Q 01/05

Which fastening let the men of Bucks Fizz rip off the women's skirts at Eurovision in 1981?

A) Press studs

B) Velcro

C) Magnets

D) Buttons

Answer · why

B) Velcro

Velcro held the long skirts in place until the men tore them away to reveal mini-skirts beneath. Cheryl Baker later said that strip of fastening had c...

Q 02/05

Bucks Fizz's The Land of Make Believe was, its lyricist said, a veiled attack on which political leader?

A) Ronald Reagan

B) Michael Foot

C) David Steel

D) Margaret Thatcher

Answer · why

D) Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher and her government's policies were the hidden target, lyricist Pete Sinfield later said. Listeners heard only a sugar-coated fairy t...

Q 03/05

The cocktail that gave Bucks Fizz their name mixes orange juice with which alcoholic drink?

A) Champagne

B) Sparkling perry

C) Dry cider

D) Lager

Answer · why

A) Champagne

Champagne makes up two parts of a Buck's Fizz to one part orange juice. Creator Nichola Martin borrowed the name for her new group because it was her ...

Q 04/05

Bucks Fizz shelved their recording of What's Love Got to Do with It after which singer released it first?

A) Gladys Knight

B) Diana Ross

C) Tina Turner

D) Chaka Khan

Answer · why

C) Tina Turner

Tina Turner released her version first and turned it into a worldwide hit, so the group's take was left off their 1984 album. It stayed in the vaults ...

Q 05/05

In which city did Bucks Fizz win the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up?

A) The Hague

B) Dublin

C) Harrogate

D) Paris

Answer · why

B) Dublin

Dublin staged the contest in a showground pavilion normally used for agricultural and horse shows. The British group won by four points after five dif...