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Cliff Richard - Number One(s) Trivia Quiz

I was surprised to find only two quizzes for Cliff, so here is another, built around his many number one UK hits. All chart positions quoted relate to the UK charts and have been checked with the Guinness book of hit singles.

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

Author
rossian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
305,226

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
892

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (10/10), Guest 87 (10/10), Guest 86 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which song gave Cliff his first number one hit? Hint

Move It

Living Doll

Dynamite

Voice in the Wilderness

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'You know I need your tender touch' are lyrics from which early Cliff number one? Hint

Please Don't Tease

Theme for a Dream

Nine Times out of Ten

A Girl Like You

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Question 3 of 10

3. Cliff's 1962 number one was 'The Young Ones' from the film of the same name. What was the plot of the film? Hint

A group of friends going on holiday

A family with the surname of Young

A young couple coping with an unwanted pregnancy

A youth club being saved from redevelopment

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1979, Cliff hit number one with which of the following songs? Hint

Carrie

We Don't Talk Anymore

Dreamin

Wired for Sound

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Summer Holiday' hit number one in 1963 and was also from a film. What was the destination of the holiday? Hint

Spain

Germany

Italy

Greece

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Congratulations' was number one in 1968 and was the song with which Cliff represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest. Where did he finish? Hint

Last

First

Second

Fifth

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'He is calling you, calling you' are lyrics from which of Cliff's Christmas number ones? Hint

Mistletoe and Wine

Saviours Day

I Love You

Travellin' Light

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cliff reached number one in 1965 with which of the following? Hint

I Could Easily Fall

Don't Talk to Him

On the Beach

The Minute You're Gone

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Question 9 of 10

9. Cliff made it to number one in 1962 with a double sided hit. 'The Next Time' was on one side, but what was the other? Hint

It's All in the Game

It'll Be Me

Bachelor Boy

Lucky Lips

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Question 10 of 10

10. Cliff's most recent number one to date is 'The Millennium Prayer', which features 'The Lord's Prayer' set to which tune? Hint

Auld Lang Syne

I Vow to Thee my Country

God Save the Queen

Land of Hope and Glory

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which song gave Cliff his first number one hit?

Answer: Living Doll

'Living Doll' was number one in 1959. The other three all hit number two, 'Move It' in 1958, 'Dynamite' in 1959 and 'Voice in the Wilderness' in 1960. 'Living Doll' made it to number one again in 1986, when Cliff was accompanied by the cast of 'The Young Ones' television show and Hank Marvin, who played guitar.

2. 'You know I need your tender touch' are lyrics from which early Cliff number one?

Answer: Please Don't Tease

'Please Don't Tease' was a number one in 1960. 'Nine Times out of Ten' hit number three in the same year, and the other two reached number three in 1961.

3. Cliff's 1962 number one was 'The Young Ones' from the film of the same name. What was the plot of the film?

Answer: A youth club being saved from redevelopment

Cliff played the lead role in this film, which also featured all four members of The Shadows, Robert Morley, Richard O'Sullivan and Melvyn Hayes. The holiday is the plot of 'Summer Holiday' and the teenage pregnancy is too gritty for a Cliff film. The club is saved, of course, and the wicked developer turns out to be Cliff's character's father.

4. In 1979, Cliff hit number one with which of the following songs?

Answer: We Don't Talk Anymore

This gave Cliff his only number one of the seventies, although by no means his only hit of the decade. The other three were from 1980 and 1981 and none of them reached number one. 'Carrie' and 'Wired for Sound' both peaked at number four and 'Dreamin' made number eight.

5. 'Summer Holiday' hit number one in 1963 and was also from a film. What was the destination of the holiday?

Answer: Greece

The friends were travelling to Athens in a double decker bus, picking up various passengers en route. The film also featured Una Stubbs, later to appear in 'Til Death Us Do Part', and Melvyn Hayes again appeared. He was later to find television fame as Bombadier Gloria Beaumont in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'.

6. 'Congratulations' was number one in 1968 and was the song with which Cliff represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest. Where did he finish?

Answer: Second

Probably one of the most commercial entries ever for Eurovision, at least until Abba came along. A documentary in 2008 has claimed the the winners, Spain, only won because of bribery of the judging panels and that Cliff should have won. The option of 'last' would certainly be more accurate these days. With the Eastern European bloc votes, the UK is lucky to avoid the dreaded 'null points'.

7. 'He is calling you, calling you' are lyrics from which of Cliff's Christmas number ones?

Answer: Saviours Day

'Saviours Day' was the Christmas number one in 1990 and 'Mistletoe and Wine' in 1988. 'I Love You' was a much earlier hit, in 1960 and 'Travellin' Light' wasn't a Christmas number one, having hit the top in October 1959.

8. Cliff reached number one in 1965 with which of the following?

Answer: The Minute You're Gone

This was one of Cliff's slower numbers. The other three are from the same era and are more up tempo. None of them made number one - 'I Could Easily Fall' reached number nine in 1964, 'On the Beach' made it to number seven also in 1964 and 'Don't Talk to Him' stalled at number two in 1963.

9. Cliff made it to number one in 1962 with a double sided hit. 'The Next Time' was on one side, but what was the other?

Answer: Bachelor Boy

This could be Cliff's theme tune. The others were top ten hits around the same time, but not number ones.

10. Cliff's most recent number one to date is 'The Millennium Prayer', which features 'The Lord's Prayer' set to which tune?

Answer: Auld Lang Syne

While researching the quiz, I found that a poll had voted this the worst number one ever, which is hard to believe when Joe Dolce's 'Shaddap Your Face' and 'There's No-one Quite Like Grandma' are available for the position. Reaching number one in 1999, this fourteenth number one gave Cliff the amazing record of having reached number one in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. So far, he hasn't managed to have a number one in the 2000s and time is running short. Still, the record already achieved seems unlikely to ever be beaten.

Source: Author rossian

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