Music 1
1. How many greyhounds are on the front of the Blur Parklife album?
3
2. Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke were ordered to pay 4.8 million pounds in 2015 after their song Blurred lines was deemed to have been based on what 1977 hit?
Got to give it up by Marvin Gaye
3. Which band has had albums called “Dookie”, “Insomnia” and “Nimrod”?
Green day
4. Who had a hit with Achy Breaky heart in 1992?
Billy Ray Cyrus
5. What are the first five words of the song Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen?
Is this the real life?
6. In 2004, which rapper was bottled off the stage at Reading festival having lasted only 20 minutes?
50 cent
7. Which comedy acting duo had a posthumous hit in 1975 with “The trail of the lonesome pine”?
Laurel and Hardy
8. Who wrote the song ‘Mr Tambourine Man’, which was a hit for The Byrds in 1965?
Bob Dylan
9. Which insects topped the chart for Owl City with their 2009 debut single?
Fireflies
10. Which band released an album entitled “In search for the 4th chord” in 2007?
Status Quo
Music 2
1. Who got to number 1 in 1976 with a song titled “I write the songs” which was not written by him?
Barry Manilow
2. What was the first single released by the Spice girls after Geri Halliwell left?
Viva forever
3. Which artists' first two albums were “The Fame” and “The fame monster”?
Lady Gaga
4. Charlie and Craig Reid are better known by what name?
The Proclaimers
5. Counting crows had a 2003 hit with Big Yellow Taxi, but who wrote and originally recorded the song in 1970?
Joni Mitchell
6. The Korean Pop video for Gangnam Style was recognised by the Guinness Book of records as having the most likes on Youtube ever, but what is Gangnam?
It is an area of Seoul
7. In 2009, which British singer became the oldest living artist to have a number one album?
Vera Lynn
8. Which 2 colours are mentioned in the song “I can sing a rainbow” that are not actual official colours of the rainbow?
Pink and purple
9. A Bar Song (Tipsy) topped the charts across the world for which singer in 2024?
Shaboozy
10. Cher had 2 number ones in the 90's, name them?
Shoop shoop song & Believe
Music 3
1. Which Beatles song begins with the French national anthem?
All you need is love
2. What is the value of the banknote being dangled in front of the baby on Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album?
1 dollar
3. Which band won the 2011 Grammy for album of the year for their album “The Suburbs”?
Arcade fire
4. What 1991 album was the final Queen album to be released whilst Freddie Mercury was alive?
Innuendo
5. What is the name of the bass player who formed the band Fat Les – although he is better known as a member of another band? He is also known for his cheese farm and is also the artist in residence in astronomy at Oxford University.
Alex James
6. Gerry Rafferty of Baker Street fame started out in a band with which Scottish comedian and actor?
Billy Connolly
7. DJ, singer songwriter and producer Adam Wiles, who won British producer of the year at the Brits in 2019 is better known by which name?
Calvin Harris
8. Which 1985 Madonna song was her first to top the charts in the UK?
Into the Groove
9. Which Australian band had hits in the ‘90’s with “Truly, madly, deeply” and “To the moon and back”?
Savage garden
10. The name of which music style translated means 'new wave'?
Bossa Nova
Music 4
1. Danger Mouse and Cee lo Green make up which duo?
Gnarls Barkley
2. Which member of Boyzone also appeared in Coronation street?
Keith Duffy
3. According to the Noel Coward song, what are the only things that go out in the midday sun?
Mad dogs and Englishmen
4. Who had a number one hit in 1966 with “These boots are made for walking”?
Nancy Sinatra
5. Which song did the BBC ban in 1977 because of its controversial lyrics?
God save the Queen by the Sex pistols
6. Who released the 2014 album “The Pink Print”?
Nicki Minaj
7. How were Ant and Dec known in their musical career in the 1990’s?
PJ and Duncan
8. Which band had a 2004 top ten hit with “Guns don’t kill people, rappers do”?
Goldie lookin chain
9. In 1952, the first UK singles chart was launched by which music magazine?
New Musical Express
10. Michael Hutchence was the lead singer in which Australian band?
INXS
Music 5
1. According to the song ‘it’s raining men’, it will start raining just about what time?
Half past 10
2. Which Hot Chocolate single made top ten in the UK in 3 decades?
You sexy thing
3. Which band made an appearance as the school band in the 2007 film St Trinians?
Girls aloud
4. Who sang the title song for the 2002 James Bond film ‘Die Another Day’?
Madonna
5. Which rapper topped the UK charts in 2010 with Pass Out?
Tinie Tempah
6. Which musician who has a record 79 Grammy nominations was the producer of Michael Jackson's Thriller album?
Quincy Jones
7. Ed O’Brien, born in 1968 is best known as the guitarist and songwriter with which band?
Radiohead
8. In an orchestra, which is the smallest wind instrument?
Piccolo
9. A member of which band tipped an ice bucket over John Prescott's head in the 1998 Brits?
Chumbawamba
10. Which "transport" related band had a UK number 2 hit with the song ‘Hole in my Shoe’?
Traffic
Music 6
1. In 2003, who became the first Russian act to have a no 1 single in the UK?
Tatu
2. What is the title of the song which won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest for Katrina and the Waves?
Love shine a light
3. What was the name of the horse owned by Ernie the fastest milkman in the West?
Trigger
4. Alex Turner is the lead singer with which British Band?
The arctic monkeys
5. Name the person in the often-covered Leonard Cohen song who “feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China”?
Suzanne
6. Which Band Recorded 'Three Lions' With David Baddiel and Frank Skinner for Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup?
The Lightning Seeds
7. Which band released the albums “Up all night” and “Take me home” in 2011 and 2012?
One direction
8. Who was the first ventriloquist's dummy to have a top 10 hit in the UK charts?
Orville
9. Which actor is shown dancing on the video for Fatboy Slims single “weapon of choice”?
Christopher Walken
10. According to the Guinness book of records, what 1942 single is the biggest selling single of all time worldwide?
White Christmas
Music 7
1. What vocal musical term means literally “in the style of the church”'?
A Cappella
2. Which Bond theme song, which starts with the words “meeting you” was the first Bond theme tune to reach number one in the US charts?
A view to a kill
3. Whose 2013 world tour was called 'The Mrs Carter Show'?
Beyonce
4. Who dueted with Madonna on the 2008 single 'Four Minutes'?
Justin Timberlake
5. Grunge Music originated in which North American city?
Seattle
6. What was Suede’s first no 1 hit in 1993?
Animal Nitrate
7. In the single ‘Waterloo Sunset’ by The Kinks, what are the names of the two people who meet at Waterloo Station every Friday night?
Terry and Julie
8. In which month was the Live aid concert held in 1985?
July
9. Which group had three consecutive UK Christmas number ones in 1996, 97 and 98?
Spice Girls
10. East 17’s first album was named after the post code E17. What is it called?
Walthamstow
Music 8
1. What were the B-52’s renamed to, for their performance in the 1994 film of The Flintstones?
BC-52’s
2. Which singer had a 2010 top ten album with “Hang loose Teddy bear?
Meatloaf
3. What was the Spice girls 1996 debut single?
Wannabe
4. Wet Wet Wet had a number one hit in 1994 with “Love is all around”, but who had the original hit in 1967?
The Troggs
5. Donauinselfest owns the Guinness title for the largest musical festival in the world but in which country does it take place?
Austria
6. Whose single Milkshake peaked at number 2 in the UK singles charts in 2004?
Kelis
7. Whose debut 2002 album was called “Original Pirate material”?
The Streets
8. Which supermodel is seen pole dancing in the White Stripes video for the song ‘I just don’t know what to do with myself’?
Kate Moss
9. What pop duo was the first band to play in the People’s Republic of China in March 1985?
Wham
10. What was the name of the 1998 Israeli transsexual winner of the Eurovision song contest?
Dana International
Music 9
1. Martin Fry was the lead singer with which 1980’s band?
ABC
2. Which Children's TV connected song was the best selling single of 2000 ?
Bob the builder
3. Which band was Enya a member of before she went solo?
Clannad
4. Batterhead, flam and rimshot are associated with which musical instrument?
Drum
5. Who was Derek in the band Derek and the Dominoes?
Eric Clapton
6. Whose debut album, released in 2009, was “Lungs”?
Florence and the machine
7. Which member of Take that had his first solo single “Forever Love” enter the charts at number 1 in 1996?
Gary Barlow
8. Reaching number 5 in 1993, what was Nirvana’s highest charting single in the UK?
Heart shaped box
9. How do we know the singer James Osterberg?
Iggy Pop
10. Which artist notoriously kept Ultravox’s Vienna off the top spot in 1981 with the comedy song "Shaddap You Face"
Joe Dolce
Music 10
1. Who composed “Water music” in 1717?
George Frederick Handel
2. Who joined up with Robbie Williams on the 2000 single ‘Kids’?
Kylie Minogue
3. In 1993, who was the first soloist to have a number one single with the same name as him?
Mr Blobby
4. The Danish band Lukas Graham topped the UK charts in 2017 with which song?
7 Years
5. Craig David had two number one singles in the year 2000. Name one of them.
Fill me in and 7 days
6. When Buddy Holly died in a plane crash in 1959, there were 2 other American rock and roll stars that died. Name one of them.
Richie Valens and the Big Bopper
7. What nationality are the band ‘The Cardigans’?
Swedish
8. Who fronted the all-girl band The Go-Go’s?
Belinda Carlisle
9. Which American Jazz clarinetist and band leader was known as the King of Swing?
Benny Goodman
‘10. Flowers in the rain’ was the first song played on radio 1 but who performed it?
The Move
Music 11
1. What is the name of David Bowie's final album which was released 2 days before he died in 2016?
Black Star
2. Which singer was born Stuart Leslie Goddard?
Adam Ant
3. According to the Beatles, who “Picks up the rice in the church where the wedding has been”?
Eleanor Rigby
4. In 1993, which English singer lost his battle to be released from his Sony records contract after accusing them of professional slavery?
George Michael
‘5. Stuck in the Middle With You’ was a hit for Stealers Wheel, who was the lead singer who was also famous for his hits as a solo artist which included "Baker Street?
Gerry Rafferty
6. Who made front page news in October 1991 because he was no longer number 1 in the music charts?
Bryan Adams
7. What is the name of the bass player of the band Queen?
John Deacon
8. 'Jump in my car", which got to number 3 in the UK charts in 2006, was a hit for who?
David Hasslehoff
9. What is the musical term for 'To be repeated from the beginning'?
De Capo
10. Which composer wrote the ring cycle operas in the 1800’s?
Richard Wagner
Music 12
1. Which singer, in 2007, became spokesperson for umbrella maker Totes?
Rihanna
2. On which LP cover can we read the words “Welcome the rolling stones”?
Sergeant Pepper’s lonely hearts club band
3. Glen Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon were founding members of which group?
The Eagles
4. In November 2010, what was the name of Take That’s first single since Robbie Williams re-joined the band? The Flood
The Flood
5. What was the name of Adele's 3rd Album, released in 2015?
25
6. In the Elvis Presley song, Heartbreak Hotel is on which street?
Lonely Street
7. In 1995, Love me for a reason was the first top 10 hit for which boy band?
Boyzone
8. Let’s Go Crazy, “I Would Die 4 U” & “When Doves Cry” were all songs on which 1984 prince album?
Purple rain
9. “I think I love you” was a 1970 hit for which musical TV family?
The Partridge family
10. Which Madonna album contains the tracks ‘Frozen’ and ‘The Power of Goodbye’?
Ray of Light
Music 13
1. What is a musical composition for nine voices or instruments?
Nonet
2. Which band released a 2007 album entitled ‘Myths of the Near Future’?
The Klaxons
3. What was George Michaels first no 1 solo single?
Careless Whisper
4. Who, under a pseudonym, wrote the song “Manic Monday”, which was a hit for the bangles?
Prince
5. The bands 3 unlimited and Golden Earring both come from which country?
The Netherlands
6. Everything Changes, Beautiful World and Circus are all albums released by which British band?
Take that
7. Who recorded his multiplatinum album “White ladder” in his own flat?
David Gray
8. In 2002, who was the only musician to be voted in the top 10 in the BBC’s Greatest Britons poll?
John Lennon
9. Which chart topping artist shares her name with the founding Queen of Carthage?
Dido
10. How do we better know rapper and MC Dylan Mills?
Dizzee Rascal
Music 14
1. Which musical note has the same value as a semibreve or two crochets?
Minim
2. Which song, featuring Bruno Mars was the top selling single of 2015?
Uptown Funk
3. Dana Owens is a rapper, actress and singer better known by what regal stage name?
Queen Latifa
4. Which country won the first Eurovision song contest in 1956?
Switzerland
5. Which British band has released the albums ‘Just Enough Education to Perform’ in 2001, "Pull the Pin" in 2007 and "Graffiti on the train" in 2013?
Stereophonics
6. Who had a 1994 number 1 with “inside”?
Stiltskin
7. Which 2 musicians wrote “We are the world”, the US version of “Do they know it's Christmas”?
Lionel Ritchie and Michael Jackson
8. What was Lady Gaga’s first UK number 1 single?
Just dance
9. Which pop group was fronted by Richard Ashcroft?
The Verve
10. "There must be an angel" in 1985 was the only number one for which band?
Eurythmics
Music 15
1. Ellie Goulding's chart topping "Love me like you do" was written for the soundtrack of which 2015 film?
50 shades of grey
2. Who had a 2024 number one in the UK and internationally with "Messy"
Lola Young
3. Whose debut 2009 album was titled “Sigh no more”?
Mumford and sons
4. The Hallelujah Chorus comes from which famous work by which famous composer?
Messiah by Handel
5. Known as an actor in the film "Gregory's girl" and the TV show "red dwarf", who was the lead singer with the pop group “Altered images”?
Clare Grogan
6. What, in 1984 was Bruce Springsteen's first top 10 hit in the UK?
Dancing in the dark
7. Which spotty being knocked Meat Loaf’s “I would do anything for love” of the number one spot in 1993?
Mr Blobby
8. What instrument did Stewart Copeland play in the Police?
Drums
9. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool make up which American band?
Greenday
10. The melody to which song extremely popular song is attributed to the sisters Patty and Mildred Hill in 1893?
Happy birthday
Music 16
1. Cherilyn Sarkisian and Salvatore Bono are better known as which singing duo?
Sonny and Cher
2. Who released a 2011 album entitled “born this way”?
Lady Gaga
3. What instrument consists of a pair of concave shells joined together by a string and clicked together?
Castanets
4. Brandon Flowers is the frontman of which American band?
The killers
5. In the Philippines, Karaoke bars have had to ban a particular 1960’s song (which was also President Trump's first dance after he was inaugurated the first time), after at least half a dozen people had been killed for singing it. Which song?
My Way
6. What record label did Berry Gordy found in 1960?
Motown Records
7. What was U2’s first number 1 single in the UK?
Desire
8. Wichita lineman was a number 7 hit in 1968 for which Country music star?
Glenn Campbell
9. In the Spice girls 1997 single “Wannabe”, what do they threaten to do “if you really bug” them?
Say goodbye
10. The Rock Band Jethro Tull was named after the inventor of what agricultural tool?
Seed drill
Music 17
1. Singers Cheryl Jones and Sandra Denton spiced up their names to what?
Salt and Pepper
2. Now better known as an actress who was killed off in Eastenders, who was Britain's entry in the Eurovision song contest in 1991 with “A message to your heart?
Samantha Janus
3. Which band wrote the song ‘Islands in the Stream’ sung by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers?
The Bee Gees
4. Jonnny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion make up three quarters of which British band?
Coldplay
5. Which country does the singer Shakira come from?
Columbia
6. Which female singer had a 1998 hit with 'How Do I Live'?
LeAnne Rimes
7. In 1885, The Mikado had its first public performance, but who wrote it?
Gilbert and Sullivan
8. What is Sting’s real name?
Gordon Sumner
9. Whose only number 1 was “I’m into something good” in 1964?
Herman’s Hermits
10. Which band's first number 1 album in the UK was Absolution in 2003?
Muse
Music 18
1. Who were Wham’s female backing singers who went on to have a solo career?
Pepsi and Shirley
2. Blues singer Eleanora Fagan, known as Lady Day to her friends is better known to us by what name?
Billie Holliday
3. Larry Adler was famous for playing which musical instrument?
Harmonica
4. Stuart Sutcliffe was the original bassist for which very famous band?
The Beatles
5. Who was the manager of The Sex Pistols?
Malcolm McLaren
6. Adam Levine is the lead singer with which US band?
Maroon 5
7. Which Canadian singer-songwriter had a picture he took of Queen Elizabeth used on a Canadian postage stamp?
Bryan Adams
8. What is the name of the debut album for Oasis in 1994?
Definitely Maybe
9. "Ceremonials" in 2011 and "Dance fever" in 2022 are albums by which band?
Florence and the Machine
10. Who had a worldwide hit with 'I Believe I Can Fly' in 1997?
R Kelly
Music 19
1. Which duo had a number one in 1991 with “Stay”?
Shakespeare’s sister
2. “Good girl gone bad” is a 2007 album by which artist?
Rihanna
3. What was the name of the British new romantic band whose name referred to executions at a Berlin prison?
Spandau Ballet
4. Who in 2016 became the first singer-songwriter to be awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature?
Bob Dylan
I5. n 2017, Stormzy was the first artist to have a grime album go to number one. What was it called?
Gang signs and prayer
6. X-scape was a posthumous album released in 2014 by which singer?
Michael Jackson
7. What is Morrisey’s first name?
Stephen
8. What was the title of ABBA’s last UK number 1 single?
Super Trouper
9. What was Cliff Richards first number one chart hit in 1959?
Living Doll
10. Richie Sambora was the guitarist with which rock band?
Bon Jovi
Music 20
1. Who, in 2016 released the album "Classic house with Jules Buckley and the Heritage orchestra", giving them their 1st number one album?
Pete Tong
2. What was the theme song to the 2000 film "Charlie's Angels"?
Independent woman (Destiny's child)
3. Shawn Corey Carter born in 1969 is an American rapper, record producer and part of a high-profile showbiz couple, but how do we know him?
Jay-Z
4. Which US congressman had a number one hit song in both the US and UK charts?
Sonny Bono
5. Who in 1972 had a number one hit with “Long haired lover from Liverpool”?
Jimmy Osmond
6. Who fronts the band "The high flying birds"?
Noel Gallagher
7. What are the names of the Pet Shop Boys?
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
8. Gavin Rossdale, who joined as a judge on the TV series "The voice" in 2017 is frontman of which band in the '90's?
Bush
9. Lars Ulrich is the founding member and drummer of which band?
Metallica
10. What was Tom Jones first UK number 1?
It’s not unusual
Music 21
1. "Fall to grace" in 2012, "A perfect contradiction" in 2014 and "The architect" in 2017 are chart topping albums by which artist?
Paloma Faith
2. Which country does Gloria Estefan come from?
Cuba
3. Which Dutch musician hit the top of the charts in 2002 with a remix of Elvis Presleys "A little more conversation"?
JXL or JunkieXL
4. Who, in 1988 was an Englishman in New York?
Sting
5. Which British group featuring Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd reformed in 2019?
McFly
6. The Famous Flames were the original backing group for which singer?
James Brown
7. Musically, Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June were the “what” sisters in the 70’s and 80’s?
Pointer
8. Jazz musician Benny Goodman was famous for playing which instrument?
Clarinet
9. What was the Communards only UK number 1 hit?
Don’t leave me this way
10. Ed Sheeran teamed up with which American superstar in May 2019 with the hit 'I Don't Care'?
Justin Bieber
Music 22
1. Freddie Mercury, Ed Sheeran and George Ezra have all been in the UK charts with a song named after which European city?
Barcelona
2. Which solo artist has had UK top ten hits with Queen, Mick Jagger and Bing Crosby?
David Bowie
3. Fran Healy is the songwriter and lead singer of which band?
Travis
4. David Gray and The Rutts both sang about which ancient city?
Babylon
5. Which medical complaint gave Peggy Lee a Top Ten hit in 1958?
Fever
6. The lyrics to Danny Boy are set to which Irish folk tune named after a city?
Londonderry Air
7. John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty made up which 1960’s and 70’s band?
The mamas and the Papas
8. Which Beatle appeared on the first front cover of “Rolling stone” magazine?
John Lennon
9. Who had a US No.1 hit with “E.T” in 2011?
Katy Perry
10. Acker Bilk is famous for playing what instrument?
Clarinet
Music 23
1. Little Fictions, released in 2017 was which bands 7th studio album?
Elbow's
2. In 1941, Glenn Miller and his orchestra had a hit with a song about a train to which US city?
Chattanooga
3. Which of the Beatles leads the way on the front of the Abbey Road album cover?
John Lennon
4. What is "Rag and Bone Mans" real first name?
Rory
5. Which late US singer was known as ‘The Caruso of Rock’?
Roy Orbison
6. Which band's first studio album was “The piper at the gates of dawn”?
Pink Floyd
7. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from the Lion King won which artist the Oscar for best original song?
Elton John
8. Which is the smallest member of the flute family?
Piccolo
9. Who was swinging from a Chandelier in 2014?
Sia
10. In which language was the original of Nena's 1984 hit "99 Red Balloons" released?
German
Music 24
1. Who sang 2003 hit Stacy's Mom?
Fountains of Wayne
2. Who sang the 1995 song Mysterious Girl?
Peter Andre
3. Who is the lead singer of Pulp?
Jarvis Cocker
4. A 1987 number one hit by The Firm parodied which sci-fi show?
Star Trek
5. Frankie, Una, Rochelle, Mollie and Vanessa made up which group?
The Saturdays
6. Which band sang the Oscar winning song "Take my Breath away", which features on the original Top Gun soundtrack?
Berlin
7. Who was "all about that bass" in 2014?
Meghan trainor
8. James Blunt owns the best-selling album of the 00s. What is it called?
Back to Bedlam
9. What’s the name of the bass tuba that wraps itself around the player’s body?
Sousaphone
10. “Music to Be Murdered By” topped the album charts in January 2020 and is the 11th studio album by which rapper?
Eminem
Music 25
1. Matt Goss, Luke Goss and Craig Logan made up which band?
Bros
2. In David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’, who are ground control trying to contact?
Major Tom
3. The song "Moon river" appeared in which 1961 film?
Breakfast at Tiffanys
4. In German this musical instrument is called a Dudelsack, but what is it called in English?
Bagpipes
5. In the film "Groundhog day", what song by Sonny and Cher does the main character wake up to every day?
I've got you babe
6. Which musical instrument in the brass section of an orchestra plays the lowest note?
Tuba
7. Which country did Celine Dion represent in the Eurovision song contest in 1988?
Switzerland
8. Which song was a hit for both Freddie Mercury and the Platters?
The great pretender
9. "Artis Leon Ivey Jr who died in September 2022 was most famous for his 1995 single “Gangsta’s paradise”, but how did we better know him?
Coolio
10. "Girl on fire" was a 2012 single and album by which artist?
Alicia Keyes
Music 26
1. Rebecca Lucy Taylor is better name by her stage name. What is it?
Self esteem
2. No Sleep Till Brooklyn` was a hit single for which group in 1987?
Beastie Boys
3. Harlin Pelle, Chris Dangerous and the Johan and only are 3 members of which Swedish rock band?
The Hives
4. What is the name of the evil headteacher in the book, and musical Matilda?
Miss Trunchbull
5. Who had a 2008 hit with "Sex on fire"?
Kings of Leon
6. In December 1892, the debut performance took place of the Nutcracker, written by which composer?
Tchaikovsky
7. “All that she want”, “Don’t turn around” and “The sign” were hits in the 1990’s for which band?
Ace of Base
8. The 1986 single “The final countdown” is the biggest hit for which rock band?
Europe
9. By what name is singer Paul Hewson better known?
Bono
10. Which Swedish band has had hits with “Lovefool”, “Erase/rewind” and “Burning down the house” (with Tom Jones)?
The Cardigans
Music 27
1. Which 2009 song by Mika has the following lyrics: "I could be brown, I could be blue, I could be violet sky"?
Grace Kelly
2. Taylor Swift released 2 albums in 2020. Name one of them.
Folklore and Evermore
3. How many members are there in South Korean mega boyband BTS?
7
4. Singer and actress Rachel Stevens was a member of which band from 1998 to 2003?
S club 7
5. Which is the only country to have won 3 Eurovision contests back to back?
Ireland
6. Which band, fronted by Mark Bolan were the headliners at the very first Glastonbury?
T-Rex
7. Which US superstar headliner sparked a fine from Mendip District Council for playing too long in 2009?
Bruce Springsteen
8. Which Musical based on a talk show ran from 2001 to 2019 included Ku Klux Klan tap dancers?
Jerry Springer the musical
9. Crazy frog had a very annoying and very successful hit in 2005 with which song?
Axel-F
10. Why did Foo Fighters pull out of Glastonbury festival in 2015?
Dave Grohl broke his leg just before Glastonbury
Music 28
1. In what year were the hit songs Uptown Funk, Bad Blood, Chandelier, Fancy, Rather Be and Anaconda released?
2014
2. In 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody was number one for nine weeks. It was finally knocked off the top slot by a song with a name that appears in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody. Name the song and the band that ended Queen’s number one success.
Abba - Mamma Mia
3. Which prison did Johnny Cash famously sing about in his 1955 song?
Folsome
4. Eminem's 8 Mile is named after a road in which city?
Detroit
5. Which Jennifer had a No.4 hit in 1998 with 'Crush'?
Paige
6. In musical terms, what is the LSO?
London symphony orchestra
7. Which Miley Cyrus song was the best selling song of 2023 in the UK?
Flowers
8. In 1987, who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
9. Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker make up which US supergroup?
Boygenius
10. Which US singer did Lisa Marie Presley marry in May 1994?
Michael Jackson
1960's Music
1. Which band had a 1966 hit with “dedicated follower of fashion”?
The Kinks
2. What is the title of a 1968 hit single by The Scaffold which is a modernisation of an older folk song called The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham’
Lily the Pink
3. Which American singer had a hit in 1962 with Ramblin’ Rose?
Nat King Cole
4. Who had a 1968 hit with “Do you know the way to San Jose”?
Dionne Warwick
5. “Here's my story it's sad but true” is the first line of which 1960’s song?
Run-around Sue
6. Which Helen had a hit in 1961 with “Walking back to happiness”?
Helen Shapiro
7. Who did the rolling stones employ as security guards for their free concert in Hyde Park in 1969?
Hells Angels
8. What was the name of the Beatles first studio album, released in 1963?
Please, Please me
9. Who had a 1963 hit with “24 hours from Tulsa”?
Gene Pitney
10. With whom did Nancy Sinatra duet on her 1967 hit Somethin’ Stupid?
Frank Sinatra
1970's Music 1
1. Which Bill Withers song did Michael Jackson record in 1972, reaching no.8 in the UK charts?
Ain’t no sunshine
2. Which chart-topping 70s group took their name from one of TS Elliot’s Cats?
Mungo Jerry
3. Who teamed up with Elton John to top the charts for six weeks running in 1976?
Kiki Dee
4. Which song released in 1970 continually repeats the words “Hare Krishna”?
My sweet Lord
5. Which American artist won Grammy Awards for album of the year in 1973 (with Innervisions), 1974 (with Fulfillingness' First Finale) and 1976 (with Songs in the Key of life)?
6. Stevie Wonder
Lyndsay de Paul, represented the UK at the 1977 Eurovision song contest with what song?
Rock bottom
7. Who had a number one album in 1975 with “Physical graffiti”?
Led Zeppelin
8. In a 1970 novelty song, whose rival was Two ton Ted from Teddington?
Ernie the fastest milkman in the West
9. Which folk band created the annual Cropredy festival in the 1970’s?
Fairport convention
10. Eye level was a number one in 1973, but which TV programme was it the theme tune to?
Van der Valk
1970's Music 2
1. Ireland’s first Eurovision win was in 1970 when Dana won with which song?
All kinds of everything
2. Who had a 1975 hit with Rhinestone cowboy?
Glen Campbell
3. Ronnie Van Zant who died in an air crash in 1977 was the lead singer with which rock band beginning with L?
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. The divine Miss M was the 1972 debut album of which artist and actress?
Bette Midler
5. What did Jefferson Airplane evolve into in 1970?
Jefferson starship
6. Hues Corporation had a number 1 hit in 1974 with which watery song?
Rock the boat
7. Who designed the famous album cover to the Rolling Stones 1971 album Sticky fingers?
Andy Warhol
8. Tiger feet” was the first number one for which band in 1974?
Mud
9. Which German-based group released a 1978 album entitled ‘Nightflight to Venus’?
Boney-M
10. Which Australian performed the very first concert in the Concert Hall of the newly completed Sydney Opera House in 1973?
Rolf Harris
1980's Music 1
1. In 1983, what was Culture Club's first No.1 in the UK music charts?
Karma Chameleon
2. Band Aid’s “Do they know it’s Christmas” was the highest selling single of the 1980’s, but which controversial 1983 single was the second highest selling single of the 80’s?
Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax”
3. New Year's day was the first hit for which band in 1982?
U2
4. The Eastenders theme tune was given lyrics and released as a single in 1986 by Anita Dobson – but what was the song called?
Anyone can fall in love
5. What is the name of the lead singer of the 1980’s band Visage, who died in 2015?
Steve Strange
6. What are the 1st 4 words of Michael Jackson's “Thriller”?
It’s close to midnight
7. Who reached number 5 in the charts in 1988 with their version of the Prince song “Kiss” with vocals by Tom Jones?
Art of noise
8. Which "royal" band reached number 2 in the charts in 1985 with “Love and pride”?
King
9. Thereze Bazar and David Van Day were better known as which duo in the 1980’s?
Dollar
10. Formed in Manchester in 1989, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons make up which electronic dance music duo?
The Chemical Brothers
1980's Music 2
1. What was Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s debut 1984 album?
Welcome to the pleasure dome
2. In 1989 Neil Hannon created and has since fronted which band?
The Divine Comedy
3. Which band had a 1980 hit with “turning Japanese”?
The Vapors
4. “Snot rap” was a 1983 hit for which comedian and DJ?
Kenny Everrett
5. Who had a 1987 hit with Joe le taxi?
Vanessa Paradis
6. Who had a 1983 hit with Dear Prudence?
Siouxsie and the Banshees
7. Which British pop group won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest?
Bucks Fizz
8. Which group released their 3rd album “War” in 1983?
U2
9. Which 1982 album prompted American religious groups to burn the album as it was seen as being Satanic?
The number of the beast
10. What is the name of Duran Duran’s debut 1981 single which reached number 12 in the UK charts?
Planet Earth
Bands names after places
1. Which band's first album was "Southside" in 1989 and had later albums "Jump on board" and "Hi" in the 21st Century ?
Texas
2. Which Scottish hard rock band who first appeared the the 1970's named themselves after a city in Israel?
Nazareth
3. Who had a 1971 hit with "A horse with no name"?
America
4. Which American hip hop band won a grammy in 1994 for their single "Insane in the Brain?
Cypress hill
5. Berlin's most successful single in the UK and US was the 1986 single "Take my breath away" which was the theme to which film?
Top Gun
6. Which Latin influenced band of the 1970's and 1980's was fronted by Gloria Estefan?
Miami Sound Machine
7. Which English prog rock band of the early 1980's were made up of members of "Yes", "King Crimson", "Buggles" and "Emerson lake and Palmer"?
Asia
8. Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley make up which band, successful in the 1990s, are named after a town 8 miles west of Bristol?
Portishead
9. David Alan Batt was the lead singer of the 1970's band Japan. How do we know him?
David Sylvian
10. Which American rock band, formed in the 1970's were famous for their album covers which featured a guitar shaped spaceship?
Boston
Easy classical 1
1. Who wrote the Peer Gynt suite?
Edvard Greig
2. Which piece of music commemorates the Battle of Borodino?
The 1812 overture
3. What musical instrument was traditionally made using a whole sheepskin or goatskin?
Bagpipes
4. Which male singing voice is between tenor and bass?
Baritone
5. By what name is Elgar’s ‘Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1’ better known?
Land of Hope and Glory
I6. n a musical work the term 'coda' refers to it’s what?
Ending
7. What is the name of the instrument used by musicians to maintain tempo?
Metronome
8. Which opera does the “Toreador song” come from?
Carmen
9. Italian Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was a composer and player of what instrument?
Violin
10. Which composer wrote the ‘Bridal Chorus’, popularly known as ‘Here Comes the Bride’?
Richard Wagner
Easy classical 2
1. The name of which musical instrument takes its name from the Greek for Wood and voice?
Xylophone
2. Which opera by Mozart, whose name features a classical instrument, is said to have revealed secrets of The Freemasons?
The magic flute
3. The name of which musical instrument comes from the Hawaiian for “jumping flea”?
Ukulele
4. Piano Sonata No.14 by Beethoven is popularly known by what name?
Moonlight sonata
5. A string quartet consists of two violins and which other two instruments?
Viola and Cello
6. Stephane Grappelli was famous for playing what classical instrument?
Violin
7. Which 20th Century composer wrote Peter and the wolf?
Prokofiev
8. Who wrote the Opera Carmen?
Bizet
9. In 1913, “The Rite of Spring” received its premiere in Paris causing a riot due to its avant garde nature, but who wrote it?
Igor Stravinsky
10. What percussion instrument is named from the Spanish for 'chestnut'?
Castanets
Musicals 1
1. Michael Ball reached number 2 in the singles charts in 1998 with “Love changes everything”, but what musical does the song come from?
Aspects of Love
2. Actor and singer David Essex played Jesus Christ in which 1970′s London stage musical?
Godspell
3. The musical Cats is based on the works of which poet?
T.S. Elliot
4. Which musical features the songs “Some enchanted evening” and “There is nothing like a dame”?
South Pacific
5. Who wrote the musical Sweeney Todd?
Stephen Sondheim
6. The song "Luck be a Lady" features in which musical?
Guys and Dolls
7. Which rock musical of the 60’s was famous for its cast members appearing nude on stage?
Hair
8. The musical “Jersey Boys” tells the story of which US group?
Franki Valli and the 4 seasons
9. Windy City’, ‘Black Hills Of Dakota’ and ‘Hive Full Of Honey’ are songs from which musical?
Calamity Jane
10. Which musical comedian wrote the music and lyrics to the West End version of Roald Dahl’s Matilda?
Tim Minchin
Musicals 2
1. What is the first name of the founding father that is the main character in the musical Hamilton?
Alexander Hamilton
2. The 1968 sewing machinists strike at a Ford Factory inspired which 2014 stage musical?
Made in Dagenham
3. The memoirs of Anna Leonowens were the inspiration for which 1951 stage musical which was adapted into a film in 1956?
The King and I
4. The musical Funny Girl launched the career of Barbara Streisand but what was the name of the Broadway star the show was based on?
Fanny Brice
I5. rving Berlin’s musical Annie Get Your Gun was inspired by which real life Annie?
Annie Oakley
6. Which Shakespeare play inspired West Side Story?
Romeo and Juliet
7. In which musical will you find 'Seymour' the flower shop assistant?
Little Shop of horrors
8. "The Movie in my Mind', 'Why God Why?' and 'Last night of the world' are songs from which musical?
Miss Saigon
9. Who wrote the music and lyrics for the broadway musical "Kinky boots"
Cindi Lauper
10. Which musical character has been played by Brooke Shields, Denise Van Outen and Renee Zellweger?
Roxie Hart in Chicago
Musicals 3
1. “We don’t talk about Bruno” was the first song from a Disney film to reach number one in the Uk charts, but which film is it from?
Encanto
2. The song “One night only”, comes from which 1980’s musical, which was adapted into a film in 2006?
Dreamgirls
3. Who had a number one hit with “Any dream will do” from Joseph and the Technicolour dreamcoat in 1991?
Jason Donovan
4. "Defying Gravity" is the signature song of which musical?
Wicked
5. What is the name of the flower girl that takes elocution lessons from Henry Higgins in the musical "My fair lady"?
Eliza Doolittle
6. Which dancer choreographed and starred in the show lord of the dance?
Michael Flatley
7. Which pop legend wrote the music for Billy Elliot: The Musical?
Elton John
8. Barbara Streisand won the Oscar for Best Actress for playing a girl named Fanny Brice in which hit musical?
Funny girl
9. What is the name of the musical based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
Spamalot
10. In which musical does a child’s train set magically comes to life with engines competing to become the 'Fastest Engine in the World'?
Starlight express
Musical instruments
1. Which instrument has forty-seven strings and seven pedals?
Harp
2. How many pedals does a standard piano have?
Three
3. What is the name for the end of a horn that projects the sound?
The bell
4. The Balalaika is a traditional instrument from which country?
Russia
5. Tambor and tom-tom are types of what instrument?
Drums
6. What is the largest member of the brass family of instruments?
Tuba
7. What instrument is named after the Greek god of the countryside and shepherds?
Pan pipes
8. The Guarneri and Stradivari families are best known for making which instruments?
Violins (and other stringed instruments)
9. The small metal jingles on what instrument are called zils?
Tambourine
10. What famous guitar maker was founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1902?
Gibson
Music festivals
1. The original Woodstock festival which had acts such as Jimi Hendrix and Santana was held in which year?
1969
2. Where is the Montreux Jazz festival held in July every year?
Switzerland
3. What is the name of the founder of the Glastonbury festival?
Michael Eavis
4. Which rock festival held at Donington park every year was conceived as the follow up to the Monsters of Rock festivals that were held there from 1980 to 1996?
Download
5. Tomorrowland, Laundry day festival and Pukkelpop are all music festivals held in which European country?
Belgium
6. Which British music festival ran from 1968 to 1970 before being banned by an act of Parliament. It was resurrected in 2002 and has been growing in numbers every year?
Isle of Wight festival
7. What does the V in V festival stand for?
Virgin (Virgin media)
8. Which annual folk festival takes place at Cherry Hinton Hall?
Cambridge folk festival
9. There has been an annual opera festival at which country house since 1934?
Glyndebourne
10. Creamfields is an annual festival that has been running since 1998. What kind of music does it specialise in?
Dance music