Blinded By Science Trivia Quiz

Answer: Britain

The song, from 1982/3, reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in America, but reached only number 49 in the UK. A well-known presenter of science programmes in the UK at the time, named Magnus Pyke, contributes to the record by shouting out comments.

Answer: Sam Cooke

The lyrics cover all the academic subjects the singer knows nothing about, including biology, history, French and algebra. He does know that he loves his girl and if she loved him too, what a 'Wonderful World' it would be. Wikipedia lists the song as having reached number 2 on the US Black Singles chart, number 12 on the US Pop Singles chart and number 27 on the UK singles chart, all in 1960.

Answer: Sweet

'Sweet' had numerous top ten hits in the UK, and also made the charts in the USA, most notably with 'Little Willy' and 'Ballroom Blitz'. Connolly died in 1997. 'T-Rex' were led by Marc Bolan, 'Slade' by Noddy Holder and 'Wizzard' by Roy Wood.

Answer: Bee Gees

Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb wrote the song and also performed on the record, singing backing vocals. The song was also a huge hit in Australia, but performed poorly in the USA. The other options are all prolific songwriters, with numerous hits to their names.

Answer: Girls Aloud

'Girls Aloud' were formed in 2002 on a reality television show called 'Popstars: The Rivals', which put together a girls versus boys group. They have bucked the trend and remained successful ever since. 'Chemistry' was released in 2005. Cheryl Cole, one of the five members, has been a judge on the British version of 'The X Factor', another television talent show, since 2008.

Answer: Darwin

The song is about the American actor/entertainer Andy Kaufman who died at the young age of 35 in 1984. As he had joked about faking his own death, there are many fans who still believe his death was not real. The song dates from 1993 and the title was used for a film about Kaufman in 1999.

Answer: Coldplay

The song came from their album 'A Rush of Blood to the Head'. It reached number 10 on the UK singles chart and number 18 on the US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks. Other tracks from this album released as singles included 'In My Place' and 'Clocks'. Coldplay's lead singer, Chris Martin, married American actress Gwyneth Paltrow in 2003.

Answer: George Gershwin

'They all laughed when Edison recorded sound' & 'They told Marconi, wireless was a phoney' are the specific lines from this song, written in 1936. The song tells how various pioneers were laughed at, as the singer is for aiming at a girl beyond his reach. But the singer gets the girl and the inventors were right, so 'Who's Got the Last Laugh Now?'.

Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Sung by Queen, of course. The song was written by Freddie Mercury and came from the album 'A Night at the Opera'. It was re-released in 1992 following Freddie's untimely death. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was also featured on the soundtrack of the film 'Wayne's World', which helped it to its number 2 US chart position.

Answer: That Don't Impress Me Much

The single was taken from Shania's hugely successful 1997 album 'Come on Over' which was a crossover from country to mainstream. This song reached number 3 on the UK charts and number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the USA. It was also a big hit in many other countries.