A Night in Outer Space Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rock Around the Clock

Bill Haley and His Comets was formed in 1952 and continued performing up to the death of Bill Haley in 1981. The band was originally called The Saddlemen, playing country and western music but Haley wanted to incorporate a rhythm and blues sound into their repertoire so changed the name in 1952 to create an early sound of rock and roll. One of their most famous songs was "Rock Around the Clock" released in 1954 as a b-side.

The song featured in the soundtrack to the 1955 film "The Blackboard Jungle".

Answer: We Built This City

Starship is an American band from San Francisco and a continuation of its previous incarnations, Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. The name changed in 1984 after a lawsuit stated that the names Jefferson and Airplane could not be used in its title.

"We Built This City" appeared on the 1985 album "Knee Deep in the Hoopla" and reached number one on the Billboard charts. In 2018 UK YouTuber Ladbaby parodied the song to raise funds for the food bank charity "The Trussell Trust". He called his song "We Built This City on Sausage Rolls" and it was a Christmas number one hit beating Ariana Grande to the top spot.

Answer: Doctor Doctor

UFO was an English rock band formed in London in 1968 by lead singer Phil Moog. They released their first album "UFO 1" in 1972. They spent their early years in relative obscurity but in 1973 they signed up to the Chrysalis record label and recruited Michael Schenker from the German band The Scorpions and in 1974 released the album "Phenomenon" which included the song "Doctor Doctor". The band had intended to perform a farewell tour in 2022 but due to Phil Mogg having a heart attack and being told by his doctors not to perform, the tour was cancelled.

The song has famously been used by the British band Iron Maiden as their intro since 2000.

Answer: Boogie Wonderland

Earth, Wind and Fire is an American band formed in 1968 in Chicago, Illinois by session drummer Maurice White. The band is famous for playing many types of music including jazz, disco, funk, R&B and soul. They are one of the best selling bands ever having sold over 90 million records worldwide and have won several awards including four American Music Awards and six Grammys. "Boogie Wonderland" was a track off their ninth album "I Am", and was released as a single featuring the female vocal group The Emotions in April 1979.

It reached number two on the Billboard Hot Soul singles.

Answer: Blinded by the Light

Manfred Mann's Earth Band are an English rock band that was founded in London in 1971 by South African musician Manfred Mann. Their style is a fusion of progressive rock and jazz with a heavy emphasis on the use of synthesizers. "The Roaring Silence" was their seventh studio album, released in August 1976, which contained a cover of Bruce Springsteen's song "Blinded by the Light".

The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: The Kill (Bury Me)

Thirty Seconds to Mars is an American rock band founded in Los Angeles, California by actor Jared Leto (who is the lead singer, bass and lead guitarist and keyboard player) and his brother Shannon Leto (percussionist) with a variety of line-ups during the course of its existence.

Their style combines progressive rock with a heavy use of electronics. "The Kill (Bury Me)" was a single released off their second album "A Beautiful Lie" in January 2006. It peaked at 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song remained in the charts for 52 weeks and in doing so broke a record on the Billboard's Modern Rock Track Charts.

Answer: Midnight City

M83 is a French electronic rock band named after the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. It was formed in Antibes in southeastern France in 1999 by multi-instrumentalists Nicolas Fromageau and Anthony Gonzalez. Fromageau left the band shortly after the release of their second album "Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts" in 2004 and since then Anthony Gonzalez has been the only constant member of the band.

"Midnight City" is a song off the group's sixth studio album "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" which was released in 2011. The track had international success. It was used by French television as the closing theme to the UEFA 2012 football matches. It was also used as the theme tune for the British reality show "Made in Chelsea".

Answer: The Widow

The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band formed in El Paso, Texas in 2001. Over the years the line-up has changed several times with only the guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and the singer and lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala being the constant members. The band is known for its concept albums.

In 2006 they released their second studio album "Frances the Mule" which told the story of an adopted person trying to find their birth parents. The song "The Widow" was the lead single released from the album in March 2005.

Answer: Smooth Criminal

Alien Ant Farm is an American alternative rock band which was formed in Riverside, California in 1996. The name of the band comes from a daydream the band's guitarist, Terry Corso, had that the entire population of the earth was being cultivated for the benefit of aliens.

The track "Smooth Criminal" (a cover of Michael Jackson's song from his 1987 album "Bad") appears on their second studio album "Anthology" released in March 2001. The single of the track was released as the album's second single in June 2001. It reached number three in the UK charts and 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

Gerard Hugh Sayer was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex, England on 21st May 1948. He changed his name to Leo Sayer because his manager (the singer and actor Adam Faith) said his unruly hair resembled a lion's mane. ("Leo" is of course one of the constellations of the zodiac.) He first achieved fame in 1973 with his song "The Show Must Go On" which reached number two in the UK charts.

In 1977 he released "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" which went to number one in the UK and the USA. His following single "When I Need You" also topped the charts in both the UK and the USA.