Totp

[GlosRFC]

Oops! I'll repost the questions tomorrow when most people are going to be around :)

[GlosRFC]

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]

2 Jimmy Saville?

[sparkyminer]

5 Leo Sayer
6 Phil Lynott

[glynners]

1 1968 ?

[glynners]

or 64

[sparkyminer]

7 God save the Queen, Sex Pistols.

[vegyjones]

3. Love Me Do

[GlosRFC]

7 God save the Queen, Sex Pistols.

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

[vegyjones]

12. Pans People??

[vegyjones]

7. something by Cliff Richard

[glynners]

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]

7 Je t'aime.
That's an answer Glos, not a declaration.:D

[glynners]

10 - 18?

[sparkyminer]

12. Pans People??

Legs and Co.
Ruby Flipper. or summat like that.

[vegyjones]

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]

7 - wasnt frankie goes to hollywood banned aswell? dunno if it was the 1st though - i'm not old enough :wink

[sparkyminer]

Why was their song banned - or was it the song Glynners was referring to!

It was deemed to be rude. :D

[vegyjones]

9 - U2

[sparkyminer]

9 Bee Gees.

[GlosRFC]

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]

God Save The Queen only reached number 2.

That's a matter of opinion. :D

[glynners]

october 1969! no wonder i dont remember it, thats well old :D

[sparkyminer]

No8. It was a punk / new wave group, but their name escapes me. I bet Campbell knows it.:)

[glynners]

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]

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]

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]

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]

12......the mighty 'Steps' ??

[glynners]

9 - AndyP favourite 'band' - westlife or boyzone?