Whose Line Was It Anyway? British US No.1 Hits Quiz

Answer: Laurie London

"He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)" was written by Robert Lindon/William Henry. It was number one for four weeks on the Billboard Top 100 for Laurie London in 1958.

Laurie London born in Bethnal Green, London, England, was 13 years old and still a pupil at The Davenant Foundation Grammar School when he recorded "He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)" in 1957. It peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart that year.

Although he worked with record producers such as Norman Newell and George Martin at Abbey Road studios and made many recordings, he never had another chart hit in the UK or US.

Answer: Peter and Gordon

"World Without Love" was written by Paul McCartney but credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for Peter And Gordon in 1964.

Peter Asher was born in London, England, in 1944, and Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller was born in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1945. They met each other while attending Westminster School, in London, England.

"World Without Love" was not only their only number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100, it was their only record that made the Top Ten in both countries. Although they had three other Top Ten hits in the UK and two others in the US, none were the same, which was unusual.

Answer: Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders

"Game Of Love" was written by Clint Ballard Jr. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders.

Wayne Fontana was born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis in Levenshulme, Manchester, Lancashire, England, in 1945. He formed the group in Manchester in 1963 with Bob Lang, Ric Rothwell, and Eric Stewart (future co-founder of 10cc). Wayne Fontana left the group in 1965 and his biggest solo hit was "Pamela Pamela" which peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966.

The Mindbenders carried on without Wayne Fontana and their biggest hit was "A Groovy Kind Of Love" which peaked at number two on both the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.

Answer: Freddie and The Dreamers

"I'm Telling You Now" was written by Freddie Garrity/Mitch Murray. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Freddie and The Dreamers in 1965.

Ex-milkman Freddie Garrity led The Dreamers, Peter Birrell, Roy Crewdson, Bernie Dwyer and Derek Quinn. They were all from Manchester, England and had six Top 20 hits (four of them Top Ten hits) on the UK Singles Chart between 1963 and 1964.

They had two Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, "I'm Telling You Now", (their only number one hit) and "Do The Freddie" which peaked at number 18. "The Freddie" was a minor dance craze mimicking what Freddie Garrity did on stage while singing "I'm Telling You Now".

Chubby Checker had a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Let's Do The Freddie" which peaked at number 40 in 1965.

Answer: The Dave Clark Five

"Over And Over" was written by Robert James Byrd. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Dave Clark Five in 1965.

Dave Clark led The DC5 (formed in 1962), Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton and Mike Smith. Clark and Huxley had been in the backing band for UK singer Stan Saxon in 1958. Between 1963 and 1970 they had eight Top Ten hits on the UK Singles Chart. Their only UK number one hit was "Glad All Over" (number one for two weeks in 1964). It was also the single that made The DC5 the second British group (after The Beatles) to enter the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.

The DC5 had eight Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1964 and 1967, "Over And Over" was their only number one hit.

Answer: The Troggs

"Wild Thing" was written by Chip Taylor. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Troggs in 1966.

Originally called The Troglodytes they were formed by Reg Presley and Ronnie Bond (in Andover, Hampshire, England), who then added Pete Staples and Chris Britton. Between 1966 and 1967 they had five Top Ten hits on the UK Singles Chart which included their only number one hit "With A Girl Like You". Between 1966 and 1968 they had two Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, their number one hit "Wild Thing" and "Love Is All Around" which peaked at number seven.

In 1994 a cover version of "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet was number one for 16 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. That equalled the 16 weeks that Bryan Adams spent at number one with "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" in 1991.

Answer: Paper Lace

"The Night Chicago Died" was written by Peter Callander/Mitch Murray. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for Paper Lace in 1974.

Music Box from Nottinham, England, were formed in 1967. In 1969 Cliff Fish, Dave Manders, Roy White and Phil Wright changed their name to Paper Lace. They had three Top 20 hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1974 and a number 24 hit in 1978. This included their only UK number one hit "Billy Don't Be A Hero" (number one for three weeks).

On the Billboard Hot 100 besides their number one hit, they had two minor hits with, "Billy Don't Be A Hero" (number 96) and "The Black-Eyed Boys" (number 41).

Answer: Eric Clapton

"I Shot The Sheriff" was written by Bob Marley. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for Eric Clapton in 1974.

Eric Clapton is a three time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of The Yardbirds in 1992, as a member of Cream in 1993 and as a soloist in 2000. The Yardbirds first UK chart hit was "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (number 44 in 1964), Cream's first UK chart hit was "Wrapping Paper" (number 34 in 1966, Eric Clapton's first solo UK hit was "I Shot The Sheriff". He also made the UK chart with "Comin' Home" by Delaney and Bonnie and Friends featuring Eric Clapton (number 16 in 1969 and "Layla" by Derek and The Dominoes (number seven in 1972.

He also made the UK chart with various artists such as Michael Kamen, Tina Turner and Elton John.

Answer: The Bay City Rollers

"Saturday Night" was written by Bill Martin/Phil Coulter. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Bay City Rollers in 1976.

Formerly known as the Ambassadors, The Saxons and The Deadbeats, they decided on a name change. Group member Derek Longmuir threw a dart into a map of the USA and hit Arkansas. Finding that name unsuitable they tried again and the dart landed near Bay City in Michigan. They added Rollers which they already had and became The Bay City Rollers from Edinburgh, Scotland.

This version of "Saturday Night" was a re-recording; the original with lead vocal by Nobby Clark failed to chart in the UK as did this re-recording.

Answer: Sheena Easton

"Morning Train (Nine To Five)" was written by Florrie Palmer. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Sheena Easton in 1981.

Sheena Easton was first seen on TV in "The Big Time" and became Scotland's most successful act, winning the Grammy award for Best New Artist of 1981. In the UK between 1980 and 1989 she had six Top 20 hits, three of which made the Top Ten. In the US between 1981 and 1989 she had ten Top 20 hits, of which seven were Top 10 hits.

Her US number one hit "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" was originally titled "Nine To Five" but was changed to avoid confusion with the Dolly Parton hit of the same year "9 To 5".

Answer: Bonnie Tyler

"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" was written by Jim Steinman. It was number one for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Bonnie Tyler in 1983.

Born Gaynor Hopkins in Swansea, Wales, in 1953, she became the first Welsh singer to top the Billboard Hot 100. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" was the first single by a British female singer to top the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it was one of five Top Ten hits between 1976 and 1985. In the US it was one of two Top Ten hits between 1978 and 1983.

With another Welsh singer, Shakin' Stevens, Bonnie Tyler had a number five hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1984, with a cover version of the Dinah Washington/Brook Benton 1960 hit "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)".

Answer: Culture Club

"Karma Chameleon" was written by Boy George/Jon Moss/Mikey Craig/Roy Hay/Phil Pickett. It was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Culture Club in 1984.

Singer/songwriter Jimmy Jones claimed that "Karma Chameleon" plagiarized his 1960 US number two hit "Handy Man". The harmonica on the record was played by Judd Lander. He had been a member of The Hideaways, a Merseyside group formed in 1963 who played more times than The Beatles at The Cavern club in Liverpool.

Culture Club won the Best New Artist Grammy Award in 1983. The group's outfits were designed by Sue Clowes.

Answer: Dire Straits

"Money For Nothing" was written by Mark Knopfler/Sting. It was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Dire Straits in 1985.

Dire Straits had one number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, which was one more than they had on the UK Singles Chart. With 12 albums in the UK Album Chart which included three number one albums, Dire Straits are among the top album-selling UK acts with over 100,000,000 album sales.

Marl Knopfler was awarded the MBE in 2000 and has has a dinosaur named after him.

Answer: Robert Palmer

"Adicted To Love" was written by Robert Palmer. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for Robert Palmer in 1986.

Robert Palmer was born Alan Palmer in Yorkshire, England, in 1949 but was raised in Malta. He has been a member of some notable groups such as The Alan Brown Set, Dada, Vinegar Joe and Power Station. He went solo in 1974 and signed up with Island Records.

He had some minor hits with singles and albums but finally made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 with "Every Kinda People" which peaked at number 16 in 1978. He had to wait a little longer to break into the UK Singles Chart Top 20 with "Some Guys Have All The Luck" which peaked at number 16 in 1982.

"Addicted To Love" which peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart was his only number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. He died of a heart attack in 2003 aged 54.

Answer: Mike & The Mechanics

"The Living Years" was written by Mike Rutherford/B. A. Robertson. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for Mike & The Mechanics in 1989.

The super group Mike & The Mechanics were Mike Rutherford (ex-Genesis), Paul Carrack (ex-Ace, Roxy Music and Squeeze), Paul Young (ex-Sad Café), Adrian Lee (ex-Red Hot and Toyah) and Peter Van Hooke (ex-Headstone, Ezio and Stackridge).

Mike & The Mechanics had three Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1985 and 1989 "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" (number six in 1986, "All I Need Is A Miracle" (number five in 1986) and "The Living Years" (number one in 1989) which was also their only Top Ten hit on the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at number two the same year.