| Pop Set 1 - 50's & 60's
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1. Who reached No.3 in the UK charts in Nov. 1952 with
'Because you're mine'? Mario Lanza
2. Who reached No.21 in the UK charts in Jan 1958
with 'I'm Left You're Right She's Gone'? Elvis Presley
3. Who took the song 'Nairobi' to the dizzy
heights of No.3 in the UK in March 1958? Tommy Steele
4. 'I Love You' was a UK No.1 hit in Dec 1960 for
who? Cliff Richard & The Shadows
5. 'Well I Ask You' was a UK No.1 hit in June 1961
for who? Eden Kane
6. In May 1962 which duo had a No.1 hit with 'Come
Outside'? Mike Sarne/Wendy Richard
7. Who had a November 1964 No.1 with 'Little Red
Rooster'? The Rolling Stones
8. Which group had a December 1964 No.1 with 'Hey
Hey'? Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
9. 'Concrete and Clay' was a No.1 hit in Feb. 1965
for which group? Unit Four Plus Two
10. Which record did Scott McKenzie take to UK No.1 in
July 1967? San Francisco (wear some flowers in your hair)
11. 'Fire' was a UK No.1 in June 1968 for who?
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
12. Who had a July 1968 UK No.1 with 'Do It Again'?
Beach Boys
13. Who had a March 1969 UK No.1 with 'Israelites'
Desmond Dekker & the Aces
14. 'Dizzy' was a UK No.1 in April 1969 for who?
Tommy Roe
15. Who had an August 1969 No.1 with 'In The Year 2525
(Exordium And Terminus)'? Zager & Evans
16. 'Sugar Sugar' was an October 1969 No.1 for who?
Archies
17. 'Yellow River' was a May 1970 No.1 for who?
Christie
18. Who took 'The Tears Of A Clown' to the UK No.1 spot
in August 1970? Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
19. 'Amazing Grace' was an April 1972 No.1 for which
band? Pipes & Drums & Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon
Guards
20. Who had a UK No.1 hit in May 1972 with 'Vincent'?
Don McLean
Pop Set 2
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1 Which singer’s ‘21’ album recently set another record as the most
downloaded album ever on Amazon.co.uk? ADELE
2 What type of ‘Doll’ gave Cliff Richard a hit single? ‘LIVING DOLL’
3 Which pop duo was recently named at the support act for Take That's
Progress Live 2011 tour this summer? THE PET SHOP BOYS
4 Who had her first solo UK chart-topper in 1971 with ‘I'm Still Waiting’?
DIANA ROSS
5 Which ex-Smiths star recently left The Scripts ahead of this summer's
live
shows so he can concentrate on his solo projects? JOHNNY MARR
6 In which decade did Slade have their first chart hit? SEVENTIES (1971)
7 In which year did Christina Aguilera make her UK chart debut with ‘Genie
In A Bottle’? 1999
8 Which band were ‘California Dreaming’ in 1966? MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
9 Which Beatle was almost killed by a knife-wielding intruder in his
Oxfordshire home in December 1999? GEORGE HARRISON
10 In 2000, who became the youngest British male solo artist to top the UK
CRAIG DAVID
Singles Chart? (with ‘Fill Me In’)
11 U2's current 360 world tour is the most successful ever, beating the
record
set by which British band four years ago? THE ROLLING STONES
12 By what name is singer Graham McPherson better known? SUGGS
13 In which year did Take That have three No.1 singles with ‘Pray’,
‘Relight My
Fire’ and ‘Babe’? 1993
14 Who recently made her debut at No.2 on the UK album chart with ‘On A
Mission? KATY B
15 Which singer has appeared on more postage stamps throughout the world
than any other singer? ELVIS PRESLEY
16 ‘Paper Sun’ and ‘Hole In My Shoe’ were 1967 hits for which band?
TRAFFIC
17 ‘Brazil, Morocco, London to Ibiza, Straight to LA, New York, Vegas to
Africa’,
is a line from which current single? ‘ON THE FLOOR’ (Jennifer Lopez)
18 What was the UK’s best-selling album of the 1990’s? ‘WHAT’S THE STORY
MORNING GLORY’ (Oasis)
19 What was David Bowie’s first UK top ten hit in 1969, which became his
first
UK No.1 single in 1975 when the same song was re-issued? ‘SPACE ODDITY’
20 How many of the original five Spice Girls have had solo No.1 singles? 4
(all except Victoria Beckham)
TB How much did Robbie Williams’ hand written lyrics to ‘Angels’ fetch at
a
memorabilia auction in 2001? £27,000
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