General Knowledge 34

Question 1

Who had a hit in 1981 with Tainted Love?

Answer 1

Soft Cell

Question 2

How were Mike Nolan, Bobby G, Jay Aston and Cheryl Baker collectively known in the 1980s?

Answer 2

Bucks Fizz

Question 3

Twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid form which Scottish duo, who had their first hit in 1987?

Answer 3

The Proclaimers

Question 4

Which group had a 1986 hit with Hunting High and Low?

Answer 4

A-ha

Question 5

What was the title of the 1980 album by Adam and the Ants?

Answer 5

Kings of the Wild Frontier

Question 6

Which group had a hit in 1988 with Don’t Turn Around?

Answer 6

Aswad

Question 7

Which female singer joined UB40 for their 1985 hit I Got You Babe?

Answer 7

Chrissie Hynde

Question 8

Caravan of Love was a 1986 hit for which group?

Answer 8

The Housemartins

Question 9

Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship featured in which 1987 film?

Answer 9

Mannequin

Question 10

Who was the only person to appear in both the London and Philadelphia Live Aid concerts?

Answer 10

Phil Collins

Question 11

Which band’s first hit was 1981’s Planet Earth?

Answer 11

Duran Duran

Question 12

Only You, a 1983 hit for the Flying Pickets, was originally recorded by which duo?

Answer 12

Yazoo

Question 13

Use It Up and Wear It Out was a 1980 hit for which group?

Answer 13

Odyssey

Question 14

What was the last single issued by Wham!?

Answer 14

The Edge of Heaven

Question 15

Which duo had a 1988 hit with I Owe You Nothing?

Answer 15

Bros

Question 16

In which year was Michael Jackson’s Thriller album released?

Answer 16

1982

Question 17

Who wrote Roxy Music’s 1981 chart-topper Jealous Guy?

Answer 17

John Lennon

Question 18

The Tide Is High was a 1980 single by which group?

Answer 18

Blondie

Question 19

In which year did the Human League top the charts with Don’t You Want Me?

Answer 19

1981

Question 20

What colour door did Shakin’ Stevens sing about in 1981?

Answer 20

Green

Question 21

In which Carry On film did Phil Silvers feature?

Answer 21

Carry On Follow That Camel

Question 22

The Weird Sisters appear in which Shakespeare play?

Answer 22

Macbeth

Question 23

Which Greek maiden became the personification of the soul?

Answer 23

Psyche

Question 24

Who won an Oscar for her role in the 2008 film The Reader?

Answer 24

Kate Winslet

Question 25

What number is represented by the Roman numeral D?

Answer 25

500

Question 26

On mobile phones with a keypad on the handset, which letters appear on the number 6 key?

Answer 26

MNO

Question 27

Which imperial liquid measure is equal to two pints?

Answer 27

Quart

Question 28

Is France ahead of or behind Greenwich Mean Time?

Answer 28

Ahead

Question 29

Which musical is based on a short story entitled The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown?

Answer 29

Guys and Dolls

Question 30

Who played Grant Mitchell in EastEnders?

Answer 30

Ross Kemp

Question 31

Is a pollack a freshwater or seawater fish?

Answer 31

Sea fish

Question 32

Who publish a magazine called The Watchtower?

Answer 32

Jehovah’s Witnesses

Question 33

On what part of your body would you wear a stole?

Answer 33

Shoulders

Question 34

Bruce Wayne is the real name of which comic-book hero?

Answer 34

Batman

Question 35

Which ancient Greek author wrote the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare?

Answer 35

Aesop

Question 36

What name is given to the stiff slender leaf of a conifer?

Answer 36

Needle

Question 37

Which canal runs between London and Birmingham?

Answer 37

Grand Union

Question 38

Captain Haddock is which fictional character’s best friend?

Answer 38

Tintin

Question 39

Which is the southernmost capital city in the world?

Answer 39

Wellington, New Zealand