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1. "Stand and Deliver" (1981)
David Bowie
2. "Someone Like You" (2011)
Adele
3. "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" (1969)
Blur
4. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (2005)
Cilla Black
5. "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (1964)
Adam and the Ants
6. "Beetlebum" (1997)
Alexandra Burke
7. "Let's Dance" (1983)
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
8. "Fire" (1968)
Arctic Monkeys
9. "Hallelujah" (2008)
Kate Bush
10. "Wuthering Heights" (1978)
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Stand and Deliver" (1981)
Answer: Adam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants are a British group that stayed together for five years (1977 - 1982). Adam's given name is Stuart Leslie Goddard. The group had another number one hit 1981 with "PriNce Charming".
2. "Someone Like You" (2011)
Answer: Adele
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in 1988. She is a graduate of the BRIT School for Arts and Technology. Her first album "19" was released in 2008. Adele had another number one hit with "Hello" in 2015.
3. "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" (1969)
Answer: Amen Corner
Amen Corner is group from Wales that was active between 1966 and 1969. The vocalist of the group, Andy Fairweather Low, was born in 1948 in Ystrad Mynach South Wales. Other group members were Neil Jones, Allan Jones, Blue Weaver, Mike Smith, Clive Taylor and Dennis Bryon.
This was their only number one. "Bend Me, Shape Me" reached number three in 1968, "Hello Susie" number four in 1969 and "High in the Sky" number six in 1968.
4. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (2005)
Answer: Arctic Monkeys
The single was on the band's first album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not". The song "When the Sun Goes Down" from the same album also made the number one spot in 2006. The group come from Sheffield and they were formed in 2002. Members of the group are Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Jamie Cook and Nick O'Malley. Andy Nicholson, the original bass guitarist, left the group in 2006 and was replaced by Nick O'Malley.
5. "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (1964)
Answer: Cilla Black
Priscilla Maria Veronica White (1953 - 2015) was a singer and television presenter. She was born in Liverpool and with "You're My World" had another number one in 1964; altogether she had eleven top ten hits from 1964 to 1971. Her first television show "Cilla" debuted in 1968. She was the host of "Blind Date" between 1985 and 2003.
6. "Beetlebum" (1997)
Answer: Blur
Blur were formed in 1968 in Colchester, Essex. Their first album "Leisure" was released in 1991 and was followed by "Modern Life is Rubbish" in 1993 and "Parklife" in 1994. "Beetlebum" appeared on the 1997 album "Blur". Blur had another number one hit in 1995 with "Country House" from the album "The Great Escape".
7. "Let's Dance" (1983)
Answer: David Bowie
David Robert Jones (1947-2016) was born in Brixton a suburb in the side of London, England. He changed his name to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of the Monkees. This was Bowie's fourth number one hit, the previous three being "Space Oddity" in 1975, "Ashes to Ashes" in 1980 and "Under Pressure" in 1981. The last number one hit came in 1985 with "Dancing in the Street".
8. "Fire" (1968)
Answer: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
"Fire" was the group's one and only number one hit. This psychedelic group was formed in 1967 by Arthur Brown and consisted of Vincent Crane, Drachen Theaker and Nick Greenwood. In 1970 Arthur Brown joined the band Kingdom Come. Arthur Wilton Brown was born in Whitby, Yorkshire in 1942.
9. "Hallelujah" (2008)
Answer: Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke was born in Islington, a suburb of North London, England. She is a singer, songwriter, dance model and actress. "Bad Boys" in 2009 and "Start Without You" in 2010 emulated the success of "Hallelujah" by topping the charts.
10. "Wuthering Heights" (1978)
Answer: Kate Bush
The song is from the album "The Kick Inside". This was Kate's only number one success in the UK. "Babooska" from the album "Never for Ever" reached number fivce in 1980, "King of the Mountain" from the album "Aerial" reached number four in 2005 and "Running Up That Hill" from the album "Hounds of Love" climbed to number three. Catherine Bush was born in Bexleyheath, Kent, England in 1958.
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