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Quiz about Ipod Shuffle 04 1990s Billboard Top 100 Part 1

Ipod Shuffle 04: 1990s Billboard Top 100 Part 1 Quiz

This time my iPod's playing Billboard Top 100 hits from the 1990s.

A multiple-choice quiz by berenlazarus. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
berenlazarus

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7 mins

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Multiple Choice

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322,469

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Martin Page's song "In the House of Stone and Light" got to Number 14 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1995. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Martin Page co-wrote several hit songs. Which of these songs does not bear a co-writing credit from Martin Page? Hint

"These Dreams" (by Heart)

"King of Wishful Thinking" (by Go West)

"We Built this City" (by Starship)

"Eye of the Tiger" (by Survivor)

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1992, Arrested Development scored a hit with the song "Mr. Wendal", getting to Number Six. The song samples what previous recording? Hint

"Mighty Quinn" (by Ramsey Lewis)

"When It Comes Down to It" (by Minnie Riperton)

"Sing a Simple Song" (by Sly & the Family Stone)

"Alphabet St." (by Prince.)

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of the biggest debut singles in music history, Hanson's single "MMMBop" went to Number One in twenty seven countries. Which name does NOT belong to one of the three brothers that comprise Hanson? Hint

Clarke

Avery

Jordan

Zac

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Question 4 of 10

4. Van Halen's song "Can't Stop Loving You" is a homage to what artist? Hint

Ray Charles

James Brown

Stevie Wonder

Michael Jackson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is listed as the co-writer of MC Hammer's 1990 Billboard smash "U Can't Touch This"? Hint

Rick Astley

Rick James

Prince

Bryan Adams

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Gin Blossoms scored a major hit in 1993 with "Hey Jealousy". What band member, after receiving the Gold Record for "Hey Jealousy", destroyed it after it hung on his wall for two weeks? Hint

Robin Wilson

Dan Henzerling

Douglas Hopkins

Jesse Valenzuela

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 1992 hit "Free Your Mind" opens with this line: "Prejudice, wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!" The band adapted this line from Fox's "In Living Color", but from what character on the show?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Peaking at Number Eight, "Wonderwall" proved to be Oasis's only top ten hit. What artist covered the song on a studio album released in the following decade? Hint

Thom Yorke

Conor Oberst

Ryan Adams

Noel Gallagher

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Question 9 of 10

9. "...Baby One More Time", Britney Spears' first major hit, debuted in November 1998. Spears, however, was the second choice for the track. Max Martin, the song's author, originally wrote the song for what group? Hint

TLC

Whitney Houston

Brandy

Christina Aguilera

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Question 10 of 10

10. This hit song from 1995 name checks Boys II Men's "On Bended Knee".

Answer: (One of two major hits for this band. Three words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: "Eye of the Tiger" (by Survivor)

"In the House of Stone and Light" deals with a man seeking self-realization at the Grand Canyon. "These Dreams" is Heart's first Billboard Top 100 number one hit. "King of Wishful Thinking" is from the soundtrack of "Pretty Woman". "We Built this City" has made several "worst songs ever" lists.

2. In 1992, Arrested Development scored a hit with the song "Mr. Wendal", getting to Number Six. The song samples what previous recording?

Answer: "Sing a Simple Song" (by Sly & the Family Stone)

The song deals with a homeless bum, "Mr. Wendal", and is a socially conscious song. The album the track appeared on is "3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...". Of the 16 tracks, eight of them sample music. "People Everyday" interpolates "Everyday People" by Sly & the Family Stone and samples "Tappan Zee" by Bob James. "Give a Man a Fish" samples "When It Comes Down to It" by Minnie Riperton. "U" samples "Mighty Quinn" by Ramsey Lewis. "Natural" samples "Sunshine" by Earth, Wind & Fire. "Tennessee" samples "Alphabet St." by Prince. "Washed Away" samples "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" by The Persuaders.

Answer: Avery

There are three Hanson brothers in Hanson: Clarke Isaac Hanson, Jordan Taylor Hanson, and Zachary Walker Hanson. There are seven children total in the Hanson family. The other four are Jessica, Avery, Mackenzie, and Zo�. They hail from Oklahoma, my home state.

4. Van Halen's song "Can't Stop Loving You" is a homage to what artist?

Answer: Ray Charles

"Can't Stop Loving You" was Van Halen's most successful single from the 1995 album, "Balance", peaking at Number 30. The song is Van Halen's tribute to "I Can't Stop Loving You", by Ray Charles. Sammy Hagar references Ray in the line "Hey Ray, what you said is true."

5. Who is listed as the co-writer of MC Hammer's 1990 Billboard smash "U Can't Touch This"?

Answer: Rick James

"Please Hammer, Don't Hurt Them" sold more than ten million copies primarily on the strength of this single. The track sampled Rick James' "Super Freak".

6. The Gin Blossoms scored a major hit in 1993 with "Hey Jealousy". What band member, after receiving the Gold Record for "Hey Jealousy", destroyed it after it hung on his wall for two weeks?

Answer: Douglas Hopkins

According to the magazine "Rolling Stone", Douglas Hopkins, the author of "Hey Jealousy", destroyed his gold record after dreaming about getting one for years, after a mere two weeks. Hopkins was deeply troubled, and in 1993 committed suicide. At his funeral, a woman told the band that Hopkins was the one who put sugar in the gas tank of the tour bus in 1992.

The band fired Hopkins due to his alcoholism during the recording sessions of their hit album "New Miserable Experience".

Answer: Calhoun Tubbs

En Vogue wrote the song in response to the beating of Rodney King in Los Angelas in early 1992. The song spent sixteen weeks in the Top 40 of the Billboard charts. The song is also famous due to its award-winning video. The character Calhoun Tubbs, an old bluesman, opens each song he writes as "I wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!"

8. Peaking at Number Eight, "Wonderwall" proved to be Oasis's only top ten hit. What artist covered the song on a studio album released in the following decade?

Answer: Ryan Adams

The band completed the song in six to eight hours. Liam Gallagher, Oasis's lead singer, despised the song. In 2004, on his "Love is Hell" album, Ryan Adams covered the song, and has long maintained it is one of his favorite tracks.

Answer: TLC

After TLC rejected the song, Martin began shopping the song around. Britney Spears recorded the song. The song has gone on to be one of the biggest singles in Billboard history.

Source: Songfacts
Whitney Spears

10. This hit song from 1995 name checks Boys II Men's "On Bended Knee".

Answer: Be My Lover

The song is "Be My Lover" from 1995, released by the band La Bouche. The track hit number one in Australia. The band's other major hit is "Sweet Dreams", both from the mid 1990s.

Source: Author berenlazarus

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