Music Quiz No. 2

[Carl]

• 1. Which UK artist co-wrote five of the original songs from The Lion King with Tim Rice ?

• 2. Which former boy band lead singer received the British Male Solo Artist four times ?

• 3. Who was the first woman to get to No. 1 in the charts with a song she wrote herself in 1977 ?

• 4. Which English singer-songwriter co-wrote and performed the song Skyfall for the 2012 James Bond film of the same name ?

• 5. 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' made popular by Roberta Flack in 1973 was inspired by which US singer songwriter ?

• 6. Which Simon and Garfunkel hit starts with the lyrics, 'Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together' ?

• 7. What year did Bucks Fizz win the Eurovision Song Contest ?

• 8. 'The English Roses' was a best-selling children's picture book by which Eighties American pop legend ?

• 9. Which world famous singer-songwriter changed her religion from Baptist to Mormon in 1997 ?

• 10. ABBA is an acronym of the first letters of the names of the band's four members. Can you name all four ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which UK artist co-wrote five of the original songs from The Lion King with Tim Rice ? Elton John

• 2. Which former boy band lead singer received the British Male Solo Artist four times ? Robbie Williams

• 3. Who was the first woman to get to No. 1 in the charts with a song she wrote herself in 1977 ? Kate Bush (Wuthering Heights)

• 4. Which English singer-songwriter co-wrote and performed the song Skyfall for the 2012 James Bond film of the same name ? Adele

• 5. 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' made popular by Roberta Flack in 1973 was inspired by which US singer songwriter ? Don McClean

• 6. Which Simon and Garfunkel hit starts with the lyrics, 'Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together' ? America

• 7. What year did Bucks Fizz win the Eurovision Song Contest ? 1981

• 8. 'The English Roses' was a best-selling children's picture book by which Eighties American pop legend ? Madonna

• 9. Which world famous singer-songwriter changed her religion from Baptist to Mormon in 1997 ? Gladys Knight

• 10. ABBA is an acronym of the first letters of the names of the band's four members. Can you name all four ? Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid