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Quiz about Ace Of Base Roxette and ABBA Charts

Ace Of Base, Roxette and ABBA Charts Quiz

True fans of a band should make a reasonable up-to-date on their chart information. If you like one or more of these bands a lot, take this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by TobyNZ. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
TobyNZ

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
139,806

Updated
Dec 03 21

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25

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Question 1 of 25

1. During what years were ABBA active in their career as a band together? Hint

1987-1996

1985-1998

1993-2001

1972-1982

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Question 2 of 25

2. Marie Fredriksson is a member of which Swedish band? Hint

ABBA

None of these

Ace Of Base

Roxette

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which of these was the only artist to have a US #1 album? Hint

ABBA

Ace Of Base

Roxette

None of these

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which of the following was NOT a US #1 song? Hint

"It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette

"Listen To Your Heart" by Roxette

"Waterloo" by ABBA

"The Sign" by Ace Of Base

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which of these WAS a US #1 hit? Hint

"Dangerous" by Roxette

"Dancing Queen" by ABBA

"Living In Danger" by Ace Of Base

"Dressed For Success" by Roxette

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which of the following artists had the MOST USA #1 singles? Hint

ABBA

Roxette

Ace Of Base

All the same number

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Question 7 of 25

7. The album "ABBA Gold" (released in 1992), while not even making the USA top 50, had sold over 6 million copies in the USA (6x Platinum) by the year 2002.

True

False

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which of these albums has sold the most in the USA? (as of 2003) Hint

"ABBA Gold" by ABBA

"Arrival" by ABBA

"Joyride" by Roxette

"Happy Nation/The Sign" by Ace Of Base

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Question 9 of 25

9. Of all 8 of ABBA's albums (up to and including year 2003 released)which were accredited Gold or Platinum, one of these did not even make the billboard top 200 albums chart.

True

False

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Question 10 of 25

10. Roxette had no #1 hit singles in the UK

True

False

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Question 11 of 25

11. "ABBA - Gold" (album) is one of the top 10 selling albums of all time in the UK as of 2003

True

False

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Question 12 of 25

12. What was the highest position reached by the single "Dancing Queen" by ABBA in the UK? Hint

#1 (1 week)

#1 (6 weeks)

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which of the following albums WAS a #1 album on the UK charts? Hint

"The Bridge" by Ace Of Base

"Arrival" by ABBA

"Have A Nice Day" by Roxette

"Ring Ring" by ABBA

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which of the following songs was NOT a #1 hit in either the USA, OR the UK? Hint

"Listen To Your Heart" by Roxette

"All That She Wants" by Ace Of Base

"Voulez-Vous" by ABBA

"The Name Of The Game" by ABBA

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which of the following albums had spent over 300 weeks on the UK album chart? Hint

"Joyride" by Roxette

"Gold - Greatest Hits" (ABBA)

"Arrival" by ABBA

"Singles Of The 90s" by Ace Of Base

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which of the following was NOT a top 10 hit for ABBA in the USA? Hint

The Winner Takes It All

Knowing Me, Knowing You

Waterloo

Take A Chance On Me

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Question 17 of 25

17. The album "Super Trouper" by ABBA, first charted in the UK in what year? Hint

1979

1977

1980

1981

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which of the following artists had 18 top ten singles in a row, in the UK? Hint

None of these artists did

Ace Of Base

ABBA

Roxette

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which of the following artists did NOT have a #1 single in the USA? Hint

ABBA

Roxette

Ace Of Base

None of these - they all did have #1 single(s) in the USA

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Question 20 of 25

20. On the end of year charts in Australia, which of the following songs was the #1 single for the year in 1976? Hint

Waterloo

Dancing Queen

Fernando

Money Money Money

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which of the following singles was the highest charting single from the ABBA album "The Visitors" in the USA? Hint

Head Over Heels

The Visitors

When All Is Said And Done

One Of Us

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which of the following singles was the highest charting single from the Roxette album "Look Sharp!" in the UK? Hint

Chances

Dressed For Success

The Look

Listen To Your Heart/Dangerous

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Question 23 of 25

23. In which of the following countries, did the ABBA album "The Visitors" (released in 1981) reach #1? Hint

New Zealand

USA

Australia

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Question 24 of 25

24. In which of the following countries, did the ABBA single "Chiquitita" peak at #1? Hint

New Zealand

Australia

USA

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Question 25 of 25

25. Ace Of Base released at least one album after the year 2000.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. During what years were ABBA active in their career as a band together?

Answer: 1972-1982

Their first single in English "People Need Love", was released in 1972. Their last single in English "Under Attack" was released in 1982.

2. Marie Fredriksson is a member of which Swedish band?

Answer: Roxette

She is one of the two members of Roxette.

3. Which of these was the only artist to have a US #1 album?

Answer: Ace Of Base

Ace Of Base's album "Happy Nation" peaked at #1 for 2 weeks on the US album charts (under the new title "The Sign"). Although ABBA had many charting albums in the USA, their highest charting was "The Album" at #14. Roxette had only 3 charting albums in the USA, the highest being "Joyride" at #12.

4. Which of the following was NOT a US #1 song?

Answer: "Waterloo" by ABBA

"Waterloo" peaked only at #6 on the USA charts. The rest were #1.

5. Which of these WAS a US #1 hit?

Answer: "Dancing Queen" by ABBA

Dancing Queen was ABBA's only US #1 single, for just 1 week (though it did sell over a million copies). "Dangerous" by Roxette peaked at #2, "Living In Danger" by Ace Of Base peaked at #20, and "Dressed For Success" by Roxette peaked at #14.

6. Which of the following artists had the MOST USA #1 singles?

Answer: Roxette

While ABBA overall definitely sold the most albums by and Swedish band in the USA, Roxette had a very successful run of 4 #1 singles - "The Look", "Listen To Your Heart", "It Must Have Been Love" and "Joyride". ABBA and Ace Of Base only had one #1 each.

7. The album "ABBA Gold" (released in 1992), while not even making the USA top 50, had sold over 6 million copies in the USA (6x Platinum) by the year 2002.

Answer: True

ABBA Gold peaked only at #63 on the USA top 200 album chart when it was first released, though spent 2 years on this chart (before spending a number of weeks in the Pop Catalog top 20). Still, interesting, as some albums which make #1 in the USA do not even manage to sell over 1 million. Generally (not just in the USA, but worldwide), the "ABBA Gold" album has been regarded as a relatively slow seller, though by 2003 has sold over 25 million worldwide.

8. Which of these albums has sold the most in the USA? (as of 2003)

Answer: "Happy Nation/The Sign" by Ace Of Base

"Happy Nation", while being Ace Of Base's only top 20 album in the USA, sold over 9 million copies (9x Platinum).

9. Of all 8 of ABBA's albums (up to and including year 2003 released)which were accredited Gold or Platinum, one of these did not even make the billboard top 200 albums chart.

Answer: True

"20th Century Masters" did not chart on the Billboard top 200 at all. Also only spent 1 week at #49 (in the year 2002) on Pop Catalog chart. But, this album was, in early 2003, accredited gold (500,000 copies) in the USA.

10. Roxette had no #1 hit singles in the UK

Answer: True

Though they had many top 10 and top 20 hits (the highest being "It Must Have Been Love" at #3), none of their singles reached #1 in the UK.

11. "ABBA - Gold" (album) is one of the top 10 selling albums of all time in the UK as of 2003

Answer: True

It sold 3.6 million copies by the end of 1999, placing it well into the top 10.

12. What was the highest position reached by the single "Dancing Queen" by ABBA in the UK?

Answer: #1 (6 weeks)

Released in 1976, spent 6 weeks at the #1 spot in the UK, being ABBA's longest run (of their total of nine #1 songs) of weeks there.

13. Which of the following albums WAS a #1 album on the UK charts?

Answer: "Arrival" by ABBA

"Arrival" spent 10 weeks at #1 in the UK during its chart run there. All the other three albums did not even make the top 20 there.

14. Which of the following songs was NOT a #1 hit in either the USA, OR the UK?

Answer: "Voulez-Vous" by ABBA

"Voulez-Vous" (ABBA) was not #1 in either country. "All That She Wants" (Ace Of Base) and "The Name Of The Game" (ABBA) were both #1 hits in the UK. "Listen To Your Heart" (Roxette) was a #1 hit in the USA.

15. Which of the following albums had spent over 300 weeks on the UK album chart?

Answer: "Gold - Greatest Hits" (ABBA)

"Gold - Greatest Hits" (ABBA) first charted in 1992. Since then, it has leapt on and off the chart many times, and been #1 for six weeks over nearly seven years.

16. Which of the following was NOT a top 10 hit for ABBA in the USA?

Answer: Knowing Me, Knowing You

"Knowing Me, Knowing You" only peaked at #14 in the USA. "The Winner Takes It All" (#8), "Waterloo" (#6) and "Take A Chance On Me" (#3), were three (of only four in total) top 10 hits in the USA for ABBA.

17. The album "Super Trouper" by ABBA, first charted in the UK in what year?

Answer: 1980

It charted first in 1980, and spent 9 solid weeks at #1.

18. Which of the following artists had 18 top ten singles in a row, in the UK?

Answer: ABBA

ABBA did, from "SOS" (1975) to "One Of Us" (1981) all of their released singles in the UK charted in the top 10, and 16 of these were top 5.

19. Which of the following artists did NOT have a #1 single in the USA?

Answer: None of these - they all did have #1 single(s) in the USA

They all had at least one #1 single in the USA. ABBA and Ace Of Base had one each. Roxette had four over a period of just 3 years (1989-1991).

20. On the end of year charts in Australia, which of the following songs was the #1 single for the year in 1976?

Answer: Fernando

This spent, (on the week by week chart) a total of 14 weeks at #1, and easily made the top selling single of the year. "Dancing Queen" and "Money Money Money" both made the top 10 end of year singles for that year, while "Waterloo" charted in 1974.

21. Which of the following singles was the highest charting single from the ABBA album "The Visitors" in the USA?

Answer: When All Is Said And Done

This peaked at #27 on the USA singles chart. "The Visitors" was #63, "One Of Us" charted bubbling under only, and "Head Over Heels" did not chart in the USA.

22. Which of the following singles was the highest charting single from the Roxette album "Look Sharp!" in the UK?

Answer: Listen To Your Heart/Dangerous

"Listen To Your Heart/Dangerous" peaked at #6 in the UK. "The Look" peaked at #7, "Dressed For Success" at #18, while "Chances" did not chart.

23. In which of the following countries, did the ABBA album "The Visitors" (released in 1981) reach #1?

Answer: UK

"The Visitors" (album) reached #1 for 3 weeks in the UK. In New Zealand, it reached only #19, and in Australia and the USA it did not make the top 20 (peaked at #22 and #29 respectively)

24. In which of the following countries, did the ABBA single "Chiquitita" peak at #1?

Answer: New Zealand

New Zealand - for 1 week. In the UK it was #2, Australia #4, and in the USA, only #29 (due to being released 12 months later than the other three countries).

25. Ace Of Base released at least one album after the year 2000.

Answer: True

True - their first studio album released in the 21st century, was "Da Capo" in 2002, in many countries.

Source: Author TobyNZ

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