Groups and Singers from Scotland Quiz

Answer: Simple Minds

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" was a number one hit in the U.S. and peaked at number seven in the UK charts. The song was originally written for the teen movie "The Breakfast Club" released in 1985. The front man for Simple Minds was Jim Kerr. Other chart hits for the band was "Belfast Child" and "Waterfront."

Answer: Nazareth

"Love Hurts" was originally sung by the band The Everly Brothers in 1960. Other renditions of the song have been performed by Roy Orbison (1961), Jim Capaldi (1975) and Cher (1991). Members of the band in 1977 were Dan McCafferty, Manny Charlton, Pete Agnew and Darrell Sweet. The band is still going strong today, although the line up has changed. From 2002 the band now consists of Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison, Pete Agnew and Lee Agnew.

Answer: Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand was formed in 2001. The four piece band comprises of the lead singer (Alex Kapranos), bass guitarist (Bob Hardy), rhythm guitarist (Nick McCarthy) and the drummer Paul Thomson. The debut album by the band was simply called "Franz Ferdinand" released in 2004.

The album reached number three on the UK album chart and reached number 32 on the Billboard 200 album charts.

Answer: Travis

The name Travis first appeared in 1995. Band members of Travis are Andrew Dunlop, Francis Healy, Douglas Payne and Neil Primrose. The first single from the band was "All I Want to Do Is Rock" released in 1996. In 2007 Travis released their fifth studio album "The Boy with No Name." The album reached number four on the UK album chart and peaked at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200. Songs from the album include "Selfish Jean", "Closer" and "My Eyes." As is the trend in the UK nowadays, with movies and records, a top Sunday newspaper gave the single "My Eyes" away free, with a copy of its newspaper.

Answer: Average White Band

First formed in 1971, the Average White Band comprised of Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball and Robbie McIntosh. The bands turning point was with the release of their 1974 album "AWB", which topped the Billboard 200 chart. "Pick Up The Pieces" was track number three on the album.

Answer: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Alex Harvey formed the band, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1972. Other members of the band were Zal Cleminson, Chris Glen, and Cousins Ted and Hugh McKenna. The debut album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band was titled "Framed" released in 1972. "Delilah" featured on the bands first live album titled "Live" released in 1975. B. J. Cole, who is a pedal steel guitarist, played on the album. B. J. Cole has also been linked to other artist such as REM, Elton John, and The Verve.

Answer: Wet Wet Wet

Originally called Vortex Motion, the boys formed the band while at Clydebank High School, Scotland, in 1982. The band changed their name to Wet Wet Wet in the late part of 1982. Band members of Wet Wet Wet are Marti Pellow, Tommy Cunningham, Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell.

The bands debut single was called "Wishing I Was Lucky" recorded in 1987, and charted in sixth place on the UK singles chart. The bands first chart topper was a cover version of the Beatles song "With a Little Help from My Friends." Joe Cocker also had a cover version of the song in 1968.

Answer: Maggie Reilly

Maggie Reilly was born September 15, 1956 in Glasgow. Reilly first met Mike Oldfield in 1979, and by 1980 was a vocalist on Mike Oldfield's album QE2 released in 1980. Maggie Reilly was involved in three more of Mike Oldfield's albums, "Five Miles Out", "Crises" and "Discovery." The first solo album for Maggie was called "Echoes" released in 1992. Tracks from the album include "Everytime We Touch", "Tears in the Rain" "Echoes" and "Wait."

Answer: Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox is a solo artist and a member of the band the Eurythmics. The Eurythmics is a duo of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. Formed in 1980 the duo had several chart hits with songs like, "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)", "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves", "Thorn in My Side", "Missionary Man" and "Here Comes the Rain Again." Although Lennox released several singles, she had more success as a solo artist with her albums.

The first album by Lennox was "Diva" released in 1992, followed by "Medusa" in 1994. Annie Lennox's third album "Bare" released in 2003 reached number four in the U.S. and peaked at number three on the UK album chart. 2007 saw the release of her forth album "Songs of Mass Destruction" reaching ninth position in the U.S. and number seven in the UK.

Answer: Donovan

OK, how many of you knew Donovan was Scottish? Donovan was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland, in 1946. The career of Donovan began in 1965, with his first single "Catch the Wind" which reached number four in the UK and peaked at number 23 in the U.S.

The second single was released in the same year titled "Colours", again it stalled at number four in the UK, but only managed to reach 64 in the U.S. It wasn't until the release of "Sunshine Superman" in 1966, that Donovan made progress back into the charts, with a number one in the U.S. and a second placing in the UK, with "Sunshine Superman." "Mellow Yellow" quickly followed with a number two slot in the United States.

The trend continued with releases of "There is a Mountain", "Jennifer Juniper", "The Hurdy Gurdy Man", "Atlantis" and "Barabajagal." In 2007 a DVD was available from his Concert-Live in LA.