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1 Which R&B girl group featured Alesha Dixon before 2005?
A Mis-Teeq. They disbanded in 2005, which marked the end of Dixon’s time with the group and her subsequent solo career.
2 How is Chopin’s “Waltz in D Minor” more commonly known?
A Minute Waltz. The nickname “Minute Waltz” misleads listeners, as Chopin never intended for the pianist to finish the piece in exactly sixty seconds.
3 Who had a top ten hit in 1962 with “Right Said Fred”?
A Bernard Cribbins. It reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Cribbins recorded the song at Abbey Road Studios.
4 Who had hit albums in the 1980s with “Face Value” and “No Jacket Required”?
A Phil Collins – “Face Value” was released in 1981, and “No Jacket Required” followed in 1985.
5 Which American country singer had a hit with KLF with the single “Justified and Ancient”?
A Tammy Wynette. The single introduced her as “the first lady of country.” The song became a major international hit, climbing to number two on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
6 Queen have released two albums with the same titles as Marx Brothers films. One is “A Night at the Opera”, what is the other?
A Queen released A Night at the Opera in 1975 and followed it with A Day at the Races in 1976.
7 Buster Bloodvessel fronted which popular two-tone and ska band in the early 1980s?
A Bad Manners (born Douglas Steven Trendle). Bloodvessel once owned a hotel in Margate called Fatty Towers.
8 On the eve of his 45th birthday, which soul legend did his father shoot and kill?
A Marvin Gaye – Gaye was shot twice following an altercation with his father, after he intervened in an argument between his parents.
9 Which new wave band shares its name with a Boeing Stratofortress military aircraft?
A The B-52’s. The band dominated the dance floor with “Rock Lobster” and “Love Shack.”
10 What is the only song to top the UK charts four times by four different artists?
A Unchained Melody. Jimmy Young in 1955, The Righteous Brothers in 1990, Robson & Jerome in 1995, and Gareth Gates in 2002.