Music:Rockin' All Over The World Quiz

Answer: Status Quo

Status Quo had a number three hit on the UK chart with "Rockin' All Over The World" in 1977. It did not chart in the US. It made the Top ten in other countries including Belgium, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Status Quo have had more UK chart hits than any other group. In 2010 original group members Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt were awarded the OBE in the UK New Years honours list for their services to music. They are still Rockin' despite their music being derided in certain quarters and a dispute with UK Radio 1 over not playing their 1994 collaboration with The Beach Boys, UK number 24 hit "Fun Fun Fun". They are still having UK hits and made number 31 in 2010 with a re-recording of their 1986 number two hit "In The Army Now". They may well rock 'til they drop.

Answer: Michael Nesmith

Ex Monkees guitarist Mike Nesmith had a number 28 hit on the UK chart with "Rio" in 1977. It did not chart in the US.

Robert Michael Nesmith was born in 1942 in Texas USA. His mother Bette Nesmith Graham, was the inventor of a typewriter correction fluid known as "Liquid Paper". After leaving the USAF he wrote songs and released records on various labels from 1963 to 1965 which failed to chart. He answered the newspaper advertisement for "four insane boys" and became a member of The Monkees along with Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork. Nesmith owns a media company called Pacific Arts which in litigation with various companies including PBS in 1999, won a settlement of over $48m. Ringo Starr was a member of The Beatles. Dave Davies was a member of The Kinks. Diana Ross was a member of The Supremes.

Answer: U.S.S.R.

"Back In The U.S.S.R." by The Beatles was track one on their double album "The Beatles" (The White Album). The album reached number one for eight weeks on the UK album chart in 1968/69. It reached number one for nine weeks on the US Billboard album chart in 1968/69. "Back In The U.S.S.R." was released as a single and reached number 19 on the UK chart in 1976.

Answer: France

Bonnie Tyler had a number nine hit on the UK chart with "Lost In France" in 1976. It did not chart in the US.

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins in Wales in 1951) could give Rod Stewart a run for the roughest voice in music, I would hate to hear a duet by them. She did record a duet with fellow Welsh singer Shakin' Stevens, (a remake of the Dinah Washington and Brook Benton hit "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)"). It reached number five on the UK chart in 1984. It did not chart in the US. She got her raspy voice after an operation to remove nodules from her vocal chords and not staying silent for the required period.

Answer: Leningrad

Billy Joel had a number 53 hit on the UK chart with "Leningrad" in 1989. It did not chart in the US.

Born William Martin Joel in New York in 1949, this singer/pianist/songwriter has had three number one hits on the US pop chart and one on the UK chart. He received the Grammy Living Legend Award in 1990. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. He was married to model/actress/human and animal rights activist Christie Brinkley from 1985 to 1994.

Answer: Marrakesh Express

Crosby, Stills and Nash (Graham Nash, ex-Hollies) had a number 28 hit on the US pop chart with "Marrakesh Express" in 1969. It reached number 17 on the UK chart the same year.

Born in Blackpool Lancashire UK in 1942, (his mother was evacuated there from Salford in Greater Manchester during WWII). Graham William Nash OBE was a member of one of the most successful '60s British groups, The Hollies. He left the group in 1968 to form the trio CSN with David Crosby (The Byrds) and Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield).

Answer: Kids In America

Kim Wilde had a number two hit on the UK chart with "Kids In America" in 1981. It reached number 25 on the US pop chart in 1982.

Kim Wilde (Kim Smith) born in London in 1960 is the daughter of '50s & '60s British Rock and Roller Marty Wilde (Reginald Smith). Her biggest hit in the US was a remake of The Supremes "You Keep Me Hanging On". It reached number one and she became only the fifth UK solo female singer to top the Billboard Hot 100. She was the most charted female singer on the UK chart in the 1980s. Along with music, she now has an alternate career as a gardener.

Answer: Acapulco

The Four Tops had a number seven hit on the UK chart with "Loco In Acapulco" in 1988. It did not chart in the US.

The song was written for the movie "Buster" starring Phil Collins by Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier. The movie is about criminal Ronald "Buster" Edwards who was involved in "The Great Train Robbery" that took place in the UK in 1963.

Answer: Murray Head

Murray Head had a number 12 hit on the UK chart with "One Night In Bangkok" in 1984. It reached number three on the US pop chart in 1985.

Murray Seafield Saint-George Head was born in London in 1946. He is the bother of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" star Anthony Head. His first success was as Judas Iscariot on the original "Jesus Christ Superstar" album, and in the movies "The Family Way" with Sir John Mills and "Sunday Bloody Sunday" with Peter Finch. Has appeared in UK TV series "Heartbeat" 2005 and "Doctors" 2010.

Answer: The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys had a number three hit on the US pop chart with "Sloop John B" in 1966. It reached number two on the UK chart the same year.

The song "Sloop John B" has been around a long time; it was a West Indies folk song "The John B Sails". The Weavers and The Kingston Trio recorded it as "The Wreck Of The John B". Johnny Cash and Lonnie Donegan recorded it as "I Want To Go Home" It was the seventh track on The Beach Boys album "Pet Sounds" which reached number ten on the Billboard album chart in 1966. It reached number two on the UK album chart the same year.