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Don't Give up The Day Job Trivia Quiz

Some people just won't stick to what they're good at, how many comedians, actors, sportspeople have released a record which just makes you cringe? Well, let's remember a few of those guilty parties. (NB: mainly British)

A multiple-choice quiz by high_is_low. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
high_is_low

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,978

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1265

Last 3 plays: Guest 212 (5/15), Hayes1953 (12/15), Guest 81 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. We'll start in the 80's. Name the two impeccably coiffured footballers who had a top 20 hit with 'Diamond Lights'. Hint

Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle

Peter Beardsley and Ian Dowie

David Ginola and Eric Cantona

Vinnie Jones and Julian Dicks

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Question 2 of 15

2. We've all heared of the band Right Said Fred who had a hit with 'I'm Too Sexy'. But which comedian and occasional member of the 'Carry On' team took a song called 'Right Said Fred' into the top 10? Hint

Sid James

Terry Scott

Jim Dale

Bernard Cribbens

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which two Radio 1 jokers were the men behind Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks who made number 4 in 1976 with 'Convoy GB'? Hint

Dave Lee Travis and Paul Burnett

Mark and Lard

Mike Read and Peter Powell

Simon Bates and Terry Wogan

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Question 4 of 15

4. Cheeky chappie Benny Hill had a number 1 in 1971 with 'Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)'. But in the song what is the name of Ernie's horse? Hint

Trigger

Silver

Dobbin

Windy

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which actor will not look back at his 1971 number 42 'The Way You Look Tonight' as the highlight of his career? Hint

John Thaw

Edward Woodward

Michael Elphick

Trevor Eve

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Question 6 of 15

6. We can only hope that Kevin Keegan can organise a defence of his chart entry in 1979 better than he could England's back four! What was the song called? Hint

'Heading West'

'Head Above Water'

'Head Over Heels In Love'

'Headline News'

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Question 7 of 15

7. Slight digression time... Whose 'Eyes' did Half Man Half Biscuit sing about in 1986? Hint

'Steve Davis Eyes'

'Barry Davis Eyes'

'Dickie Davis Eyes'

'Bette Davis Eyes'

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Question 8 of 15

8. Right then, back to the matter in hand for this question. Des O'Connor might be better know nowadays as a talk show host, but back in the late sixties he had a string of top 40 hits. What was his only number 1 called? Hint

'I Pretend'

'Let's Pretend'

'Pretend We're Dead'

'Why Does She Pretend?'

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Question 9 of 15

9. There was a period in the early nineties when any Aussie soap performer could get into the top ten, but we Brits were at it as early as the sixties. The actress who plays which 'Coronation Street' character made number 17 in 1968 with 'Where Will You Be'? Hint

Audrey Roberts

Emily Bishop

Vera Duckworth

Deirdre Barlow

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Question 10 of 15

10. Comedian Vic Reeves had a number one in 1991 with 'Dizzy' in collaboration with The Wonderstuff. Who sang the original version of 'Dizzy'? Hint

P.J Proby

Gene Pitney

Frank Ifield

Tommy Roe

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which comedian guested with Smokie on their re-release of 'Living Next Door To Alice'? Hint

Jim Davidson

Chubby Brown

Bernard Manning

Jack Dee

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Question 12 of 15

12. And which comic actor released a 1992 remake of the Alice Cooper classic 'Elected'? Hint

Richard Wilson

Rowan Atkinson

Eric Idle

Rik Mayall

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Question 13 of 15

13. Radio 1 DJs Mark and Lard recently released an album under what name? Hint

The Shirehorses

The Racehorses

The Carthorses

The Clotheshorses

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Question 14 of 15

14. Ken Dodd's first song to be a hit on the UK Singles Chart was released in 1960. Which of these songs was it? Hint

Vatican Rag

Tears

(Think of Me) Wherever You are

Love Is Like a Violin

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Question 15 of 15

15. Last, and possibly least, Bombalurina (aka Timmy Mallett) hit number one in 1990 with a remake of 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini'. What was the name of his followup top 40 hit, also a cover version. Hint

'Monster Mash'

'Livin' Doll'

'Sugar Sugar'

'Seven Little Girls'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. We'll start in the 80's. Name the two impeccably coiffured footballers who had a top 20 hit with 'Diamond Lights'.

Answer: Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle

Whilst the duo failed to translate their silky skills on the football pitch to the musical arena they more than made up for it by sporting two of the most ridiculous mullets ever seen side by side on Top of the Pops.

Answer: Bernard Cribbens

Released in 1962, 'Right Said Fred' was Cribbens' second top 10 hit, coming after 'Hole In The Ground'. He even managed to reach number 25 later on that year with 'Gossip Calypso'.

3. Which two Radio 1 jokers were the men behind Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks who made number 4 in 1976 with 'Convoy GB'?

Answer: Dave Lee Travis and Paul Burnett

Only one hit for the 'Hairy Cornflake' and co.

4. Cheeky chappie Benny Hill had a number 1 in 1971 with 'Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)'. But in the song what is the name of Ernie's horse?

Answer: Trigger

Benny had a further three hits in the early sixties, including the, well shall we say intriguingly titled, 'Gather In The Mushrooms'.

5. Which actor will not look back at his 1971 number 42 'The Way You Look Tonight' as the highlight of his career?

Answer: Edward Woodward

Nah... I can't imagine The Equaliser singing either!

6. We can only hope that Kevin Keegan can organise a defence of his chart entry in 1979 better than he could England's back four! What was the song called?

Answer: 'Head Over Heels In Love'

Listen out for that one at Maine Road when City run out this year (not...)

7. Slight digression time... Whose 'Eyes' did Half Man Half Biscuit sing about in 1986?

Answer: 'Dickie Davis Eyes'

Okay, so that one was slightly off topic, just couldn't resist an HMHB question. The song contains the famous line 'Brian Moore's head looks uncannily like London Planetaruim'.

Answer: 'I Pretend'

Des followed this up with 'Dick a Dum Dum', and actually hit the top 40 as late as 1986 with a version of 'The Skye Boat Song'

Answer: Audrey Roberts

Sue Nicholls is the lady's real name and the song came from another soap: 'Crossroads'

10. Comedian Vic Reeves had a number one in 1991 with 'Dizzy' in collaboration with The Wonderstuff. Who sang the original version of 'Dizzy'?

Answer: Tommy Roe

This came in between Vic's other two hits: 'Born Free' and 'Abide With Me' the B-side of which was a cover of Deep Purple's 'Black Night'!

11. Which comedian guested with Smokie on their re-release of 'Living Next Door To Alice'?

Answer: Chubby Brown

'Who The **** Is Alice' actually charted higher than the 1976 original.

12. And which comic actor released a 1992 remake of the Alice Cooper classic 'Elected'?

Answer: Rowan Atkinson

'Elected' by Mr Bean and the Smear Campaign feat Bruce Dickinson hit the top ten around the time of the 1992 General Election.

13. Radio 1 DJs Mark and Lard recently released an album under what name?

Answer: The Shirehorses

The name is a take off of indie band The Seahorses.

14. Ken Dodd's first song to be a hit on the UK Singles Chart was released in 1960. Which of these songs was it?

Answer: Love Is Like a Violin

'Love is like a violin with its strings around your heart / Soft and sweet as dreams begin, sadly crying when you part ...'

Answer: 'Seven Little Girls'

The original 'Seven Little Girls' was sung by The Avons in 1959. Interestingly, 'Itsy Bitsy...' et al was produced by a certain Andrew Lloyd-Webber.

Source: Author high_is_low

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