Up To The Sky Heavenly Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bruno Mars

'Locked Out of Heaven' is a single by American singer Bruno Mars. Bruno was born Peter Gene Hernandez in 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Released in 2012, it attained number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the charts in Canada and made the top ten in several other countries, including the UK, where it got to number two.

A couple of his other singles are 'Uptown Funk' and 'That's What I Like'.

Answer: The Animals

'Sky Pilot' was recorded by the British band The Animals, who originated in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1962. It only got as high as number 40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1968, but made it to number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Other more well-known songs of theirs are 'House of the Rising Sun' and 'We Gotta Get Out of This Place'.

Answer: Electric Light Orchestra

'Mr Blue Sky' was recorded by the British band The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in 1978. The band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1970. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart but failed to make a significant impact in America. Among their other hits are 'Living Thing', 'Telephone Line' and 'Don't Bring Me Down'.

Answer: Norman Greenbaum

'Spirit in the Sky' was a song by the American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, born in 1942 in Massachusetts, U.S. It was released in 1969 and gave him a number-one hit on the UK Singles Chart and reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. Two of his other singles were 'Canned Ham' and 'California Earthquake'. These failed to achieve the same success, however.

Answer: Stevie Wonder

'Heaven Help Us All' was a single from American vocalist Steveland Hardaway Judkins, aka, Stevie Wonder, born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950. It reached number number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 and number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. 'Sir Duke' and 'I Just Called to Say I Love You' are two more of his singles.

Answer: Coldplay

Released in 2014, 'A Sky Full of Stars' was a single by the British band Coldplay formed in London, England, in 1997. On the UK Singles Chart, it reached number nine. It also made number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, giving them one of their highest charting songs in America. Other singles by them include, 'Clocks', 'Yellow' and 'Viva La Vida'.

Answer: Tavares

'Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel' was recorded in 1976 by the American R&B/Disco group Tavares, which comprised five brothers: Ralph, Arthur, Antone, Feliciano and Perry, whose birth surname is Tavares. The song reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1976. A couple of their other singles are 'Whodunit' and 'Don't Take Away the Music'.

Answer: Jigsaw

'Sky High' was a single by the British Pop-Rock band Jigsaw. They formed in 1966 in Coventry and Rugby, England. It made it to number nine on the UK Singles Chart and achieved number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. Other singles from them are 'Love Fire' and 'If I Have to Go Away'.

Answer: The Cure

The Post Punk, Gothic British band The Cure released the single 'Just Like Heaven' in 1987. It reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart and number 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The band originated from Crawley, London, and was formed by singer Robert Smith and his schoolmates. Another two of their singles are 'Friday I'm In Love' and 'Boys Don't Cry'.

Answer: Maria McKee

The power ballad 'Show Me Heaven' was released by the American vocalist Maria McKee, who was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. It gained widespread recognition for being part of the soundtrack for the film 'Days of Thunder' (1990), which starred Tom Cruise.

It topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in 1990. Other singles of hers are 'If Love is a Red Dress' and 'A Good Heart'.