It's a Question! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Duran Duran

Duran Duran managed to reach the number one spot in the UK with this single. The song was first issued as a non-album single in 1983. The song was also a hit in the US entering the top five in the Billboard Hot Hundred chart.

Answer: Eurythmics

Eurythmics were composed of David Stewart and Annie Lennox. Released as a follow up to their successful single, "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Who's that Girl?" reached number three on the UK charts and also managed to enter the top thirty in the US. "Who's That Girl" is also the name of a song by Madonna. The song is taken from the soundtrack of the film with the same name.

Answer: Bronski Beat

Bronski Beat led by frontman Jimmy Somerville, had a top ten UK hit with this song, which deals with prejudice against gays, in 1984. The song which was a hit in various other European countries and Australia was included in the band's album "Age of Consent".

Answer: Bryan Ferry

Although the soundtrack album "Legend" is mainly made up of instrumentals by Tangerine Dream, the song "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" was written and composed by Bryan Ferry. It is also notable because David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) plays guitar on the track. In the film the song is heard over the closing credits.

Answer: The Smiths

The Smiths first released this song as a b-side to the song "William, It was Really Nothing" in 1984. A year later it was released as a single in its own right. It has been covered by other artists including Paradise Lost and t.A.T.u.

Answer: Chicago

The song was Chicago's first hit after the departure of Peter Cetera. Taken from their 1986 album "Chicago 18", the single reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the first months of 1987.

Answer: Whitesnake

The single, which had been initially intended for Tina Turner, was a hit in both the UK (reaching the top ten) and the US (reaching the number two spot). David Coverdale who formed Whitesnake after Deep Purple had disbanded wrote this song with guitarist John Sykes. "Is This love" is also a song by Bob Marley and the title of another song by Alison Moyet.

Answer: Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams' song was a hit in his native Canada reaching number two. It was also a hit in the US where it peaked at number eleven in the Billboard Hot 100. Bryan Adams is a famous singer/songwriter but he is also a photographer.

Answer: Alice in Chains

The single which was included in the band's album "Dirt", reached the top twenty in the UK. It was written by Jerry Cantrell. This melancholic song was included in the band's MTV unplugged appearance. Singer Layne Staley gave a haunting rendition of the song - the more so because it was one of the singer's appearances with the band before his death in 2002.

Answer: R.E.M.

Taken from their album "Monster", the single reached number nine in the UK charts and the top thirty in the Billboard Hot 100. The song refers to an incident when Dan Rather, a journalist was attacked by two assailants who repeated the phrase "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" over and over again.