A Musical Menu Quiz | Band Names

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1. You receive your menus and must answer this question: Who sang "Bad Moon Rising" in 1969?

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

"Bad Moon Rising" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band made it to number six in 1971. Pearl Jam's "Last Kiss" peaked at number two in 1999. "Reflection On My Life" made it to number ten in 1970.

2. Next, you have to identify the artist whose biggest hit was "Make It With You." Who was it?

Answer: Bread

"Make It With You" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970, the only number one song for Bread.

Limp Bizket, a rap rock bank from Florida, had "Rollin" reach number 65 in 2000. "Have I The Right" by The Honeycombs got to number five in 1964. The British duo Lemon Jelly saw "Nice Weather For Ducks" settle for number 16 in 2003.

3. "Motorbike In Heaven" did not make the Billboard Hot 100. Who sang it? [I beleaf you can figure it out and get your next course.]

Answer: Salad

Salad was a British alternate rock group active 1992-1998.

The others all had Billboard Hot 100 number one hits: "Venus" for Bananarama in 1986, "Reunited" for Peaches And Herb in 1979, and "Incense And Peppermints" for Strawberry Alarm Clock in 1967.

4. For your entree, you select turf and must identify who sang "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)." Which artist did so?

Answer: Meat Loaf

In 1993, Meat Loaf (with Lorraine Crosby) had a Billboard number one Top 100 hit with "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)."

"I Love A Rainy Night" was a Hot 100 number one song for Eddie Rabbitt in 1980. The T-Bones had a number three entry in 1965 with "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)." "Your Life As A Sequel" by Lambchop, a Nashville band fronted by Kurt Wagner, did not get to the Hot 100.

5. Your friend chooses surf and must identify which artist did the 1965 number "Rescue Me." Who was it?

Answer: Fontella Bass

"Rescue Me" made it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

Country Joe & The Fish did "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" which pushed its way to number 98 on the Hot 100 in 1965. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" got to number 12 for Blue Oyster Cult in 1976. And Hot Tuna, initially formed in 1969 by former members of Jefferson Airplane, did "Serpent Of Dreams" in 1975; it did not reach the Hot 100.

6. Your side dish depends upon answering this question. Who sang "I Gotta Feeling" in 2009?

Answer: Black Eyed Peas

"I Gotta Feeling" was a number one smash on the Billboard Hot 100 for Black Eyed peas.

"Linger" by The Cranberries reached number eight in 1993. "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" got to number 11 for the Electric Prunes. "Funky Moped" by Jasper Carrot (British comedian/actor Robert Norman Davis) missed the Hot 100, but it did get to number five on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100 in 1975.

7. For a side dish your friend has to answer this question. Who sang "Did My Time" in 2003?

Answer: Korn

Korn's "Did My Time" peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Green Tambourine" was a number one hit for The Lemon Pipers in 1967. "Under The Bridge" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers made it to number two in 1992. Team Tomato, a rock-alternative band out of St. Louis, did "King's Diamond" in 2005; it failed to reach the Hot 100.

8. To select a dessert, you have to name the group that sang "The Distance" in 1996. Which group was it?

Answer: Cake

Cake's "The Distance" got to number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" was a number two hit in 1965 for Goldie & The Gingerbreads. The English rock band Humble Pie had "Fool For A Pretty Face" check in at number 52 in 1980. "The Key, The Secret," a 1993 effort by the British group Urban Cookie Collective, did not get to the Hot 100. It did, however, score at number two on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100.

9. For dessert, your friend must answer this question. Who did "Ice Ice Baby" in 1990?

Answer: Vanilla Ice

In 1990, "Ice Ice Baby" was a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Vanilla Ice.

"You Keep Hangin' On" was a number six entry for Vanilla Fudge in 1968. From Australia, Sherbet offered "Howzat" in 1976. Although it missed the Hot 100, it was a number one on the Kent Music Report in Australia and number five on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100. Also not appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 was "I/m Not Like Everybody Else," a 1968 number by the California group Chocolate Watchband.

10. For a beverage after dessert...who sang "Have You Ever?" in 1998?

Answer: Brandy

Brandy's "Have You Ever?" was a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1998.

Hot Chocolate's "You Sexy Thing" reached number three in 1975. "Follow You Down" by the Gin Blossoms made number nine in 1996. And "How 'Bout Us" by Champaign was a number 12 in 1981.

Source: Author lowtechmaster

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A Musical Menu Trivia Quiz

You and a friend visit the Surf & Turf Ptomaine Palace for dinner. To order, you must answer questions on the menu. All correct answers are musical artists, from the names of which you will each order a delicious meal.

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