Groups by the Numbers Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons, with their signature doo wop style, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Their number one hits were "Sherry" and "Big Girls Don't Cry" in 1962, "Walk Like a Man" in 1963, "Rag Doll" in 1964 and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" in 1975. None of the other choices had as many big hits, but American bubblegum pop group 1910 Fruitgum Company hit number four with "Simon Says" and number five with "1, 2, 3, Red Light" and "Indian Giver" in the late 60s. The British invasion group The Dave Clark Five hit Number One in the U.S. with "Over and Over" in 1965 but seem to be remembered most for 1964's "Glad All Over," which topped out at number six.

The one-hit wonder group The First Class was formed by songwriter/producer John Carter.

The hit, "Beach Baby," similar in style and subject matter to the Beach Boys, was sung by Tony Burrows, who fronted several studio groups with such hits as "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" by Edison Lighthouse and "My Baby Loves Lovin'" by White Plains.

Answer: Five Stairsteps

"Ooh Child" was the only big hit for the Chicago group Five Stairsteps, which was made up of six siblings, and it is listed at number 392 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Although "Ooh Child" charted much higher at number eight on the pop chart, the biggest hit for the Connecticut group The Five Satins, "In the Still of the Night," which only reached number 24 on the pop charts, ranks higher on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, at number 90.

The Four Tops, one of Detroit's biggest Motown groups, and the Jackson 5, from Gary, Indiana, which featured young Michael Jackson, both had many hit singles.

The Four Tops "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" and "Reach Out I'll Be There" both hit number one.

The Jackson 5 had four number one hits, "I Want You Back," "ABC," "The Love You Save," and "I'll Be There."

Answer: U2

Of course the band U2 hails from Ireland. Their accolades include induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, winning more Grammys than any other band, and being ranked number 22 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Three Dog Night was a very American rock band of the early 1970s with multiple hits including three U.S. number ones, "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1970), "Joy to the World" (1970), and "Black and White" (1972). Us3 hailed from London and had a top ten U.S. hit in 1992 with "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)," which features samples from a Herbie Hancock record.

Although they hail from the U.S., Ben Folds Five, who formed in Chapel Hill, N.C., earned more chart success in the U.K. Their music often features jazzy piano.

Their biggest U.S. hit was "Brick" in 1998 which reached number six on the Modern Rock chart.

Answer: Apollonia 6

The first female vocal trio created by Prince was Vanity 6, who had a number one dance hit with "Nasty Girl" in 1982. When Vanity chose to break her ties with Prince just prior to the filming of "Purple Rain," she was replaced in the singing group and in the female lead role in the film by Patricia Kotero, who took the stage name Apollonia, and the name of the group changed to Apollonia 6.

Their only hit single was "Sex Shooter" in 1984. L7 was a female punk/grunge band from L.A. Their 1992 single "Pretend We're Dead," from their "Bricks are Heavy" album produced by Butch Vig, reached number eight on the U.S.

Modern Rock chart. California band Eve 6's biggest hit was "Inside Out" from their 1998 debut, which reached number 28 on the U.S. Chart and number one on the U.S.

Modern Rock chart. California's 4 Non Blondes had a 1993 hit with "What's Up?" which reached number 14 on the U.S. charts.

Answer: The B52s

Although the B52s debut single "Rock Lobster" only reached number 56 on the U.S. chart, it has subsequently been included on Rolling Stone's list of greatest songs and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The band's chart successes were with "Love Shack" in 1989 and "Roam" in 1990, both from the "Cosmic Thing" album, which both reached number three on the U.S. charts.

This was following the tragic loss of Ricky, brother of the B52s' Cindy Wilson. London's dance band Soul II Soul reached number four on the U.S. chart and number one on the U.S. Dance chart with "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" in 1989 and also won a Grammy for the song, as well as for an instrumental on the same record. England's Fun Boy Three was formed by three members of the Specials and reached number seven on the U.K. charts with their version of "Our Lips Are Sealed," which was a huge U.S. hit for the GoGos and had been co-written by Terry Hall of Fun Boy Three and Jane Wiedlin of the GoGos. Al Jourgensen, frontman for industrial band Ministry, formed 1000 Homo DJs, whose best-known song, "Supernaut," is a Black Sabbath cover.

Answer: Front 242

Front 242, with mock-evangelical lyrics and a very heavy beat, reached the height of their U.S. success after being signed to Wax Trax! Records (Ministry, KMFDM, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult) in 1984.

Answer: 10,000 Maniacs

The U.S. band 10,000 Maniacs featured the vocals of Natalie Merchant on their 1993 cover of "Because the Night," which was penned by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen and had previously been recorded by both. The 10,000 Maniacs version hit number 11 on the U.S. chart and number seven on the U.S.

Modern Rock chart. Other top tens on the Modern Rock chart were "What's the Matter Here?" (1988), "Trouble Me" (1989), "Candy Everybody Wants" and "These Are Days" (1992). British synthpop group Heaven 17 reached number two on the U.K. chart in 1983 with "Temptation" and also produced and sang backup on Tina Turner's first solo single, "Let's Stay Together." British band Haircut 100 hit number three in the U.K. with their 1982 single "Love Plus One," which also made it into the U.S. Top 40 before singer Nick Heyward left to pursue a solo career. With a string of Top 10 hits on the U.K. chart, the only U.S. Top Ten hit for Britain's Level 42 was "Something About You" in 1985.

Answer: Boys II Men

"End of the Road," and "I'll Make Love to You" by Philadelphia's Boys II Men, as well as "One Sweet Day," which was recorded by Boys II Men and Mariah Carey, broke the records for staying at number one for the most weeks, with "One Sweet Day" topping the chart for 16 weeks straight in 1995.

The R&B quartet also won four Grammys. Oaktown's 3.5.7 were a short-lived female hip-hop group produced by MC Hammer. Curtis James Jackson III, better known as 50 Cent, whose first big album, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" was produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre, is one of the biggest selling rap artists.

His second album "The Massacre" stayed at number one on the U.S. chart for six weeks and set a record as the first solo artist to have three singles in the U.S. Top Five in the same week: "Candy Shop," "Disco Inferno" and "How We Do." The L.A. group Juarassic 5 formed in 1993 and has been classified as "alternative" hip-hop beside bands such as Arrested Development, De La Soul and Gorillaz.

Answer: A3 (known in England as Alabama 3)

Britain's outrageous Alabama 3 uses the name A3 in the U.S. to avoid legal controversy or confusion with the U.S. country band Alabama. San Francisco's Third Eye Blind is best known for their single "Semi-Charmed Life" from their debut album in 1997, which reached number four on the U.S. chart. Seven Mary Three, which formed at the College of William and Mary in Virginia but relocated to Orlando, also met their greatest success with a song which appeared on their debut album, "Cumbersome," which reached number one on the U.S. mainstream rock chart in 1996.

In addition, 3 Doors Down, hailing from Mississippi, also charted highest with a single from their debut in 2000, "Kryptonite," which reached number three on the U.S. chart and spent 11 weeks at number one on the U.S.

Modern Rock chart and nine weeks at number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.

Answer: 311

An alternative rock band with reggae and funk influences, 311 hit the U.S. Modern Rock chart at number one with "Down" and number four with "All Mixed Up" in 1995, number six with "Come Original" in 1999, number three with "Creatures (For A While)" in 2003, number one with a cover or the Cure's "Love Song" in 2004, and number two with "Don't Tread On Me" in 2005. The other three choices all would easily be classified as pop punk bands in the tradition of the Ramones, Screeching Weasel and Green Day. Sum 41, hailing from Ontario, hit number one on the U.S.

Modern Rock chart with "Fat Lip" in 2001. California's Blink-182 reached number six on the U.S. chart with "All the Small Things." They also peaked on the Modern Rock chart at number two with "What's My Age Again?", number one with "All the Small Things" and number two with "Adam's Song" all from their 1999 album "Enema of the State." "The Rock Show" (2001) and "Feeling This" (2003) both peaked on the Modern Rock chart at number two, while 2004's "I Miss You" went to number one on this chart. Baltimore's SR-71 peaked at number two on the Modern Rock chart with their 2000 single "Right Now."