MUSIC QUIZ OF THE YEAR ANSWERS
1. Chuck Berry was 90; 2. Portugal won the Eurovision; 3. Ariana Grande was the Manchester Arena performer; 4. Blondie released ‘Pollinator’; 5. Taylor Swift broke Vevo’s 24-hour record; 6. Radiohead marked the 20th anniversary of OK Computer; 7. Beyonce was named richest woman in music; 8. Justin Bieber hit 100 million followers on Twitter; 9. Ed Sheeran had the nasty cycling accident; 10. U2 released ‘You’re The Best Thing About Me’; 11. Clean Bandit reached No. 1 with Zara Larssen; 12. Larssen is a native of Stockholm; 13. David Cassidy starred in The Partridge Family; 14. The Shape of You became the UK’s most streamed song ever; 15. Rag’n’Bone Man’s Human reached the top of charts across Europe; 16. ‘Despacito’ means ‘Slowly’; 17. there are two grooves on a vinyl record – one on each side; 18. ‘Lust For Life’ is Lana Del Rey’s 2017 album; 19. Skip Marley is Bob’s grandson; 20. Alessia Cara joined Zedd on ‘Stay’; 21. ‘Slow Hands’ was released by Niall Horan; 22. The lyrics are from Harry Styles’s ‘Sign of the Times’; 23. Rak-Su won X Factor; 24. Ed Sheeran had 9 songs in the top ten of March 10; 25. Harry Styles with ‘Sign Of The Times’; 26. Pink asked ‘What About Us?’; 27. True, ‘1-800-273-8255’ is the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US; 28. Jay-Z released ‘4:44’; 29. The Beatles ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ turned 50; 30. HUMBLE. was recorded by Kendrick Lamar; 31. Lorde was born Ella Marija Lani YelichO’Connor; 32. Elbow sang ‘Golden Slumbers’; 33. The Beatles recorded the original; 34. Miley Cyrus duetted with Dolly Parton; 35. Perrie, Jesy, Leigh-Anne and Jade are collectively known as Little Mix; 36. Future is the featured artist; 37. Chris Cornell died in May; 38,Tom Petty died in October; 39. Johnny Hallyday was French; 40. Kygo is Norwegian; 41. Alessia Cara recorded ‘How Far I’ll Go’; 42. Dame Vera Lynn released ‘100’; 43. They were all at Stradbally Hall in County Laois, appearing at Electric Picnic; 44. Niall Horan is from Mullingar, also the birthplace of Joe Dolan; 45. Taylor Swift will play two shows in June; 46. Christy Moore released ‘On The Road’; 47.Taylor Swift sampled ‘I’m Too Sexy’; 48. The Michael Jackon album released in September was ‘Scream’; 49. Imelda May sang the national anthem at the Conor McGregor fight; 50. Justin Bieber’s tour earned $250 million.