Edible Musicians Trivia Quiz

Answer: Melanie

Melanie Brown was 'Scary Spice' and Melanie Chisholm was 'Sporty Spice'. Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice), Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) and Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), completed the quintet. Their first NINE releases all hit the Number One or Number two spot in the UK charts, and many other charts worldwide.

Answer: David Gates

The band allegedly got their name from a sign on the side of a bread-van. Bread had five albums in the early 1970s that were all certified as gold, however internal disputes and an exhausting travel regime saw the band split up in 1973. Various members of the band reunited a couple of times, including one reincarnation that was named Toast!

David Cassidy was the heartthrob from The Partridge Family, David Soul was Hutch in the cop series 'Starsky and Hutch', who also had a few soft-rock singles in 1975-77, and David Bowie was an extraordinary singer from England, who passed away in 2016.

Answer: Peaches and Herb

Herb and Francine (nicknamed 'Peaches') had moderate success with 'Close Your Eyes', 'For Your Love' and 'Let's Fall in Love', and several others, released in 1967 and '68. 'Shake Your Groove Thing' and 'Reunited' were big hits in 1978, but featured a different 'Peaches', Linda Greene. All up, there have been seven women who have performed with Herb.

Answer: Hot Chocolate

They hit the big time in the disco era with 'You Sexy Thing', in 1975. My favourite Hot Chocolate song was released a couple of years prior- the haunting 'Emma'. Frontman and founder, Errol Brown, died of cancer in 2015.

Hot Butter had a hit with 'Popcorn', Vanilla Fudge are probably best known for 'You Keep Me Hangin' On', and Cream formed in 1968, featuring Eric Clapton.

Answer: Sherbet

Fronted by Daryl Braithwaite, Sherbet were teenage pinups. They were much more clean-cut than their major competition, the rough and raucous Skyhooks. They won the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds in 1972, a national competition, and their career was on its way. Their renown even saw them featured on a postage stamp, issued in 1998.

Buck's Fizz and Sweet were both British bands, and The Sugarhill Gang were an early American hip-hop band. Sherbet modelled their name on Sweet, reflecting their appeal to the younger market.

Answer: They were an all-female rap group

They were also a bit odd in that their name implied that they were a duo, but there were three women in the group- Cheryl "Salt" James, Sandra "Pepa" Denton and Deidra "Spinderella" Roper.

Answer: Martha

Martha Johnson also played the keyboard for Martha and the Muffins, but the band soon had a surfeit of Marthas when Martha Ladly joined in 1978. They had one major hit, 'Echo Beach' which was Top Ten in 1979.

Following the usual 'creative differences' squabbles, they were renamed as M + M in 1983.

Believe it or not, but there was actually a 1960s band named '?' and the Mysterians!

Answer: Taco

In 1982, Taco Ockerse covered 'Puttin' on the Ritz', written by Irving Berlin in 1927, and named after a very classy hotel in London. It refers to anyone who dresses fashionably.

Answer: 'T-Bone' Walker

He got his nickname from a corruption of his middle name, Thibeaux. He was one of the first musicians to use an electric guitar and is acknowledged as a real master. Perhaps his biggest hit was 'Stormy Monday', released in 1947, and covered many times since.

Meat Loaf (aka Marvin O'Day), was not born until 1947. 'Pork Chop Hill' is a war movie about a battle in Korea and Brisket Billings is a name I invented.

Answer: Soup

Bowling for Soup is just a fun name, and does not really aspire to anything deep and meaningful. They actually won an award for their name- Radio Disney Music Award for Silliest Band Name, in 2003; even the Beatles don't have one of them!


They have released a few albums and singles, with their 2002 album, 'Drunk Enough to Dance' and the 2004 single '1985' both garnering Top 40 status.