Q 01/05

Which girl group began in Houston as Girl's Tyme before signing to Columbia Records in 1996?

A) Wilson Phillips

B) Destiny's Child

C) En Vogue

D) Fifth Harmony

Answer · why

B) Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child took the new name in 1996 from a passage in the Book of Isaiah. As Girl's Tyme, the singers rehearsed at the Houston hair salon owned ...

Q 02/05

Which Motown girl group from Detroit scored twelve number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100?

A) The Marvelettes

B) The Velvelettes

C) Martha and the Vandellas

D) The Supremes

Answer · why

D) The Supremes

The Supremes started out in 1959 as the Primettes, a sister act to the Primes, the male group that became the Temptations. The classic trio entered th...

Q 03/05

Which member of the Spice Girls wore a famous Union Jack dress at the 1997 Brit Awards?

A) Geri Halliwell

B) Emma Bunton

C) Victoria Beckham

D) Melanie Brown

Answer · why

A) Geri Halliwell

Geri Halliwell wore the dress a year before she quit the Spice Girls to go solo. Her first album, Schizophonic, produced three UK number-one singles.

Q 04/05

Which hit girl group began in 1995 as a Los Angeles burlesque troupe founded by a choreographer?

A) Danity Kane

B) The Cheetah Girls

C) Pussycat Dolls

D) Eden's Crush

Answer · why

C) Pussycat Dolls

The Pussycat Dolls were a stage revue for eight years, with guests such as Carmen Electra and Christina Applegate. Founder Robin Antin turned the trou...

Q 05/05

Which all-female band wrote and played the songs on Beauty and the Beat, a US number one in 1982?

A) The Go-Go's

B) The Bangles

C) The Belle Stars

D) Girlschool

Answer · why

A) The Go-Go's

The Go-Go's came out of the Los Angeles punk scene and held the top spot for six weeks. No all-female band writing and playing its own material had to...