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Quiz about 90s Double Trouble and more Part 2

90s Double Trouble and more (Part 2) Quiz

This is the second installment of my quiz about different 90s songs with the same title. For example, the title "Someday" was a hit song for Mariah Carey (1991) and Sugar Ray (1999). Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by panthera74. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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panthera74

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4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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234,735

Updated
Jul 21 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. The following three artists all had a hit single in the 90s called "Crazy". Arrange the artists in the correct sequence, starting from the first to release the song "Crazy" to the last: Hint

Seal, Aerosmith, The Boys

Aerosmith, Seal, The Boys

Seal, The Boys, Aerosmith

The Boys, Seal, Aerosmith

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Question 2 of 10

2. Two veteran singers had a hit each in the 90s, simply entitled "Believe". Sir Elton John's "Believe" was released in 1995. Who was the other veteran artist to "Believe"? Hint

Gladys Knight

Aretha Franklin

Cher

Dionne Warwick

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following famous plays by William Shakespeare was used as the title for two completely different hit singles in the 1990s, one by Stacy Earl and the other by Sylk-E. Fyne? Hint

Othello

Hamlet

Romeo and Juliet

Antony and Cleopatra

4. Edwin McCain released "I'll Be" in 1998 from the album "Misguided Roses" which became a huge favourite at weddings. A different "I'll Be" was a hit in 1997. Which of these female rappers was responsible for the 1997 "I'll Be" that you'll most likely not hear at weddings? Hint

MC Lyte

Foxy Brown

Da Brat

Lil' Kim

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1995, Blessid Union of Souls released "I Believe", which was a major hit single for them that year. However, just a year earlier, a female singer (previously one half of a famous duo) released a single of the same title, which was a minor hit only. Who was she? Hint

Marcella Detroit

Marie Fredriksson

Siobhan Fahey

Annie Lennox

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Question 6 of 10

6. The rock group Motley Crue released a great ballad titled "Without You" in 1990. Then in 1994, the same title reappeared but it was a cover version of another song written by Peter Ham and Tom Evans, originally recorded by Badfinger; who sang this 1994 cover version? Hint

Air Supply

Mariah Carey

Heart

Harry Nilsson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Boyz II Men had a hit called "Thank You" in 1995 from their album "II". Then "Thank U" became a US hit song for this Canadian artist in 1998. Who was it? Hint

Jann Arden

Sarah McLachlan

Alanis Morissette

k. d. lang

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Question 8 of 10

8. Jon Secada and Sarah McLachlan had a hit single each in the 90s that shared a common title. What was that common title? Hint

If You Go

Angel

Possession

I'm Free

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Question 9 of 10

9. Both these groups were singing about "Lies". One of them was RnB group En Vogue, whose "Lies" was released in 1990. The other was a British indie dance group whose "Lies" was released in 1991. What was the name of the other group? Hint

EMF

Soho

Jesus Jones

Depeche Mode

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Question 10 of 10

10. This question will be much more difficult than usual. Which of the following pairs of artists had a hit single each of the same title between 1990 and 1999? Hint

Mariah Carey and Michael Stipe

Madonna and Steven Tyler

Whitney Houston and Jon Bon Jovi

Janet Jackson and Eddie Van Halen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The following three artists all had a hit single in the 90s called "Crazy". Arrange the artists in the correct sequence, starting from the first to release the song "Crazy" to the last:

Answer: The Boys, Seal, Aerosmith

"Crazy" - The Boys (1990), Seal (1991), Aerosmith (1994). The Boys was an RnB group made up of four Abdulsamad brothers; "Crazy" was their only 90s Top 40 hit from their self-titled album. Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel, otherwise known as just Seal, made a debut in music in 1991 with "Crazy" from the first of three self-titled albums. Aerosmith's "Crazy" was a Top 40 hit in 1994 from their 1993 album "Get A Grip".

2. Two veteran singers had a hit each in the 90s, simply entitled "Believe". Sir Elton John's "Believe" was released in 1995. Who was the other veteran artist to "Believe"?

Answer: Cher

Sir Elton John's "Believe" was from his 1995 album "Made In England" while Cher's "Believe" was from her 1998 album of the same title.

3. Which of the following famous plays by William Shakespeare was used as the title for two completely different hit singles in the 1990s, one by Stacy Earl and the other by Sylk-E. Fyne?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

"Romeo and Juliet" by Stacy Earl was a hit single in 1992 from her self-titled album. The song by female rapper Sylk-E. Fyne of the same title was a hit single in 1998 from the album "Raw Sylk".

Answer: Foxy Brown

1997 saw all four female rappers having at least one hit single each in the US Billboard Hot 100. Foxy Brown's "I'll Be" was a rap song that featured prominent rapper Jay-Z, from Foxy's album "Ill Na Na".

Answer: Marcella Detroit

Marcella Detroit was formerly one half of the duo Shakespear's Sister,known for hits like "Stay" and "I Don't Care". Siobhan Fahey was the other. Marcella's "I Believe" from the 1994 album "Jewel", was her first solo single since the duo called it quits in 1993. On the other hand, Marie Fredriksson was one half of Roxette while Annie Lennox was one half of The Eurythmics.

Answer: Mariah Carey

All of the artists listed have done a cover of the Badfinger song "Without You"; Harry Nilsson in 1971, Heart in 1978, Air Supply in 1991. Mariah Carey's version was released in the US on January 15,1994, the day Harry Nilsson died of a heart failure.

Incidently, "Without You" only became a hit single after being covered by Harry Nilsson; his version peaked at number One on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.

7. Boyz II Men had a hit called "Thank You" in 1995 from their album "II". Then "Thank U" became a US hit song for this Canadian artist in 1998. Who was it?

Answer: Alanis Morissette

"Thank U" was the first single off Alanis Morissette's 1998 album "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" which she wrote after returning from a trip to India in 1997.

8. Jon Secada and Sarah McLachlan had a hit single each in the 90s that shared a common title. What was that common title?

Answer: Angel

Jon Secada's "Angel" was from his 1992 self-titled debut album while Sarah Mclachlan's "Angel" was released in 1999 from her 1997 award-winning album "Surfacing".

Answer: EMF

En Vogue and EMF's "Lies" were both second hit singles from their debut album "Born To Sing" and "Schubert Dip" respectively. On the other hand, Soho was a one-hit-wonder group that was responsible for "Hippychick" in 1990. Soho, Jesus Jones and Depeche Mode did not have any "Lies" whatsoever in the 1990s.

10. This question will be much more difficult than usual. Which of the following pairs of artists had a hit single each of the same title between 1990 and 1999?

Answer: Whitney Houston and Jon Bon Jovi

The common song title here is "Miracle". "Miracle" was one of Jon Bon Jovi's successful solo effort away from his group Bon Jovi, taken from the movie "Young Guns II" in 1990. Whitney Houston's "Miracle", on the other hand, was the third hit single released in 1991 from the successful album "I'm Your Baby Tonight". Both were US Top 40 hits.

Source: Author panthera74

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