Questions (#13): Monday, May 19, 2008

1) Nick Fortuna played bass, Carl Giammarese played guitar, Jon Poulos played the drums and Dennis Tufano played guitar and handled the vocals. Later, they added Dennis Miccolis on keyboards. What is the name of this band?
(10 points) 10

2) It was the only song to ever hit Number #1 on the American charts by a father/daughter team. What is the title of the song and who sang the duet?
(5 points each) 20

3) In the summer of ’69, they had their one hit, but what a hit it was: Number #1 for 6 weeks consecutively. What was the song and who recorded it?
(5 points each) 30

4) “Don’t You (Forget About Me) became a smash in the United States, propelled by what movie that included it on its soundtrack? Who sang the song?
(5 points each) 40

5) “Love Rules” (Don Henley),” Waffle Stomp” (Joe Walsh), “Never Surrender” (Don Felder) and “So Much in Love” (Timothy B. Schmidt) all performed these songs in what movie soundtrack?
(10 points) 50

6“) Say, Say, Say” was a 1983 hit for Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson. What was the title of their first hit together?
(10 points) 60

7) The latest Number #1 song as of this posting on Billboard’s Hot 100 is “Take a Bow” by Rihanna. There have been 959 Number #1 hits in the Hot 100 era, which began on August 4, 1958. What was the title of the first Number #1 song and who performed it?
(5 points each) 70

8) Kelly Clarkson was the first American Idol. What was the title of her first Number #1 hit and what year did it appear?
(5 points each) 80

9) Who sang the abysmal 1976 hit, “Torn Between Two Lovers?”
(10 points) 90

10) Speaking of abysmal one hit wonders, Owen Wilson recently covered a huge one in his movie Starsky & Hutch. Who performed the original and what was the title?
(5 points each) 100