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Quiz about I Only Did It Twice
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I Only Did It Twice Trivia Quiz

Bands or artists who only managed to have hits twice on the Billboard Hot 100.

A matching quiz by comark2000. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
comark2000
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
401,115
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
315
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. "He Loves U Not" (2001, Number Two) and "This Is Me" (2001, Number 39)  
  Tone-Loc
2. "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree" (2006, Number 20) and "Suddenly I See" (2006, Number 21)  
  Golden Earring
3. "Everything About You" (1992, Number nine) and "Cats in the Cradle" (1993, Number six)  
  Dream
4. "Right Here, Right Now" (1990, Number Two) and "Real, Real, Real" (1990, Number Four)  
  A-ha
5. "Society's Child" (1967, Number 14) and "At Seventeen" (1975, Number three)  
  Janis Ian
6. "Take on Me" (1985, Number one) and "The Sun Always Shines on TV" (1985, Number 20)  
  Ugly Kid Joe
7. "96 Tears" (1966, Number one) and "I Need Somebody" (1967, Number 22)  
  ? and the Mysterians
8. "Radar Love" (1973, Number 13) and "Twilight Zone" (1982, Number ten)  
  Men Without Hats
9. "Safety Dance" (1983, Number three) and "Pop Goes the World" (1987, Number 20)  
  Jesus Jones
10. "Wild Thing" (1988, Number two) and "Funky Cold Medina" (1989, Number three)  
  KT Tunstall





Select each answer

1. "He Loves U Not" (2001, Number Two) and "This Is Me" (2001, Number 39)
2. "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree" (2006, Number 20) and "Suddenly I See" (2006, Number 21)
3. "Everything About You" (1992, Number nine) and "Cats in the Cradle" (1993, Number six)
4. "Right Here, Right Now" (1990, Number Two) and "Real, Real, Real" (1990, Number Four)
5. "Society's Child" (1967, Number 14) and "At Seventeen" (1975, Number three)
6. "Take on Me" (1985, Number one) and "The Sun Always Shines on TV" (1985, Number 20)
7. "96 Tears" (1966, Number one) and "I Need Somebody" (1967, Number 22)
8. "Radar Love" (1973, Number 13) and "Twilight Zone" (1982, Number ten)
9. "Safety Dance" (1983, Number three) and "Pop Goes the World" (1987, Number 20)
10. "Wild Thing" (1988, Number two) and "Funky Cold Medina" (1989, Number three)

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "He Loves U Not" (2001, Number Two) and "This Is Me" (2001, Number 39)

Answer: Dream

 At the turn of the millennium 'Total Request Live' - the daily MTV countdown show, hosted by Carson Daly - caused crowds to throng in Times Square and pop songs to take off into outer space. One outfit to benefit from the era's teenpop boom was 'Dream', a P. Diddy-shepherded girl band. Their two biggest hits (both of which were co-written by electro-R&B godfather David Frank).
2. "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree" (2006, Number 20) and "Suddenly I See" (2006, Number 21)

Answer: KT Tunstall

 "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree" only became a hit after American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee performed it on the hit show.

"Suddenly I See" is featured on KT's debut album, 'Eye to the Telescope'. It was released on 29th Aug 2005 and was the third single from the album.
3. "Everything About You" (1992, Number nine) and "Cats in the Cradle" (1993, Number six)

Answer: Ugly Kid Joe

 "Everything About You" was their debut single release. It originally appeared on their 1991 EP, 'As Ugly as They Wanna Be'.

"Cats in the Cradle" is a cover version of an original number one hit, "Cat's in the Cradle" in 1974 by Harry Chapin.
4. "Right Here, Right Now" (1990, Number Two) and "Real, Real, Real" (1990, Number Four)

Answer: Jesus Jones

 British group who emerged in the late Eighties with debut album 'Liquidizer'. 'Doubt', Jesus Jones's second album was their breakthrough in the USA.
5. "Society's Child" (1967, Number 14) and "At Seventeen" (1975, Number three)

Answer: Janis Ian

 "Society's Child" made her Janis Ian star at 15 years of age. A year later, it won her a Grammy nomination, but it also resulted in death threats because of it's references to interracial romance.

"At Seventeen" was composed much later when she was in her 20s. It wasn't about her own teen years but wrote it after reading an article about a young woman who believed her life would improve after a debutante ball and her subsequent disappointment when it did not. The girl was actually eighteen, but Ian changed it to seventeen to fit with her samba guitar instrumental.
6. "Take on Me" (1985, Number one) and "The Sun Always Shines on TV" (1985, Number 20)

Answer: A-ha

 "Take on Me" probably remembered mostly for a breakthrough video that playfully mixed animation and live-action, with MTV certainly helping it top the chart.

"The Sun Always Shines on TV" was written by guitarist Pål Waaktaar. It was released as the third single from their debut album 'Hunting High and Low'.
7. "96 Tears" (1966, Number one) and "I Need Somebody" (1967, Number 22)

Answer: ? and the Mysterians

 ? and The Mysterians were Rudy Martinez (vocals). Larry Borjas (guitar), Robert Martinez (drums), and Bobby Balderrama (lead guitar). They were motivated by surf rock musical acts like Link Wray, Dick Dale and Duane Eddy.

"96 Tears" came in at number 213 in The Rolling Stone magazine top 500 songs (2011)
8. "Radar Love" (1973, Number 13) and "Twilight Zone" (1982, Number ten)

Answer: Golden Earring

 "Radar Love", an ahead of it's time track about a man communicating with his lover while driving - something that's commonplace now, but during the pre-cellphone era? Spooky!

"Twilight Zone" appears on their 1982 album 'Cut' and pays tribute to the 1960s television series 'The Twilight Zone'.
9. "Safety Dance" (1983, Number three) and "Pop Goes the World" (1987, Number 20)

Answer: Men Without Hats

 "Safety Dance" was written by lead singer Ivan Doroschuk after he had been kicked out of a club for pogo dancing!

"Pop Goes the World" was released in Oct 1987 as the debut single from the album of the same name.
10. "Wild Thing" (1988, Number two) and "Funky Cold Medina" (1989, Number three)

Answer: Tone-Loc

 Both tracks were from 'Loc-ed After Dark', his (debut) chart topping album.

"Funky Cold Medina" sampled 'KISS - Christine Sixteen' and the song title went on to be used as the name for a number of alcoholic cocktail drinks.
Source: Author comark2000

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