Ska Wars

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Boney M had a massive hit with 'Rivers of Babylon' in 1978, but which artists released it in 1972? The Maytals The Melodians The Skatellites The Moondogs

2. The B-side of 'Rivers of Babylon' by Boney M was the the nursery rhyme 'Brown Girl in the Ring'. Which artist had the reggae version of it on his 1972 album 'Reincarnation'? Exuma Peter Tosh Dave and Ansell Collins Toots and the Maytals

3. British Ska group The Specials had a version of the Ska classic 'Monkey Man', but who had the original? The Selecter Jimmy Cliff Prince Buster The Maytals

4. Who had a hit with 'Love of the Common People' in 1970? Dave Collins Nicky Thomas Desmond Dekker Ken Boothe

5. Who had a hit with 'Elizabethan Reggae' in 1970? Carlos Malcolm Boris Gardiner Byron Lee John Ellery

6. What Group had a hit with 'Black and White' in 1971? Greyhound Simply Sunshine Diamond Reggae Starsplash

7. Who had a hit with 'Montego Bay' in 1970? John Kongos Freddie Cane Bobby Bloom Jimmy Cliff

8. Who had a smash hit in 1975 with the song 'Barbados'? Reggae Rhythm Typically Tropical Sunshine Boys The Marlins

9. What was the title track of a film that became a hit for The Skatalites in 1967? The Guns of Navarone The Magnificent Seven The Great Escape Bridge on the River Kwai

10. Who had an instrumental hit with 'The Liquidator'? The Beltones Johnny and the Maytals Harry J Allstars Dave and Ansell Collins