Best Oldies Music Trivia Questions and Answers
Which Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men song became the first to spend
16 weeks at No 1?
A: One Sweet Day.
What type of train did Veteran Rod Stewart chart with?
A: Downtown Train.
Who had hits with El Paso and Devil
Woman?
A: Marty Robbins.
Who co-wrote Fame with David Bowie?
A: John Lennon.
What does the V stand for in SWV?
A: Voices.
Victoria Principal sang All I Have To Do Is Dream with which
Gibb?
A: Andy.
Who recorded Macarena (bayside boys mix)?
A: Los Del Rio.
Who reached No 1 with Unbelievable?
A: EMF.
Which group had 80s hits with Hard To Say I'm Sorry and Look
Away?
A: Chicago.
What was the first No 1 single for Hall & Oates?
A: Rich Girl.
Who was described as "a woman who pulled herself up by her bra
straps?"
A: Madonna.
Who hit the top ten with the Unskinny Bop?
A: Poison.
What was
Heart's first No 1 hit?
A: These Dreams.
Which Gibb brother is the eldest?
A: Barry.
I'll Be There For You was the theme to which hit
TV show?>
A: Friends.
Which liquid product featured the hit Like A Prayer in its
advertisement?
A: Pepsi.
Which year was the title of Zager & Evans' only No 1?
A: 2525.
On what date did Elton John first sing his biggest-selling single
in public?
A: 6th September 1997.
Which girl got Kiss into the singles top ten for the first time?
A: Beth.
Who duetted with Peabo Bryson on
Beauty and the Beast?
A: Celine Dion.
Who knocked themselves off No 1 position with their follow up On
Bended Knee?
A: Boyz II Men.
On which label does Mariah Carey record?
A: Columbia.
Who had a 1978 No 1 with Boogie Oogie Oogie?
A: A Taste Of
Honey.
Who wrote under the pseudonym Bernard Webb?
A: Paul McCartney.
What kind of Bites provided Def Leppard with a No 1 single?
A: Love.
Which country does Eddy Grant originate from?
A: Guyana.
Which film revived the 70s song You Sexy Thing?
A: The Full Monty.
Who had a No 1 hit with Here Comes the Hot Stepper?
A: Ini Kamoze.
Who was the first John to have four solo No 1 hits?
A: Denver.
Who wrote the song The Last Thing On My Mind?
A: Tom Paxton.
What was Nirvana's third album called?
A: In Utero.
Who did Janet Jackson sing The Best things in Life Are Free with?
A: Luther Vandross.
In which state did 2 Pac and Dr Dre find Love?
A: California.
In which state did Kurt Cobain die?
A: Washington.
What was Michael Jackson's debut hit away from the Jackson 5?
A: Got To Be There.
Which artist was the subject of a 1991 biography by Randy
Taraborelli?
A: Michael Jackson.
Which band was fronted by Courtney Love?
A: Hole.
Who duetted on the 1993 hit I've Got You Under My Skin with
Frank
Sinatra?
A: Bono.
Who had a giant hit with Nobody Knows?
A: The Tony Rich Project.
Which label did Toni Braxton's Un-Break My Heart appear on?
A: Arista.
Who was the first female to reach 30 top ten hits?
A: Madonna.
Which 60s No 1 began with the French national anthem?
A: All You Need Is Love.
Which Club went to the Wild, Wild West?
A: the Escape Club.
Which female vocalist was a member of the Eurythimics?
A: Annie Lennox.
What was the first single of The Spice Girls?
A: Wannabe.
