Music Quiz: ABBA: 15 Questions | Music

Answer: Super Trooper

'Super Trouper' was a hit for ABBA in 1980; it reached one in the UK charts and eleven in the Swedish charts.

ABBA obtained their group name from their Christian names. Their names are Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Anni-Frid, and ABBA is an acronym of these. During their fame Agnetha and Benny were married to each other and Bjorn and Anni-Fred were married to each other.
Unfortunately neither marriage lasted; one ended in 1979 and the other in 1981 and the sadness of these break-ups is reflected in some of their later song lyrics.

Answer: The Name Of The Game

'The Name Of The Game' was a hit for ABBA in 1977; it reached one in the UK and two in Sweden.

ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in 1972 and they topped the charts worldwide for the next ten years. They are one of the most successful bands -still selling millions of their records every year.

Answer: Voulez-Vouz

'Voulez-Vouz' was a hit for ABBA in 1979 when it reached three in the UK singles charts.

Prior to her international success of being a member of ABBA, Agnetha had released a solo album in 1968 which was a success in Sweden. And prior to this at the tender age of six she had written her first song 'Two Little Trolls'.

Answer: Honey Honey

'Honey Honey' was a hit for ABBA in 1974 and was on the album entitled 'Waterloo'.

Agnetha married Bjorn in July 1971 and they had two children, Linda and Peter. The couple separated in 1978 on Christmas Day (of all days!) - the break up inspired Bjorn to write the song 'The Winner Takes It All'.

Answer: Chiquitita

'Chiquitita'

Bjorn was a member of a Swedish folk band, before his success with ABBA, called Hootenanny Singers, who were very popular in Scandinavia. In 1966 he first met Benny; both had a passion for writing music and worked together from this year on.

Answer: Take A Chance On Me

'Take A Chance On Me' was a hit for ABBA in 1978 another number one for them in the UK.

Bjorn met Agnetha while filming a TV show in 1969. As mentioned before they had two children together, but soon after, their marriage was over; they continued to work together in ABBA.
Bjorn had more children - the two he had with Agnetha and two with his second wife Lena whom he still lives with.

Answer: Dancing Queen

'Dancing Queen' was a hit for ABBA in 1976 when it reached one in most countries including the UK and Sweden.

Since the split of ABBA, Bjorn and Benny have created the musicals "Chess" and "Mamma Mia". Both of these musicals were nominated for a Grammy Award.

Answer: Money Money Money

'Money Money Money' was a hit for ABBA in 1976 and it reached three in the UK singles charts.

Benny met his first fiancee Christina whilst playing music in youth clubs when he was just 15. The couple joined a band together called Elverkets Spelmanslag in early 1964 and had two children together.
In 1964 he left this band and joined The Hep Stars, who went onto to become one of Sweden's top bands of the era.

Answer: Knowing Me Knowing You

'Knowing Me Knowing You' was a hit for ABBA in 1977 and was a number one in the UK.

Benny never married Christine and in 1966 they split. Benny met future wife Anni-Fred in 1969 at the semi-finals of the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest. They were engaged for nine years, married for three years. In the same year he divorced Anni-Frid he remarried his third wife Mona, with whom he has a son.

Answer: Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia was a hit for ABBA in 1975 and it was a number one hit in the UK.

Anni-Frid was also involved in music from an early age. During her first years at school the teacher would ask her to sing to the class as she had such a lovely voice. When she was twenty one she won The Swedish New Faces and the first prize was a recording contract. The winner was also expected to sing on the most popular TV programme in the country at the time which was called "Hylands Horna". Luckily this was seen by most of the nation because it went out live on the day when the county changed from driving on the right to the left and were banned from driving that day.

Answer: The Winner Takes It All

'The Winner Takes It All' was a hit for ABBA in 1980 and was a number one hit in the UK and a number two hit in Sweden.

After winning New Faces and singing live, Anni-Frid became an overnight success. In 1971 she released her first album entitled 'Frida' which had been produced by Benny, whom she later married.
Out of the four members of ABBA, she is the one who enjoyed the spotlight the most and the one who wanted a reunion the most.

Answer: S.O.S

'S.O.S.' was a hit for ABBA in 1975 when it was a top ten hit in the UK.

Anna-Frid has been married three times. Her first husband was a fellow musician and they had two children together Hans and Ann. Her second husband was Benny (in ABBA) and they did not have any children together. Her third husband was Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss, but he died in 1999 of lymphoma, which is a type of blood cancer.

Answer: Gimme Gimme Gimme

'Gimme Gimme Gimme' was a hit for ABBA in 1979; it reached three in the UK singles charts and sixteen in the Swedish singles charts.

Answer: One Of Us

'One Of Us' was a hit for ABBA in 1981; reaching thirteen in Sweden and three in the UK.

Answer: Thank You For The Music

'Thank You For The Music' was a hit for ABBA in 1983 and it was their last single .. title is like a goodbye song. Although today it is a very well known track and people love it, it was not a great success when released only reaching 33 in the UK singles charts.