Odd One Out: Just Music! Multiple Choice Quiz | Music Mixture

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1. Getting three consecutive number one hits on the US Hot 100 is hard enough. Three of the four groups below managed to achieve five consecutive number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, but one didn't. Which group is the odd one out?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones managed to achieve eight number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1965 and 1978. They only managed to put together two consecutive number one hits, twice.

The Beatles managed five consecutive number one hits once, despite an avalanche of releases from different record companies. They did it with "I Feel Fine" (1964), "Eight Days A Week" (1965), "Ticket To Ride" (1965), "Help!" (1965) and "Yesterday" (1965).

The Supremes managed five consecutive number one hits twice with six consecutive number one hits. They did it with "Where Did Our Love Go" (1964), "Baby Love" (1964), "Come See About Me" (1964), "Stop! In The Name Of Love" (1965), "Back In My Arms Again" (1965) and "I Hear A Symphony" (1965).

The Bee Gees managed five consecutive number one hits twice with six consecutive number one hits. They did it with "How Deep Is Your Love" (1977), "Stayin' Alive" (1978), "Night Fever" (1978), "Too Much Heaven" (1979), "Tragedy" (1979) and "Love You Inside Out" (1979).

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2. Three of the following musicians were murdered but one died of a cerebral haemorrhage after falling off a bike while on holiday in Ibizia, Spain. Which musician is the odd one out?

Answer: Nico, Velvet Underground/solo

Never one to do the sensible thing, Nico set off on her bike at the hottest part of the day in mid-July to get some marijuana in the nearby village. It seems she had a heart attack, fell off, and when she got to hospital she was thought to have had heat stroke and wasn't treated properly. She died the same day, 18th July 1988.

In September 1987, Jaco Pastorious went into a coma after a fight with a night club bouncer in Florida. He died ten days later. He was 35. He'd had a blistering career and was considered by many, including himself, as one of the greatest bass players of all time. His mental health had shown signs of deteriorating in the early 1980s (not helped by substance abuse), and by the time of his death he'd been living a precarious life in and out of hospital and also on and off the streets.

In August 1993, Mayhem founding member Euronymous (born �ystein Aarseth in 1968 in Egersund, Norway) was stabbed 23 times by Varg Vikernes (aka Kristian Vikernes). Varg claimed it was self-defense and said he had heard rumours that Euronymous was planning to kidnap and torture him. He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 21 years in prison, but he only served 15.

At the time of the murder, Varg Vikernes was a member of Mayhem and he played bass on one of the band's most highly-regarded albums, "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" (released in 1994). He is best-known for his one-man band Burzum, under which name he released albums even while in prison.

On April 1st 1984 Marvin Gaye was shot by his father, Marvin Gay Senior, with a gun he (Marvin Junior) had given his father for Christmas the previous year. The relationship between father and son had never been rosy.

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3. Only three of the following are names of well-known bands. Can you spot the 2008 film?

Answer: Stone of Destiny

The Stone Poneys were a folk-rock trio from the 1960s which featured Linda Ronstadt as the lead singer. The Stone Temple Pilots are a rock band from San Diego, California, formed in 1985, with a style ranging from grunge to a blend of independent and hard rock. The Stone Roses are a rock band from Manchester England, formed in 1983.

"Stone of Destiny" is a 2008 film by Charles Martin Smith. It is the true story of Ian Hamilton, a Scottish nationalist, who together with three friends removed the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in London. The stone, used for centuries in the coronation of Scottish monarch, had been captured by the English in 1296.

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4. Often a song is covered by another artist and it sometimes becomes an even bigger hit. All of the following songs have been covered, but only one was a huge hit in the 1960s, 1970s and 2000s for three different artists. Which song is the odd one out?

Answer: The First Cut is the Deepest

"The First Cut is the Deepest" was a hit for Cat Stevens in 1965, Rod Stewart in 1976, and Sheryl Crow in 2003.

"Don't Think Twice It's Alright" has been covered by many different artists, including Peter, Paul & Mary, but was a really big hit for Bob Dylan. "How Deep is Your Love" was also covered by many artists, but was only a major hit for the Bee Gees. "Respect" was originally recorded by Otis Redding in 1965, before becoming Aretha Franklin's most famous hit. It is definitely on several different soul albums, but no one else had the Aretha success!

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5. All four of the following musicians recorded with the late jazz legend Miles Davis. Three of them were born in the USA, but one was born in Yorkshire, England. Which of these Miles Davis cohorts is the odd one out?

Answer: John McLaughlin

Jazz guitarist John McLaughlin was born in Doncaster, West Yorkshire, in 1942. He did loads of blues, rock and pop session work in the 1960s before recording his debut solo album, "Extrapolation", in 1969. Soon after its release, McLaughlin moved to the USA to join ex-Miles Davis prodigy drummer Tony Williams in his jazz/rock fusion group The Tony Williams Lifetime. Tony Williams was a Chicago-born Bostonian.

McLaughlin went on to record with Miles Davis on seminal albums such as "In a Silent Way" (1969), "Bitches Brew" (1970), "Jack Johnson" (1971), and "On the Corner" (1972). He also formed the wonderful Mahavishnu Orchestra.

New York-born sax player Sonny Rollins played on a handful of Miles Davis albums in the early 1950s. The list of jazz heavyweights also appearing on these albums is breathtaking: Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Kenny Clarke, and Horace Silver, to name just a few!

The first appearance on a Miles Davis album of Chicagoan native Herbie Hancock was on "Seven Steps to Heaven" in 1963. He kept on popping up throughout Miles subsequent recording career.

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6. Three of the following songs were written by The Bee Gees for other artists, but one was written by The Beach Boys' Bruce Johnston. Which song is the odd one out?

Answer: I Write The Songs

"I Write The Songs" was written in 1975 by Bruce Johnston, a member of The Beach Boys. The song was originally recorded by The Captain and Tenille that year on their album "Love Will Keep Us Together". David Cassidy released his version also in 1975 and it reached number 11 on the UK singles chart in August of that year. Barry Manilow also recorded the song, and in January 1976 his version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It won a Grammy for Song of the Year.

The three songs written by The Bee Gees were big hits for others. "Chain Reaction" recorded by Diana Ross rose to number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1986. "Island In The Stream" (originally written for Marvin Gaye) was recorded by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1883. "Heartbreaker" was recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1982. It was an international hit and made the Top Ten in Austria, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden (where it reached number one), Switzerland, UK and USA.

The Bee Gees sang backing vocals on "Chain Reaction" and "Heartbreaker".

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7. All of these groups except one had UK number one hits with their first three chart singles. Which group is the odd one out?

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles peaked at number 17 on the UK singles chart with their first chart entry "Love Me Do" (1962). Their second single "Please Please Me" (1963) peaked at number two on the UK singles chart. They reached number one on the UK singles chart for the first time with their third single "From Me To You" (1963). Although "Please Please Me" did reach number one on the chart published in the music paper The New Musical Express, it does not count as an official UK number one hit.

Gerry and The Pacemakers' first three UK number hits were "How Do You Do It" (1963), "I Like It" (1963) and "You'll Never Walk Alone" (1963).

Frankie Goes To Hollywood's first three UK number one hits were "Relax" (1983), "Two Tribes" (1984), and "The Power Of Love" (1984).

The Spice Girls' first three UK number one hits were "Wannabe" (1996), "Say You'll Be There" (1996), and "2 Become 1" (1996).

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8. Three of these musicians played the trumpet as their main instrument, while only one was famous for his saxophone playing. Who is the odd man out here?

Answer: Clarence Clemons

The three trumpet players were associated with very different styles of music. Louis Armstrong figured in New Orleans-style jazz, Miles Davis with bebop and experimental jazz, and Harry James with the Big Band sound as the leader of his own orchestra.

Clarence Clemons had a lengthy association with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and also recorded several solo albums. He is remembered for his genius as a rock saxophonist.

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9. Three of the following musicians are drummers and were founding members of their respective groups, but one is neither a drummer nor a founding member of the group mentioned. Which musician is the odd one out?

Answer: Ritchie Blackmore, Whitesnake

Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was already a seasoned session musician when he was recruited to join the fledgling Deep Purple in 1968. He was a member of the so-called Deep Purple Mark I, II, and III before leaving to concentrate full-time on his side project, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, which promptly became just Rainbow. He ended up back in Deep Purple in 1984, but left again in 1993 to form Blackmore's Night.

Whitesnake were formed in 1978 by vocalist David Coverdale, himself a former member of Deep Purple. He'd already released two solo albums, the first of which was called White Snake.

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10. There were some skirmishes before the main invasion of the US pop charts by UK groups in 1964. Three of these four pre-invasion US hits are instrumentals. Which one, by a singer from Liverpool, is the odd one out?

Answer: Judy

"Judy" was written by Noel Paris/Gloria Shayne. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard pop chart for Frankie Vaughan in 1958. In the UK it was the B-Side of "Wonderful Things" and did not chart.

Frankie Vaughan was a major star in UK showbiz during the '50s and '60s. He had 18 Top 20 hits on the UK singles chart between 1954 and 1967. Eleven of those hits made the Top 10 and two of them, "The Garden Of Eden" (1957) and "Tower Of Strength" (1961) were number one hits.

"Midnight In Moscow" peaked at number two on the Billboard pop chart for Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen in 1962. It peaked at number two on the UK singles chart in 1961.

"Stranger On The Shore" was number one for one week on the Billboard pop chart for Mr. Acker Bilk in 1962. It peaked at number two on the UK singles chart in 1961.

"Telstar" was number one for three weeks on the Billboard pop chart for The Tornadoes in 1962. It was number one for five weeks on the UK singles chart for The Tornados (same group, different spelling) the same year.

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