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Festive Pop Quiz Questions - Massive Help Please!
Posted by AndyPage on 7 December 2011 - 7:51am.
Every year at work I do a Christmas Pop Quiz. It is pretty straightforward; one sheet of A4, usually the format is 10 lyrics, 10 anagrams and then a handful of quiz questions.
It is very mainstream - I usually stick to well known hits for the lyrics (many number ones), but I like to have something a bit more challenging (but not too obscure) in the questions at the end.
For instance:
What is the festive link between Genesis, Bros and Supergrass?
What is the only record that has been Christmas Number One twice in exactly the same version?
So, with this year's quiz in mind, does anyone have any suggestions for any more along similar lines please?
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What's the musical link...
...between Ringo Starr, Cher, John Lennon & Sissy Spacek?
Both women's debut singles were Beatle tributes - Cher did "Ringo I Love You (Yeah Yeah Yeah)" & Sissy - under the name Rainbo - protested Lennon's Two Virgins nude sleeev with "John You've Gone Too Far This Time"
and who produced
the Cher single. ?
Greg Lake's
I believe in Father Christmas incorporates a tune by which classical composer? (Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije).
What is...
...the festive musical link between Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine and KT Tunstall?
Answer: They've both covered Mud's "Lonely This Christmas".
Which cover version...
...of a Christmas classic makes everyone in the world want to die immediately upon hearing it?
Answer: Ronan Keating's "Fairytale Of New York".
(Don't listen to it. I beg you. Once you've heard it, you can never un-hear it.)
Heard this in Tesco this morning
They were playing (very loudly I might add) what presumably is the latest compilation "The Worst Christmas Ever". The first few bars came on and I thought "at last a decent one" and then this bloke (Keating for it is him) started singing and all joy turned to stunned disbelief. Not sure who played the part of Kirsty MacColl, but she was equally notrite.
I promised myself to google it at lunchtime to find out who it was, but you've saved me the job.
Did she call him
a cheap lousy faggot?
Faggots in Tescos
Buy 1 Get 1 free.
Every little helps!
That is
cheap
What's the answer to Q2 btw...
I presumed it was Band Aid, but I think that's three different versions of the same song...
It's Bohemian Rhapsody, I think
1975 and 1991
What's the connection
between Jonny Vegas and Little Richard?
Their real surnames
are both Pennington!
Little Richard's surname is Penniman.
um
are they twins?
Festive Posers
Which Christmas chart topper was an avid sportsman, who had at least 6 holes-in-one at golf ?
First it was Paul Young, then it was Kylie Minogue, who was it next ?
Which Christmas number one of the 70's stayed at the top of the charts until February ?
The lead singer of which Christmas chart toppers, appeared in Dr Who, Emmerdale & Coronation Street ?
Answers in a while
I'm guessing No.3 is
I'm guessing No.3 is Bohemian Rhapsody
Close but ....
Was knocked off the top on January 31st by Mamma Mia
Is the 70s chart topper..
... Mull of Kintyre?
Yes
I'm afraid it was
Paul McCartney is a genius
how can I have been so blind to his talents for so long ?
Didn't the Frog Chorus repeat this feat then ?
"Sink--or swim---Jif or Vim----blah blah - scrambled eggs--never give in."
Genius.
Lead Singer
Is the Flying Pickets: Brian Hibberd played Doug in Corrie, don't know about his other roles.
Sportsman-Bing Crosby?
Flying Pickets - Yes
Bing - don't think so, as I don't think White Christmas ever topped the charts in the UK. If it did, my apologies.
Eastenders too
He's from my home town.
The Guy With The Mutton Chops?
He "dated" an ex of mine in Kos... she said he was a really nice guy, but a bit dim...
No 1 is Johnny Mathis
When A Child Is Born blaring out at all hours of the day.....
The production on that album is amazing
.
nice one
James. Bet you expected me to say Bananas and Carpet Cleaner.
95%
.
Livid.
Shall we do Constable Savage next?
Sorry Sir?
Was that your hedgehog?
Number 2
Chris Martin.
The Answers (All guessed)
1. Johnny Mathis (who I'm sure I once read also was in US Olympic trials)
2. Chris Martin (Sang opening line on Do They Know It's Christmas)
3. Mull Of Kyntire
4. Flying Pickets
An oldie but goldie
What was the last No.1 of the 70s and the first No.1 of the 80s ?
Ah
Another Brick in the Wall part 2 by Pink Floyd and Brass in Pocket by the Pretenders.
A pedant writes
You are indeed correct that "Brass In Pocket" replaced The Floyd at No.1 but technically "Another Brick In The Wall Part II" was the last No.1 of the 70s and first No.1 of the 80s.
Pedantry accepted
I didn't read the question properly. Had it said the first new number one, I would have been correct.
Have now got the music from Shaun Keaveney's "Pendant's Corner" going through my head.
Another Brick In The Wall
was Floyd's sixth UK single. What was their fifth?
(Festive link getting a bit tenuous though).
Variation on a theme...
... you could ask what links Emile Ford & The Checkmates' "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" Rolf Harris' "Two Little Boys" and Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall Part II"?
The answer being they were all the last No. 1s of one decade and the first No. 1s of the next.
And one more.....
Arguably the most festive chart of all was in December 1974.
5 songs in the top 30 had the word Christmas in the title, including the number 1. Name those 5 yuletide hitmakers.
Hmmm
Mud_Lonely this Xmas
Wombles-Wombling Merry Xmas
erm...
erm...
Gilbert O'Sullivan? I'm not dreaming of a White Christmas
3 out of the 5
Very good sir. Popping out now to do some Christmas shopping. All the answers later
The 5 Festive Favourites
Mud - Lonely This Christmas
Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas
Gilbert O'Sullivan - The Christmas Song
Goodees - Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me
Showaddywaddy - Hey Mr Christmas
Lyrics
Q. Which Christmas No1 included in the lyrics the title of the song that replaced it at no 1?
A. Bohemian Rhapsody was replaced with Mamma Mia.
That's neat
.
Let's ask the question the other way round
Which Christmas Number One included in the lyrics the title of previous Number One?
I've waited long enough
Nobody has profferred a suggestion so I give up! What's the answer?
I was going to guess
Mud- Lonely This Christmas/Slade- Merry Xmas Everybody
but he (of Mud) says 'Merry Christmas, Darling' at the end doesn't he?
In 1959...
...the Christmas Number One was What You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For by Emile Ford and the Checkmates. It replaced What Do You Want by Adam Faith.
I know of two more Number Ones (but not Christmas Number Ones) whose lyric actually starts with the title of the following Number One.
I really love
your Tiger Feet :-)
Q. Bohemian Rhapsody also
Q. Bohemian Rhapsody also included the title of another (later) number 1 in its lyrics: which one?
A. Figaro by Brotherhood of Man
Which Christmas number 1 ...
Which Christmas number 1 ... was also a christmas number 2
at the same time?
Was that..
...Answer Me in Frankie Laine's and David Whitfield's versions?
Answer Me
No sorry, it was the same song, no cover version, no remix trickery either.
Hmmm.... at the same time, eh?
But in different countries?
Same Song, different versions
Thought it was the great Hallelujah-off between young Master Buckley and warbling X-Factor winner Ms Burke....
jackthebiscuit said...
... "same song, no cover version, no remix trickery either."
I'm still perplexed.
Christmas number 1 & 2...
It was the Beatles - "I am the walrus."
B side of 1967 Xmas number 1 - "Hello goodbye"
A track on the "Magical mystery tour" EP, - Xmas 1967 number 2.
Thank...
... you! That was driving me nuts. That's a good question - I'll have to remember that one.
I was going to say Mr Hankey
the Christmas poo, but that only got to number 4...
Any of
Cliff's were definitely number twos
Which 1984 Christmas single
sold over a million copies in the UK alone, but failed to reach no.1.
Last Christmas?
Kept off the top by Band Aid?
You are correct,
Mr dog, sir
Indeed, but what knocked
Indeed, but what knocked band aid off number 1? Foreigner - I wanna know what love is.
How many
gifts in total were given in the song 12 days of christmas?
364.
Blimey! I nearly ran out of fingers.
well done
most people say 78
Who was the first person
to record cover versions of "Merry Xmas Everybody" and "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day"?
Max Bygraves. It's a medley on his "SingalongaMaxmas" album (aka Hallmark's finest "SingalongaChristmas with Max.")
Bear in mind it's a Christmas music quiz..
Which late singer was rumoured to have sung the "Just One Cornetto" jingle? (Although Wikipedia states that his son says that it is just a rumour)
René
from René and Renato?
Correctomundo.
Or...
Cornettomundo?
Rubbish...
it's Mark E Smith.
Recently put a quiz together for office party
Third best selling song ever is a Christmas hit by Bing Crosby, what is it? (easy to google but was surprised by the answer)
Little Drummer Boy?
White Christmas?
Lick
My Love Pump
Oh sorry thats Spinal Tap
It was
Silent night
Since 1952 only two groups...
... have had three consecutive Christmas number ones. The Beatles did it in 1963, '64 and '65.
What other group achieved the same distinction?
The Girls
of Spice.
Bingo!
Give that man a banana!
And for extra points..
Name the singles in each case.
I can't think of all of them, but I'm fairly sure that none of them are Christmassy records, which makes for an interesting twist.
Erm..
Two Become One
Too Much
Stop!
(that's a complete guess)
B-Side
Didn't one of them have a cover of Christmas Wrapping on the B-Side? I got an email from the song's writer at the time saying "I don't know whether to cry or choose the colour of my new Rolls Royce".
The ultimate artistic dilemma..
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions...
If anyone would like a copy please let me know.
By the way, does anyone know the answer to the first question here?
Here's a guess
and I'm not spoiling it by Googling.
Phil Collins played drums on the original single of "Do They Know It's Christmas." Whichever Goss played the drums in Bros played them in the video of the Band Aid II remake (and, who knows, there might even be real drums on the record.)
Did the drummer from Supergrass play on the second remake, which I've never seen nor heard?
What was the question again?
.
Yes Wardour, that is it exactly
No-one got that t the time!
Blimey.
Mind you, it did take some thinking about.