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Musical Alphabet

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Musical Alphabet game quiz
"25 questions... 25 answers starting with A through to Z (missing out 'Q'). Mostly popular music from the last fifty years."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Starting with 'A'.
Who wrote and recorded 'Annie's Song' in 1974?
    Andy Williams
    Glen Campbell
    Gordon Lightfoot
    John Denver


2. On to 'B'.
Neil Sedaka had a hit in the US in both 1962 AND 1976 with different versions of the same song. Which song was this?
    Break Out
    Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache
    Break Away
    Breaking Up is Hard to Do


3. 'C' next.
'My Ding-A-Ling' may lead you to this rock 'n' roller better known because he had 'No Particular Place to Go'.
    Charlie Rich
    Cliff Richard
    Chuck Berry
    Charlie Daniels


4. 'D' for Dancing.
Which two people were 'Dancing in the Street', at number one, in the UK charts in 1985?
    David Bowie and Mick Jagger
    Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder
    David Bowie and Cliff Richard
    Mick Jagger and Janet Jackson


5. 'E' and ELO.
A popular British group in the 1970s.
What did ELO stand for?

    Answer: (Three Words - (It's dark in here?))


6. 'F' for Frankie.
Which 'Frankie' was famously banned by the BBC in 1984 after a DJ smashed a copy of their single live on air, branding it 'obscene'?
    Frankie Vaughan
    Frankie Knuckles featuring Adeva
    Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
    Frankie Goes to Hollywood


7. 'G' is for Grandma.
What did Grandma get run over by?
    Buick
    Reindeer
    Santa's Sleigh
    Dustcart


8. 'H' now.
It was a wild and stormy night in February 1959 when Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela Reyes boarded a plane bound for Moorhead Minnesota. The plane didn't reach its destination.
Which 'H' singer also died in this air-crash?
    Answer: (One Word - Surname only)


9. 'I' what to do with 'I'?
I know... Which of these songs beginning with 'I' is NOT paired with the correct group / singer?
    I Can't Explain / The Who 1965
    I Get Around / Jan and Dean 1964
    I Am A Rock / Simon and Garfunkel 1966
    I Was Made to Love Her / Stevie Wonder 1967


10. 'J' could be for Joan.
But Joan who? A few clues to help you on your way...Born in 1941 and began recording in 1960.
Known for the album 'Diamonds and Rust' and predominantly for 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down'. She has been recording for 50 years and has released songs in eight languages. She is Joan...?
    Bird
    Baez
    Bright
    Baize


11. 'K' for Kenny.
Kenny Rogers released a single which reached number two in the UK charts. The single was 'Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town'. But what was the name of Kenny's backing band?
    Fifth Edition
    First Edition
    First Dimension
    Fifth Dimension


12. 'L' is for... well you tell me.
This person is a Canadian Country/Folk singer who began his career in 1962 with a song called '(Remember Me) I'm the One' which charted at number three in Canada. He followed this with many more hits including 'Sundown' and 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald': His first name is Gordon - what is his family name?
    Answer: (One Word - 9 letters (Not heavy handed?))


13. 'M' ah! Here's an easy one.
'Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm' was a single released in April 1994 by whom?
    Crash Test Dummies
    Crash Test Bunnies
    Crash Test Dunnies
    Crash Test Rummies


14. 'N'.
Shirley Bassey was adamant in 1973, she released an album, and a single with the same name, which proved how definite she was. What was the title?
    No No No
    Never Never Never
    Not Today
    Never on Sunday


15. 'O' oh Dear!!
Who had a hit in 1973 with 'Love Train?'

    Answer: (Two Words Do not use punctuation. (one letter and four letters))


16. 'P' three Ps for you here.
In December 1983 Sir Paul McCartney had a number four UK (album) hit; this album reached number 15 in the US. Which album was it?
    Poems of Peace
    Pipes of Pan
    Pipes of Peace
    Pan Pipes


17. No 'Q' (Because I can only think of Queen).
So straight on to 'R'.
Ray Stevens had a hit record called 'The Streak', it reached number one in both the US and the UK. But which year was this?
    1973
    1974
    1975
    1976


18. 'S'.

Where did the Drifters spend their Saturday nights?
    Answer: (Two Words - first word 'The' and then the location.)


19. 'T' for two? not quite!
What did Jim Croce try to put in a bottle in 1973?
    Tea
    Time
    Tequila
    Tricks


20. 'U' unlikely answer.
'Unchained Melody' has been labelled as one of the most recorded songs of the 20th Century, but when was it written?
    1955
    1959
    1960
    1964


21. 'V'. Very near the end.
A police officer, a native American, a cowboy, a GI, a construction worker and a biker. A strange combination for a hit record but they managed it. What name did they record under?
    Village People
    Villagers
    Villains
    Various Strange Persons


22. 'W'.
A band, probably best known for 'American Woman' were The Guess ...?
    Where
    What
    Who
    When


23. 'X' and scraping the bottom of the barrel for this one.
A 1970s Punk band, headed by the delightfully named Poly Styrene. Their few hits included... 'The Day the World Turned Day-Glo', 'Oh Bondage Up Yours!' and the incredibly catchy but monotonous 'Germ-Free Adolescent'... Who were they?
    X-Rated Kids
    X-Ray Spex
    X-Cellence Bar None
    X-Treme


24. 'Y' (You've nearly finished)
Aretha Franklin (according to her 1972 album), Nina Simone in 1970 and Bob and Marcia in 1970 were all what?
    Young Americans
    Young, Gifted and Black
    Young and Foolish
    Young, Free and Single


25. 'Z'.
Possibly only one band could possibly fit with this letter. ZZ Top released an album in 1983 called 'Exterminator'.
    True
    False


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