06/07/2025
ANSWERS TO OUR 20 MUSIC QUESTIONS
1.Who was the first band member to leave One Direction?
**Zayn Malik **
2. Which rock band was founded by Trent Reznor in 1988?
**Nine Inch Nails **
3. What is the name of the duet recorded by Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow in 2010?
**Shame **
4. Jimmy, Robert, John and John: can you identify this rock band from the first names of their original line-up?
**Led Zeppelin **
5. Who are the three members of the American supergroup Boygenius?
**Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker **
6. How many members were there in pop group Little Mix before they went on hiatus? (Bonus point for each member you can name).
**3 (Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock – Jesy Nelson left in December 2020**
7. Which singer-songwriter had studio albums titled Hejira, Ladies of the Canyon and Blue?
**Joni Mitchell **
8. Including streaming figures, what was the best-selling UK single of the 2010s?
**Shape of You by Ed Sheeran **
9. In what year did Elvis Presley die? (A bonus point for the month.)
**1977 (August)**
10. In 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody was number one for nine weeks. It was finally knocked off the top slot by a song with a name that appears in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody. Name the song and the band that ended Queen’s number one success.
**Mamma Mia by Abba **
11. How many UK number ones did The Beatles have in total?
**17 **
12. Reginald Kenneth Dwight is better known by what name?
**Elton John **
13. Rihanna hit Umbrella was originally written with which other popstar in mind?
**Britney Spears **
14. Which band had a huge international hit album in 2002 with the record “A Rush of Blood to the Head”?
**Coldplay **
15. Knights in White Satin was a 1967 hit for which band?
**The Moody Blues **
16. Which legendary musician had film roles in The Prestige and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me?
**David Bowie **
17. Girls Aloud were formed on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 – but can you name the boy band that was formed at the same time?
**One True Voice **
18. How many members are there in South Korean mega boyband BTS?
**7 **
19. Which talent show judge managed Westlife?
**Louis Walsh **
20. Taylor Swift released two studio albums in 2020: one was titled Folklore, but what was the name of the other one?
**Evermore**