Cold Songs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Foreigner

In 1977, "Cold As Ice" by Foreigner reached Number Six on the US Billboard Top Pop 40. It was one of 16 Top 40 songs for Foreigner between 1977 and 1988. Their top four songs were: "I Want To Know What Love Is" (Number One in 1984), "Double Vision" (Number Two in 1978), "Waiting For A Girl like You" (Number Two in 1981), and "Hot Blooded" (Number Three in 1978).

Answer: Cold Blooded

In 1983, "Cold Blooded" got only to Number 40 on the US Billboard Top Pop 40 chart. Rick James had four other Top 40 songs between 1978 and 1984: "You And I" (Number 13 in 1978), "Give It To Me Baby" (Number 40 in 1981), "Super Freak (Part I)" (Number 16 in 1981), and "17" (Number 36 in 1984).

Answer: Paula Abdul

Between 1988 and 1995 Paula Abdul had eleven songs in the Top Pop 40, including six at Number One. "Cold Hearted" peaked there in 1989, along with "Forever Your Girl." Others were: "Straight Up" (1988), "Opposites Attract" (1990), and "Rush, Rush" and "The Promise Of A New Day" (both in 1991).

Answer: She's So Cold

For The Rolling Stones, "She's So Cold" only reached Number 26 on the US Billboard Top Pop 40 chart. The Stones had 41 tunes on the Top Pop 40 between 1964 and 1989, including eight at Number One: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Get Off Of My Cloud" in 1965, "Paint It, Black" in 1966, "Ruby Tuesday" in 1967, "Honky Tonk Woman" in 1969, "Brown Sugar" in 1971, "Angie" in 1973, and "Miss You" in 1978.

Answer: Donna Summer

Donna Summer's "Cold Love" reached Number 33. She had a total of 20 Top Pop 40 songs between 1975 and 1989, including four at Number One: in 1978 "MacArthur Park," and in 1979 "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," and, with Barbra Streisand, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)."

Answer: Stone Cold

"Stone Cold" only reached Number 40 on the US Billboard Top Pop 40 chart in 1982. Rainbow consisted of Joe Lynn Turner (vocals), Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Dave Rosenthal (keyboard), Roger Glover (bass), and Bobby Rondinelli (drums).

Answer: John Lennon

In 1970, John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band had a US Billboard Top Pop 40 Number 30 song with "Cold Turkey." Of Lennon's 12 Top 40 hits, two reached Number One: "Whatever Gets you Thru The Night" (with Elton John) in 1974, and "(Just Like) Starting Over" in 1980.

Answer: Hot N Cold

"Hot N Cold" charted at Number Three in 2008. Katy Perry's other three Top 40 hits in 2008 and 2009 were: "I Kissed A Girl" (Number One in 2008), and, in 2009, "Thinking Of You" (Number 29), and "Waking Up In Vegas" (Number Nine).

Answer: Cold Sweat-Part I

"Cold Sweat-Part I" reached Number Seven. Although James Brown had 43 songs on the US Billboard Top Pop 40 charts between 1960 and 1974, he never had a Number One hit. His other five Top Ten songs were: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part I)" (Number Eight in 1965); "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (Number Three in 1965); "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" (Number Eight in 1966); "I Got The Feelin'" (Number Six in 1968); and "Say It Loud-I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part I)" (Number 10 in 1968).

Answer: Ralph Tresvant

Ralph Tresvant's "Stone Cold Gentleman" got to Number 34 on the US Billboard Top Pop 40 chart in 1991. Tresvant had only two other Top 40 songs: "Sensitivity" (Number Four in 1990), and "The Best Things In Life Are Free" by Luther Van Dross and Janet Jackson with BBD and Ralph Tresvant (Number 10 in 1992).