Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: Name That Female-Led Group

 

Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week: 

1st place-  Becky: 50 pts... superb job!!

2nd place- Jennifer: 46 pts

3rd place- Jenna and Teresa: 40 pts each

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.

In parentheses is the name of the lead singer

 1-5

1. 2 pts- The Supremes (Diana Ross)

2. 2 pts- No Doubt (Gwen Stefani)

3. 2 pts- Gladys Knight & the Pips Originally written about a plane trip, what is the title of her group's only #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100? 3 bonus pts- Midnight Train to Georgia
4. 2 pts- The Pretenders (Chrissie Hynde)
5. 2 pts- The Dixie Chicks (Natalie Maines)

6-10

6. 3 pts- Rufus (Chaka Khan)

7. 2 pts- The Pussycat Dolls (Nicole Scherzinger)

8. 2 pts- Hole (Courtney Love)

9. 2 pts- Sade (both the band and the lead singer share the same name)

10. 4 pts- Martha Reeves & the Vandellas Chicago, New Orleans, New York City, and Philadelphia PA are among the locations mentioned in the lyrics of what song, which was her group's biggest hit on the pop chart? 3 pts- Dancing in the Street

11-15

11. 3 pts- Garbage (Shirley Manson) 

12. 4 pts- The Cranberries (Dolores O'Riordan)

13. 2 pts- Blondie (Debbie Harry) What are the titles of the four #1 hits this singer's group had on the Billboard Hot 100? 1 bonus pt each- Heart of Glass, Call Me, The Tide Is High, and Rapture

14. 2 pts- Destiny's Child (Beyoncé)

15. 6 pts- The Ronettes (Ronnie Spector)- The clip below is from the 1966 concert film The Big T.N.T. Show. In case you're wondering about the color footage of Chuck Berry, it's because he hosted a 1984 concert documentary called That Was Rock which took footage from The Big T.N.T. Show and its precursor, 1964's The T.A.M.I. Show.