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1 Who had a 1992 hit with Achy Breaky Heart?
A Billy Ray Cyrus. It topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became a worldwide hit.
2 Who had a hit record in 1974 with the song “Kung Fu Fighting”?
A Carl Douglas – entered the UK Singles Chart at number 42 on 17 August 1974 and reaching the top on 21 September, where it remained for three weeks.
3 The cover of which band’s 1969 album features a stylized black-and-white image of the burning Hindenburg airship on the cover?
A Led Zeppelin – the Hindenburg disaster occurred on May 6, 1937, when the airship caught fire while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey.
4 What nationality was composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin?
A Polish. He was an extremely rare child prodigy who started playing the piano at age 4.
5 Which 1984 song urged people to “push pineapple, shake the tree”?
A Agadoo, by Black Lace.
6 Rat Trap and “I Don’t Like Mondays” were number one singles for which Irish rock/new wave band?
A The Boomtown Rats. Between 1977 and 1985, they had a series of Irish and UK hits, including “Like Clockwork”, “Rat Trap”, “I Don’t Like Mondays” and “Banana Republic”.
7 Which band took “Tiger Feet” to a UK number one in 1974?
A Mud. In January 1974, the popular English glam rock band Mud released “Tiger Feet,” the first of their three UK number-one singles.
8 Which singer fronted Bronski Beat and The Communards?
A Jimmy Sommerville. He left Bronski Beat in 1985 and then formed The Communards with Richard Coles.
9 Which Welsh singer’s breakthrough song was “Lost in France” in 1976?
A Bonnie Tyler – she represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013
10 Which song from the musical Grease, performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, was a number one hit in both the UK and the USA?
A You’re the One That I Want. It was released as a single from the soundtrack in 1978