Music 118539

Music 118539 is a selection of 10 questions. Music 118539 is the filename to differentiate it from other Music quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.

1   Which British new wave band released their debut album, Rattus Norvegicus in 1977?
A   The Stranglers

2   In December 1993 Chaka Demus and Pliers had a number one hit with, ‘Twist And Shout’, who recorded the original?
A   Brian Poole and The Tremeloes

3   What do A‑ha, Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra and Sheena Easton, have in common?
A   All have recorded Bond Themes

4   Chris Rea has had only one UK top ten hit. Name the song?
A   The Road to Hell’ (1989)

5   Who reached number 3 in the UK with, ‘My Best Friend’s Girl’, in 1978 and number 5 with, ‘Drive’ in 1984?
A   The Cars – an American new wave band formed in Boston in 1976

6   What was the name of the horse that pulled the fastest milk-cart in the west?
A   Trigger (milk cart driven by Ernie – Benny Hill)

7   Which rabbit character did Art Garfunkel sing about in the 1979 film Watership Down?
A   Hazel (Bright Eyes 1979 #1)

8   Which American singer headlined the final day of Glastonbury 2011?
A   Beyoncé Knowles – She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child

9   According to the music hall song Burlington Bertie from Bow, at what time does Bertie rise?
A   Ten thirty (I’m Burlington Bertie, I rise at ten thirty, and saunter along like a toff)

10   Which record label turned down the Beatles in 1962, commenting, “Guitar groups are on the way out”?
A   DECCA (a historic mistake, they did sign the Rolling Stones though – total, the band was turned down by at least four respected recording companies after getting a fair hearing at each)