Do you remember what you were doing on 25th February 1988? I do - watching myself on Mastermind and cursing the questions I should have got right. I scored 11 on Pop Music 1955-1979 and 14 on general knowledge so here's your chance to see if you could have done any better. The questions follow - have a look at them, make your guess, and then scroll down to find the questions repeated with the answer immediately following. No cheating!
SPECIALISED SUBJECT ROUND
The Teenagers had their first hit in 1956. Who was their lead singer?
Charles Westover's hits included Hats Off To Larry and Keep Searchin'. By what name is he better known?The Rolling Stones had their first British number one in July 1964. What was the title?
In the mid sixties Bob Dylan made the transition from folk to rock. Which album of this period included the tracks Subterranean Homesick Blues and Maggie's Farm?
Which Elvis Presley number one had previously been recorded by Al Jolson?
In 1967 which record prevented the double-sided hit Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever from reaching number one and broke the Beatles' string of consecutive number ones?Reg Dwight took the name Elton John from two friends, the singer Long John Baldry and which saxophonist?
Marvin Gaye recorded hit singles with four different female vocalists. Who was the first of these?Who produced the Sex Pistols' first single Anarchy In The UK?
In 1960 who became the first solo rock and roll artist to top the British album charts?
What was the name of Carole King's husband with whom she wrote many sixties pop classics?
In 1971 Rod Stewart topped the single and the album charts in both Britain and America. The single was Maggie May - what was the album?Which song, recorded by over eighty different artists, originated in part of the instrumental soundtrack of the film A Man Could Get Killed?
Who sang an uncredited duet with Sam Cooke on Bring It On Home to Me?In 1971 the Bee Gees had a number one in America which never made the British charts - what was it?
On the studio album of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber's Evita, who originated the title role?Who wrote the Bat Out Of Hell album, released in 1978?
The Everly Brothers had a number one singing about Claudette. She was the wife of which star?
In 1967 whose version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine was the first to enter the charts?GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ROUND
Last August, which cricket club celebrated its bicentenary with a match against the Rest of the World?In Longfellow's poem The Song Of Hiawatha, whom did Hiawatha marry?
Which substance, obtained from lichens, turns red under acid conditions and blue under alkali conditions?Which field-marshal became Secretary for War in 1914 and was drowned on a mission to Russia in 1916?
Which form of needlework takes its name from a French word meaning 'hook'?In Dickens's Oliver Twist, what did Oliver first have to take from Fagin's pocket when he was learning to be a thief?
The Isle of Grain is on one side of the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. Which Isle lies on the other side?Which composition established Elgar as the major figure in British music in 1899?
Zimbabwe has borders with Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique and which other country?
What was the name of the colonel who purged the Long Parliament in December 1648 leaving only the Rump?
Who wrote the novel Watership Down, first published in 1972?The schilling of 100 groschen is the unit of currency in which European country.
Nonesuch Castle, built by Henry VIII and subsequently demolished, is in which English county?In mathematics, what name is given to a number divisible by two or more whole numbers other than one?
Which epic poem includes the lines: 'True friendship's laws are by this rule expressed, Welcome the comings, speed the parting guest'.By what name is canis latrans or the prairie wolf better known?
In July 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to the captain of which British ship?There is a famous Alcazar in Seville. What kind of building is an Alcazar?
Which French term is used to describe a novel in which real persons are described under fictional names?Who was the Emperor Augustus's stepson whom he chose as his successor?
Correct. In the film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs five of the dwarfs were Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful and Sleepy. Name one of the other two.OK now for the reckoning - scroll down!
After each answer I've indicated whether I answered correctly, incorrectly or passed.
SPECIALISED SUBJECT ROUND
The Teenagers had their first hit in 1956. Who was their lead singer?
Frankie Lymon. (Answered correctly)Charles Westover's hits included Hats Off To Larry and Keep Searchin'. By what name is he better known?
Del Shannon. (Answered correctly)The Rolling Stones had their first British number one in July 1964. What was the title?
It's All Over Now. (Answered correctly)In the mid sixties Bob Dylan made the transition from folk to rock. Which album of this period included the tracks Subterranean Homesick Blues and Maggie's Farm?
Bringing It All Back Home. (Answered incorrectly as Another Side Of Bob Dylan)
Which Elvis Presley number one had previously been recorded by Al Jolson?
Are You Lonesome Tonight. (Passed)In 1967 which record prevented the double-sided hit Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever from reaching number one and broke the Beatles' string of consecutive number ones?
Release Me. (Answered correctly)Reg Dwight took the name Elton John from two friends, the singer Long John Baldry and which saxophonist?
Elton Dean. (Answered correctly)Marvin Gaye recorded hit singles with four different female vocalists. Who was the first of these?
Mary Wells. (Answered correctly)Who produced the Sex Pistols' first single Anarchy In The UK?
Chris Thomas. (Answered incorrectly as Malcolm McLaren)
In 1960 who became the first solo rock and roll artist to top the British album charts?
Freddie Cannon. (Answered incorrectly as Elvis Presley)
What was the name of Carole King's husband with whom she wrote many sixties pop classics?
Gerry Goffin. (Answered correctly)In 1971 Rod Stewart topped the single and the album charts in both Britain and America. The single was Maggie May - what was the album?
Every Picture Tells A Story. (Answered correctly)Which song, recorded by over eighty different artists, originated in part of the instrumental soundtrack of the film A Man Could Get Killed?
Strangers In The Night. (Passed)Who sang an uncredited duet with Sam Cooke on Bring It On Home to Me?
Lou Rawls. (Passed)In 1971 the Bee Gees had a number one in America which never made the British charts - what was it?
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. (Answered correctly)On the studio album of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber's Evita, who originated the title role?
Julie Covington. (Answered incorrectly as Elaine Paige)
Who wrote the Bat Out Of Hell album, released in 1978?
Jim Steinman. (Answered incorrectly as Meat Loaf)
The Everly Brothers had a number one singing about Claudette. She was the wife of which star?
Roy Orbison. (Answered correctly)In 1967 whose version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine was the first to enter the charts?
Gladys Knight and the Pips. (Answered correctly)GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ROUND
Last August, which cricket club celebrated its bicentenary with a match against the Rest of the World?The MCC. (Answered correctly)
In Longfellow's poem The Song Of Hiawatha, whom did Hiawatha marry?Minnehaha. (Answered correctly)
Which substance, obtained from lichens, turns red under acid conditions and blue under alkali conditions?Litmus. (Answered correctly)
Which field-marshal became Secretary for War in 1914 and was drowned on a mission to Russia in 1916?Kitchener. (Answered correctly)
Which form of needlework takes its name from a French word meaning 'hook'?Crochet. (Passed)
In Dickens's Oliver Twist, what did Oliver first have to take from Fagin's pocket when he was learning to be a thief?A handkerchief. (Answered correctly)
The Isle of Grain is on one side of the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. Which Isle lies on the other side?Sheppey. (Answered correctly)
Which composition established Elgar as the major figure in British music in 1899?The Enigma Variations. (Answered incorrectly as The Dream Of Gerontius)
Zimbabwe has borders with Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique and which other country?
South Africa. (Answered incorrectly as Angola)
What was the name of the colonel who purged the Long Parliament in December 1648 leaving only the Rump?
Pride. (Answered correctly)Who wrote the novel Watership Down, first published in 1972?
Richard Adams. (Answered correctly)The schilling of 100 groschen is the unit of currency in which European country.
Austria. (Answered correctly)Nonesuch Castle, built by Henry VIII and subsequently demolished, is in which English county?
Surrey. (Answered correctly)In mathematics, what name is given to a number divisible by two or more whole numbers other than one?
A composite number. (Answered incorrectly as perfect number)Which epic poem includes the lines: 'True friendship's laws are by this rule expressed, Welcome the comings, speed the parting guest'.
The Odyssey. (Answered incorrectly as The Iliad)
By what name is canis latrans or the prairie wolf better known?
Coyote. (Passed)In July 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to the captain of which British ship?
Belleraphon. (Passed)There is a famous Alcazar in Seville. What kind of building is an Alcazar?
A fortress, castle or palace. (Answered correctly)Which French term is used to describe a novel in which real persons are described under fictional names?
Roman à clef. (Answered correctly)Who was the Emperor Augustus's stepson whom he chose as his successor?
Tiberius. (Answered correctly)Correct. In the film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs five of the dwarfs were Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful and Sleepy. Name one of the other two.
Dopey or Sneezy. (Answered correctly)