Whose Line Was It Anyway? UK Number One Hits 1972 Quiz

Answer: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" was a number one hit for four weeks on the UK singles chart for The New Seekers in 1972. It reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" was written by Bill Backer/Billy Davis/Roger Cook/Roger Greenaway. Originally written as "I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke", an advertising jingle for Coco-Cola in 1971. The melody was derived from a song already written by Cook and Greenaway called "True Love and Apple Pie". That song was recorded by Susan Shirley and released in 1971 but did not chart in the UK or US.

The New Seekers were formed in 1969 by Keith Potger who was an ex-member of the Australian group The Seekers. The group at the time of this hit were Peter Doyle, Eve Graham, Marty Kristian, Paul Layton and Lyn Paul. With various line ups they had six Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart between 1970 and 1978, which included two number one hits.

American group The Hill Side Singers also recorded a version of "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing". It entered the Billboard Hot 100 before The New Seekers version but got stuck at number 13. It did not chart in the UK.

Answer: Chicory Tip

"Son Of My Father" was a number one hit for three weeks on the UK singles chart for Chicory Tip in 1972. It reached number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

UK group Chicory Tip formerly known as The Sonics were Rick Foster, Peter Hewson, Barry Mayger, Brian Shearer and Rod Cloutt (who replaced Rick Foster). "Son Of My Father" was a cover version of German singer Michael Holm's hit "Nachts Scheint Die Sonne". The original music was composed by Giorgio Moroder and the English lyrics were written by Pete Bellotte.

"Son Of My Father" was Chicory Tip's only UK Top Ten hit. They had two other hits on the UK singles chart - "What's Your Name" reached number 13 in 1972 and "Good Grief Christina" reached number 17 in 1973.

Answer: Without You

"Without You" was a number one hit for five weeks on the UK singles chart for Nilsson in 1972. It was number one for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Nilsson was born Harry Edward Nilsson III in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. in 1941. He died of heart failure in Agoura Hills, California, USA, in 1994 aged 52. He never toured or gave live performances. His songs were recorded by artists as diverse as Fred Astaire, The Monkees and The Yardbirds.

He recorded his own songs but his two biggest hits were written by others. "Everybody's Talking'", written by singer/songwriter Fred Neil and "Without You" written by two members of the UK group Badfinger, Pete Ham and Tom Evans. Nilsson was admired by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and was also a great friend of John Lennon. They got thrown out of the Troubadour nightclub in West Hollywood USA together in 1974, for drunken heckling of the Smothers Brothers.

Answer: The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

"Amazing Grace" was a number one hit for five weeks on the UK singles chart for The Pipes and Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in 1972. It reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Amazing Grace" a Christian hymn, is possibly the oldest song to top the UK singles chart. The words were written by John Newton (1725-1807) an English poet and clergyman and published in 1779. The Chasanoff/Elozua "Amazing Grace" collection in the US Library of Congress contains more than 3000 recorded performances of "Amazing Grace" by different musicians or musical ensembles.

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, the Colonel-in-Chief is Queen Elizabeth II. It is the senior Scottish regiment having been formed in 1971 on the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) and The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons). They won the award for Album of the Year at the Classic BRIT Awards in 2009 for the album "Spirit Of The Glen - Journey".

Answer: Metal Guru

"Metal Guru" was a number one hit for four weeks on the UK singles chart for T.Rex in 1972. It did not chart in the US.

Tyrannosaurus Rex is dead long live T. Rex, out with the hippie following in with Glam rock. In some quarters Marc Bolan is still regarded as a sell out. Marc Bolan founded Tyrannosaurus Rex in 1967, first as a four piece band quickly reduced to two with Steve Peregrin Took. Still with producer Tony Visconti but now with drummer Mickey Finn and a shortened name, T.Rex finally made the UK Top 20 when "Ride A White Swan" reached number two in 1970.

Marc Bolan was born Mark Feld in London, UK, in 1947. He was killed in 1977, two weeks before his 30th birthday when the Mini he was a passenger in (he never learned to drive) hit a sycamore tree in Barnes, London, UK. He was less than two miles from his home in East Sheen, London, UK.

Answer: A painter

"Vincent" was a number one hit for two weeks on the UK singles chart for Don McLean in 1972. It reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Don McLean was born Donald McLean in New Rochelle, New York, USA, in 1945. His father and grandfather were also named Donald McLean. His first album "Tapestry" was released in 1970 by Mediarts Records. It did not reach the Top 100 on the Billboard album chart but entered the UK album chart nearly two years later and reached number 16 in 1972.

Mediarts was taken over by United Artists Records which secured the promotion by a major record label of his next album "American Pie" in 1971. It reached number one on the Billboard album chart and number three on the UK album chart in 1972. Two singles from the album became number one hits in their own right "American Pie" on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Vincent" on the UK singles chart both in 1972.

Answer: Donny Osmond

"Puppy Love" was number one for five weeks on the UK singles chart for Donny Osmond in 1972. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Donny Osmond was born Donald Clark Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA, in 1957. He is the seventh son of George and Olive Osmond and brother of Alan, Jay, Jimmy, Marie, Merrill, Tom, Virl and Wayne Osmond. Donny and four of his brothers, Alan, Jay, Merrill, Wayne, gained fame in the '60s performing on the "Andy Williams Show".

In the US he had four Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 as part of The Osmonds between 1971 and 1976 which included the number one hit "One Bad Apple". As a soloist he had six Top Ten hits between 1971 and 1991 which included the number one hit "Go Away Little Girl". As a duo with his sister Marie he had two Top Ten hits between 1974 and 1978.

In the UK he had five Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart as part of The Osmonds between 1972 and 1976 which included the number one hit "Love Me For A Reason" in 1974. As a soloist he had six Top Ten hits which included the number one hits "Puppy Love" in 1972, "The Twelfth Of Never" in 1973 and "Young Love" in 1973. As a duo with his sister Marie he had two Top Ten hits between 1974 and 1976.

Answer: School's Out

"School's Out" was number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart for Alice Cooper in 1972. It reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan, USA, in 1948. In 1964 he and some friends entered a talent contest calling themselves The Earwigs; they dressed like The Beatles and mimed to their records. They won, bought some instruments from a pawn shop, changed their name to The Spiders and learned how to play. After another name change to The Nazz they became Alice Cooper, the name was selected by means of a ouija board.

Alice Cooper were Vincent Furnier (vocals), Michael Bruce (rhythm guitar), Glen Buxton (lead guitar), Dennis Dunaway (bass) and Neal Smith (drums). "School's Out" was their only Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1971 and 1974. They had four Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart between 1972 and 1974 which included the number one hit "School's Out". At this point Vincent Furnier assumed the Alice Cooper name and went solo.

He went one better than the group and had two Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1975 and 1991, "You And I" number nine in 1977 and "Poison" number seven in 1989. In the UK he had one Top Ten hit on the singles chart between 1977 and 1994 when "Poison" reached number two in 1989.

Answer: Lieutenant Pigeon

"Mouldy Old Dough" was a number one hit for four weeks on the UK singles chart for Lieutenant Pigeon in 1972. It did not chart in the US.

UK group Lieutenant Pigeon was a spin-off from the experimental music group Stavely Makepeace. The members were Nigel Fletcher (drums), Stephen Johnson (bass), Rob Woodward (piano) and Rob's mother Hilda Woodward (piano). The group's sound was dominated by the heavy honky-tonk-style piano played by Rob's Mum.

They had two hit instrumental hits in 1972 on the UK singles chart, the above mentioned "Mouldy Old Dough" and "Desperate Dan" which reached number 17. Neither charted in the US.

Answer: Chuck Berry

"My Ding-A-Ling" was a number one hit for four weeks on the UK singles chart for Chuck Berry in 1972. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Chuck Berry was born Charles Edward Anderson Berry in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, in 1926. He first performed in public in 1941 while attending the Charles E. Sumner High School in St. Louis. Three years later in 1944 he was arrested and convicted of armed robbery after robbing three shops in Kansas City and then stealing a car at gunpoint with some friends. He was released on his 21st birthday in 1947.

His big break in music came in 1955 when Muddy Waters suggested that he contact Leonard Chess of Chess Records. On May 21st 1955 Chuck Berry recorded an adaptation of "Ida Red" which became "Maybellene". It featured Willie Dixon on bass, Jerome Green (from Bo Diddley's band) on maracas, Johnnie Johnson on piano and Jasper Thomas on drums. "Maybellene" sold over 1,000,000 copies, reaching number one on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart and number five on the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart in 1955. It did not chart in the UK.