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    Wednesday Music 5

    This weeks questions cover the 60’s 70’s and 80’s

    60’s

    1...Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Davy Jones formed which band in the 1960s?

    2...What was Lulu's winning entry at the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest?

    3...What was the Beach Boys first UK number one single?

    4...What 1964 hit was the only UK number one for The Supremes?

    5...Who had UK top 10 hits in the 1960s with 'Purple Haze' and 'All Along The Watchtower'?

    70’s

    6..Who was the frontman for the band T. Rex?

    7...Who was David Bowie's glam rock alter ego?

    8...Who was the first female country artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977?

    9...Which disco queen was known for hits such as 'Hot Stuff' and 'I Feel Love'?

    10.Which 1970s glam rock band were known for the deliberate misspelling of their song

    80’s

    11.Selling 25 million copies in the decade alone, which 1982 album has gone one to be the best-selling album of all time?

    12.Which band opened Live Aid at Wembley in 1985?

    13.Hitting the top spot in 1985, which song was the Eurythmics' only UK number one?

    14. Which song's music video was the first ever to be shown on MTV in 1981?

    15.Which singer, who launched her solo career in 1982, went on to become the biggest selling female artist of all time?

    ​​​​​​​16.What was Kylie Minogue's first UK number one single?

    17.Which 1983 song has gone on to become the most played song in radio history?

    ​​​​​​​18.Who was the lead singer of Spandau Ballet?

    ​​​​​​​19.Which group were the UK's only Eurovision Song Contest winners of the 1980s?

    ​​​​​​​20.What song was Queen's only UK number one during the 1980s?

    #2
    possibly 9
    when i can think of something profound i will update this.

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      #3
      As usual I've guessed at them all , apart from number 5 ! Could be around 16ish as I'm always optimistic x

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        #4
        Possibly 11 but I think definitely 9

        Richard
        Richard

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          #5
          16 I think but a few guesses 🤔
          Janette x

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            #6
            Maybe 14.

            TBH the bloke that’s done the two quizzes this week needs to have a word with himself.🙈🤦‍♂️

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              #7
              After setting this one all I can say is you'd better get used to it cos I'm not talking to you 😛
              when i can think of something profound i will update this.

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                #8
                Admin_MND you’re quiet this week. Is it too difficult for you 😁🤷‍♂️

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Bowler View Post
                  Admin_MND you’re quiet this week. Is it too difficult for you 😁🤷‍♂️
                  Sorry, meant to respond yesterday but then forgot. Think we've got 16 this week - our favourite eras of music even though we weren't born until the end of the 80's!
                  Our working hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am until 5pm

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Admin_MND View Post

                    Sorry, meant to respond yesterday but then forgot. Think we've got 16 this week - our favourite eras of music even though we weren't born until the end of the 80's!
                    80’s 90’s I was well into radio 4 by then. Ah the Archers, those were the days 🤩

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                      #11
                      Answers

                      1...The Monkees
                      2...Boom Bang-a-Bang
                      3...Good Vibrations
                      4...Baby Love
                      5...Jimi Hendrix
                      6...Marc Bolan
                      7...Ziggy Stardust
                      8...Loretta Lynn
                      9...Donna Summer
                      10.Slade
                      11.Thriller
                      12.Status Quo
                      13.There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
                      14.Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles
                      15.Madonna
                      16.I Should Be So Lucky
                      17.Every Breath You Take by The Police
                      18.Tony Hadley
                      19.Bucks Fizz
                      20. Under Pressure (with David Bowie)

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                        #12
                        7.
                        when i can think of something profound i will update this.

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                          #13
                          Snap

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                            #14
                            perhaps the 2nd jab will make you more clever. notice i didnt say clever. no hope for me. need more than vaccine.
                            when i can think of something profound i will update this.

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                              #15
                              16 for us! Thought the country singer would bound to be Dolly Parton!
                              Our working hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am until 5pm

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