia talks to Vince through the intercom. 5) What makes the medicine go down in the Disney classic Mary Poppins? 6) Which American signer starred in the 2018 film ‘A Star Is Born’? 7) Which film about a working-class boy in Northern England contains 5 T-Rex songs? 8) ‘Gangsters Paradise’ by Coolio features on the soundtrack of which 90s film? Round 4: Noughties! 1) Which American female vocalist had a hit with ‘I’m Outta Love,’ in 2000? 2) Born in Hammersmith in 1985, who's first mainstream single, "Smile", reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006? 3) Who won the first series of Pop Idol? Was it: a) Gareth Gates, or b) Will Young 4) What was Katy Perry’s first hit song of the 00’s? 5) Which Rihanna single stayed at number one in the UK charts for 10 weeks in 2007? 6) Which country was popstar Rita Ora born in? 7) Which 2002 hip hop musical film stars the rapper Eminem? 8) Which famous rapper interrupted Taylor Swift’s speech at the 2009 VMAs?
Round 5: 80s music 1) Which famous band are responsible for the hit ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)?’ 2) Which American rock band had a hit in the eighties with the 'Eye of the Tiger'? 3) Which American singer and teen icon is famous for her 1987 cover of 'I Think We're Alone Now'? 4) Which Pet Shop Boys’ song was about the lead singer’s catholic upbringing? 5) Who had a number one hit with ‘Funky Town?’ 6) Which UK group covered Chris Jaspers ‘Caravan of Love’ in 1987? 7) Which UK motorway was Chris Rea’s 1989 song ‘The Road to Hell’ written about? 8) Which song gave Madonna her first UK number one?
Answers:
Round 1 :1) The Libertines 2) Dire Straits 3) 1994 4) Is This It? 5) Gwen Stefani 6) Hey Jude 7) Arctic Monkeys 8) Dave Grohl Round 2: 1) Bryan Adams – Summer of 69’ 2) Luther Vandross – Never Too Much 3) Gloria Gaynor 4) Toto – Africa 5) Bob Marley & The Wailers – Buffalo Soldier 6) Elton John – Rocket Man 7) Beyoncé - Halo 8) All Saints – Pure Shores Round 3: 1) Wayne’s world 2) Notting Hill 3) Despicable Me 2 4) Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield 5) A spoon full of sugar 6) Lady Gaga 7) Billy Elliot 8) Dangerous Minds Round 4 1) Anastasia 2) Lily Allen 3) B – Will Young 4) I kissed a girl 5) Umbrella 6) Kosovo 7) 8 Mile 8) Kanye West Round 5 1) Eurythmics 2) Survivor 3) Tiffany 4) It’s a sin 5) Lipps Inc 6) The House martins 7) The M25 8) Into the Groove