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Quiz about 1990s UK Classics By the Year 1
Quiz about 1990s UK Classics By the Year 1

1990s UK Classics By the Year [1] Quiz


Having grown up in the 90s, I couldn't resist revisiting my favourite teenage tunes. Each question focuses on a specific year, starting with 1990. I will give you a lyric, and you need to match it to the correct artist. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by poshprice. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
poshprice
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
297,604
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which artist(s) sang these lyrics? "I'm shaking just like breeze/
Hey babe I need your hand to steady me."
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Question 2 of 10
2. "I'll still be doing it the way I do it/ And yet, you try to make me forget/
Who I really am." Who sang these lyrics?
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Question 3 of 10
3. "Close your eyes but don't forget/ What you have heard." Which of the following singers can be matched to these lyrics?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following implored "Take my hand/ Take my whole heart too"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "All the many roads I've travelled/ None so far and none so much/ It leads me back to you again." Which of the following sang these words?
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Question 6 of 10
6. "I know that your gonna have it your way/ Or nothing at all/But I think you're moving too fast." Who sang these words of caution? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "I'm the self inflicted, mind detonator/ Yeah. I'm the one infected, twisted animator." Who sang these catchy lyrics? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "I used to think that I could not go on/ And life was nothing but an awful song." These words are sung in the first verse of a hit song by which of these artists? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "I know I'll see you again some day/ I'll be waiting for that day all my life/
All my life." Which of the following are responsible for these lyrics?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "If only you read my mind/ You'd see I was hurt inside," are lyrics sung by which of the following? Hint



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1. Which artist(s) sang these lyrics? "I'm shaking just like breeze/ Hey babe I need your hand to steady me."

Answer: Maria McKee

"Show me Heaven" was released in 1990 and became Maria McKee's first UK hit, reaching the coveted number one spot in the UK singles chart. Along with McKee, all of the other artists listed also released songs in 1990. Madonna released "Vogue", "Hanky Panky" and "Justify My Love", while the B52s released "Love Shack". Finally, "EMF" released "Unbelievable".
2. "I'll still be doing it the way I do it/ And yet, you try to make me forget/ Who I really am." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: Chesney Hawkes

"The One And Only" was a massive UK hit for Chesney Hawkes in 1991, and spent five weeks at number one. Meanwhile The Simpsons ("Do the Bartman"), Cher ("The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)"), and Bryan Adams ("Everything I Do) I Do It For You" also hit the number one spot in the UK singles chart that year.
3. "Close your eyes but don't forget/ What you have heard." Which of the following singers can be matched to these lyrics?

Answer: Take That

Take That's "A Million Love Songs" reached number seven in the UK singles chart in October 1992. Meanwhile Crowded House's "Weather With You" proved to be their most successful release of the year, reaching number seven in February. Vanessa Williams' "Save the Best for Last" reached number three in March, and Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" hit the number one top spot in November of the same year.
4. Which of the following implored "Take my hand/ Take my whole heart too"?

Answer: UB40

"(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You" was UB40's only UK number one hit single of 1993. It was the first single from their album "Promises and Lies" and was also a cover of the 1961 Elvis Presley song of the same name. During the same year Culture Beat released "Mr Vain", 2 Unlimited released "No Limit", and Ace of Base released "All That She Wants". All three of these singles went to number one in the UK singles chart.
5. "All the many roads I've travelled/ None so far and none so much/ It leads me back to you again." Which of the following sang these words?

Answer: China Black

China Black's "Searching" reached number four in the UK singles chart in 1994. During the same year, Enigma's "Return to Innocence" reached number three and the Pretenders' release, "I'll Stand By You", entered at number ten in April. Finally, Mariah Carey's "Anytime You Need a Friend" reached number eight in June of the same year.
6. "I know that your gonna have it your way/ Or nothing at all/But I think you're moving too fast." Who sang these words of caution?

Answer: TLC

In 1995 TLC released four songs in the UK, all of which reached the top 40 of the UK singles chart. Their most successful song was "Waterfalls", which entered at number four in August, and this is the song to which the above lyrics belong. In June, Baby D released "(Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving", which got to number three in the UK singles chart and was her only UK release of that year. Meanwhile Michael Jackson and Oasis released a string of successful hits that year, including "You Are Not Alone" and "Earth Song" (by Michael Jackson), and "Some Might Say" and "Wonderwall" (by Oasis).
7. "I'm the self inflicted, mind detonator/ Yeah. I'm the one infected, twisted animator." Who sang these catchy lyrics?

Answer: Prodigy

1996 was the year that Prodigy released "Firestarter", which stormed in at number one in the UK singles chart in March and earned them their first UK number one hit. Meanwhile, Dodgy's "Good Enough" entered the UK singles charts at number four, and 3T reached number two with their first ever release, "Anything". Finally, in October, Boyzone released "Words", which earned them their first number one of the year.
8. "I used to think that I could not go on/ And life was nothing but an awful song." These words are sung in the first verse of a hit song by which of these artists?

Answer: R. Kelly

During March 1997, R. Kelly hit the number one top spot in the UK singles chart with "I Believe I Can Fly", which was the theme tune to the film "Space Jam". In April Shola Ama's "You Might Need Somebody" reached number four and during May, Eurovision Song Contest winners Katrina & the Waves reached the number three spot with their winning song "Love Shine a Light". Finally, in October, Aqua's first UK release "Barbie Girl" earned them their first UK number one hit single.
9. "I know I'll see you again some day/ I'll be waiting for that day all my life/ All my life." Which of the following are responsible for these lyrics?

Answer: Lutricia McNeal

In May 1998, Lutricia McNeal's "Stranded" earned her the number three slot in the UK singles chart. Meanwhile LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" proved to be her most successful UK release of the year, reaching number seven. Shania Twain's "From This Moment On" was also released this year, and entered at number nine, while the Lighthouse Family's "High" was a little more successful, reaching number four.
10. "If only you read my mind/ You'd see I was hurt inside," are lyrics sung by which of the following?

Answer: Steps

Steps' first UK release of 1999 was "Better Best Forgotten", and this is the song to which the above lyrics belong. It reached number two in the UK singles chart in March. Meanwhile Macy Gray reached number seven with "I Try" and the Vengaboys earned themselves two number one UK singles, with "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom" and "We're Going to Ibiza". Westlife however trumped them all, by achieving four number one hit singles, with "Swear It Again", "If I Let You Go", "Flying Without Wings" and "I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun".
Source: Author poshprice

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