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Man! That Music's Good Trivia Quiz

All of these songs contain the word "man" in their titles. I'll give you the title, you pick the right artist. All songs have been top-twenty hits in the UK singles charts.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mutchisman. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Mutchisman

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
252,379

Updated
Jul 13 24

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which American band had a hit single with "Man on the Moon" in 1992?
Hint

REM

Red Hot Chili Peppers

B-52's

Foo Fighters

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" was a hit for which Canadian singer? Hint

Shania Twain

Alanis Morrisette

Gillian Welch

kd Lang

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I Wanna Be your Man" was an early hit for which act?
Hint

The Rolling Stones

Buddy Holly

The Beatles

Bo Didley

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" was a hit for which of these singers in the early 'sixties?
Hint

Buddy Holly

Fats Domino

Eddie Cochran

Elvis Presley

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Question 5 of 10

5. American band Chicago scored a number eight single in 1970 with "I'm A Man", but which band had taken the same song to number nine some three years earlier? Hint

The Move

Spencer Davis Group

The Moody Blues

Traffic

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which band took "Man of the World" to number two in 1969? Hint

Fleetwood Mac

Gentle Giant

Stone the Crows

The Yardbirds

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which singer and pianist declared himself to be "An Innocent Man" in 1984? Hint

Elton John

Billy Joel

Randy Newman

Warren Zevon

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which female artist sang "The Man with the Child in His Eyes"? Hint

Chrissie Hynde

Hazel O'Connor

Kate Bush

Elkie Brookes

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Question 9 of 10

9. In Britain, which was the first act to take "The Man Who Sold the World" into the singles charts?
Hint

David Bowie

Lulu

Nirvana

Dusty Springfield

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these acts were giving out a warning on "Maneater"? Hint

Brewer and Shipley

The Lions

Hall and Oates

Simon and Garfunkel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which American band had a hit single with "Man on the Moon" in 1992?

Answer: REM

"Man on the Moon" was one of four taken from REM's 1992 album "Automatic for the People". The album went to number one in the charts, The most successful single was "Everybody Hurts" which went to number seven, "Man on the Moon" peaked at number eighteen.

2. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" was a hit for which Canadian singer?

Answer: Shania Twain

Shania Twain's song "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" reached number three in the singles chart in 1999. It was taken from the massive-selling album "Come on Over", which had reached top spot in the previous year.

3. "I Wanna Be your Man" was an early hit for which act?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

"I Want To Be Your Man" was The Rolling Stones second hit single in Britain, it reached number twelve in 1963. The song was written by Lennon and McCartney, and later recorded by the Beatles.

4. "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" was a hit for which of these singers in the early 'sixties?

Answer: Buddy Holly

Sadly, "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" was a posthumous hit for Buddy Holly in 1963, it was written by Chuck Berry. Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash in February 1959.

5. American band Chicago scored a number eight single in 1970 with "I'm A Man", but which band had taken the same song to number nine some three years earlier?

Answer: Spencer Davis Group

The Spencer Davis Group featuring a young Steve Winwood had taken "I'm A Man" to number nine in 1967. Their previous three singles had all made the top two.

6. Which band took "Man of the World" to number two in 1969?

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

"Man of the World" just failed to emulate Fleetwood Mac's previous single "Albatross" which had hit number one in the year before.

7. Which singer and pianist declared himself to be "An Innocent Man" in 1984?

Answer: Billy Joel

Billy Joel's only British number one was with "Uptown Girl" in 1983.
"An Innocent Man" reached number eight in the following year.

8. Which female artist sang "The Man with the Child in His Eyes"?

Answer: Kate Bush

Kate Bush's first single, "Wuthering Heights" had gone to number one in 1978. "The Man With the Child in His Eyes" was the follow-uo single and reached number six in the same year.

9. In Britain, which was the first act to take "The Man Who Sold the World" into the singles charts?

Answer: Lulu

Although "The Man Who Sold the World" was written by David Bowie, it remained as the title track on his album and wasn't released as a single until a live version was issued in 1995. Lulu took TMWSTW to number three in 1974. Nirvana's version of the song has not been released as a single in the UK.

10. Which of these acts were giving out a warning on "Maneater"?

Answer: Hall and Oates

"Maneater" was Daryl Hall and John Oates' second top-ten hit in the UK,; it reached number six in 1982. It was a number one hit in America as was "I Can't Go for That" which reached number eight in Britain.

All stats from "The Guinness Book of Hit Singles and Albums" 2006 edition.

Source: Author Mutchisman

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