Dirty 30 Pop & Sport

THE DIRTY 30 OF POP

1 What was the name of the girl that jilted John?

2 What was the first UK number one hit for Blondie?

3 Which singer who had three UK number ones in the 1960s had the middle name of Kelton?

4 Which was the first Danish act to top the UK singles chart?

5 Under what name did Glynn Ellis front the Mindbenders?

6 The debut album of Tasmin Archer shares its title with which Dickens novel?

7 Which group took their name from a suburb of Berlin and a style of dance?

8 Under what name did Ant and Dec start their pop career?

9 What was Buddy Holly’s real first name?

10 Under what name did Gaynor Hopkins top the charts in 1983?

11 In what year did Sid Vicious die?

12 In what year did Abba win Eurovision?

13 Which DJ presented the first top 10 on BBC radio in 1962?

14 What is the first name of the oldest member of Abba?

15 What are the first names of John Lennon’s two sons?

16 On which record label did The Beatles record their first UK hit?

17 How were the trio of Golding, Staples and Hall collectively known?

18 Which pop group took their name from the Arabic word for black?

19 Which country and western legend provided guest vocals on the KLF hit Justified and Ancient?

20 Who banged the drums for The Police?

21 Which singer’s name is Cockney rhyming slang for curry?

22 Whose singing career was chronicled in the film Beyond the Sea?

23 The first number one hit for Dexy’s Midnight Runners was a tribute to which singer?

24 Which pop superstar founded the Maverick record label?

25 On which Beatles album cover did the Fab Four spell out a word in semaphore?

26 Who provided lead vocals for the pop group Dawn?

27 Who was born Marvin Lee Aday?

28 On which album cover does James Coburn have his hand on the shoulder of Christopher Lee?

29 What is the home town of The Darkness?

30 Which Queen album featuring the song Somebody to Love was named after a Marx Brothers film?

ANSWERS TO POP
1 Julie
2 Heart of Glass
3 Roy Orbison
4 Whigfield
5 Wayne Fontana
6 Great Expectations
7 Spandau Ballet
8 PJ and Duncan
9 Charles
10 Bonnie Tyler
11 1979
12 1974
13 Alan Freeman
14 Bjorn
15 Julian and Sean
16 Parlephone
17 Fun Boy Three
18 Aswad
19 Tammy Wynette
20 Stewart Copeland
21 Ruby Murray
22 Bobby Darin
23 Geno Washington
24 Madonna
25 Help
26 Tony Orlando
27 Meat Loaf
28 Band on the Run
29 Lowestoft
30 A Day at the Races

THE DIRTY 30 OF SPORT

1 In which sport is a Canadian pairs race contested?

2 On which day of the week was the 1997 Grand National contested?

3 Which sporting event was inspired by the endeavours of Phedippedes?

4 Who was named PFA Footballer of the Year in 2005?

5 What did Europe regain for the first time in 28 years in 1985?

6 In which game is the target known as the hob?

7 Which former darts world champion died in June 2003?

8 Which horse racing venue is home to statues of Golden Miller, Dawn Run and Arkle?

9 Which football club are known as The Grand Old Lady of Europe?

10 In which city was the final of football’s 2002 World Cup played?

11 Which Liverpool star scored the first ever goal on Match of the Day in 1964?

12 Which horse won the Epsom Derby in 2004?

13 What do the initials WA signify on a netball bib?

14 What do the initials GMB stand for in archery?

15 Which country is home to the Gilles Villeneuve racing circuit?

16 Who officially opened the 1980 Summer Olympics?

17 Which two South American nations competed in the 2003 rugby union World Cup?

18 What are competitors required to hold in a game of kabbadi?

19 How did Catherine McTavish make Wimbledon history in 1979?

20 What is the alternative name of The International Men’s Team Championships of the World?

21 Which two boxers were involved in The Fight of the Long Count?

22 Which is the only non English team to have won the FA Cup?

23 What are the two official colours of the All England Club at Wimbledon?

24 Who founded his own company called The Great White Shark Company?

25 Who was the first Formula One driver to register 50 Grand Prix wins?

26 Which sporting almanac has been published since 1864?

27 In which sport did Errol Flynn compete in the Olympic Games?

28 In which Olympic event are competitors required to wear a top hat?

29 Who did Frank Bruno defeat to become world champion?

30 Which football club folded in 1992 after 66 years in the football league?

ANSWERS TO SPORT

1 Canoeing
2 Monday due to a bomb scare on the Saturday
3 Marathon
4 John Terry
5 Ryder Cup
6 Quoits
7 Leighton Rees
8 Cheltenham
9 Juventus
10 Yokohama
11 Roger Hunt
12 North Light
13 Wing attack
14 Grand Master Bowman
15 Canada
16 Leonid Brezhnev
17 Uruguay and Argentina
18 Their breath
19 The first female umpire
20 Davis Cup
21 Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney
22 Cardiff City
23 Purple and green
24 Greg Norman
25 Alain Prost
26 Wisden’s Almanac
27 Boxing
28 Dressage
29 Oliver McCall
30 Aldershot