Battle with The Bands 150224

Battle with The Bands 150224 is a selection of 10 questions. Battle with The Bands 150224 is the filename to differentiate it from other Themed Questions. 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   What member of *NSYNC had a much-publicized relationship with Britney Spears?
A   Justin Timberlake

2   Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay were four of the six brothers in a popular singing group of the 1970s; name either of the other two brothers in the line-up?
A   Donny or Jimmy (Osmond)

3   Which heavy metal band released in 2008 the album Death Magnetic?
A   Metallica

4   Rod Stewart was lead singer of which band from 1969 to 1975?
A   The Faces (not the Small Faces)

5   Which band opened the 1985 Live Aid concert at Wembley?
A   Status Quo, with their song “Rockin’ All Over the World”.

6   Which boxer’s image appeared on the cover of Paul McCartney and Wings’ 1973 album Band on the Run?
A   John Conteh (also pictured dressed as convicts, Michael Parkinson; Kenny Lynch; James Coburn; Clement Freud; Christopher Lee)

7   What nationality is the band ‘The Cardigans’?
A   Swedish. They formed in 1992 in Jönköping, Sweden.

8   In which year did pop boy band One Direction come third in the seventh series of the X-Factor?
A   2010

9   With which English band did Graham Nash make his name, before he went on to greater success with Crosby and Stills?
A   The Hollies – In the early 1960s, Nash co-founded the Hollies, one of the UK’s most successful pop groups, with school friend Allan Clarke, and was credited as the group’s leader on their first album.

10   What is the name shared by both drummers of Duran Duran and Queen?
A   Roger Taylor. Roger Taylor, the drummer for Duran Duran, was born in 1960. He taught himself to play the drums at age 12 by playing along with his favourite records. Roger Taylor, the drummer for Queen, was born in 1949. He also plays guitar and sings.