MUSICALITY

1 Which number one hit contains the lyric, “I don’t like cricket, I love it”?

2 In August 1971, George Harrison performed in and organised a concert for which Asian country?

3 In which country was Daniel Bedingfield born?

4 Which group performed Let Me Be The One when representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest?

5 Which song contains the lyric, “I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife”?

6 Which pop act took their name from a dance movement, a popular form of exercise in the 1920s?

7 In 1971 Montreaux Casino in Switzerland was badly damaged by fire. Which iconic rock song later immortalised the aforementioned incident?

8 Which city is the subject of the hit record Give Me Hope Joanna?

9 Which group with an apparent dislike of a certain genre of music had a hit song with Turn Back the Clock?

10 Which pop group’s name literally means, beyond the voice?

11 Holly, Candy and the Sugar Plum Fairy are all mentioned in the lyrics of which song?

12Who provided lead vocals for the rock band Free?

13 Who was the only DJ to be included in the top 100 of the greatest ever Britons list?

14 What was the title of England’s official World Cup song in 1990?

15 What are the names of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne’s three children?

16 Which song contains the lyric, “Don’t leave me hanging on like a yoyo”?

17 In which country was the singer Sade born?

18 In the lyrics of the song American Pie who did Jester borrow a coat from?

19 Who was the third of six children born to Silvio Ciccone?

20 Which number one hit single is an adaptation of the biblical hymn Psalm 137?

21 Which group topped the UK singles charts in 1999, fourteen years after their previous UK chart topper?

22 In which country was Neneh Cherry born?

23 Who was the first person to perform on a number one hit single and compete in the Round the World Yacht Race?

24 Who was born in 1937, had her first hit record in 1957 and was created a Dame in 2000?

25 Which song contains the lyric, “Water in the milk from a hole in the roof”?

Answers

1 Dreadlock Holiday

2 Bangladesh

3 New Zealand

4 The Shadows

5 Rocket Man

6 Eurythmics

7 Smoke on the Water

8 Johannesburg

9 Johnny Hates Jazz

10 Ultravox

11 Walk on the Wild Side

12 Paul Rodgers

13 John Peel

14 World in Motion

15 Kelly, Jack, Aimee

16 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

17 Nigeria

18 James Dean

19 Madonna

20 Rivers of Babylon

21 Blondie

22 Sweden

23 Simon Le Bon

24 Shirley Bassey

25 Love of the Common People