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What's the Connection? Trivia Quiz

Some easy pop music questions from across the decades. But there is a common factor in all of them. Can you guess what it is?

A multiple-choice quiz by MaggieG. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
MaggieG

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
190,440

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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881

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Question 1 of 10

1. Way back in 1960, Ricky Valance spent 16 heartrending weeks in the UK charts with a song about a stock car driver who meets a sad end on the track. His last words were a request that his girlfriend should know how he felt about her. What was her name? Hint

Laura

Carrie

Susie

Jeannie

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was "Holding Out For a Hero" in 1985? Hint

Bonnie Tyler

Barbara Dixon

Sheena Easton

Kylie Minogue

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Question 3 of 10

3. Singer Richey Edwards disappeared without a trace in 1995. With which band was he a singer and lyricist? Hint

Manic Street Preachers

Big Country

Deacon Blue

Divine Comedy

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who had a hit in the 1960's with the song "Come and Get It"? Hint

Badfinger

Badfellas

Goodfinger

Goodfellas

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Question 5 of 10

5. This singer was spotted by Paul McCartney when she appeared on a heat of the show "Opportunity Knocks". He arranged for her to record a song on the Apple record label which went straight to the top of the British charts in 1968. Who was the singer? Hint

Lena Zavaroni

Mary Hopkin

Bonnie Langford

Su Pollard

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Question 6 of 10

6. Born Michael Barratt in 1948, this singer had a string of hits in the 1980's including "Green Door", "Justine" and "This Ole House". How was he better known? Hint

Howard Jones

Alvin Stardust

Shakin' Stevens

Nick Kershaw

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Question 7 of 10

7. Catatonia had a number of hits in the 1990s. But with which famous 'duo' did they have a number 3 hit in the UK in 1998? Hint

Mulder and Scully

Holmes and Watson

Crockett and Tubbs

Watson and Crick

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Jones had a hit with "Walking in the Air" in 1985? Hint

Roger

Aled

Paul

Tom

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Comic Relief song for 2004 features DJ Chris Moyles singing "Dogz Don't Kill People (Wabbitz Do)" a spoof version of a song by popular rap group GLC. But what do the initials GLC stand for? Hint

Garish Loud and Couthless

Greater London Council

Goldie Lookin' Chain

Good Looking Chaps

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the connection between the people and groups mentioned in the questions above?

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Laura

The song "Tell Laura I Love Her" spent 3 weeks at number one in the autumn of 1960. The similarity of one hit wonder Ricky Valance's name to the more famous Ritchie Valens seems more than mere coincidence. His real name was David Spencer, and he hailed from Ynysddu in the Sirhowy Valley in south east Wales.

2. Who was "Holding Out For a Hero" in 1985?

Answer: Bonnie Tyler

Born Gaynor Hopkins in Swansea in 1953, gravel voiced singer Bonnie holds the distinction of being the first Welsh singer to top the US charts with "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983.

3. Singer Richey Edwards disappeared without a trace in 1995. With which band was he a singer and lyricist?

Answer: Manic Street Preachers

Born in Blackwood in South Wales, Richey Edwards formed the Manic Street Preachers with his friends from school, Nicky Wire, James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore. Following his disappearance the band took a break for a while from the public stage, but returned to even greater success in the late nineties with "Design for Life" and the acclaimed album "Everything Must Go".

4. Who had a hit in the 1960's with the song "Come and Get It"?

Answer: Badfinger

Badfinger were formed in Swansea and took their name from the working title of the Beatles song "With a Little Help from my Friends" which was known as Bad Finger Boogie. After a promising start, the group's finances suffered massive mismanagement and the turmoil that this produced ultimately led to lead singer Pete Ham's suicide in 1975.

Answer: Mary Hopkin

Mary Hopkin was only 17 when she won Opportunity Knocks and the song was "Those Were the Days". The young girl from Pontardawe, South Wales went on to further chart success with songs such as "Goodbye" and "Tema Harbour". Lena Zavaroni and Bonnie Langford were Opportunity Knocks winners also, but Su Pollard, who went on to find fame as Peggy in "Hi de Hi" sadly lost out to a singing dog in her heat.

6. Born Michael Barratt in 1948, this singer had a string of hits in the 1980's including "Green Door", "Justine" and "This Ole House". How was he better known?

Answer: Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens was born the youngest of 11 children in Ely in Cardiff and was hugely successful in the 1980's. He retired from the music business in 1995.

7. Catatonia had a number of hits in the 1990s. But with which famous 'duo' did they have a number 3 hit in the UK in 1998?

Answer: Mulder and Scully

Cerys Matthews' distinctive voice gave Catatonia an unusual and individual sound which people predicted would be around for a long time. Sadly, relations within the group deteriorated due to long periods of time spent touring and the band split in September 2001.

8. Which Jones had a hit with "Walking in the Air" in 1985?

Answer: Aled

Aled's version of "Walking in the Air", which was sung originally in the film "The Snowman" by Peter Auty, a choirboy at St. Paul's cathedral, reached the top 5 in 1985. Aled Jones was born in Llandegfan, Anglesey, and became famous worldwide following the success of the record.

However he failed to have any more chart successes, and now presents "Songs of Praise" on BBC 1, as well as programmes on BBC Wales. He can currently be seen (October 2004) on "Strictly Come Dancing".

Answer: Goldie Lookin' Chain

Goldie Lookin' Chain, a spoof rapper group reached number 2 in the UK charts in September 2004 with their record "Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do". Based in Newport which they refer to as "The Port", they have built up a cult following in Britain with their irreverent style. They recently released their first album entitled, not surprisingly, "Greatest Hits".

10. What is the connection between the people and groups mentioned in the questions above?

Answer: Welsh

All these artistes with vastly differing styles of music were born and bred in the Principality of Wales. And I didn't even mention the other greats - Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, and Charlotte Church! No wonder Wales is known as the "Land of Song"!

Source: Author MaggieG

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