Q 01/05

Who had a worldwide 1974 number one with 'Kung Fu Fighting'?

A) Carl Douglas

B) Barry Blue

C) Johnny Wakelin

D) Biddu

Answer · why

A) Carl Douglas

It went on to sell eleven million copies and topped Channel 4's UK poll of the greatest one-hit wonders in 2000 and again in 2006.

Q 02/05

Who wrote and recorded 'Spirit in the Sky', a 1970 US hit that later topped the UK chart?

A) Harry Nilsson

B) Norman Whitfield

C) Norman Greenbaum

D) Tommy James

Answer · why

C) Norman Greenbaum

Norman Greenbaum wrote and sang 'Spirit in the Sky', a US top-five hit and UK number one in 1970; Doctor and the Medics (1986) and Gareth Gates (2003)...

Q 03/05

Which band took 'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)' to number one in the US in 1972?

A) Looking Glass

B) Stories

C) Gallery

D) The Raspberries

Answer · why

A) Looking Glass

Looking Glass, a New Jersey band formed at Rutgers University, took 'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)' to number one in the US in August 1972; guitarist El...

Q 04/05

'Play That Funky Music' (1976) was the only Top 40 hit for which Ohio band?

A) Wild Cherry

B) Silver Convention

C) Hot Chocolate

D) Ram Jam

Answer · why

A) Wild Cherry

Wild Cherry, led by Rob Parissi, formed in Mingo Junction, Ohio, as a hard-rock cover act; 'Play That Funky Music' topped the US chart in September 19...

Q 05/05

Which Canadian singer had a worldwide hit in 1974 with 'Seasons in the Sun'?

A) Andy Kim

B) Dan Hill

C) Terry Jacks

D) Gordon Lightfoot

Answer · why

C) Terry Jacks

Terry Jacks, from Winnipeg, took 'Seasons in the Sun' to number one in the US and UK in 1974; his version reworks Rod McKuen's English adaptation of a...