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GlosRFC
22nd June 2006, 23:39
Oops! I'll repost the questions tomorrow when most people are going to be around :)

GlosRFC
23rd June 2006, 16:18
The BBC have announced the end of Top of the Pops, so here's a quick quiz. Usual rules...no googling:

1. In which year was TOTP first broadcast?
1964 - 1st January
2. Who presented the first show?
Jimmy Saville
3. Which track did the Beatles play on the first show?
"I Want To Hold Your Hand"
4. Which Led Zeppelin song formed the best-known TOTP theme tune?
"Whole Lotta Love"
5. Who performed his first hit dressed as a clown on TOTP?
Leo Sayer
6. Which Irish musician composed one of the TOTP theme tunes?
Phil Lynott
7. A number of songs have been banned from TOTP but which was the first number one to get this treatment?
"Je T'aime Mon Non Plus" - Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
8. Who had a 1978 hit with the song "Top Of The Pops"?
The Rezillos
9. Which group has appeared on TOTP more than any other - over 100 times?
Status Quo
10. How old must you be to appear in the TOTP audience?
Eighteen
11. Which "imperial" character presented the show between 1975-76?
Emperor Rosko
12. Name the five groups who have "danced" on TOTP
Go-Jos, Pan's People, Ruby Flipper, Legs and Co., Zoo

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tophatter
23rd June 2006, 16:22
2 Jimmy Saville?

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 16:23
5 Leo Sayer
6 Phil Lynott

glynners
23rd June 2006, 16:24
1 1968 ?

glynners
23rd June 2006, 16:25
or 64

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 16:26
7 God save the Queen, Sex Pistols.

vegyjones
23rd June 2006, 16:29
3. Love Me Do

GlosRFC
23rd June 2006, 16:31
7 God save the Queen, Sex Pistols.

Banned, yes - but not the first number one to get this treatment

vegyjones
23rd June 2006, 16:31
12. Pans People??

vegyjones
23rd June 2006, 16:32
7. something by Cliff Richard

glynners
23rd June 2006, 16:33
7 - was it a dance song in the 80s banned because it sampled loads of other songs without permission? cant remember the name though

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 16:34
7 Je t'aime.
That's an answer Glos, not a declaration.:D

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 16:34
12. Pans People??
Legs and Co.
Ruby Flipper. or summat like that.

glynners
23rd June 2006, 16:34
10 - 18?

vegyjones
23rd June 2006, 16:37
7 Je t'aime.
That's an answer Glos, not a declaration.:D
Why was their song banned - or was it the song Glynners was referring to!

glynners
23rd June 2006, 16:37
7 - wasnt frankie goes to hollywood banned aswell? dunno if it was the 1st though - i'm not old enough :wink

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 16:38
Why was their song banned - or was it the song Glynners was referring to!
It was deemed to be rude.:icon_tong :spinning :doh :D

vegyjones
23rd June 2006, 16:39
9 - U2

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 16:40
9 Bee Gees.

GlosRFC
23rd June 2006, 16:41
Why was their song banned - or was it the song Glynners was referring to!

Because of the sexual nature of the lyrics!

Yes, Relax was also banned but again, not the first number one..."Je T'aime Mon Non Plus" reached number one in October 1969. FGTH reached number one in November 1983. God Save The Queen only reached number 2.

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 16:43
God Save The Queen only reached number 2.
That's a matter of opinion.::swear :D

glynners
23rd June 2006, 16:43
october 1969! no wonder i dont remember it, thats well old :D

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 16:44
No8. It was a punk / new wave group, but their name escapes me. I bet Campbell knows it.:)

glynners
23rd June 2006, 16:46
beatles played i wanna hold your hand, i know that because when it was on news other day my dad said

'ee aye son, i remember t'beatles on first show'

:)

vegyjones
23rd June 2006, 16:47
Number 9, I was thinkning groups that had been around for a while.

It's not something silly, like the Spice Girls is it? :D

GlosRFC
23rd June 2006, 16:48
No8. It was a punk / new wave group, but their name escapes me. I bet Campbell knows it.:)

I suspect he'll know the answers to at least three of the remaining questions

GlosRFC
23rd June 2006, 16:49
Number 9, I was thinkning groups that had been around for a while.

It's not something silly, like the Spice Girls is it? :D
NO!
But you're on the right track...definitely a group that have been around a long time - and still are.

glynners
23rd June 2006, 16:50
12......the mighty 'Steps' ??

glynners
23rd June 2006, 16:56
9 - AndyP favourite 'band' - westlife or boyzone?

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 17:26
9 Rolling Stones

TheOldhamWhisper
23rd June 2006, 17:30
12 - Go on then, I'll admit to knowing the Go-Jos were the first ToTP dancers.

GlosRFC
23rd June 2006, 17:31
Aha....well done Oldham

sparkyminer
23rd June 2006, 17:36
4 Whole lotta love.

TheOldhamWhisper
23rd June 2006, 17:42
4 IT was Whole Lotta Love but the track used was actually a CCS cover version.

AngieS
23rd June 2006, 17:46
12. Hot Gossip

9. At a guess I would say Cliff Richard, but he's not a group is he.

GlosRFC
23rd June 2006, 17:48
Good guesses....but both wrong

TheOldhamWhisper
23rd June 2006, 18:10
Hot Gossip appeared on the Kenny Everett show and the one we are looking for was the Beeb equivalent (complete with male dancers) and they called themselves Zoo.

TheOldhamWhisper
23rd June 2006, 18:11
11 Jonathan King (?)

buddhabee
23rd June 2006, 18:15
8. The Rezillos

buddhabee
23rd June 2006, 18:17
9. Status Quo ?

GlosRFC
23rd June 2006, 18:20
Just the one answer to go

TheOldhamWhisper
23rd June 2006, 18:29
Emperor Rosco (sp?)

GlosRFC
23rd June 2006, 18:30
Good one!

Well done - quiz completed