1. Ziggy Stardust was the alter ego of which singer?
David Bowie
2. Which character on a musical stave determines pitch?
Clef
3. Which duo wrote the opera Trial by Jury?
Gilbert and Sullivan
4. What is the name of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate?
Graceland
5. Which singer’s backing band were called The Wailers?
Bob Marley
6. What was the title of Lady Garga’s first UK chart topper?
Just Dance
7. Which singer/songwriter had an early hit with Crocodile Rock?
Elton John
8. Which song title was a hit in 1993 for Mariah Carey and in 2002 for Enrique Iglesias?
Hero
9. The video to which 2012 song by Psy became the first YouTube video to reach a billion
views?
Gangnam Style. Nope me neither 🤷♂️
10. Which Bizet opera, first performed in 1875, is set in Spain?
Carmen
11. Who had a hit in 1982 with Come on Eileen?
Dexys Midnight Runners
12. Jason Orange was a member of which group until 2004?
Take That
13. Which musical term means “smooth flowing”?
Legato
14. Who had 1984 hits with Penny Lover and Stuck on You?
Lionel Richie
15. Roger Daltrey founded and fronted which band?
The Who
16. What type of instrument is a bongo?
Drum
17. What name is given to the final passage in a musical work?
Coda
18. Which Britpop band had a 1994 hit with Parklife?
Blur
19. Which group topped the charts in 1966 with Paperback Writer?
The Beatles
20. What cry for help has been a hit for both ABBA and Rihanna?
SOS
Thanks for taking part.
👀 for next weeks offering which I’m thinking will either be “ brain teasers”, pot luck or a bit of both.
David Bowie
2. Which character on a musical stave determines pitch?
Clef
3. Which duo wrote the opera Trial by Jury?
Gilbert and Sullivan
4. What is the name of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate?
Graceland
5. Which singer’s backing band were called The Wailers?
Bob Marley
6. What was the title of Lady Garga’s first UK chart topper?
Just Dance
7. Which singer/songwriter had an early hit with Crocodile Rock?
Elton John
8. Which song title was a hit in 1993 for Mariah Carey and in 2002 for Enrique Iglesias?
Hero
9. The video to which 2012 song by Psy became the first YouTube video to reach a billion
views?
Gangnam Style. Nope me neither 🤷♂️
10. Which Bizet opera, first performed in 1875, is set in Spain?
Carmen
11. Who had a hit in 1982 with Come on Eileen?
Dexys Midnight Runners
12. Jason Orange was a member of which group until 2004?
Take That
13. Which musical term means “smooth flowing”?
Legato
14. Who had 1984 hits with Penny Lover and Stuck on You?
Lionel Richie
15. Roger Daltrey founded and fronted which band?
The Who
16. What type of instrument is a bongo?
Drum
17. What name is given to the final passage in a musical work?
Coda
18. Which Britpop band had a 1994 hit with Parklife?
Blur
19. Which group topped the charts in 1966 with Paperback Writer?
The Beatles
20. What cry for help has been a hit for both ABBA and Rihanna?
SOS
Thanks for taking part.
👀 for next weeks offering which I’m thinking will either be “ brain teasers”, pot luck or a bit of both.
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