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I'll Get You, My Pretty! Trivia Quiz

All the songs in this quiz, which were mainly hits in the UK, have the word "Pretty" in the title. How many of them do you remember?

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Rowena8482

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
388

Question 1 of 10

1. The 1964 song "Pretty Woman" was perhaps one of Roy Orbison's best known songs, but he also had a UK hit that year with another "pretty" song. Which of these was it? Hint

Pretty Love

Pretty Kitty

Pretty Paper

Pretty Mean

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Question 2 of 10

2. Another famous "pretty" song hit the UK Charts in the summer of 1977. Which of these options completes this lyric from the Sex Pistols "Pretty Vacant"?
"There's no point in asking,
you'll get no ____" Hint

Sign

Response

Answer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Way back in 1953, this singer had a UK hit with a song called "Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie"
Who was he? Hint

Guy Mitchell

Perry Como

Tommy Steele

Al Martino

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which UK based rock band released the songs "Pretty Pretty Once" and "All or Nothing" as singles from their 1993 album "More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace"? Hint

Pitchshifter

Dogs D'Amour

Custom Pink

Little Angels

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which singer, perhaps better known for "Cornflake Girl", had a UK Top Ten hit in 1994 with the song "Pretty Good Year"? Hint

Alanis Morisette

Tori Amos

Joan Osborne

Beverley Knight

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Question 6 of 10

6. Showaddywaddy had a Top 5 UK hit in 1978, with "Pretty Little Angel Eyes". The band were known as much for their distinctive outfits as their music; how did they dress? Hint

All in white with top hat and tails

In lycra workout gear and leg warmers

In Edwardian type frock coats and ruffled shirts

In brightly coloured Teddy Boy suits

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Question 7 of 10

7. Singer/songwriter Bo Diddley had a UK hit with "Pretty Thing" in 1963. What was his real name? Hint

Harlan Flavell

Matthew Gilliam Polk

Saintjohn St.Claire

Ellas Otha Bates

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Question 8 of 10

8. Manfred Mann had a number one hit in the UK with the song "Pretty Flamingo". It was written by the same man who wrote the "Tra La La Song", which was the theme for the "Banana Splits" tv show. Who was he? Hint

Tom Utley

Stephen Crane

Jim Ford

Mark Barkan

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which American singer had a posthumous UK Top 40 hit in 1968, with the song "Pretty Brown Eyes"? Hint

John Denver

Otis Redding

Jim Reeves

Buddy Holly

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Question 10 of 10

10. Possibly one of the best known "pretty" songs ever, what completes the title of Michael Jackson's hit "Pretty Young ____"?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The 1964 song "Pretty Woman" was perhaps one of Roy Orbison's best known songs, but he also had a UK hit that year with another "pretty" song. Which of these was it?

Answer: Pretty Paper

Whilst "Pretty Woman" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, "Pretty Paper" only managed to get to number six - still no mean feat.
Roy Orbison had ten Top Ten hits in the UK during the 1960s.

Answer: Reply

"Pretty Vacant" peaked at number six in the UK Singles Chart, and was one of a chain of seven Top Ten hits for the Sex Pistols in the 1970s. They never managed to reach number one.

3. Way back in 1953, this singer had a UK hit with a song called "Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie" Who was he?

Answer: Guy Mitchell

The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, and followed "She Wears Red Feathers" which had reached number one earlier that same year.

4. Which UK based rock band released the songs "Pretty Pretty Once" and "All or Nothing" as singles from their 1993 album "More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace"?

Answer: Dogs D'Amour

Neither of the singles made much impact on the charts, although the album itself reached the Top 30 on the UK Album Chart.
The band's most successful single was "Satellite Kid" which reached number twenty six on the UK chart, in 1999.

5. Which singer, perhaps better known for "Cornflake Girl", had a UK Top Ten hit in 1994 with the song "Pretty Good Year"?

Answer: Tori Amos

Both "Pretty Good Year" and "Cornflake Girl" came from Tori's second studio album "Under the Pink". "Pretty Good Year" reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart but was never released as a single in the USA.

6. Showaddywaddy had a Top 5 UK hit in 1978, with "Pretty Little Angel Eyes". The band were known as much for their distinctive outfits as their music; how did they dress?

Answer: In brightly coloured Teddy Boy suits

Showaddywaddy wore Teddy Boy suits, with drainpipe trousers, long draped jackets, and shoestring ties. Each member of the eight-strong band had a different coloured suit.
Their act mainly consisted of cover versions of 50s and 60s "good old fashioned Rock n Roll" songs, and they were still very popular on the club tour circuit well into the 21st century.
"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" was one of twenty three UK Top 40 hits for the band between 1974 and 1982.

7. Singer/songwriter Bo Diddley had a UK hit with "Pretty Thing" in 1963. What was his real name?

Answer: Ellas Otha Bates

Also often credited on songs he wrote as Ellas McDaniel, Bo Diddley reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart with "Pretty Thing" and followed it with "Hey Good Lookin'" in 1965.

Answer: Mark Barkan

It was 1966 when Manfred Mann took "Pretty Flamingo" to the top of the UK Singles Chart. The song was also a Top Ten hit in Canada, Norway, and Sweden.
Mark Barkan was the musical director on the "Banana Splits Adventure Hour" and has worked with many famous artists including The Monkees and Olivia Newton-John over the years.

9. Which American singer had a posthumous UK Top 40 hit in 1968, with the song "Pretty Brown Eyes"?

Answer: Jim Reeves

Jim Reeves died in 1964, when the private plane he was piloting crashed during a thunderstorm in Tennessee.
He had a string of hits in the UK, including a number one with "Distant Drums" in 1966.

10. Possibly one of the best known "pretty" songs ever, what completes the title of Michael Jackson's hit "Pretty Young ____"?

Answer: thing

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" was the sixth single to be released from Jackson's smash hit album "Thriller" (1983).
The song reached number ten on the US Billboard Top 100 chart, and number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.

Source: Author Rowena8482

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