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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
21/07/2013	1990s Chart Toppers	24 multiple choice questions about artists each with at least one number one hit in the UK during the 1990s. In addition, whenever a correct answer is selected another piece of the picture of a singer in the centre of the question choice grid is revealed. In common with the theme this person had a number one UK hit in the 1990s. See how quickly you can identify the singer.	Format index

Choose your question from the 24 subjects listed below by clicking the adjacent question number.

Each question has 4 possible answers. Click the one you think is right. The answer will turn red if it's wrong and green if it's right. Clicking a correct answer reveals another portion of the picture of a singer in the centre of the grid below. In common with the theme this person had a number one UK hit in the 1990s.

Click here to reveal the name of the mystery person:

Elton

John

Teletubbies

Chesney

Hawkes

Boyzone

Steps

Lou

Bega

Kylie

Minogue

Babylon

Zoo

The Verve

10.

Take

That

11.

Gina G

12.

Queen

13.

Right Said

Fred

14.

Doop

15.

D:Ream

16.

Erasure

17.

East 17

18.

George

Michael

19.

Blur

20.

Martine

McCutcheon

21.

Vengaboys

22.

Oasis

23.

Spice Girls

24.


1.	Elton John
Elton John’s original name was Reg Dwight. When he changed it, from whom did he take the name ‘John’?

A	Johnny Haynes		John Lennon	C	Long John Baldry	D	John Mayall
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2.	Teletubbies
Which of the Teletubbies is depicted here?

A	Dipsy	B	Laa-Laa	C	Po	D	Tinky Winky
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3.	Chesney Hawkes
Hawkes was named by his father after a well-known wartime entertainer. By association this entertainer is linked to which well-known TV sitcom?

Only Fools and Horses

It Ain't Hot Mum

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Dad's Army

(Entertainer Chesney Allen was half of the double-act Flannagan & Allen; Bud Flannagan performed Who Do You Think You’re Kidding Mr Hitler, theme tune to Dad’s Army)

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4.	Boyzone
Stephen Gately was one of the original members of Boyzone but died tragically of a heart condition in 2009. On which Mediterranean island was Gately at the time of his death?

A	Minorca	B	Majorca	C	Crete	D	Ibiza
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5.	Steps
Of the following which one is a member of Steps?

A	Claire Richards	B	Louis Tomlinson	C	Rachel Stevens	D	Nicole Appleton
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6.	Lou Bega
A number of girl’s names are mentioned in this Lou Bega hit. Which of the following are NOT mentioned? (click to play)

A	Jessica	B	Rita	C	Angela	D	Maria
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7.	Kylie Minogue
This still from the video released with Minogue’s Where the Wild Roses Grow was inspired by the work of which Pre-Raphaelite painter?

A	Rosetti	B	Collinson	C	Millais	D	Hunt
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8.	Babylon Zoo
This Babylon Zoo number one was called Spaceman. Before its release it was used as the theme music for the TV advertising campaign for which product? (click to play)

A	Calvin Klein underwear	B	Levi jeans	C	Lexus cars	D	Dior perfume
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9.	The Verve
From which English town do the Verve originate?

A	Wigan	B	Wolverhampton	C	Walsall	D	Warwick
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10.	Take That
Which member of the band is this?

A	Jason Orange	B	Mark Owen	C	Howard Donald	D	Gary Barlow
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11.	Gina G
Gina G finished 8th in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest held in Oslo, Norway, with her number one hit Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit. Which nation won the competition that year?

France

Switzerland

Ireland

(Eimear Quinn with The Voice)

Norway

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12.	Queen
In which modern day country was Freddie Mercury born?

A	Kenya	B	Uganda	C	Ethiopia	D	Tanzania
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13.	Right Said Fred
This duo’s name is taken from a 1962 comedy hit record by Bernard Cribbins which tells the story of two workmen shifting an unspecified object. Fred is the name of one of the workmen. What’s the other called?

A	Charlie	B	Bert	C	Bill	D	Bob
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14.	Doop
Doop’s number one hit Doop cleverly avoided the problem of listeners failing to understand the band’s native tongue by deploying just one word in their hit single’s lyrics, namely the nonsense word ‘Doop’. What was Doop’s native tongue?

A	Portuguese	B	German	C	Dutch	D	Swedish
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15.	D:Ream
D:Ream’s Things Can Only Get Better got to number one in 1994 – but later in the decade it became commercially sensible to re-release it, when it reached number 19. In which year was it re-released?

A	1996	B	1997 (it was New Labour’s anthem in the 1997 election campaign)	C	1998	D	1999
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16.	Erasure
How many members did Erasure have?

A	2	B	3	C	4	D	5
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17.	East 17
The group’s name was derived from the post code of their home town. What was their home town?

A	Plaistow	B	Limehouse	C	Woodford	D	Walthamstow
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18.	George Michael
According to Wikipedia which of these statements about Michael is NOT true?

A	Driving down the MI he fell out of his car and had to be airlifted to hospital	B	In the garden of his Hertfordshire mansion he has a toilet labelled ‘Beverley Hills Cop Shop’	C	After a tracheostomy he woke up and spoke with a West country accent	D	Under the influence of drugs he drove through the door of Snappy Snaps in Hampstead
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19.	Blur
Blur’s original name was Seymour. The name was derived from the title of a book by which American writer?

Gore Vidal

Philip Roth

J D Salinger

(Seymour: An Introduction by J D Salinger)

Joseph Heller

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20.	Martine McCutcheon
McCutcheon played Tiffany Mitchell in EastEnders for a number of years. When her character was finally killed off how did she die?

A	Run over by a car in the Square	B	Pushed off the top the Queen Vic	C	Burnt to death in a fire at the Arches garage	D	Poisoned in Ian Beale’s caff
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21.	Vengaboys
The Vengaboys got to number one in 1999 with their hit Boom Boom Boom Boom but which group also recorded a hit in the 1990s with the slightly less resonant song Boom Boom Boom?

A	Color Me Badd	B	Shaggy	C	Outhere Brothers	D	Mr Oizo
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22.	Oasis
From which album does this track come? (click to play)

Definitely Maybe

(What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Be Here Now

(the track is Don't Go Away)

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

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23.	Spice Girls
Which of the Spice Girls was born then furthest north?

Melanie Brown

(Leeds)

Victoria Adams

(Essex)

Melanie Chisholm

(Merseyside)

Emma Bunton

(London)

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24.	U2
Bono's name is derived from the name of what?

Irish dog food product

Gay bar

His school

(St Bonaventure's)

Hearing aid shop

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