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Tina Turner hit No 1 in the US without Ike with What’s Love Got to Do With It. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar

1. 

   Rick Astley’s debut hit Never Gonna Give You Up, started a five-week run at No 1 on the UK singles chart this week in 1987. But which of the following does he promise he will never do?

   1. Run around and desert you

   2. Kick you out

   3. Stare you out

2. 

   The most memorable moment of 2003’s MTV Video Music awards was the kiss between titans of pop Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Whose face did producers famously decide to cut to during Britney’s lip-lock?

   1. Justin Timberlake

   2. Jamie Spears

   3. Sean Penn

3. 

   This week in 1989, Izzy Stradlin from Guns N’ Roses was arrested for making a public disturbance on a US Airways flight. What did he do?

   1. Punched two of his fellow passengers before locking himself in the toilets for three hours

   2. Was found in possession of a smuggled pet turtle

   3. Urinated on the floor, verbally abused a stewardess and smoked in the non-smoking section of the aircraft

4. 

   The Ronettes first entered the US singles chart with Be My Baby this week in 1963. Which of the below songs with “baby” in the title did not feature in the best selling singles of this year?

   1. Ruby Baby - Dion

   2. Baby, No, Baby, Yes - The Little Ladies

   3. Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson

5. 

   On 30 August 1999, Lou Bega went to No 1 on the UK singles chart with his hit summer smash Mambo No 5. In its lyrics, the German star rattles off the names of women he flirts with. Which of the below is not on Bega’s flist (flirt list)?

   1. Mary

   2. Tina

   3. Helga

6. 

   In 1984, the movie of Purple Rain opened at cinemas across the UK, and would gross more than US $80m at the box office. Which of Prince’s former girlfriends was supposed to play the leading role before the couple split?

   1. Vanity

   2. Pride

   3. Verity

7. 

   On 31 August 1957, Squeeze vocalist Glenn Tilbrook was born. But what is his middle name?

   1. Trystan

   2. Martin

   3. Ally Ally Oi Oi Oi

8. 

   Tina Turner had her first solo No 1 single in the US with What’s Love Got to Do With It this week in 1984. In the song’s lyrics, what reaction does “the touch of your hand” have on her?

   1. It makes her feel like a real woman

   2. It makes her pulse react

   3. It makes her sweat from the knees

9. 

   In 2002, Coldplay scored their second UK No 1 album with A Rush Of Blood to the Head. Of their artistic evolution and progression, which of the following statements did the NME proclaim?

   1. It’s like discovering a precocious nipper has grown into a handsome, questing adult

   2. It’s like discovering your dad has a secret passion for extreme sports and eyeball tattoo art

   3. It’s like discovering your boring mate is an alien sent to planet earth to promote a message of peace, self-love and making trade fair

10. 

    On 1 September 1960, Cass Lewis, bassist in Skunk Anansie was born. Everyone knows who frontwoman Skin is. But who is the rock group’s drummer?

    1. Lou Bega

    2. Mark Richardson

    3. Richard Marks

Solutions

1:A, 2:A - Britney's ex-boyfriend. He remained emotionally vacant throughout. , 3:C - After his arrest, Stradlin decided to go sober. He later said of his time in Guns N’ Roses: “Once I quit drugs, I couldn’t help looking around and asking myself, ‘Is this all there is?’”, 4:B - Made it up. Probably really good though. , 5:C - A lucky escape for fictional character Helga., 6:A - Post-Vanity, the role was offered to Flashdance’s Jennifer Beals, who turned down the role, before Apollonia 6 was hired., 7:B, 8:B, 9:A, 10:B - Richardson first played a drum kit aged six at his friends house. It was a Ludwig Junior.

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