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Quiz about Ska Wars
Quiz about Ska Wars

Ska Wars Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about Ska music of the '60s and '70s. Some of the songs will be familiar but can you name the original artist.

A multiple-choice quiz by craig1jack. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
craig1jack
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
325,237
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
189
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Question 1 of 10
1. Boney M had a massive hit with 'Rivers of Babylon' in 1978, but which artists released it in 1972? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The B-side of 'Rivers of Babylon' by Boney M was the the nursery rhyme 'Brown Girl in the Ring'. Which artist had the reggae version of it on his 1972 album 'Reincarnation'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. British Ska group The Specials had a version of the Ska classic 'Monkey Man', but who had the original? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who had a hit with 'Love of the Common People' in 1970? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who had a hit with 'Elizabethan Reggae' in 1970? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What Group had a hit with 'Black and White' in 1971? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who had a hit with 'Montego Bay' in 1970? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who had a smash hit in 1975 with the song 'Barbados'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the title track of a film that became a hit for The Skatalites in 1967? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who had an instrumental hit with 'The Liquidator'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Boney M had a massive hit with 'Rivers of Babylon' in 1978, but which artists released it in 1972?

Answer: The Melodians

It was written by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of The Melodians. It has become a reggae anthem. Boney M released it in 1978 and it went triple platinum in the UK.
2. The B-side of 'Rivers of Babylon' by Boney M was the the nursery rhyme 'Brown Girl in the Ring'. Which artist had the reggae version of it on his 1972 album 'Reincarnation'?

Answer: Exuma

Exuma claimed Boney M re recorded the track without permission, the lawsuit was going on for over twenty years.
3. British Ska group The Specials had a version of the Ska classic 'Monkey Man', but who had the original?

Answer: The Maytals

It was released in 1969 and has been covered many times even by The Wiggles featuring Kylie Minogue as the Pink Wiggle.
4. Who had a hit with 'Love of the Common People' in 1970?

Answer: Nicky Thomas

It reached number nine in the UK charts in 1970. Paul Young had a big hit with it in 1982, where it reached number two in the UK charts.
5. Who had a hit with 'Elizabethan Reggae' in 1970?

Answer: Boris Gardiner

This was a solo hit for Boris Gardiner in 1970. Some sixteen years later he had a surprise UK number one with 'I Wanna Wake Up With You'.
6. What Group had a hit with 'Black and White' in 1971?

Answer: Greyhound

Though a hit for Three Dog Night in 1972 in the US. Greyhound did a reggae version of it in 1971 and it was a top ten hit in the UK.
7. Who had a hit with 'Montego Bay' in 1970?

Answer: Bobby Bloom

This was a hit both sides of the Atlantic. It reached number three in the UK and number eight in the US Billboard charts.
8. Who had a smash hit in 1975 with the song 'Barbados'?

Answer: Typically Tropical

This group wasn't from the roots of reggae, they were actually from the UK.
They were Geraint Wyn Hughes and Jeffrey Calvert. It was a massive hit in the UK and was covered by The Vengaboys in 1999, with the title 'We're Going to Ibiza'.
9. What was the title track of a film that became a hit for The Skatalites in 1967?

Answer: The Guns of Navarone

This became a top ten hit in the UK. It was covered in the eighties by The Specials.
10. Who had an instrumental hit with 'The Liquidator'?

Answer: Harry J Allstars

It was released in the UK in 1969, where it became an hit. It also became a hit
with several British football fans at grounds across England.
Source: Author craig1jack

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