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1. The first female singer to have a number one hit in the UK was Jo Stafford. What was the title of that number one hit with these lyrics?
"See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sun rise on a tropic isle"
2. This wartime star had her only UK number one hit with "My Son, My Son" in the '50s. Who was she?
3. What was Frank Sinatra learnin' in 1955?
4. At the start of Rock 'n' Roll, a song by British singer Anne Shelton was a hit in the UK and US. What is the title of the song about a soldier coming home from the war?
5. Who sang these words in 1956?
"People come to windows
They always stare at me
Shake their heads in sorrow
Sayin' who can that fool be"
6. In 1957 Frankie Vaughan and The Kaye Sisters had a UK hit with "Got-ta Have Something In The Bank, ____". What is the missing word in the title?
7. This English school boy had the whole world in his hands in 1957/58. Who is he?
8. The US number one female vocalist from the late '50s to the mid-'60s had her first Top Ten hit in 1958 with a song from 1923 with these lyrics. Who was she?
"Right to the end
Just like a friend
I tried to warn you somehow"
9. The UK's longest lasting recording artist Cliff Richard had his first hit on the US Hot 100 in 1959 with this UK number one ballad. What is the title of the song?
10. British singer Tommy Steele had a number one hit in the UK with a song that an American singer also had a number one hit with the week before and for two weeks after in 1957. What is the name of the song with these lyrics?
"The moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There's nothing left for me to do but cry over you"
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