Olympic Music 1 - Answers

Published: Sunday 8th July 2012With the London Olympics just a few weeks away, here’s a music quiz with Olympic connections [although some may be a little tenuous].
  1. Snow Patrol had a 2004 number 5 hit with "Run" but who covered it and took it to number one in 2008? Leona Lewis.
  2. "Baby Jump" provided the second number 1 for which 70's band? Mungo Jerry.
  3. Which comic band had a minor hit with "An Olympic Record" in 1968? The Barron Knights [it reached no. 35].
  4. Which single provided Andrew Gold with his only top 5 hit in 1978? "Never Let Her Slip Away".
  5. Who sang at Sydney 2000 after entering the stadium on an outsize flip-flop? Kylie Minogue.
  6. "Gold" by Spandau Ballet reached number 2 in 1983, but which single provided them with their only number 1? "True" in the same year.
  7. Which TV cop sang about a "Silver Lady" in 1977? David Soul who played Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in TV's "Starsky & Hutch".
  8. Which guitarist released an album called "Sailing to Philadelphia" in 2000? Mark Knopfler.
  9. According to Goldie Lookin' Chain in 2004, what kills people? Rappers ["Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do"].
  10. Who sang with Freddie Mercury on the number 2 hit "Barcelona"? Montserrat Caballe.
  11. Which swimming stroke did Crazy Town take to number 3 in 2001? "Butterfly".
  12. Who performed "Power of the Dream" at the 1996 Olympic opening ceremony in Atlanta? Celine Dion.
  13. Who took "We Are Golden" to number 2 in the charts in 2009? Mika.
  14. The Spencer Davis Group had two number ones in the 1960s; the first was "Keep on Running", what was the second? "Somebody Help Me".
  15. Which comedian took "The Winners Song" to number 2 in 2008? Peter Kay as Geraldine McQueen.
  16. The song "Hi Ho Silver", a number 5 hit for Jim Diamond in 1986, was the theme song for which TV show? "Boon".
  17. Which song provided Freda Payne with her only UK number 1 single? "Band of Gold".
  18. In which group did "Chariots of Fire" composer, Vangelis, perform with Demis Roussos? Aphrodite's Child.
  19. Which dance music duo were named as musical directors for London 2012 Olympics? Underworld.
  20. Which Devon rock band provided one of the official songs for the London 2012 Olympics? Muse with "Survival".

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