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Pink Is The Colour Trivia Quiz

All of the songs and artists featured in this quiz have some connection to the colour pink.

A multiple-choice quiz by rowena8482. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
rowena8482

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,176

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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1052

Question 1 of 10

1. Which UK band released the song "The Last Film" in 1983? Hint

In The Pink

Kissing The Pink

Colour Me Pink

Pink Gin

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1968, The Scaffold had a Christmas number one hit in the UK with "Lily The Pink". Can you complete the following lyric? - "For she invented medicinal compound, most _____ in every case" Hint

Vivacious

Supercacious

Libatious

Efficacious

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Question 3 of 10

3. Can you complete this lyric from "Pretty In Pink" by the Psychedelic Furs? - "Turns herself round and she smiles and she says, This is it that's _______" Hint

Time for a change

The end of the road

The end of the joke

The name of the game

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which heavy rock band sang "Sink The Pink" in 1985? Hint

Motorhead

AC/DC

Black Sabbath

Nazareth

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Question 5 of 10

5. Vicious Pink were among the earliest techno club bands of the 80s. Can you remember the name of their most sucessful single? Hint

Once Upon A Time

It's Raining

CCCan't You See

Love Overblown

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which singer's real surname is Pincus? Hint

Lionel Ritchie

Johnny Mathis

Barry Manilow

Barry White

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Question 7 of 10

7. Aerosmith had a hit with the song "Pink" in 1997, and again as a re-release in the UK in 1999. The song won a Grammy award, but how many did that bring Aerosmiths total number of Grammy awards won to? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1957, Country & Western star Marty Robbins had a hit with the song "A White Sport Coat And A Pink _________"? Hint

Carnation

Buttonhole

Rose

Necktie

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Question 9 of 10

9. Pinky and Perky were puppet pigs, who had their own children's TV show in the UK in the 1960's. They sang cover versions of popular songs of the day, and even once shared a stage with the Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show". Do you know who created them? Hint

Petruska and Pietro Malinki

Ina and Tomas Grigor

Jan and Vlasta Dalibor

Marcus and Ivan Mahler

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Question 10 of 10

10. No quiz on 'Pink' would be complete without a Floyd question. Syd Barrett was a founder member of the band, but do you know his real first name? Hint

Roger

Richard

Robert

Ronald

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which UK band released the song "The Last Film" in 1983?

Answer: Kissing The Pink

"The Last Film" was taken from the album "Naked" and was a top 20 hit in the UK.

2. In 1968, The Scaffold had a Christmas number one hit in the UK with "Lily The Pink". Can you complete the following lyric? - "For she invented medicinal compound, most _____ in every case"

Answer: Efficacious

The Lily of the song's title is Lydia Pinkham, a businesswoman from Massachusetts, who marketed a range of patent medicines for women. Her "vegetable compound" was 20% alcohol!

3. Can you complete this lyric from "Pretty In Pink" by the Psychedelic Furs? - "Turns herself round and she smiles and she says, This is it that's _______"

Answer: The end of the joke

The eponymous theme tune was from the film "Pretty in Pink" which starred Molly Ringwald as 'Andie' and Jon Cryer as 'Duckie'. It was released in 1986.

4. Which heavy rock band sang "Sink The Pink" in 1985?

Answer: AC/DC

The song was released as a single and also featured on two albums, "Fly On the Wall" in 1985, and "Who Made Who" in 1986. In the video, a woman plays pool and manages to pot the 6 ball twice.

5. Vicious Pink were among the earliest techno club bands of the 80s. Can you remember the name of their most sucessful single?

Answer: CCCan't You See

"CCCan't You See" was released in 1984 and over the following two years it received substantial plays in clubs in the UK and the US. Sadly, the band never achieved mainstream recognition, and split in 1986.

6. Which singer's real surname is Pincus?

Answer: Barry Manilow

Barry Alan Pincus aka Barry Manilow, has sold more than 75 million records world wide during his career, which began when he was 5 and recorded "Happy Birthday" as a present for a relative on 78rpm vinyl.

Answer: 4

The original release peaked at number 27 on the Billboard chart in the US, and number 38 in the UK singles chart. The re-release reached number 19 in the UK. "Pink" won the Grammy for "Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal" at the awards in 1999.

8. In 1957, Country & Western star Marty Robbins had a hit with the song "A White Sport Coat And A Pink _________"?

Answer: Carnation

Robbins' signature tune "El Paso" was the first Country & Western song to win a Grammy award, in 1959, and also received a Grammy Hall of Fame award in 1998.
The songs "El Paso" "White Sport Coat" and "Don't Worry" gave Marty the distinction of having the first simultaneous 1,2,3 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the US.

Answer: Jan and Vlasta Dalibor

Jan and Vlasta Dalibor were originally from Czechoslovakia.

Pinky and Perky's human "straight man" was John Slater.

The pigs appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" no less than 6 times at the height of their fame.

10. No quiz on 'Pink' would be complete without a Floyd question. Syd Barrett was a founder member of the band, but do you know his real first name?

Answer: Roger

Syd was a member of Pink Floyd from 1965 - 1968. He spent his later years living as a recluse and passed away on July 7th 2006 aged 60.

Source: Author rowena8482

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