The Sounds of 1994 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

"Streets of Philadelphia" peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.
The song "Streets of Philadelphia" was on the sound track for the film "Philadelphia", also released in 1993. The film starred Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Antonio Banderas. The track was written by Bruce Springsteen, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1993.

Answer: Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting

"All for Love" hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number two on the UK singles chart. "The Three Musketeers" was originally a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. Several versions of the film have been made since 1921, the first being, "Les Trois Mousquetaires"), a French silent short film, by Henri Diamant-Berger.

The 1993 film stared Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell and Oliver Platt.

Answer: Sheryl Crow

"All I Wanna Do" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number four on the UK singles chart. The track was taken from Sheryl Crows debut album "Tuesday Night Music Club." Sheryl Crows breakthrough came with the release of the single "All I Wanna Do".

In the 1994 Grammy Awards, Sheryl Crow was nominated Best New Artist, Best Pop Female Vocalist and Song of the Year all based on the single "All I Wanna Do". Other releases for Crow in 1994 was "Strong Enough", which peaked at number five on the 1995 Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Answer: Erasure

"Always" peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number four on the UK singles chart. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell got together in 1985 to form the group we know as Erasure. Vince Clarke had already established himself as musician and songwriter with the UK bands, Depeche Mode and Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.). Vince Clarke put an advert in a newspaper, saying he was looking for a singer, Andy Bell replied to the ad, and was offered the job by Vince Clarke.

The pair then formed Erasure.

Answer: Snoop Doggy Dogg

A follow up to his first solo single top ten hit, "Who Am I (What's My Name)?", "Gin and Juice" peaked at number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and scrapped in at number 39 on the UK singles chart. The track was taken from his debut album "Doggystyle", released November 23, 1993. The name Snoop Doggy Dogg was taken from a reference given to him by his mother, who nicknamed him "Snoopy" because of his love of the comic strip cartoon character, "Peanuts." The album "Doggystyle" was also a number one on the U.S. Billboard 200

Answer: BlackGirl

The song "90s Girl" charted at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 23 on the UK singles chart. The trio was formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1992. Members of the group are Pam Copeland, Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman and Rochelle Stuart. The first single released by the group was called "Krazy", reaching number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other releases in 1994 were "Where Did We Go Wrong" and "Give Love on Christmas Day/Christmas Time." The debut album by the group was titled "Treat U Right", also released in 1994.

Answer: M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy

"Another Night" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number two on the UK singles chart. M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy was formed in 1989 by Olaf Jeglitza, a music writer and producer. The name was changed to Real McCoy, with the release of "Another Night." The album, "Another Night" was also released in the same year, reaching number 13 in the United States and number six on the UK album charts.

Other singles released in 1994 was, "Automatic Lover" and Run Away", the later reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking at number six on the UK singles chart.

The first release by M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy was a cover version of the song, "Pump Up The Jam", which only charted in Germany.

Answer: Madonna

"Secret" was taken from Madonna's sixth studio album, "Bedtime Stories", released October 25, 1994. The track was a world wide hit for Madonna, reaching the number one position in Finland, Canada, Chile and Switzerland. The single also reached the number one position in the U.S. Dance chart. "Secret", was one of the first songs by Madonna to be promoted on the internet, quite a novelty in 1994.

Other singles released by Madonna in 1994 was "Take a Bow", "Bedtime Story" and "Human Nature."

Answer: Lisa Loeb

"Stay (I Missed You)" hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached a respectable position of number six, on the UK singles chart. Lisa Loeb is an American singer-songwriter and actress. The song "Stay (I Missed You)" was written by the artist herself.

The big breakthrough for Lisa was when she met Ethan Hawke, an American actor, writer and film director. They met via mutual friends in New York. Ethan Hawke gave a tape recording of the song "Stay" to the debut film director, Ben Stiller, who was at that time involved with the film, "Reality Bites." The song title was changed to "Stay (I Missed You.)" The song was eventually used on the soundtrack and in the film, "Reality Bites."

Answer: Boyz II Men

"I'll Make Love to You" was a chart topper for fourteen weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number six on the UK singles chart. Boyz II Men was originally formed in 1988, as a five piece group. Marc Nelson left the group in the early part of 1990 to pursue a solo career. The remaining members of the group were Marc Nelson, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Wanya Morris. The group signed up with the Motown Record label, and had their first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song "End of the Road", released in 1992. The single also made number one in the UK. The group's debut album was titled "Cooleyhighharmony", released in 1991. The group's second studio album was called "II" released in August 1994. The album was a number one on The Billboard 200 and peaked at number 17 on the UK albums chart. Tracks for the album include, "Thank You", "I'll Make Love to You", "On Bended Knee" and "Water Runs Dry".

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