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Ska Wars Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about Ska music of the '60s and '70s. Some of the songs will be familiar but can you name the original artist.

A multiple-choice quiz by craig1jack. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
craig1jack

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
325,237

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
200

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Question 1 of 10

1. Boney M had a massive hit with 'Rivers of Babylon' in 1978, but which artists released it in 1972? Hint

The Moondogs

The Maytals

The Melodians

The Skatellites

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Question 2 of 10

2. The B-side of 'Rivers of Babylon' by Boney M was the the nursery rhyme 'Brown Girl in the Ring'. Which artist had the reggae version of it on his 1972 album 'Reincarnation'? Hint

Exuma

Peter Tosh

Dave and Ansell Collins

Toots and the Maytals

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Question 3 of 10

3. British Ska group The Specials had a version of the Ska classic 'Monkey Man', but who had the original? Hint

Jimmy Cliff

The Selecter

The Maytals

Prince Buster

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who had a hit with 'Love of the Common People' in 1970? Hint

Ken Boothe

Dave Collins

Nicky Thomas

Desmond Dekker

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who had a hit with 'Elizabethan Reggae' in 1970? Hint

Carlos Malcolm

Boris Gardiner

Byron Lee

John Ellery

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Group had a hit with 'Black and White' in 1971? Hint

Greyhound

Simply Sunshine

Diamond

Reggae Starsplash

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who had a hit with 'Montego Bay' in 1970? Hint

Bobby Bloom

Jimmy Cliff

Freddie Cane

John Kongos

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who had a smash hit in 1975 with the song 'Barbados'? Hint

The Marlins

Reggae Rhythm

Typically Tropical

Sunshine Boys

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the title track of a film that became a hit for The Skatalites in 1967? Hint

The Great Escape

The Guns of Navarone

The Magnificent Seven

Bridge on the River Kwai

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who had an instrumental hit with 'The Liquidator'? Hint

Johnny and the Maytals

The Beltones

Dave and Ansell Collins

Harry J Allstars

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Boney M had a massive hit with 'Rivers of Babylon' in 1978, but which artists released it in 1972?

Answer: The Melodians

It was written by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of The Melodians. It has become a reggae anthem. Boney M released it in 1978 and it went triple platinum in the UK.

2. The B-side of 'Rivers of Babylon' by Boney M was the the nursery rhyme 'Brown Girl in the Ring'. Which artist had the reggae version of it on his 1972 album 'Reincarnation'?

Answer: Exuma

Exuma claimed Boney M re recorded the track without permission, the lawsuit was going on for over twenty years.

3. British Ska group The Specials had a version of the Ska classic 'Monkey Man', but who had the original?

Answer: The Maytals

It was released in 1969 and has been covered many times even by The Wiggles featuring Kylie Minogue as the Pink Wiggle.

4. Who had a hit with 'Love of the Common People' in 1970?

Answer: Nicky Thomas

It reached number nine in the UK charts in 1970. Paul Young had a big hit with it in 1982, where it reached number two in the UK charts.

5. Who had a hit with 'Elizabethan Reggae' in 1970?

Answer: Boris Gardiner

This was a solo hit for Boris Gardiner in 1970. Some sixteen years later he had a surprise UK number one with 'I Wanna Wake Up With You'.

6. What Group had a hit with 'Black and White' in 1971?

Answer: Greyhound

Though a hit for Three Dog Night in 1972 in the US. Greyhound did a reggae version of it in 1971 and it was a top ten hit in the UK.

7. Who had a hit with 'Montego Bay' in 1970?

Answer: Bobby Bloom

This was a hit both sides of the Atlantic. It reached number three in the UK and number eight in the US Billboard charts.

8. Who had a smash hit in 1975 with the song 'Barbados'?

Answer: Typically Tropical

This group wasn't from the roots of reggae, they were actually from the UK.
They were Geraint Wyn Hughes and Jeffrey Calvert. It was a massive hit in the UK and was covered by The Vengaboys in 1999, with the title 'We're Going to Ibiza'.

9. What was the title track of a film that became a hit for The Skatalites in 1967?

Answer: The Guns of Navarone

This became a top ten hit in the UK. It was covered in the eighties by The Specials.

10. Who had an instrumental hit with 'The Liquidator'?

Answer: Harry J Allstars

It was released in the UK in 1969, where it became an hit. It also became a hit
with several British football fans at grounds across England.

Source: Author craig1jack

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