Hoi Polloi's Mixed Bag of Musical Trivia

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1. Which member of Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, who performed on "Safe as Milk" was a two time Grammy winner in the 1990s? Ry Cooder Bill Harkleroad "Zoot Horn Rollo" Don Cherry Jeff Cotton "Antennae Jimmy Semens"

2. Who wrote the theme music for "Have I got news for you" and arranged, produced and recorded the "Handbags & Gladrags" theme for "The Office"? Ron Grainer Big George Webley Jerry Goldsmith Laurie Johnson

3. What were the first and last number ones of the 1970s? Grandad and Bohemian Rhapsody Sugar Sugar and Sunday Girl Paint It Black and Mull of Kintyre Two Little Boys and Another Brick in The Wall

4. Which Osmond brother sang "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool"? Donny Merrill Jay Jimmy

5. Who sang this song from the late Seventies? "But this is my world today My world your living in every day And this is my world today And I couldn’t have it any other way In my world" The Jam Secret Affair The Chords The Lambrettas

6. Which Rock and Roll classic which was first released in 1954, only sold 72,000 copies but when featured on the Soundtrack of the film "The Black Board Jungle" immediately shot to Number one in 1955? Great Balls of Fire Blue Suede Shoes Rock Around the Clock Heartbreak Hotel

7. From which Marvel Comic did The Teardrop Explodes take their name? Iron Man Spider-man Daredevil The Hulk

8. Tears for Fears had a huge hit in 1985 with the track "Everybody wants to rule the World". The video features Curt Smith driving around the USA. What classic car he was driving? Ford Mustang Alfa Romeo GTV Austin Healey 3000 Lotus Elan

9. By what name are Ed Simons and Tim Rowlands better known as? the Chemical Brothers Belle and Sebastian the Prodigy Placebo

10. Which British band from the Eighties were unique in that they had two drummers? Boomtown Rats The Specials Adam and the Ants The Smiths

11. Who wrote the anthemic "Got my mojo working"? Mick Jagger Muddy Waters B.B. King Bob Dylan

12. What number one song was banned by the BBC in 1953 but immediately regained the number one spot after a second version was recorded by a different artist? What a Night Volare Answer Me Love Letters in the Sand

13. Queen have written the soundtrack for two films; One was "Flash Gordon", what was the other one? Robin Hood Highlander Lost Boys First Knight

14. In a widely quoted 1974 article, rock critic Jon Landau wrote "I saw rock and roll's future and its name is"? Captain Beefheart Bruce Springsteen The Ramones Patti Smith

15. Jennifer Rush, Huey Lewis and the News and Frankie goes to Hollywood all had British number ones with songs titled "The Power of Love". Which one wasn't number one in 1985? They were all number one in 1985 Jennifer Rush Frankie goes to Hollywood Huey Lewis and the News