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Coloured Bands Trivia Quiz

A rainbow of colours in this quiz about musical groups. Ok, I can't seem to find too many 'Indigos' or 'Violets' so you will have to make do with the colours I could find.

A multiple-choice quiz by DaveH1960. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
DaveH1960

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,575

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
929

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 175 (7/10), Guest 136 (8/10), Guest 90 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall' should lead you to this British band; who are they? Hint

Pink Floyd

Crimson King

Deep Purple

Blue Boys

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Question 2 of 10

2. Mick Hucknall is the leader of this band who have been around since 1985. They have had hits with 'Holding Back the Years', 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' and 'Fairground'. Maybe they were named after Mick's hair; who are they?

Hint

Red Nex

Black Lace

Simply Red

Brown Betty

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Question 3 of 10

3. Aretha Franklin is known as the 'Queen of Soul', but Joe Brown is usually acknowledged as the 'KING of soul'. True or False?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. An American band now - formed in 1987 they are probably best known for 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' and 'American Idiot' from 2004. Which colourful band might this be? Hint

Green Mile

Green Day

Rainbow Flyer

Redwing

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Question 5 of 10

5. A British 'boy band' formed in 2001, which had hits with 'All Rise' and 'If You Come Back' had what colourful name? Hint

Orange

Blue

Yellow

Sky Blue Pink

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Question 6 of 10

6. A very well known British group who, strangely, did not appear to have much success with singles.
Featuring (at the time) Ian Gillan, they are probably best known for 'Black Night' and Smoke on the Water'.

Answer: (Two Words -- 4 and 6 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The House Music group Black Box hit the number one spot in the UK with their first single. What was it called? Hint

Right on Time

Ride on Time

Everybody Dance Now

Everybody, Everybody

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Question 8 of 10

8. This person had a deep 'gravelly' voice mainly heard in the 1970s. If I was female he may have been 'My First, My Last, My Everything'. Who was he? Hint

Joe Brown

James Brown

Barry White

Joe Black

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Question 9 of 10

9. The album title 'In the Court of the Crimson King' may give you a clue to this group from the UK who formed in 1969 and are still recording today. Hint

The Red Queen

King Crimson

The Red King

The Crimson Queen

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Question 10 of 10

10. Alecia Beth Moore - best known for the singles 'Get the Party Started' and 'So What' - records under which colourful name? Hint

True Blue

Blue Girls

Pink

Red Head

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall' should lead you to this British band; who are they?

Answer: Pink Floyd

Of course it was 'Pink Floyd'. Formed in 1965, the band released one of the most famous albums in the world,'Dark Side of the Moon', in 1973. This album topped the Billboard 200 charts only for one week but remained in the chart for an incredible 741 (yes 741!) weeks, or over 14 years until 1988, only dropping off of the listings when the rules for entries were changed to exclude albums more than ten years old.

Answer: Simply Red

And yes they were named after Mick's hair. Allegedly they were originally called 'Red' until a mix up with a promoter who was told by Mick 'We're Red simply (just) Red' the posters appeared with the name 'Simply Red' and the name stuck.

3. Aretha Franklin is known as the 'Queen of Soul', but Joe Brown is usually acknowledged as the 'KING of soul'. True or False?

Answer: False

Of course not! Joe Brown is/was a British singer from the 1960s- James Brown is known as the 'GODFATHER of Soul' with hits such as...'It's a Man's Man's Man's World' (usually known as 'This is a Man's World') and 'Papa's got a Brand New Bag'.

4. An American band now - formed in 1987 they are probably best known for 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' and 'American Idiot' from 2004. Which colourful band might this be?

Answer: Green Day

To date (2010) Green Day have sold over 65 million albums world wide.

5. A British 'boy band' formed in 2001, which had hits with 'All Rise' and 'If You Come Back' had what colourful name?

Answer: Blue

A group that were fantastically popular in the early 2000s in the UK.

6. A very well known British group who, strangely, did not appear to have much success with singles. Featuring (at the time) Ian Gillan, they are probably best known for 'Black Night' and Smoke on the Water'.

Answer: Deep Purple

'Black Night' peaked at number two in 1970 in the UK.
'Smoke on the Water' famously relates the true story about the burning down of the Montreux Casino whilst the band were waiting to record an album close by.

7. The House Music group Black Box hit the number one spot in the UK with their first single. What was it called?

Answer: Ride on Time

This was the group's only number one in the UK and was the best selling British single of 1989. Although it only charted at number 39 in the US dance charts they did have three number one hits in the US (again the dance charts) "Everybody Everybody", "I Don't Know Anybody Else", and "Strike It Up".

8. This person had a deep 'gravelly' voice mainly heard in the 1970s. If I was female he may have been 'My First, My Last, My Everything'. Who was he?

Answer: Barry White

'You're the First, the Last, My Everything' was released by Barry White in 1974 becoming a number one hit in the UK and number two on the Billboard 100.

9. The album title 'In the Court of the Crimson King' may give you a clue to this group from the UK who formed in 1969 and are still recording today.

Answer: King Crimson

Probably best known for the album 'In the Court of the Crimson King' released in 1969, reaching number three in the UK and number 28 in the US.

10. Alecia Beth Moore - best known for the singles 'Get the Party Started' and 'So What' - records under which colourful name?

Answer: Pink

'Get the Party Started' topped out at number four in the US and number two in the UK in 2001.
'So What' hit number one all around the world in 2008 including: the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Alecia began performing when she was only 14 and the name 'Pink' is claimed to be a tribute to 'Mr Pink' of 'Reservoir Dogs' fame.

Source: Author DaveH1960

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