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Artists on Holiday! Trivia Quiz

Musicians need some rest from work just like the rest of us - but in this quiz, life imitates their own art! You have to guess the UK number one hit single that matches the description. Songs are given in chronological order.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lutrine. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Lutrine

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
284,881

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
15 / 20

Plays
763

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Question 1 of 20

1. The Animals have taken a trip to New Orleans, but are led astray in a certain building... Hint

Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc)

Battle Of New Orleans

House Of The Rising Sun

The Witch Queen Of New Orleans

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Question 2 of 20

2. Poor Tom Jones has been touring so long that he doesn't want to be on holiday any more. For him, a holiday is in the meadows he grew up in. Hint

Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)

Homeward Bound

Green Green Grass Of Home

Country House

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Question 3 of 20

3. The Bee Gees are travelling across the USA. This was one state they would never forget - probably because they never got to see anything else! Hint

Massachusetts

California

Washington

Arizona

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Question 4 of 20

4. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles decided to spend a day out at the circus, but were disappointed by the first act - the performer was slicing onions! All they saw were... Hint

The Tracks Of My Tears

The Crying Game

Crying

The Tears Of A Clown

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Question 5 of 20

5. Did you know Abba were historical war enthusiasts? I didn't either, until I bumped into them while staying the night in this small Belgium municipality.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 20

6. The Police must have some important friends at NASA - what else could explain their out-of-this-world trip... Hint

Out Of Space

Spaceman

Walking On The Moon

Space Oddity

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Question 7 of 20

7. I don't know whether Olivia Newton-John and ELO want to visit Kublai Khan's summer capital or Citizen Kane's estate; either way, one is long gone and the other's fictional.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 20

8. Blondie prefer a trip to the seaside. However, they arrive too early and the beach is flooded! "Oh no!" says Deborah Harry, "It looks like... Hint

The Tide Is High

My Bikini is Floating Away

My Friend The Sea

Deep Water

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Question 9 of 20

9. The Specials were swayed by the tourist board of Bodie, California. They just had to go, but nobody was there when they arrived! Only then did they realise it was a... Hint

Strange Town

Hundred Mile High City

Ghost Town

Funkytown

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Question 10 of 20

10. Real holiday destinations are too pass� for Bucks Fizz. They want to go somewhere that exists only in their imaginations - somewhere like... Hint

Island Of Dreams

Paradise City

The River Of Dreams

The Land Of Make Believe

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Question 11 of 20

11. Some people are just looking for trouble, and the Jam are such an example. They would rather visit this small city with an angry name...

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 12 of 20

12. Madness really enjoy the funfair - it's one of the few things they won't go One Step Beyond. (Sorry.) In particular, they love this wacky building... Hint

The Hall Of Mirrors

Helter Skelter

House Of Fun

Cakewalk

13. During a long break in the UK, Men At Work are disappointed that they can't find a decent Vegemite sandwich anywhere! For some reason, they just hate Marmite. Dismayed, they cut their holiday short to return... Hint

to Tazmania

Melbourne

Back Home

Down Under

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Question 14 of 20

14. In the early 80s, the Pet Shop Boys loved to spend their time in London. Between albums you would often find them chasing the women of Kensington and Chelsea. Hint

Streets Of London

Midnight In Chelsea

West End Girls

Honky Tonk Women

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Question 15 of 20

15. As you might expect from Madonna, the only place she wants to visit this year is this beautiful island. Hint

Holiday

Japan

Islands In The Stream

La Isla Bonita

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Question 16 of 20

16. Enya felt like a change from the usual destinations, deciding to stay in Venezuela. She doesn't regret it, and is enthralled by its river's movement.

Answer: (Two Words (UK title))

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Question 17 of 20

17. Coolio needs to take some time
to develop his lyrical rhyme
so he visits this place full of crime;
da people in da hood know nothin' more fine! Hint

Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)

Gangsta's Paradise

Smooth Criminal

Rapper's Delight

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Question 18 of 20

18. In the morning, Deep Blue Something ask their female friend for something to eat before they take a plane to Switzerland to see Audrey Hepburn's grave. Hint

Roman Holiday

Breakfast At Tiffany's

Sabrina

My Fair Lady

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Question 19 of 20

19. Summer is here and the Dutch group the Vengaboys are travelling to an island in the Mediterranean sea. They're so excited that they just can't stop themselves shouting out... Hint

We're Going To Ibiza!

We're Sailing To Sicily!

We're Coming To Crete!

We're Going To Majorca!

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Question 20 of 20

20. The Stereophonics have their sights set on visiting a particular part of the USA. I asked them whether they wanted to visit the North or the South, but they didn't seem to understand - don't they know it was split in the late 19th century?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Animals have taken a trip to New Orleans, but are led astray in a certain building...

Answer: House Of The Rising Sun

This was the first number one to play longer than four minutes, charting in June 1964. More impressive is that it was recorded in one take.

2. Poor Tom Jones has been touring so long that he doesn't want to be on holiday any more. For him, a holiday is in the meadows he grew up in.

Answer: Green Green Grass Of Home

It had been recorded by Porter Wagoner in 1964, Bobby Bare in 1965 and Jerry Lee Lewis in 1966, but Tom's version later that year hit the top. "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" hit the top of the charts in 1983 for Paul Young. Blur scored their first number one with "Country House" in 1995.

3. The Bee Gees are travelling across the USA. This was one state they would never forget - probably because they never got to see anything else!

Answer: Massachusetts

Apparently at the time they recorded this, they had never visited Massachusetts - they merely liked the sound of the name!

4. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles decided to spend a day out at the circus, but were disappointed by the first act - the performer was slicing onions! All they saw were...

Answer: The Tears Of A Clown

Recorded and released in 1967 on their album "Make It Happen", but not released as a single until 1970. It is notable as the first number one Motown hit. "Crying" was a number one for Don McLean. "The Tracks Of My Tears" is another Smokey Robinson song but it didn't reach number one.

5. Did you know Abba were historical war enthusiasts? I didn't either, until I bumped into them while staying the night in this small Belgium municipality.

Answer: Waterloo

Well known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden, the group compares love to Napoleon. As you do.

6. The Police must have some important friends at NASA - what else could explain their out-of-this-world trip...

Answer: Walking On The Moon

They actually recorded the video for this song at the Kennedy Space Center. No trips in space for them, though, and certainly not on the moon - the last Apollo moon mission was four years earlier in 1972. David Bowie's "Space Oddity" reached number five on its first release in 1969, but went to the top in a re-release six years later. "Spaceman" was a number one hit for Babylon Zoo in 1996.

7. I don't know whether Olivia Newton-John and ELO want to visit Kublai Khan's summer capital or Citizen Kane's estate; either way, one is long gone and the other's fictional.

Answer: Xanadu

"Xanadu" comes from the soundtrack of the same name, which comes from the film of the same name. The musical may have been disappointing, but it got the Electric Light Orchestra their first and only number one. The band's songwriter Jeff Lynne re-recorded the song in 2000 for the "Flashback" compilation.

8. Blondie prefer a trip to the seaside. However, they arrive too early and the beach is flooded! "Oh no!" says Deborah Harry, "It looks like...

Answer: The Tide Is High

This is a cover version of a 1965 song by a Jamaican group called the Paragons - but that went largely unnoticed until Blondie's version in 1980. "Seasons In The Sun" was another number one, but by Terry Jacks and several years earlier.

9. The Specials were swayed by the tourist board of Bodie, California. They just had to go, but nobody was there when they arrived! Only then did they realise it was a...

Answer: Ghost Town

The song was written in response to UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's economic policies, which many feared would increase the already high unemployment and cause riots. It was particularly important to the Specials, whose home city Coventry had some of the worst employment levels in the UK. Strangely enough, "Ghost Town"'s chart success coincided with the riots in a rare moment of music providing current social commentary.

10. Real holiday destinations are too pass� for Bucks Fizz. They want to go somewhere that exists only in their imaginations - somewhere like...

Answer: The Land Of Make Believe

Yet another (subtle) dig at Margaret Thatcher in this song from the Eurovision Song Contest winners. It makes you wonder how she kept her position for so long, doesn't it?

11. Some people are just looking for trouble, and the Jam are such an example. They would rather visit this small city with an angry name...

Answer: Town Called Malice

Paul Weller's home town of Woking inspired this song. It appeared in the films "Billy Elliot" and "The Matador".

12. Madness really enjoy the funfair - it's one of the few things they won't go One Step Beyond. (Sorry.) In particular, they love this wacky building...

Answer: House Of Fun

This is their only number one hit to date (yes, as of 2008 they still exist!). This isn't your typical song, either... a shy 16-year-old asks a chemist for some prophylactics using various slang terms; the confused chemist thinks he is asking for joke toys and directs him to the 'House of Fun'. But never fear, 16-year-olds of today! You can order them online and avoid all embarrassment.

Answer: Down Under

In January 1983, both "Down Under" and accompanying album "Business As Usual" hit number one in the UK and USA, the first time that an Australian artist achieved this feat.

14. In the early 80s, the Pet Shop Boys loved to spend their time in London. Between albums you would often find them chasing the women of Kensington and Chelsea.

Answer: West End Girls

Its first release in 1984 went nowhere; even their second single "Opportunities (Let's make lots of money)" flopped. However they struck it lucky re-releasing "West End Girls", and things went rather well after that.

15. As you might expect from Madonna, the only place she wants to visit this year is this beautiful island.

Answer: La Isla Bonita

Madonna set a trend in this song for Spanish themes and lyrics seen in subsequent songs like "Who's That Girl". Nobody actually knows what "La Isla Bonita" really is, but you can be sure this won't be the first place you'll hear of it!

16. Enya felt like a change from the usual destinations, deciding to stay in Venezuela. She doesn't regret it, and is enthralled by its river's movement.

Answer: Orinoco Flow

The song was actually named after Orinoco Studios where it was recorded in 1988. No doubt the connection with the river is intentional, however.

17. Coolio needs to take some time to develop his lyrical rhyme so he visits this place full of crime; da people in da hood know nothin' more fine!

Answer: Gangsta's Paradise

Coolio reworked the music of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise" and changed the lyrics to express 'life on the streets'. I'm not sure which streets, though - there wasn't a valley of death where I grew up, just a corner shop and some alleyways...

18. In the morning, Deep Blue Something ask their female friend for something to eat before they take a plane to Switzerland to see Audrey Hepburn's grave.

Answer: Breakfast At Tiffany's

The song hit the top of the charts in the UK in 1996 but only number five in the USA, the band's home country. Hepburn's first film "Roman Holiday" inspired the song, but one of the band members thought "Breakfast At Tiffany's" made a better song title.

19. Summer is here and the Dutch group the Vengaboys are travelling to an island in the Mediterranean sea. They're so excited that they just can't stop themselves shouting out...

Answer: We're Going To Ibiza!

They released this song in March 1999, before their previous and first number one "Boom Boom Boom Boom" had actually reached number one. It took until September for this song to reach the top. Perhaps they should have continued the trend - their next single "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)" was released in 2000 and only made number three.

Answer: Dakota

I have no idea why it's called "Dakota". It's not even mentioned in the song! Nevertheless, this was the first and only (as of 2008) Stereophonics single to actually appear in a USA chart, the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Maybe they should stick to USA place names if they want to increase their fanbase there...

Source: Author Lutrine

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