Singing By Numbers Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bob Marley

The song appeared on the 1977 album "Exodus" by Bob Marley & The Wailers and was released as a single. Marley also incorporated the words of the Curtis Mayfield song "People Get Ready" into his composition.
Marley was born in Jamaica in February 1945 and died in Florida in May 1981. He is credited by many as popularising reggae music and was also noted for using his music to promote the Rastafari movement

Answer: Spice Girls

The Spice Girls phenomena began in the mid 1990s when their single "Wannabe" was a massive hit, topping the charts in 31 countries. "2 Become One" was their third single, in 1996, and topped the charts in the UK, but reached only Number 2 in Australia and Number 4 in the US. Spice Girls singles, albums and movies proved to be huge commercial successes, and although the band officially broke up in 2001, their 2007 reunion tour grossed an estimated $100m.

Answer: Lionel Ritchie

Written by Ritchie and released by The Commodores in 1978, it became their first US Number 1. It also topped the charts in the UK. Ritchie was not the band's first lead singer, that was Walter "Clyde" Orange, but after Ritchie joined, they alternated the lead vocalist's role. Ritchie started his solo career in 1982 but the band, with a changing line-up soldiered on.

Answer: Bachman Turner Overdrive

"You stand on the tip of my tongue,
I can't get you out of my head.
There's no syncopation with any relation,
Could it be that there's trouble ahead?
Four wheel drive, four wheel ride, side by side, four wheel drive."
The Canadian rockers became known to their legion of fans simply as "BTO" They first recorded in the early 1970s and chalked up Top 40 hit singles and albums by the fistful. "Four Wheel Drive" was the title track of their fourth album and was released in 1975.

Answer: Johnny Cash

"Five Feet High and Rising" was the title tack of a 1975 album. It was a compilation of tracks that had appeared on earlier Cash recordings.
Johnny Cash - "The Man in Black" - was born on February 26th 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas, and died on September 12th 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Cash was generally pigeonholed as a country singer, but his music spanned such other genres as folk, blues and rock.

Answer: Dire Straits

"Your six blade knife can do anything for you
Anything you want it to
One blade for breaking my heart
One blade for tearing me apart
Your six blade knife
Do anything for you..."

Between 1977 and 1995, Dire Straits were one of the biggest selling bands around, with most of their songs coming from lead vocalist/guitar hero Mark Knopfler. Their six studio and two 'live' albums between 1978 and 1993 all hit the top five in the UK, with three reaching Number One - "Love over Gold" (1982); "Brothers in Arms" (1985); and "On Every Street" (1991). The same three hit the top spot in Australia, and 'Brothers In Arms' hit the top of the US charts in 1985. The band sold well in the singles charts, but failed to take the top spot in the UK with any of their releases. 'Money For Nothing' (1985) hit the top in the USA and Canada in 1985. (The lyric "money for nothin' and your chicks for free" is referenced in the question.)
"Six Blade Knife" came from the self-titled 1978 debut album 'Dire Straits'.

Answer: Queen

"Fear me you lords and lady preachers
I descend upon your Earth from the skies
I command your very souls you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine
The seven seas of Rhye"

Fear me you lords and lady preachers
I descend upon your Earth from the skies
I command your very souls you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine
The seven seas of Rhye"

For 20 years from the early 1970s with Freddie Mercury at the helm, Queen were one of the biggest rock bands around. Between 1971 and 1995 they had 13 top five albums in the UK, with seven of those hitting the top spot. Success did not come as easily in the USA, with just one album at Number One.
Much of their success was due to the brilliant and flamboyant Mercury, but Queen were also a very solid musical band. Early on they latched on to the idea of producing music videos. Their 1975 UK Number One "Bohemian Rhapsody" was often cited as one of the best music videos ever.
"Seven Seas of Rhye" reached Number 10 in the UK in 1974.

Answer: Status Quo

"Yesterday, I couldn't wait
I thought today was gonna be great
Now it's here, I'm a mess
I fell in love with you, I confess
I'm out of phase, out of sync
So confused, I can only think in
A figure of eight
A figure of eight
Round and round
Never straight
To the point
I'm trying to make
My mind's only working in a figure of eight
A figure of eight..."

"The Quo", had some of the most fanatic followers of any British band in the latter part of the 20th century and into the 21st. Some critics dismissed the simplicity of their music, and even if they only had three chords, they were LOUD chords.
Status Quo were revered as a live band, rather than one that sold a lot of records. Between 1968 and 2008, just three albums made the UK top five and "Down Down" in 1974 was their only Number One single in their own right. For all their success in the UK and Europe, 'The Quo" failed to make a breakthrough in the USA, with just two very early singles charting.

Answer: Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams will probably best be remembered for his massive 1991 hit "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" that went to the top of the charts virtually worldwide. The song featured in the movie "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991) It stayed at the top of the UK charts for 16 weeks and for seven on the US Billboard charts. "Cloud Number Nine" appeared on the 1998 album "On a Day Like Today".

"And the moon is out and the stars are bright
And whatever comes is gonna be alright
'Cause tonight you will be mine - up on cloud number nine
And there ain't no place that I'd rather be
And we can't go back but you're here with me
Yeah, the weather is really fine - up on cloud number nine..."

Answer: Mötley Crüe

"Ten Seconds To Love
Ten Seconds To Love
Pull My Trigger
My Guns Loaded With Your Love"
"The Crue" first emerged in the Los Angeles scene in 1981 and they had 10 years of success before another 10 of internal acrimony. Some members also endured periods of addiction and imprisonment "Dr Feelgood" gave them a 1991 US Number One album, but "Without You" was their best single (Number 8 in 1989).