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Quiz about Birthday UK Top 40 Number Ones

Birthday UK Top 40 Number Ones Quiz

This is a quiz about songs and artists that have had UK Top 40 number ones on my birthday, 15th December. I hope you have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by manofkent50. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
manofkent50

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
409,698

Updated
Nov 19 23

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Last 3 plays: Guest 97 (5/10), Guest 85 (10/10), Guest 120 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first UK Top 40 number one of 57 to date, was 15th December 1964, and the song was "I Feel Fine". This was the first of three number ones that this group had on my birthday in the UK Top 40. Which group? Hint

The Beatles

Gerry and The Pacemakers

The Scaffold

Freddie and The Dreamers

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Question 2 of 10

2. The next song up was my last birthday UK Top 40 number one of the 1960s, "Two Little Boys Had Two Little Toys". Which TV star had a hit with this song? Hint

Rolf Harris

Benny Hill

Val Doonican

Des O'Connor

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Question 3 of 10

3. The UK Top 40 number one on birthday in 1975 was Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". It would also achieve the same position again in the 1990s but what year? Hint

1992

1991

1994

1998

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which former Beatle had a UK Top 40 number one in 1980 with "(Just Like) Starting Over"? Hint

Paul McCartney

Ringo Starr

George Harrison

John Lennon

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Question 5 of 10

5. Founded in 1965 by Syd Barrett, which super group had the UK Top 40 number one "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" on my birthday in 1979? Hint

Queen

Status Quo

Dire Straits

Pink Floyd

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sir Elton John had two UK Top 40 number ones on my birthday; the first one was "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" in 2002 and the second was "Merry Christmas" in 2021. Who were group/singer he dueted with on these two UK Top 40 number ones? Hint

Blue and Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran and Kiki Dee

George Micheal and Blue

Dua Lipa and Kiki Dee

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Question 7 of 10

7. What song, written and recorded by Willie Nelson, gave the Pet Shop Boys the UK Top Number one on my birthday in 1987? Hint

On The Road Again

Always On My Mind

To All The Girls I've Loved Before

Tryin' to Outrun the Wind

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whose last UK Top 40 number one on my birthday was "The Millennium Prayer" in 1999? Hint

Whitney Houston

Sir Elton John

Sir Cliff Richard

Sir Paul McCartney

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which "X-Factor" winner/s had two UK Top 40 number ones on my birthday? Hint

Little Mix

Shayne Ward

Leona Lewis

Alexandra Burke

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which late, great solo artist had a UK Top 40 number one on my birthday in 1995 with "Earth Song"? Hint

Michael Jackson

Elvis Presley

Freddie Mercury

John Lennon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The Beatles

The other two Beatles' UK Top 40 number ones on my birthday were "Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out" in 1965 and "Hello Goodbye" in 1967.

2. The next song up was my last birthday UK Top 40 number one of the 1960s, "Two Little Boys Had Two Little Toys". Which TV star had a hit with this song?

Answer: Rolf Harris

In 1993 Rolf Harris had a number seven hit on the UK Top 40 with a cover version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven". Benny Hill would go on to have a number one on my birthday in 1971 with "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)".

3. The UK Top 40 number one on birthday in 1975 was Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". It would also achieve the same position again in the 1990s but what year?

Answer: 1991

In 1992 "Bohemian Rhapsody" appeared in the film "Wayne's World" where Wayne and three of his friends head-bang along to the song in his car. This brought it back on to the charts.

4. Which former Beatle had a UK Top 40 number one in 1980 with "(Just Like) Starting Over"?

Answer: John Lennon

John Lennon was assassinated on the 8th December 1980 by Mark David Chapman outside of his New York home The Dakota Building. So ending the life of one of the great 20th century's singer/songwriters.

5. Founded in 1965 by Syd Barrett, which super group had the UK Top 40 number one "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" on my birthday in 1979?

Answer: Pink Floyd

David Gilmour is credited with discovering the young Kate Bush in the 1970s and paid for her to record three professional demo tapes. He has also performed backing vocals on "Pull Out the Pin" from her fourth album "The Dreaming".

Answer: Blue and Ed Sheeran

These two UK Top 40 number ones were nearly 20 years apart. His other UK Top 40 number ones as duets were "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee in 1976, "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" in 1991 with George Michael, and "Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa in 2021.

7. What song, written and recorded by Willie Nelson, gave the Pet Shop Boys the UK Top Number one on my birthday in 1987?

Answer: Always On My Mind

Elvis Presley's version released as the b-side to "Separate Ways" only reached number nine on the UK Top 40 in 1972, a few weeks after his separation from Priscilla Presley.

8. Whose last UK Top 40 number one on my birthday was "The Millennium Prayer" in 1999?

Answer: Sir Cliff Richard

He also had one other UK Top 40 number one on my birthday "Mistletoe and Wine" in 1988. Sir Cliff Richard was born Harry Rodger Webb on 14th October 1940 in Lucknow, India.

9. Which "X-Factor" winner/s had two UK Top 40 number ones on my birthday?

Answer: Leona Lewis

The two UK Top 40 number ones were "Bleeding Love" in 2007 and "Run" in 2008.

10. Which late, great solo artist had a UK Top 40 number one on my birthday in 1995 with "Earth Song"?

Answer: Michael Jackson

"Earth Song" was written in the Hotel Imperial in Vienna, with the working title "What About Us". He performed this at the 1996 Brit Awards Show, where his performance was interrupted by Jarvis Cocker.

Source: Author manofkent50

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