Music Quiz 2

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Oh well done Sean - that leaves SJ, Dom and Sean all in joint first with two each. I was about to withdraw Q6 too. That leaves only #10 open.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:30 (twenty-one years ago) link

Well, her aunt is Dionne Warwick, so... The Shirelles?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:32 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm not sure I follow the 'logic' there Dom! Not correct.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:33 (twenty-one years ago) link

I know the answer but I thought it was something else and looked it up to be sure, so I won't say anything here.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:34 (twenty-one years ago) link

Um, okay Sean. I don't know how you can tell that no one else looks these things up, though.

And Whitney and Dionne are cousins, in fact.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:36 (twenty-one years ago) link

Okay, Q10 stays open, but it's time for another randomly selected question...

11. By what name was Norma Dolores Egstrom better known?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:39 (twenty-one years ago) link

Q10: Does Elvis' backup singers for 1968 Comeback special count?

― sj (sinner), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:41 (twenty-one years ago) link

Cissie Houston and the Houstonettes

A real stab in the dark.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:41 (twenty-one years ago) link

Q11. Peggy Lee

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

The finally dead Peggy Lee.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:43 (twenty-one years ago) link

Not fast enough to get Peggy Lee for a SECOND answer.

― sj (sinner), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:43 (twenty-one years ago) link

Sorry sj - that wasn't really her group, and she has sung backing vocals elsewhere too. Including for the Neville Brothers, with a teenaged Whitney helping out, incidentally. And there was the family band, which I think gave Dionne her start too. I'm after her group that made loads of records - really good ones too.

Billy's guess is wrong too, unsurprisingly, but he gets in first on Q11. As I said, randomly picked by the computer!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

If anyone else was looking this stuff up they'd already have given the answer, because it's really easy to find. Obv. if sj or Dom come up with it now they're cheating, and not just working on sweet inspiration. =)

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:45 (twenty-one years ago) link

I will give that to Sean - the answer is the Sweet Inspirations, in case the hint is not obvious - and we continue with...

12. By what name is Ian Kilminster better known?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

LEMMY

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

Sean is lightning fast and spot on!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

Martin, I was just joking. It was killing me so I looked it up, felt stupid, got over it.

― sj (sinner), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

Lemmy of Motorhead (can't do the umlauts)

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

I better get my points in now, because I'm going to be leaving to run some errands soon and will miss out on the fun!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:48 (twenty-one years ago) link

I thought you weren't very serious, sj, but I remembered there was the family group, which wasn't what I was after, so used your comment as a hook to point that out.

13. Which TV show theme did the Dickies cover?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:48 (twenty-one years ago) link

Banana Splits

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

Na na na nana nana

one banana, two banana....etc

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

Billy is correct, though out of tune.

14. Name the two members of Happy Flowers (I don't require their real names).

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

Mr. Anus and Mr. Horribly Charred Infant.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

Sean is right - and I'm only guessing that those are not their real names...

15. What was the Pretty Things' revolutionary concept album?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:53 (twenty-one years ago) link

SF Sorrow

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:54 (twenty-one years ago) link

This is my cue to skidoo. Hopefully this will still be going when I return. Good luck, everyone else!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'll ignore the jibe about my singing

for the time being anyway.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

Right again, Billy. Ah, Sean is giving others a chance to catch up!

16. By what name is bluesman Peter Chartman better known?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 14:56 (twenty-one years ago) link

Having these quizzes without me -- and then you ask the question I don't the answer to! *stumbles off crying*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Sorry, Ned - I'm sure you'll know some of them. Obviously this thread is just my attempt to increase my number of posts to your level. I figure another 5,000 questions and I'll be catching you up...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:03 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'd point out that with only 15 questions gone, and the top scorer on 5 (and he's wandered off!), someone could come from nowhere to win.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

Then I won't be quite so alone any more. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yes, but if you keep answering me, I won't catch up at all! Actually, take away that first clause - Mark S is the only one who could conceivably catch you.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

Okay, question 16 remains open (move away from rock and the answers slow down!), but here's the next one, which will be got instantly...

17. Which #1 hit single did Big Black cover?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

The model

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:08 (twenty-one years ago) link

See? Billy is right.

18. Name three of the four members of T.Rex.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

Marc Bolan, Steve Took, Mickey Finn

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

Can someone tie down Billy? I didn't even get the chance to answer the T. Rex question! ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:12 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yeah, I'll take that, though the line-up was really Bolan, Finn, Steve Currie and Bill Legend - I'm not sure that they were ever called T. Rex (rather than Tyrannosaurus Rex) while Took was still there. Still, my pedantry has limits...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:12 (twenty-one years ago) link

Ned, that's an offer I can't refuse!

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

Billy is now joint first with Sean, who isn't about.

19. UHF had a minor hit in 1991 with UHF. Who is UHF better known as?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

Note that Q16 is still unanswered!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:14 (twenty-one years ago) link

Moby!

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:14 (twenty-one years ago) link

You lucky man, Billy. ;-) And yes, it was shortened to T. Rex after Took's departure, but hey.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:14 (twenty-one years ago) link

Billy is correct again, and takes the lead!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

20. By what name is Ellas McDaniel better known?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

Bo Diddley.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

Answer to number 16, please.

― sj (sinner), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:18 (twenty-one years ago) link

And Ned is off the mark! Note again that Q16 is still unanswered and available for a few more minutes(I'll close it after 30 minutes), but (mentioning again that these are random)...

21. By what name was Mary O'Brien better known?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 August 2002 15:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

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