Crown, your quiz idea has been nicked on scottybad

i,ll post them for immo to win.


1. Which new wave band had an album that reached number 3 in the UK charts in 1980, the title of which has the same name as a central European city?

2. Who was the line-up for the Miles Davis album that was hailed for the birth of "cool jazz" ?

3. Which Elvis Presley song has the same title as his first movie and was based on an old civil war era song ?

4. Which band is considered was considered the creator of "grunge", with a hit single release in 1991 ?

5. A song proclaiming the virtues of the wellington boot was a local hit for which Scottish comedian ?

6. Who was the best selling country music star in the 1990's ?

7. Which alto sax player and which trumpeter created the style of jazz known as "bebop" ?

8. What was the title of James Brown's band in the mid-50s ?

9. Who sings "Naked" ?

10. Who had a hit with the 2003 song, "Tribute" ?

I might know the answers to 4 and 9, but I'm not sure.

Apparently #4 isnt Nirvana, and isnt #9 Louise?

"Crown, your quiz idea has been nicked on scottybad"

I didn't invent quizzes sev.

Oh okay. Well I don't know any then.

crownliquor wrote:"Crown, your quiz idea has been nicked on scottybad"

I didn't invent quizzes sev.

im sure you told me you did

I've pee-emmed ya my answers Sev

Can't resist a quiz me

heres the answers they give......................


And the answers are:


1. Which new wave band had an album that reached number 3 in the UK charts in 1980, the title of which has the same name as a central European city?

Ultravox, with their album "Vienna". This album spawned the hit single "Vienna", one of the best New Wave songs to come out of the eighties.

2. Who was the line-up for the Miles Davis album that was hailed for the birth of "cool jazz" ?

The line-up for Davis' album "Kind of Blue", released on August 17, 1959 featured a stunning line up of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Winton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb, and Paul Chambers.

3. Which Elvis Presley song has the same title as his first movie and was based on an old civil war era song ?

The unmistakable "Love me Tender", first performed in 1956.

4. Which band is considered was considered the creator of "grunge", with a hit single release in 1991 ?

Nirvanna with "Come as you Are"

5. A song proclaiming the virtues of the wellington boot was a local hit for which Scottish comedian ?

Billy Connolly with "If it wisnae fur yer wellies"

6. Who was the best selling country music star in the 1990's ?

Garth Brookes.

7. Which alto sax player and which trumpeter created the style of jazz known as "bebop" ?

Charlie "bird" Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.

8. What was the title of James Brown's band in the mid-50s ?

James Brown's band in the 50's was "The Famous Flames"

9. Who sings "Naked" ?

Louise Redknapp (BOOT)

10. Who had a hit with the 2003 song, "Tribute" ?

Tenacious D

Six and a half out of ten

Piss-poor

Is "Naked" deffo by Louise Redknapp?

Coulda sworn it was Natalie Imbruglia

I'm pretty sure Mudhoney had a single out in 1991 too

Only got four of Miles' group an'all

I'm off into the woods with a revolver

Crown makes much more effort than that sev

sevvy wrote:

crownliquor wrote:"Crown, your quiz idea has been nicked on scottybad"

I didn't invent quizzes sev.

im sure you told me you did

No, I invented not buying a round mate.

Immo wrote:Six and a half out of ten

Piss-poor

Google servers down last night then?

Are you not getting mixed up with the line from "torn" that she sings, about "lying naked on the floor?