Music
1. From which musical does 6. Which pop group has sold the The Music Of The Night come from? most records?
2. When is Auld Lang Syne 7. What song is the number one traditionally sung? best seller record of all times?
3. From which symphony did the music 8. Which film features the song come from in the Hovis bread advert? Dancing Queen?
4. Which composer’s statue can be seen 9. What song accompanies the in Worcester High Street? advert for the Cornetto ice cream?
5. What film does the song Do Re Mi 10. What film does the song come from? Summer Nights come from? Famous musicians born in the three counties
1. A record producer for Shirley Bassey 6. Who wrote the music for the Rocky and Tom Jones, famous as one of the Horror Show? most influential sound engineers of all time, was born in Newent in 1929. Was his name Joe Meek, George Martin or Jimmy Miller? 7. Which member of One Direction was born in 1994 in Redditch; Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles or Louis Tomlinson? 2. Who, born in Cinderford in 1921, was a pop singer and later a DJ on BBC Radio 2 for 35 years? 8. Who, born in Cheltenham, was a member of The Rolling Stones and died in 1969? 3. Who wrote the classical piece The Enigma Variations?
9. Born in Evesham, whose best known record was Love Hurts? Steve Winwood, 4. Who sang and sold 1.94 million James Capaldi or Dave Mason? copies of Love Me Like I Do?
10. Who was the Redditch musician, a 5. Which composer from Cheltenham drummer with Led Zeppelin, who wrote The Planets Suite? lived from 1948 to 1980? Music related puzzles
Anagrams – rearrange the letters to find the answers
1. Male singer (3,6) Marble boy
2. Female singer (6,4) No I Decline
3. Musical (3,10) As rebel smiles
4. Composer (7,6) Chagrin reward
5. Girls pop group (5,5) Radio gulls
6. Christmas carol (2,5,5) Sweet gherkin
7. Beatles song (6,9) Lily wore sunbeam
8. Male singer (3, 7) Worst dater
9. Punk band (3, 7) Slop exists
10. Famous girl band (5,5) Grips slice PICTURES Who are they or what instrument is this?
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Ten town names are hidden in the paragraph below e.g. Pershore might be hidden thus: Let’s visit super Shoreham on Sea.
The towns are in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, and one just over the border in Wales.
When the Robins played in the cup final their goalie, Simon Mouthman, was warned if this time Spurs win don’t beat up their German captain Ernst Roudmann again, but he did and the ref ordered him off the field. Following a ban and distraught he decided on a holiday, where to go? Perhaps Wigan, Oban, Bury or Weston-super-Mare; in the end he picked on Brighton and seeking new entertainment went to the casino, gambled wildly and finished up broke, nil, worth nothing. Now, desperate for work, he got a job making hamburgers at The Queen’s Hotel. Alas alack one day, following a cleaver fight with the chef, he was killed. Bury him at Cheltenham the family demanded; this was done and a memorial stone, housed at the Robins ground, was erected to record his tragic end; at the unveiling ceremony all the players wore crosses in his memory. Answers
General Music Questions Music related puzzles making hamburgers at The Queen’s 1. The Phantom of The Opera 1 Bob Marley Hotel. Alas, alack, one day, following 2. New Year’s Eve 2 Celine Dion a cleaver fight with the chef, he was 3. Dvorák’s New World 3 Les Miserables killed. “Bury him in Cheltenham”, the 4. Edward Elgar 4 Richard Wagner family demanded. This was done and a 5. The Sound of Music 5 Girls Aloud memorial stone, housed at the Robin’s 6. The Beatles 6 We Three Kings ground, was erected to record his tragic 7. White Christmas - Bing Crosby 7 Yellow Submarine end; at the unveiling ceremony all the 8. Mamma Mia 8 Rod Stewart players wore crosses in his memory. 9. O sole mio 9 Sex Pistols 10 Grease 10 Spice Girls Pictures quiz 1. Tina Turner Famous Musicians from Find the local town 2. Louis Armstrong the three counties When the Robins played in the Cup Final 3. Adele 1. Joe Meek their goalie, Simon Mouthman, was 4. Luciano Pavarotti 2. Jimmy Young warned that if, this time, Spurs win, do 5. French Horn 3. Edward Elgar not beat up their German captain Ernst 6. Mandolin 4. Ellie Goulding Roudmann again but he did and the ref 7. Barry Manilow 5. Gustav Holst ordered him off the field. Following a 8. Mozart 6. Richard O’Brien ban for his behaviour he was distraught 9. Piccolo 7. Harry Styles and decided to go on holiday; but where 10. Dolly Parton 8. Brian Jones to go? Perhaps Wigan,Oban, Bury or 9. Jim Capaldi Brighton; in the end he picked on the 10. John Bonham latter and seeking new entertainment went to the casino, gambled wildly and finished up broke, nil, worth nothing. Now, desperate for work, he got a job