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LFO - A Little Group That Did Trivia Quiz

In 1999, after years of trying and a lineup change, a boy band trio had one of the catchiest songs of the year.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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GoodVibe

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,134

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what state did LFO originate? Hint

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

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Question 2 of 10

2. What disco standard did LFO cover that charted in England? Hint

I Love the Nightlife

I Will Survive

If I Can't Have You

Staying Alive

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Question 3 of 10

3. Brian Gillis left the group after "Summer Girls" became a hit in the United States.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Gillis's replacement?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 5 of 10

5. LFO recorded their first album in a 200-year-old house in Needham, Massachusetts. What former New Kid on the Block helped them record? Hint

Danny Wood

Joey McIntyre

Donnie Wahlberg

Jordan Knight

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Question 6 of 10

6. What clothing line is mentioned in "Summer Girls"? Hint

Aeropostale

Gap

Old Navy

Abercrombie and Fitch

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the "Girl on TV"? Hint

Shannon Elizabeth

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Neve Campbell

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Question 8 of 10

8. LFO's second album did not produce a U.S. Top 40 single.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. LFO appeared on what Nickelodeon show? Hint

Kenan and Kel

The Amanda Show

All That

The Nick Cannon Show

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Question 10 of 10

10. Rich Cronin died in September 2010 after a five-year battle with what disease? Hint

Von Willibrand disease

Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

Leukemia

Hemophilia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state did LFO originate?

Answer: Massachusetts

In 1995, Rich Cronin met Brian Gillis and Brad Fischetti in Fall River, a short distance from Rhode Island. This was four years before the group hit it big.

2. What disco standard did LFO cover that charted in England?

Answer: If I Can't Have You

The Lyte Funky Ones (they didn't use the abbreviation at the time) covered the Yvonne Elliman classic. The song went to number 54 in the UK.

3. Brian Gillis left the group after "Summer Girls" became a hit in the United States.

Answer: False

Gillis was frustrated with the group's lack of success and progress in the United States. He left LFO in 1999, before the group's biggest international hit, "Summer Girls." He had a solo career and later worked for BMG.

4. Who was Gillis's replacement?

Answer: Devin Lima

Lima was working in a hardware store when Cronin asked him to join. The group then used the LFO abbreviation except in the UK. The group had to call themselves Lyte Funky Ones in the UK because a Sheffield-based techno and electronic music act first used the name LFO (which stood for low frequency oscillator) in 1988.

5. LFO recorded their first album in a 200-year-old house in Needham, Massachusetts. What former New Kid on the Block helped them record?

Answer: Danny Wood

Wood was a friend of former member Brian Gillis and included some of his vocals on LFO's self-titled album. The group's biggest hit, "Summer Girls" contains the line: "New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits."

6. What clothing line is mentioned in "Summer Girls"?

Answer: Abercrombie and Fitch

Who can forget the line "I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch"? Rich Cronin was one of the songwriters. The song is full of late 1980s pop culture and references including Cherry Coke, Macualay Culkin, Kevin Bacon, the Beastie Boys, New Edition, and Larry Bird. The song went to number three on the U.S. Hot 100 charts in 1999.

7. Who was the "Girl on TV"?

Answer: Jennifer Love Hewitt

Hewitt was featured in the video. Rich Cronin also wrote this song and it went to number ten in the U.S. in 1999.

8. LFO's second album did not produce a U.S. Top 40 single.

Answer: True

"Every Other Time" (from their second album "Life is Good") only went to number 44 on the U.S. Pop Charts, but did fairly well in England and New Zealand.

9. LFO appeared on what Nickelodeon show?

Answer: The Amanda Show

During their guest appearance, LFO describes Amanda Bynes as the "most beautiful girl in the world." LFO later won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award, opened for Britney Spears, and had dolls made of them. The group got tired of its boy band image and shelved LFO in 2003 so members could work on solo projects.

10. Rich Cronin died in September 2010 after a five-year battle with what disease?

Answer: Leukemia

LFO got back together for a few months in 2009 and released a single before against splitting up. Cronin appeared in the 2007 VH1 show "Mission: Man Band" with Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC, Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees, and Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd

Source: Author GoodVibe

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