Another fantasy playlist, this time themed around days and dates. It’s a little tricky, as the theme has different aspects to it, but just try to keep in mind that somewhere in there will be something linked to time and how we measure it. There are 40 fast questions: keep your answers concise and try to limit yourself to five minutes for the quiz. You can always cheat a bit if you’re still on Number 12.
Answers: here
1 Which song topped the indie charts for 13 consecutive weeks in 1983?
2 Who were ‘Living After Midnight’ in 1980?
3 What did Kasabian erase from memory on Velociraptor!?
4 What came before ‘Everything After’ for Counting Crows?
5 Whose debut album was called Tuesday Night Music Club?
6 What was Patti Smith’s year on her 1997 album Peace and Noise?
7 Who got his first real six-string in the ‘Summer of ’69’?
8 For how long did Bloc Party declare they would keep going in 2005?
9 Who had a UK Top 30 hit in 1984 with a cover of Abba’s ‘The Day Before You Came’?
10 Matthew Healy is the lead singer in which dated band?
11 Who were in love on Friday in 1992?
12 David Gavurin and Harriet Wheeler have taken an indefinite sabbatical in order to bring up their children. With which band did they previously enjoy success?
13 What was the second British number one to be taken from Blondie’s Parallel Lines?
14 Who released an album and toured a live show presenting 1,000 Years of Popular Music?
15 According to their second single, what time of day does it for Arctic Monkeys?
16 Who sang about just another ‘Manic Monday’?
17 To what was Coldplay’s 2016 hymn dedicated?
18 Who were in the British Top 10 at precisely ‘12:51’ in 2003?
19 What has been Hazel O’Connor’s biggest UK hit?
20 Who warned us that ‘Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour’ in 2007?
21 ‘The ’59 Sound’ was the debut single and first major label album by which New Jersey band?
22 Who was working the ‘Midnight Shift’ in 1956?
23 Which night was ‘Alright for Fighting’, according to Elton John?
24 What was Paul McCartney’s first solo single?
25 Who recorded a cover of Zager & Evans’ ‘In the Year 2525’ on his 2009 album My Way?
26 After which month did U2 name their second album?
27 How and when did Editors release their third album in 2009?
28 Which Easybeats song did David Bowie have on his mind on 1973’s Pin Ups?
29 When did the Kings of Leon want us to ‘Come Around’ on their fifth album?
30 Which female singer had a hit with a cover of the Rolling Stones’ Ruby Tuesday?
31 Who identified ‘Time’ as the ‘Clock of the Heart’ in 1982?
32 Which year was Scottish singer-songwriter Al Stewart singing about in 1976?
33 What year was it for Prince in 1982?
34 In 2008, where did Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell spend their Sunday?
35 What ‘never happened at all’ for the Undertones in 1980?
36 What daily phenomenon did Example want to witness on the first single from his album Won’t Go Quietly?
37 Which Britpop band did she leave on a Friday?
38 Who sang about ‘Thursday’ on their 2013 album Electric?
39 Which Scottish band wished us ‘Happy Birthday’ in 1981?
40 How was Robbie Williams two years early in 1998?