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 Melodians The Skatellites The Maytals 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'? Dave and Ansell Collins Exuma Peter Tosh 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 Maytals Prince Buster The Selecter Jimmy Cliff

4. Who had a hit with 'Love of the Common People' in 1970? Nicky Thomas Desmond Dekker Dave Collins 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? Diamond Greyhound Simply Sunshine Reggae Starsplash

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

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

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'? Johnny and the Maytals The Beltones Dave and Ansell Collins Harry J Allstars