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Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby James Bentley

SteveJJ wrote:I think I can guess 3 based on the clue but will leave it for those who can still win!

Steve, YOU can still win! If you get both the ones remaining, the bonus point for completing the set will give you three points and force a tie-break with Judders. So go for it!


Let's have a quick recap:

1. One Inch Rock - Tyrannosaurus Rex (KrazeeEyezKilla)
2. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac (Iranu)
3. Five Miles Out
4. Eight Miles High - The Byrds (Reg Varney)
5. 25 Miles
6. 60 Miles An Hour - New Order (Juddernaut88)
7. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers (Juddernaut88)
8. A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton (Juddernaut88)
9. 2000 Miles - The Pretenders (Prop)
10. 2000 Light Years From Home - The Rolling Stones (Iranu)

Those clues again:

3. is by an artist whose success was largely responsible for making Richard Branson very rich.

5. is by a Motown artist primarily known for a hugely successful song with a one word title that begins with the letter W.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Reg Varney

5. I'll take a stab that the song is War and the artist is therefore Edwin Starr.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby James Bentley

And you are both correct!

1. One Inch Rock - Tyrannosaurus Rex (KrazeeEyezKilla)
2. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac (Iranu)
3. Five Miles Out - Mike Oldfield (Prop)
4. Eight Miles High - The Byrds (Reg Varney)
5. 25 Miles - Edwin Starr (Reg Varney)
6. 60 Miles An Hour - New Order (Juddernaut88)
7. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers (Juddernaut88)
8. A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton (Juddernaut88)
9. 2000 Miles - The Pretenders (Prop)
10. 2000 Light Years From Home - The Rolling Stones (Iranu)

Reg and Iranu each finished on 2 points, KrazeeEyezKilla on 1, but Prop takes the bonus point, taking him to 3 along with the Juddernaut. So it's an exciting tie-break situation!

For Judders and Prop only:

As I alluded to in the clue, Mike Oldfield's enormous-selling "Tubular Bells" was the first album release on Richard Branson's Virgin Records, setting up the bearded mogul for his subsequent move into airlines, trains, spacecraft, hotels, holidays, islands, condoms, industrial lathes, feminine hygiene products and rampant tax evasion. But how many copies has Tubular Bells sold in the UK? Please send me your answers by PM. I will reveal the winner once I have both your answers.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Prop

James Bentley wrote:airlines, trains, spacecraft, hotels, holidays, islands, condoms, industrial lathes, feminine hygiene products and rampant tax evasion


Beautifully put <laugh>

PM incoming <ok>

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby James Bentley

OK folks, I have both answers in. Juddernaut went for 3 million, Prop for 4 million. The answer, according to Wikipedia, is 2.7 million, which means that the winner is Judders (with what turned out to be an almost unbeatable answer). As ever, thanks to everyone for playing!

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Prop

Ooff! Judders clearly knows his Prog <laugh> Well done.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

These are songs that featured on Sky sports Premier league years season 1995-1996. Not the best football season ever for my teams but certainly a memorable one.

1. Lump
2. Weak as I am
3. Sunshine after the rain
4. Roll with it
5. Spaceman
6. Ooh aah just a little bit
7. Hold on
8. Firestarter
9. Shine
10. Gotta be

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby James Bentley

Feel a bit guilty as I don't think anyone else has seen this yet.

2. Skunk Anansie
4. Oasis
9. Take That

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

James Bentley wrote:1. Presidents of the USA
5. Babylon Zoo
6. Gina G
8. Prodigy


All correct

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

James Bentley wrote:Feel a bit guilty as I don't think anyone else has seen this yet.

2. Skunk Anansie
4. Oasis
9. Take That


2 and 4 are correct but 9 isn't.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

1. Lump- Presidents of the United States (James)
2. Weak as I am- Skunk Anansie (James)
3. Sunshine after the rain
4. Roll with it- Oasis (James)
5. Spaceman- Babylon Zoo (James)
6. Ooh aah just a little bit- Gina G (James)
7. Hold on
8. Firestarter- Prodigy (James)
9. Shine
10. Gotta be

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

1. Lump- Presidents of the United States (James)
2. Weak as I am- Skunk Anansie (James)
3. Sunshine after the rain
4. Roll with it- Oasis (James)
5. Spaceman- Babylon Zoo (James)
6. Ooh aah just a little bit- Gina G (James)
7. Hold on
8. Firestarter- Prodigy (James)
9. Shine
10. Gotta be- Des'ree (Reg Varney)

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby James Bentley

Juddernaut88 wrote:Blimey James could have given someone else a chance to win lol

I was going to leave it after 4 but then got the mad idea that I could maybe get them all. But then I realised that I couldn't but went ahead anyway because I got carried away with the idea.

7. could be Wilson Phillips.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

1. Lump- Presidents of the United States (James)
2. Weak as I am- Skunk Anansie (James)
3. Sunshine after the rain
4. Roll with it- Oasis (James)
5. Spaceman- Babylon Zoo (James)
6. Ooh aah just a little bit- Gina G (James)
7. Hold on
8. Firestarter- Prodigy (James)
9. Shine- Aswad (Reg Varney)
10. Gotta be- Des'ree (Reg Varney)

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

James Bentley wrote:
Juddernaut88 wrote:Blimey James could have given someone else a chance to win lol

I was going to leave it after 4 but then got the mad idea that I could maybe get them all. But then I realised that I couldn't but went ahead anyway because I got carried away with the idea.

7. could be Wilson Phillips.


That's the one :)

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

1. Lump- Presidents of the United States (James)
2. Weak as I am- Skunk Anansie (James)
3. Sunshine after the rain
4. Roll with it- Oasis (James)
5. Spaceman- Babylon Zoo (James)
6. Ooh aah just a little bit- Gina G (James)
7. Hold on- Wilson Phillips (James)
8. Firestarter- Prodigy (James)
9. Shine- Aswad (Reg Varney)
10. Gotta be- Des'ree (Reg Varney)

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Reg Varney

Juddernaut88 wrote:
James Bentley wrote:
Juddernaut88 wrote:Blimey James could have given someone else a chance to win lol

I was going to leave it after 4 but then got the mad idea that I could maybe get them all. But then I realised that I couldn't but went ahead anyway because I got carried away with the idea.

7. could be Wilson Phillips.


That's the one :)


#Tune

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

do youse have notifications for new posts in this thread on!?

3 = berri?

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

HappyCamper wrote:do youse have notifications for new posts in this thread on!?

3 = berri?


That is correct :)
I don't have notifications for new posts turned on. I didn't even know there was an option for that to be honest.