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The Music of Morten Harket Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the music of Morten Harket?

A multiple-choice quiz by tsasotv. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Question 1 of 15

1. Morten Harket was the last of the band members to join A-ha, but when was the band originally formed? Hint

1985

1983

1982

1984

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the first song with Morten Harket as lead vocalist that went to Number One in the US charts? Hint

The Sun Always Shines On TV

I've Been Losing You

Hunting High and Low

Take On Me

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of these is NOT a solo album of Morten Harket? Hint

Poetenes Evangelium

Analogue

Vogts Villa

Wild Seed

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Question 4 of 15

4. Morten co-hosted the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest. With which song did he open the show? Hint

Los Angeles

Half In Love, Half In Hate

Spanish Steps

Heaven's Not For Saints

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Question 5 of 15

5. Morten gained the record for the longest held note in any charting UK pop song. With which A-ha song did he gain this record? Hint

Summer Moved On

Living A Boy's Adventure Tale

Take On Me

Minor Earth, Major Sky

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Question 6 of 15

6. A-ha split up in the 1990s, but then Morten re-joined the band for which event in 1998? Hint

Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Royal Variety Performance in London

Live 8 Concert

UNICEF Benefit Concert

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Question 7 of 15

7. The international release of Morten's "Wild Seed" album contains 12 tracks, but the Japanese release contains a 13th song. What is it? Hint

A Change Is Gonna Come

Lay Me Down Tonight

Lord

Brodsky Tune

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which of these was the first solo album released by Morten? Hint

Vogts Villa

Poetenes Evangelium

Letter From Egypt

Wild Seed

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which of these songs from Morten's "Letter From Egypt" album was also released as a single? Hint

There Are Many Ways To Die

Send Me An Angel

Movies

Anyone

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Question 10 of 15

10. One more question about "Letter From Egypt" - which song replaces "Slanted Floor" on the Norwegian release of the album? Hint

Darkspace

There Are Many Ways To Die

With You - With Me

Shooting Star

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Question 11 of 15

11. Back to the early days - of which of these bands was Morten NOT a member? Hint

Souldier Blue

Bridges

Sporty Morty and the Houserockers

Mercy

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Question 12 of 15

12. Morten's voice has been claimed to span five what? Hint

Continents

Octaves

Languages

Notes

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Question 13 of 15

13. Morten won several awards for his solo work at the 1995 Norwegian Spellemannprisen, but which of these was not one of them? Hint

Best album

Best male performer

Song of the year

Video award

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Question 14 of 15

14. This one for the real fans among you - what did Morten work as in his earlier years? Hint

Baker

Mental health nurse

Shoeshine boy

Librarian's assistant

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Question 15 of 15

15. From which of Morten's songs are the following lyrics: "Remember who you're on the back of riding through the human race"? Hint

Movies

Heaven's Not For Saints

Send Me An Angel

Darkspace

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Morten Harket was the last of the band members to join A-ha, but when was the band originally formed?

Answer: 1982

A-ha formed in Norway in 1982, with Morten Harket as a later addition to the band than its two original members, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar (now Paul Waaktaar-Savoy).

2. What was the first song with Morten Harket as lead vocalist that went to Number One in the US charts?

Answer: Take On Me

"Take On Me" went to Number One in the US Billboard Charts in 1985. It is perhaps most famous for its video which used cutting-edge editing technology. The song only charted at Number One following its third release.

3. Which of these is NOT a solo album of Morten Harket?

Answer: Analogue

"Analogue" was A-ha's penultimate studio album, released in 2006. It was not one of Morten's solo projects.

4. Morten co-hosted the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest. With which song did he open the show?

Answer: Heaven's Not For Saints

While "Los Angeles", "Spanish Steps" and "Half In Love, Half In Hate" all appeared on Morten's solo "Wild Seed" album, "Heaven's Not For Saints" was only ever released as a single, with an accompanying instrumental version.

5. Morten gained the record for the longest held note in any charting UK pop song. With which A-ha song did he gain this record?

Answer: Summer Moved On

Morten holds a note in "Summer Moved On" for an amazing 20.2 seconds - beating Bill Withers' song "Lovely Day" by 2.2 seconds.

6. A-ha split up in the 1990s, but then Morten re-joined the band for which event in 1998?

Answer: Nobel Peace Prize Concert

The Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998 was the re-birth of A-ha, with their single "Summer Moved On" being very well received and providing the springboard for their re-union proper.

7. The international release of Morten's "Wild Seed" album contains 12 tracks, but the Japanese release contains a 13th song. What is it?

Answer: A Change Is Gonna Come

"A Change Is Gonna Come" was a cover for Morten, which was originally written by Sam Cooke in 1964.

8. Which of these was the first solo album released by Morten?

Answer: Poetenes Evangelium

"Poetenes Evangelium" translates from Norwegian as "The Gospel According To Poets" and is fully comprised of unedited Norwegian poetry.

9. Which of these songs from Morten's "Letter From Egypt" album was also released as a single?

Answer: Movies

"Movies" was one of the most acclaimed of Morten's songs on his "Letter From Egypt" album, and was performed by him at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.

10. One more question about "Letter From Egypt" - which song replaces "Slanted Floor" on the Norwegian release of the album?

Answer: Shooting Star

"Shooting Star" does not feature on the international version of "Letter From Egypt", being released only on the Norwegian version of the album.

11. Back to the early days - of which of these bands was Morten NOT a member?

Answer: Bridges

Whereas Morten had been a member of bands called Mercy, Souldier Blue, and Sporty Morty and the Houserockers, he was never a member of Bridges. This was the band of which Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar - his later A-ha colleagues - were originally members.

12. Morten's voice has been claimed to span five what?

Answer: Octaves

The claim that Morten's extraordinarily vocal range spans five octaves has been made by Jan Omdahl ("The Swing of Things") and the "Keyboard Player" magazine. Morten says he has never counted.

13. Morten won several awards for his solo work at the 1995 Norwegian Spellemannprisen, but which of these was not one of them?

Answer: Video award

Morten did not win a video award at the 1995 Spellemannprisen, although he had already collected a video award at the Spellemannprisen with A-ha, back in 1986, for the music video to "Hunting High and Low".

14. This one for the real fans among you - what did Morten work as in his earlier years?

Answer: Mental health nurse

Morten was a mental health nurse - and amazingly, so was his A-ha colleague Magne Furuholmen!

15. From which of Morten's songs are the following lyrics: "Remember who you're on the back of riding through the human race"?

Answer: Darkspace

The lyrics are from "Darkspace", which was released as a single and also appeared on the album "Letter From Egypt".

Source: Author tsasotv

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