Music and Yorkshire Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lucas Radebe

Radebe began playing in South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs. He played for Leeds United 1994-2005, and appeared 200+ times, gaining himself hero status. Don Revie was manager 1961-1974, often referred to as "The Golden Era". Revie turned the club around, winning countless trophies, but also getting the perennial nickname "Dirty Leeds". Batty was born in Leeds and played for them during the second Golden Era, 1988-1992. Argentine striker Luciano Becchio signed to Leeds United in 2008.

Answer: Leeds University

One of the most highly-regarded live albums in rock history, "Live At Leeds" was recorded at the rather small Leeds University Refectory, where there now hangs a plaque in the band's honour. The Who went back there in 2006 and played the same set in an attempt to recreate the event.

The Queens hall was an old tram depot turned into a venue that hosted the infamous "Christmas On Earth" punk festival in 1981, an event mirrored by a heavy metal "Christmas On Earth" in 1987. It was eventually knocked down and became a car park.

Answer: Jesus Christ, Christian messiah

Captain Cook was also a Yorkshireman, born in Marton. Connaughton didn't really make his mark with The Blades, playing just twelve times in two years, and Jarvis is a Sheffield Wednesday supporter anyway. At the 1996 Brit Awards Cocker ran onto the stage during Michael Jackson's performance of "Earth Song". He later explained his actions were "a form of protest at the way Michael Jackson sees himself as some kind of Christ-like figure with the power of healing... I just ran on the stage... I didn't make any contact with anyone as far as I recall."

Answer: Gloria Jones

On the Northern Soul circuit American Gloria Jones is known as "the Northern Queen of soul". "Tainted Love" (1964) was her second single. She was T Rex's Marc Bolan's partner right until his death in 1977. Soft Cell's Marc Almond is a huge T Rex fan, the spelling of his name being a tribute to Marc Bolan. Almond has also stated he was hugely influenced by Jaques Brel. Almond recorded "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" with Gene Pitney in 1989.

Answer: White Snake

Bluesy "White Snake" featured and was produced by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover and released on Purple Records, but still didn't sell well. "Northwinds" was his second solo album, after which he soon formed Whitesnake, actually pretty much the same band. Whitesnake's first album was "Trouble", and they carried on in the bluesy vein until 1985 when Coverdale revamped the band, giving them the slick, modern sound that brought mega-stardom. "Come Taste The Band" was the last Deep Purple album with Coverdale.

Answer: Miles Davis

The track is on seminal jazz/rock fusion album "Bitches Brew", and features McLaughlin, but not Miles Davis. McLaughlin appears on Miles Davis releases stretching twenty years, including milestones "In A Silent Way", "Tribute To Jack Johnson" and "On The Corner".

He met Panamanian drummer Billy Cobham on the "Bitches Brew" sessions and they formed jazz/rock fusion supergroup Mahavishnu Orchestra, which included Czech keyboardist Jan Hammer, in 1971. Maverick guitar hero Jeff Beck has been quoted as saying John McLaughlin is the best guitarist in the world.

Answer: Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott

Chumbawamba later said "If John Prescott has the nerve to turn up at events like the Brit Awards in a vain attempt to make Labour seem cool and trendy, then he deserves all we can throw at him". Nobacon apparently shouted "This is for the Liverpool dockers" as he threw the water. Prescott has been known to throw himself around as well.

In 2001 a Welsh farmer threw an egg at him, and Prescott threw a left hook to his jaw. Both incidents were caught on camera and broadcast to the nation. All the other options were at the event (the Brit awards that is, not the Welsh farmer egg-throwing incident).

Answer: Chumbawamba singer, Danbert Nobacon

The Clash were flailing and decided to do acoustic sets in public places. In Leeds they were playing outside a gig by The Alarm at the University. Nobacon said of his first throwing escapade "they'd done the America, champagne and coke thing, and they came back over here trying to prove that they could still relate to the kids. To me it just smacked of insincerity".

In 1986 Nobacon released a solo single called "Bigger Than Jesus" with a photo of his penis on the sleeve.

Answer: Georges Brassens

Thackray started playing guitar and singing when he was a teacher to try and get his bored pupils interested. He was greatly influenced by French culture, especially the chansonnier tradition, having lived and worked over "la Manche". Anarchic Brassens' "Le Gorille" tells a strange story about an escaped gorilla who mistakes a judge for a woman, much to the judge's misfortune.

It was banned for its lewd content. Thackray's version is more in line with the mild innuendo of his own material.

Answer: Bad weather and bad food

According to music journalist Mark Ellen they performed on legendary TV show "The Old Grey Whistle Test" (which he hosted), but after the Leeds gig it snowed and they couldn't get any vegetarian food, so they went back to Jamaica. They split up in 1974, being reformed later as Bob Marley And The Wailers, without Peter Tosh or Bunny Wailer, and with the focus clearly shifted to Bob Marley. Wailers members Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite and Carlton Barrett were all murdered, in separate incidents in 1987, 1999, 1987 respectively.

Answer: Grumpy

The exact origin of the adjective is disputed. Some say it's Derbyshire dialect that spread, a view supported by its use in the 1913 novel "Sons And Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence. Another claim is that it comes from Mardy Colliery, a coal mine in the South Wales village of Maerdy. During the UK miners' strike (1984-1985), Welsh scab workers moved to Yorkshire mines, but weren't received well, and were homesick, thus looked constantly grumpy, giving rise to the adjective "mardy".

There is little evidence to support the claim.

Answer: Working as a park-keeper.

The late, great Ronson joined his first band in 1963, and had been in search of fame and fortune since then. He'd given up, but was persuaded to join up with Bowie's backing band "The Hype". He went on to make five albums with Bowie, and later worked with countless others, including Bob Dylan and Morrissey. Sadly, Ronson died of liver cancer in 1993, aged just 46.
Other forgotten musicians include blues legend Son House who was rediscovered working as a school janitor, and jazz guitarist Lonnie Johnson who was working in a hotel when a d.j. came across him and produced a comeback album.

Answer: She had a prolific acting career in the 1970s.

Kiki and Elton had a hit both sides of the pond (Atlantic) with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" in 1976. Although she had alreday provided backing vocals on some Elton John album tracks, as well as for other artists, been signed to Motown (1970), and had hits on the Northern Soul circuit, it was the first time she really hit the spotlight.

In the 1980s she had a brief stint in the theatre, but that was as far as she got in acting. Etta James did an excellent version of "Sugar On The Floor" that can be found on "Burnin' Down The House: Live At The House Of Blues" (2002).

Answer: A parliamentarian army in the English civil war.

Formed in 1980, and still going strong today, New Model Army are renowned for their uncompromising sound and politics. In the mid-80s it was reported that the band had been refused work permits to the USA because the Immigration Department deemed the band's work of "no artistic merit". Emilio Mola coined the phrase "fifth column", the Mau Maus were the Kenyan anti-colonial army, and The Fenian Brotherhood was the Irish republican organization.

There have been at least two bands named after the Mau Maus, one of whom were a punk band from Sheffield, Yorkshire.

Answer: Elvis Presley

The Wedding Present issued a new single on the first Monday of every month in 1992, which their fans dutifully bought. Elvis holds the record of holding the most records regarding singles and charts! Michael Jackson had the most singles simultaneously in UK top 75, a grand twenty-seven (not all as a solo-artist).

The Beatles were the first act to replace themselves at the top of the UK charts. Status Quo are cool.