We're Number One! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Diana

Paul Anka was a successful American/Canadian singer and songwriter, known for his songs "Lonely Boy" and "Puppy Love". It is believed that he wrote "Diana" after a girl he once had a crush on and the song became popular on both sides of the Atlantic as well as Australia. Anka was also credited with writing the theme song for "The Tonight Show" hosted by Johnny Carson, and the lyrics to "My Way" made famous by Frank Sinatra.

Answer: Vincent

The song reached number one in the UK singles chart in 1972. It was a tribute to Vincent van Gogh and his 1889 masterpiece, "The Starry Night". American singer Don McLean was so influenced by the artist that he wrote the lyrics which mention the artist's sanity and taking his own life, as well as the beauty of his art. McLean also wrote the 1971 song, "American Pie" after being influenced by the death Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper during the same air crash.

Answer: Clair

Gilbert O'Sullivan, real name Raymond O'Sullivan, wrote the song about the love and friendship he had for the young daughter of his manager who became like a niece to him. The lyrics included "I'm going to marry you, will you marry me Uncle Ray, oh Clair". If you listen carefully, you can hear the young Clair giggling towards the end of the song. "Clair" was preceded in the charts by "Alone Again (Naturally)" which made it to number three in the UK singles chart and number one in the US Hot 100.

Answer: Lucille

Country singer, Kenny Rogers, made the song a popular household favourite with its catchy tune and sad story. It told of a woman who was unhappy in marriage and of her chance meeting with a stranger in a bar. The husband saw the two together and blamed her for leaving him with "four hungry children and a crop in the field".

Answer: Angelo

Known mostly for their Eurovision winner "Save Your Kisses for Me", Brotherhood of Man tried to follow their success a year later with "Angelo", and a year after that with "Figaro". The group, consisting of Martin Lee, Nicky Stevens, Lee Sheriden and Sandra Stevens, were in stiff competition with another famous group at the time, ABBA.

Answer: Geno

Geno Washington was a serving member of the USAF in the United Kingdom when he and other members formed the Ram Jam Band. Playing at different gigs, they released two popular live albums during the 1960s, "Hand Clappin, Foot Stompin, Funky-Butt ... Live!" and "Hipster Flipsters Finger Poppin' Daddies". "Geno" was Dexy's Midnight Runners first UK number one chart single, followed in 1982 with "Come on Eileen".

Answer: Frankie

Sister Sledge were already popular in the United Kingdom with their songs, "We Are Family" and "He's the Greatest Dancer". Their 1985 song "Frankie", dedicated to singer Frank Sinatra, became their first single to reach number one. It featured the lyrics:

"He looked at me and then I blushed
'Cause I remembered, I loved you so much.
Way back then we were friends, going together but then you left me.
Frankie - do you remember me?
Frankie - do you remember?"

Answer: Maria

Blondie had already had number one hits in the UK singles chart with "Heart of Glass", "Sunday Girl", "Call me", "Atomic" and "The Tide is High". The last single they released before they decided to break up the band was the 1982 song "War Child" which only reached number 39 in the charts. We had to wait another 19 years before their come-back single, "Maria", reached number one.

Answer: Mandy

Westlife had already had ten number one singles in the UK charts when they released their cover version of "Mandy" in 2003. The song was originally written by Scott English and Richard Kerr in 1971 under the name of "Brandy", but Barry Manilow changed the title to "Mandy" for his cover version.

Answer: Ruby

Kaiser Chiefs are a British rock band consisting of five members; Ricky Wilson, Andrew 'Whitey' White, Simon Rix, Nick 'Peanut' Baines and Nick Hodgson. "Ruby" was their first number one single in 2007 and taken from their second album, "Yours Truly, Angry Mob". The name of the band was taken from an African soccer team, Kaizer Chiefs, after one of the players transferred to their beloved Leeds United.