Well done to .... Janice Cooke, Gaynor Galway, Jean Todd, Babs Hughes, Jan Burche, Anne Hanley, Marguerite Holloway, Christine Harrison and a warm welcome to Mitchell Davis who all submitted correct answers.

The winner pulled out of the hat by Shannon is Babs Hughes .... you will receive the £10 Tesco's voucher very kindly donated by Jan Cooke, I'll email you Babs address Jan ....

The prize for the next Compo is  a Dickie Pride CD ... kindly donated by John Loaring (thanks again John)


The answers are:

1 Little GREEN  Apples
2 BLUE Jay Way
3 Eighteen YELLOW Roses
4 BLUE Eyed Boy
5 Tangled Up In BLUE
6 She Wears RED Feathers
7 Evolution ORANGE
8 BLUE Ridge Mountains of Virgina
9 Captain SCARLET
10 Satin GREEN Shutters
11 BLUE Jay Way
12 I'm a PINK Toothbrush Your A BLUE Toothbrush
13 VIOLET And A Rose
14 Billy Bones and the WHITE Bird
15 BLUE Days BLACK Nights
16 I'm Painting The Town RED
17 RUBY Don't Take Your Love to Town
18 Don't It Make My BROWN Eyes BLUE
19 PURPLE Sprouting Broccoli
20 Life Is A LEMON & I Want My LEMON Back
21 BROWN Eyed Handsome Man
22 She Wore A YELLOW Ribbon
23 ORANGE Coloured Sky
24 The WHITE Cliffs Of Dover
25 BLACK And TAN Fantasy
26 Shades Of GREY
27 Tie A YELLOW Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
28 RED Hill Mining Town
29 Fields Of GOLD
30 BLUE Suede Shoes
31 Nights in WHITE Satin
32 SILVER Wings In The Moonlight
33 Old RED Eyes Is BACK
34 Little WHITE Bull
35 LEMON Tree
36 Sweet BLACK Angel
37 Look For A SILVER Lining
38 LIME Light
39 All That Glitters Isn't GOLD
40 PURPLE Rain
41 Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny YELLOW Polka Dot Bikini
42 The RED Shoes
43 BLUE Spanish Eyes
44 After The GOLD Rush
45 Maxwell's SILVER Hammer
46 BLACK Country Woman

JUNE 2010  

And the answers are...

52-100-18-1440-320-39-15-206-1080-646-66-10-1971-23-1953-150-13-2-64 = total 8168

ADD TOGETHER -  the answer is just the total.

Playing cards in a standard pack 
Tiles in the game of scrabble 
Holes in a standard golf course 
Minutes in a day 
Legs on 4 score of cattle 
3 bakers dozen of cakes 
Players in a rugby union team 
Bones in an adult body 
Degrees in three circles 
Seats in the House of Commons 
In bingo terms one little duck x dirty knees 
In pints add one quart and one gallon 
The year of decimalisation 
The wheels of three tricycles four bicycles and 6 unicycles 
The year of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 
In £sd how many pennies in a half a crown and ten shillings 
Stripes on the American flag 
Doors on a Mini Cooper car 
Squares on a chess board 

Email answers to Cathy at compo@billyfury.com 

APRIL 2010  

Answers, please, to Cathy at compo@billyfury.com

The prize is a £10 Tesco voucher, very generously offered by Babs.

Name the chocolate-based bar, confectionery or assortment. 

1 Definitely not before 20.01hrs 
2. Mothers Pub 
3. Witchcraft in a box  
4. Cows juice, to carry food on 
5. Song from Fiddler on the Roof 
6. Could be climbing or tea 
7. Single snowy deposit 
8. This becomes you, according to the song 
9. The 'E' is missing from this pet food 
10. Harley St. could be called this 
11. At night, a star cluster 
12. Ooow another star cluster 
13. Haha look, there's another star cluster 
14. Add an S to beginning and end to ladies under garment 
15. Anniversaries and birthdays 
16. Brucie always asked Anthea to do one of these 
17. Are you a ? and ?, I'm sane  
18. Shush! You're too loud 
19. Al fresco cuisine 
20. You'll enjoy this one, In the mane in the Pub 
21. Like burnt toast, crisps or autumn leaves, maybe 
22. Nut, MPs or Lords 
23. Munificence! 
24. Has this man's (a name) fruit gone brown 
25. OR has his gone totally yellow 
26. A small cute dog 
27. Half a flying machine? Could well be 
28. This pub only sells cow juice 
29. Fares please, or maybe a club sandwich 
30. Mediterranean islanders 
31. Clever little individuals, these 
32. Soft and gentle wave action 
33. Pretty lady from Istanbul 
34. Up for discussion 
35. Soldiers are these  

FEBRUARY 2010

A very big thank you to all that entered, I had a few different answers to number 21 but were all correct In their own right ...

From your messages you all seemed to enjoy this one ...

I had 8 all-correct entries from ... 

Babs Hughes, John Loaring, Dave Henshaw, Jan Cooke, Rosemary Savage, Jean Todd, Moya Gleave, Katie & Alan.

The name out of the hat was Katie & Alan, well done as It was such a late entry.   Please let Harry know which of the DVDs you would like, and he will bring it to the Sunnyside.

Answers...
1. Eleanor 
2. Holly 
3. Lily 
4. Lady (you all got the D'Arbanville)
5 Jean
6. Loretta 
7. Claire 
8. Suzanne 
9. Alison 
10.Sylvia 
11.Layla 
12. Michelle 
13. Sandy 
14. Paula 
15. Diana 
16. Claudette 
17. Angie 
18. Mary 
19. Honey 
20. Laura 
21. Bobby’s girl, boy’s name, not a girl’s name, wasn't named, could be a girls or boys name ... 

Welcome everyone to the February compo, It's a bit nerve racking for me taking over, I wish everyone the best of luck and I hope I do Pauline proud.

The winner can choose a DVD from:  Play It Cool, I've Gotta Horse, a Ready Steady Go compilation, the Joe Brown film What A Crazy World or It's Trad Dad.

Name the girl in each song.  The answer to number 21 is different.  Can you say why?

Email your answers to Cathy at compo@billyfury.com

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57 Varieties - CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR QUIZ

Many thanks to everyone who entered.  There were 34 entries, all of which impressed me greatly with your musical knowledge.  I made a mess of the words in question 38, so that was marked correct for everyone.

Congratulations to John Loaring, who scored an excellent 54 out of 58, but Bob Dewick, Barbara Hughes, Hayley Nixon and Jean Todd were hot on his heels with 53, and Mags Cummings was also very close on 52.

The joker was question 57.  Like I've Never Been Gone was covered on Woolworths' Embassy label by Les Carle (real name Kan Barrie) who went on to become the voice of Postman Pat.

The answers are below.  Appeals will be automatically disregarded unless that are submitted in writing, in duplicate, on £20 notes.

1 What made me realise that you’re the one I adore? A THOUSAND STARS
2 Which Eurovision Song Contest winners are mentioned in John Lennon’s Imagine? BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
3 With which numbers did Len Barry count up? 1-2-3
4 …and Manfred Mann count down? 5-4-3-2-1
5 …and Des O’Connor count up? 1-2-3

How many…
6…breakdowns for the Stones? 19
7 …miles for Edwin Starr? 25
8 …hours from Tulsa? 24
9 …bells for Brian Poole? 3
10 …ums (in the title) for Wayne Fontana? 6
11 …little words for the Applejacks? 3
12 …stars in the sky? 1000
13 …stars smiled down on me? 1000000
14 …girls in love with Fred? 7
15 …taken by Dave Brubeck? 5
16 …miles of bad road? 40
17 …ways of love for Cliff Bennett? 1

  What colour were…
17 Ronnie’s roses? RED
19 The Stones’ paint? BLACK
20 Elvis’s suede shoes? BLUE
21 The eyes of a handsome man? BROWN
22 The Beatles’ submarine? YELLOW
23 The Cream room? WHITE
24 Nino’s dreams? PURPLE
25 The Spotnicks’ blossom? ORANGE
26 Booker T’s onions? GREEN

  Fill in the names:
27 Long Tall _ _ _ _ _  SALLY
28 Sweet  _ _ _ _ _ _ _  WILLIAM
29 Hello _ _ _ _ _ DOLLY
30 Runaround _ _ _  SUE
31 From A _ _ _ _ To A King JACK
32 _  _ Diddley BO
33 Tell _ _ _ _ _ Not To Cry LAURA
34 Hey! _ _ _ _  BABY
35 Hey _ _ _ _ JUDE
36 Hey _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ LITTLE GIRL
36A Hey _ _ _ _   _ _  _ _ _ _ LOOK ME OVER

37 These lyrics are from well-known Billy Fury songs.  Identify the songs.
38 I’ll stay, you leave me. HTP (allegedly - sorry about that, Mags)
39 Realise you are the one. A THOUSAND STARS
40 I met her long ago. ONCE UPON A DREAM

41 How old was Marie from Tennessee? 6
42 What was dropped during Good News Week? A BOMB
43 What flight did Ebony Eyes catch? 1203
44 Wild horses couldn’t drag Ricky away from whom? MARY LOU
45 Who won a fight with Bobby Fuller? THE LAW
46 Who met Brian Hyland a couple of days ago? GINNY
47 What sort of things did Ronnie Carroll want someone to say to him? WONDERFUL
48 (a)What lived next door to Neil Sedaka? AN ANGEL
(b) And who offered him plenty of dates? CALENDAR GIRL
49 Who wanted to be a faithful, thankful girl? SUSAN MAUGHAN or BOBBY'S GIRL
50 Which goddess was Mona Lisa with a pony tail? VENUS
51 Who was willing to do the twist, the stomp and the mashed potato? CHRIS MONTEZ
52 The Vernons Girls thought that boys were natural what? TWISTERS
53 How old was Marie when she phoned Dave and Chuck? STILL 6
54 What did Marianne Faithfull do as tears go by? SIT AND WATCH
55 What is the connection between a top 50 recording of Singing The Blues and Billy Fury? ALBIE WYCHERLEY
56 Who wanted to be mean and blond (in a song)? BERNIE TAUPIN
57 Which Billy Fury hit was covered by Postman Pat? LES CARLE/KEN BARRIE

MAY QUIZ

Hi everyone…welcome to the quiz for May.  It’s spring and all thoughts turn to gardening.

All the answers to the quiz can be found in the garden….either garden features, plants, pests, etc.

The numbers are the letters in every word. I’ve filled the first answer in to give you the idea.  Hope you all have fun with this one.  

1.      Socks? (4)…………….answer….hose.

2.      Bertie Wooster ’s Aunt (6)

3.      Unripe bluebottle (8)

4.      Type of fabric (4)

5.      Spreadable butter sometimes found in grass (6)

6.      This one isn’t filled with sherbet! (8)

7.      Orchard fruits found in a Londoner’s house (6,3,5)

8.      A type of shoe polish for many years (6,7)

9.      Woodstock invented ice hockey here (4,4)

10.  Slimy bullets? (5)

11.  A “little gem” discovered in the soil (7)

12.  George Harrison had a grotto full of them (6)

13.  To cross a stream or help achieve a goal (8,6)

14.  Criminal’s colleague?  (5)

15.  Chocolates that grow on you (5)

16.  Pack of cards to sit on?  (4,5)

17.  Symbol of industry (7)

18.  Athletic vegetable (6,4)

19.  Stem vegetable used by actors?  (7)

20.  French bell or woman’s hat (6)  

Please email your answers to compo@billyfury.com

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR 08

Twenty-seven entries - thank you to so many people for being great sports, with such a challenging quiz.  I think that was Christine Leslie's first entry, so welcome!

And the winner is...John Loaring, with 38 correct, closely followed by Bob Dewick and Hayley Nixon.

While Pauline's poorly, I'm taking the chance to jump in with a bumper Christmas/New Year quiz.  It's supposed to be difficult, so please don't be afraid to enter if you don't find all of the answers.  I've tried to ensure that some can't be Googled.  All of the questions refer to 50s or 60s records, and my answers and marking of the answers are correct, even when I'm wrong.

Please note new email address for answers (below).

1 Who was Billy Fury's blood brother?
Dickie Pride.
2 What was the flip side of the Beverley Sisters' only 60s Top 20 record?
Skye Boat Song.
3 The Guy By Some Other Way unites the two minor chart successes of which large trio?
Big Three.
4 Who had been wrong before?
Cilla Black.
5 Which DJ had so much love?
Tony Blackburn.
6 Which junk collectors were at the Palace?
Steptoe and Son (or Harry H Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell).
7 What was the surname of Ricky and Geoff?
Brook.
8 What would you be doing if the song told you to tap your right elbow?
Handjive.
9 By what name were Mary, Fred and Geoff known on 6-5 Special?
Mudlarks.
10 These two girls (left) were members of the City Ramblers Skiffle group, which featured regularly on 6-5 Special. In what type of music did they specialise?
Possibly the world's most badly-phrased question. I was actually asking for the type of music in which the two girls specialised.  As everyone (naturally) thought I was asking for the music in which the City Ramblers Skiffle Group specialised, no one answered...spasm.
Who said he's...
11 ...a rebel
Crystals.
12...got no love
Searchers.
13...in town
Rockin' Berries.
14...old enough to know better
Brook Brothers.
15...so fine
Chiffons.
16...got the whole world in his hands
Laurie London.
17...not heavy
Hollies.
18 Which sisters and brothers visited green fields?
Beverley Sisters/Brothers Four.
19 Who longed for the green, green grass of home?
Tom Jones.
Who sang about a green... 
20...river
Creedence Clearwater Revival.
21...tambourine
Lemon Pipers.
22 ...-back dollar
Chas McDevitt.
23 Who was lyrically alive in 65?
Hollies.
24 Who left a little love?
Lulu.
25 Who say a goodbyeeee?
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
26 Which way did the water run for PJ?
Down.
27 If you tell little white lies, what should you remember?
That the night has a thousand eyes. 
28 What is almost heaven?
Being close to you.
29 What did Jimmy Young miss in 63?
You.
30 For what was Johnny Kidd hungry?
Love.
31 Which bird rocked for Johnny and the Hurricanes?
Goose.
32 What number links Kathy, the Rivileers and Billy?
Bom-diddle-omp-bom-bom-bom
Bom-diddle-omp-bom-bom-bom
Bom-diddle-omp-bom-bom-bom-bom...
All together now!
A thousand.
33 What bounced higher for Bobby than for Marty?
Rubber ball.
34 What did Gerry Marsden like?
It.
How many...
35...kinds of teardrops are there?
Two.
36...stars shone down on Billy last night? 
A million.
37...times upon a dream?
Once.
38...little words for the Applejacks?
Three.
39..by five for Mick?
Five.
40 For what was last night made?
Love.

When you're ready to enter, please email me by clicking here. 

OCTOBER 08

Early answer to October's part (b) question to give everyone a chance to compare the songs.  All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings was translated from the original French lyrics and featured in the film Anchors Aweigh.  When Conway Twitty issued It's Only Make-Believe (co-written by him and Jack Nance), the authors of My Heart Sings claimed it was a rip-off of their song.  Twitty and Nance settled out of court without making any admission.

Hi everyone…..welcome to the October quiz.

(a) This month Marguerite sets us all a challenge. She wants us to write poetry…..any 
subject….funny or sad…..could be a poem, a limerick, a ditty…whatever you like. Send 
your entries via the usual link and I will email them to Marguerite anonymously. (I’m 
going to love this one…cos I can have a go.) She will choose the two she likes the best. 
One winner will receive an Elvis CD set and the other a 60s CD set. 

Answers to compo@billyfury.com

(b) And another one, just for fun this time, posed by Harry.

The two guest tracks in the October Sounds Special are both by Paul Anka. What is the other 
connection between them?

Answers to this one to harry@billyfury.com

AUGUST 08

Hi Everyone

The answers to the August comp:

1. King
2. I’ll never fall in love again and Johnny Ray
3. Anselmo
4. Ann O’Brien
5. Reg Guest
6. 100 AD
7. Haliburton Street
8. Wellington Road and St Silas
9. Baby get yourself together
10. Don’t jump
11. The four Jays
12. Marty Wilde
13. Speedy, Rusty, Sheba and Dibby
14. Diana Dors
15. Marc Antony AKA Tony Hatch and 1970
16. Magic Wonderland
17. Hank Williams
18. Wondrous Face
19. Monkey
20. The one and Only and Stuart Coleman

I had six all correct answers. These were from:

Barbara Hughes
Rosemary Dickinson
Jim Howard
Paul Staines
Marie Richardson
Jean Todd

A very, very warm welcome to Jim Howard. And well done to all of you. 
Margaret picked out our winner for me….Babs Hughes.....I’ve passed your address on to 
Margaret for your prize, Babs….well done.
Many, many thanks to Margaret for a smashing comp…it certainly had everyone’s 
thinking caps on.

Welcome everyone to the August comp. Again this month we have a guest…Margaret Dewick has sent in this excellent "Billy" quiz. She is offering "Billy Fury….His Wondrous Story" as a prize.

1. What was the surname of Billy’s friend Margo after whom he wrote a song?
2. What is the B side of "In Summer" and who wrote it?
3. What was the name of Billy’s Derby runner in "I’ve Gotta Horse"?
4. Who sang harmonies with Billy on "Collette"?
5. Who played keyboards on Billy’s first LP "The Sound of Fury"?
6. What was the registration number plate on Billy’s blue MG?
7. In which Liverpool Street did Billy grow up?
8. Name Billy’s two schools.
9. Name the song featured in "That’ll be the day" co-written by Pete Townsend
10. Which is the only song on the CD "Am I blue" written by Billy?
11. Name the vocal group backing Billy on his first LP "The Sound of Fury".
12. Who was being portrayed on "This is your life" when Billy appeared as a guest in 1982?
13. Name Billy’s four dogs which appeared in "I’ve gotta horse"
14. Who was the former owner of Billy’s boxer dog Crackers?
15. Who wrote "Forget him" and what year did Billy record it?
16. Which of Billy’s songs includes the line "That vision of a lifetime one fated day I met"?
17. Who wrote "Lovesick blues" and "Wedding bells"?
18. What is the title of Billy’s biography written by Spencer Leigh?
19. What was in the jam jar in Billy’s song "Phone Box"?
20. What was Billy's last album and who produced it?

Email answers to me please by clicking this link.

JUNE 08

The results of the June 08 comp.

1. 17th April and 1940
2. Colette
3. In thoughts of you
4. Formby
5. Formby sniffle group and Stean Wade
6. 1958…..Margo,  Maybe tomorrow and some biographies say Don’t knock upon my 
door
7. 1959…Strictly for sparrows
8. Jack Good
9. Goffin and King
10. In thoughts of you, but some biographies say I’d never find another you, so I’ve 
allowed both
11. Girls, girls, girls
12. Because of love
13. The Satellites
14. Shindig
15. Anselmo…I’ve gotta horse
16. Aladdin
17. Jason Eddie…..Watcha gonna do baby…..Joe Meek
18. 1969….Judith Hall
19. 1964…It’s only make believe….Conway Twitty
20. Dingle

I had 15 all correct entries.  These came from Jan Cooke, Heath Nixon, Bruce Seaton, 
Marguerite Holloway, Paul Staines, Babs Hughes, Debbie Holland, Katie Astbury, Moya 
Gleave,  Marie Richardson, Cathy Homan, Alan and Jayne Coombe, Jean Todd, Alan 
Woodham and Rosemary Dickinson.

A very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to Katie Astbury and Alan 
Woodham.

I asked Paul to put the names in a hat and draw a winner for me.  They all went into 
Alfie’s baseball cap and Alfie picked out the lucky winner………Marguerite Holloway.  
Well done, Marguerite….a prize to treasure.

The prize this month is the super drawing of Billy by Paul Staines. I thought it only fitting that we have Billy as the subject of this quiz. Paul and Cathy if you want to enter this quiz and your name comes out of the hat, I’ll post a CD prize to you and you can redraw for the drawing.

So you know all about Billy? Fill in the blanks.

1. Billy was born on the _______, 19______.

2. __________ was Billy’s first top ten hit.

3. __________ was Billy’s last top ten hit.

4. Billy worked as a deckhand on the _________one of the River Mersey tug-boats.

5. Billy was part of a skiffle group called the _____________and his stage name at that

time was ___________.

6. Billy met Larry Parnes at the Essoldo theatre, October 1st, 19__ and was shown into

Marty Wilde’s dressing room. He sang two of his own numbers. Namely

________and __________.

7. Billy made his acting debut in the 19___ television play _____________.

8. Billy’s single "Wondrous Place" was produced by ___________.

9. _______ and _________ wrote Billy’s hit "Halfway to Paradise".

10. Billy’s single ___________ earned him a second silver disc.

11. When Billy met Elvis it was on the set of the film ____________.

12. Billy recorded the single ___________ from the above film.

13. Billy played Billy Universe in the film "Play it cool". Billy Universe’s group in the

film were called ___________.

14. In March 1965 Billy made a short visit to the US. He debuted on the ABC-TV show

___________.

15. Billy owned a racehorse called _________ which featured in his second film

_________.

16. Billy starred in the 1965 pantomime ____________.

17. Billy’s younger brother Albert became a recording artist under the name of

_________. His first debut single __________ was produced by __________.

18. On the 31st May 19___, Billy secretly married model ____________.

19. On the 23rd July 1964, Billy’s single ___________ reached number 10 in the charts.

____________ had already had a number one hit with this song in 1958.

20. Billy grew up in the _____ area of Liverpool.

Email answers please to Pauline.

APRIL 08

And the answers are...

1. £14
2. £1 1shilling (guinea)
3. Half penny (ape knee)
4. Pound
5. One shilling (Bob)
6. Six pence (tanner)
7. Five shillings (crown)
8. Penny farthing
9. 3 farthings (three far things)
10. Ten pounds (tenor)
11. Ten shillings (half a knicker)
12. £6.00 (six squid)

I had an amazing total of 19 correct answers. these were sent in by:
Jean todd, Rosemary Dickinson, Angie Bell, Jan Burch, John Bailey, Jan Bruce, Moya Gleave, Paul Staines, Mags Cummings, Heath Nixon, Carol James, Cathy Homan, John Loaring, Babs Hughes, Colin clark, Harry Dewhurst, Marie Richardson, Alan and Jayne Coombe and an anonymous entry from some shy person in Scarborough.

Well done all. And a very, very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to: Angie Bell, Jan Bruce, Paul Staines and Harry Dewhurst. Hope you'll all make a return visit.

Hazel very kindly picked the winner out of the hat for me and the winner is John Loaring. I have your address , John, to post off your prize.

Many, many thanks to Hazel for submitting such an excellent quiz...everyone enjoyed it.
If anyone has anything similar, or one you think everyone would enjoy doing, I'd love to receive it.

This month we have another guest quiz master. Hazel Barnes has sent in this rather unusual quiz, which I think is a real gem and a bit of old fashioned fun. The prize this month is a Percy Sledge CD.

Simply convert each answer into a monetary amount but in pounds, shillings and pence. The total will be £32, 17 shillings, 8½ pennies in English. For those of you born after 1971….your Mum will know! Hazel wishes everyone good luck with the comp and warns that some of them are very corny.

1. A stone
2. Type of pig
3. Part of a gorilla’s leg
4. Hit continually
5. Man’s name
6. Leather worker
7. Royal headwear
8. Type of bicycle
9. Sun, moon, stars
10. Singer
11. 50% of a pair of panties
12. A not very well fish

Answers please to  Pauline by email.

FEBRUARY 08

The picture was taken during the September 1963 broadcast of "READY STEADY GO". Pictured left to right are: Tony Jackson (of the Searchers), Brian Poole, Janice Nicholls, Brian Jones (of the Rolling Stones), Patsy Ann Noble, Tony Hall (spin-a-disc), Craig Douglas, Peter Murray (summer guest host), Heinz.

I had 7 all correct answers…these were from: Mags Cummings, Heath Nixon, John Loaring, Jean Todd, Allan Hall, Marie Richardson and Babs Hughes.

A very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to Allan Hall and thanks to John Loaring for taking time out during his wedding planning to do the quiz. Many congratulations John…we all wish you well.

The name picked out of the wellie was Jean Todd…I have your address Jean, so I’ll post off your CD.

Answers please, by email.

DECEMBER 07

And the answers are...

1. T-Rex, 2. Sister Sledge, 3. Womack and Womack, 4. Sweet, 5. Queen 6. Sandy Shaw 7. Judas Priest 8. 50 cent 9. Pet shop Boys 10. Oasis 11. Adam ant 12. Earth, Wind and fire 13. Meatloaf 14. Elton John 15. Pussycat Dolls 16. Kiss 17 Guns-n-Roses 18. Sugababes 19. U2 20. Max Bygraves 21. Fun Loving Criminals 22. UB40 23. Neil Diamond 24. Stray Cats 25. The Police 26. Madonna 27. Nirvana 28. Westlife 29. Prince 30. Simply Red 31. Abba 32. Blondie 33. Frankie goes to Hollywood 34. Billie Holliday 35. Deff Leppard 36. Radiohead 37. Cher 38. Iron Maiden 
39. Johnny Cash 40. Slade 41. Tears For Fears 42. Black Sabbath 43. Cliff Richard 44. New kids on the block 45. Billy Fury 46. Eminem 47. Green Day 48. Groove Armada 49. Spice Girls 50. The Animals

Some of the answers I received differed from the above, but if they fitted in, I accepted 
them. I had lots of emails saying how hard this comp was, so very well done to the five who got it all correct. They were: Colin Clark, Heath Nixon, Margaret Dewick, Phil Mulrooney, Hazel Barnes

John drew the winner out of the hat for me……Margaret Dewick…..if you send me your 
address, Margaret, I’ll pass it on to John for your prize.
Thanks for a really good comp, John.
And a happy new year to one and all.

May I wish everyone a very, very happy and peaceful Christmas and thank you all for your interest in the comps?

For the December comp, we have another super quiz from a guest. This one is from John Loaring and he is offering a Billy Live At The BBC CD as a prize. From the clues you have to name the singer/singers/group….I’ve filled the first one in as an example.

1. Dinosaur……………..T Rex
2. Nuns toboggan
3. Stop Jock and stop Jock
4. Not sour
5. Mary, Elizabeth, Victoria
6. No pebbles on this beach
7. Fallen evangelist
8. Half a dollar
9. Young men selling mice
10. Water in the dessert
11. First man then insect
12. Three elements
13. Ham sandwich
14. Spanish weight toilet
15. Feline Barbies
16. Smooch
17. Revolvers and flowers
18. Sweet Chicas
19. Both of you
20. Raincoats near a cemetery
21. Good time thieves
22. After 39
23. Genuflect for a gem
24. Wild felines
25. Evenin’ all
26. Crazy about the girl
27. Buddhist Heaven
28. Not an eastern death
29. Future king
30. Uncomplicated primary colour
31. One sheeps noise
32. Bleached perhaps
33. Old blue makes a move
34. Williams vacation
35. Hard of hearing wildcat
36. Transistor cranium
37. Divide equally
38. Torture device
39. Change for a condom machine
40. Prison
41. Crying for a phobia
42. Dark Sunday
43. Dicky’s near a ledge
44. Babies on the slab
45. Williams mad
46. American Smarties
47. Enviroment 24 hours
48. Ridge sunk by Drake
49. Young women with turmeric and cumin

Lions, Tigers and Zeb

OCTOBER 07

And the answers are...

1. Walking on sunshine

2. Just walking in the rain

3. It’s raining

4. The day the rains came

5. Get off my cloud

6. The sun ain't gonna shine anymore

7. Sunny afternoon

8. In the summertime

9. The sun always shines on TV

10. Candle in the wind

11. Frozen

12. Beautiful day

13. Can’t fight the moonlight

14. High in the sky

15. Island in the sun

16. Rainy days and Mondays

17. So cold the night

18. Mandolins in the moonlight or Catch a falling star

19. Rainy day in Georgia

20. Raindrops keep falling on my head

21. Sunshine superman

22. Rhythm of the rain

23. Rainy day woman

24. Run to the sun

25. Cryin’ in the rain

26. Sunny

27. A hard rains gonna fall

28. Sunshine

29. Don’t let the sun catch you crying

30. Whistle down the wind or Blue hat for a Blue day

31. The sun goes down (living it up)

32. Wild wind

33. Misty

34. Don’t let the sun do down on me

35. Kentucky rain

36. Purple rain

37. Ice in the sun

38. Reap the wild wind

39. It’s raining men

40. You are the sunshine of my life

 

I had 8 all correct answers. These came from Rosemary Dickinson, Mags Cummings, Babs Hughes, Heath Nixon, Alan and Jayne Coombe, Phil MulRooney, Debbie Holyland and Colin Clarke. Well done to everyone.

The name pulled from the hat was Debbie Holyland….if you could send me your address, Debbie, I’ll post off your prize.

Because of the atrocious weather we’ve had this summer, the October quiz is all about the weather.

I’ve listed the artist and the date…I just need the song title….all of which, of course, have something to do with weather.

The CD is another of Billy’s…..The Best Of Billy Fury", donated by Jean and Marie. Ta girls.

1. 1985…..Katrina and the Waves
2. 1956…..Johnnie Ray
3. 1981…..Shakin Stevens
4. 1959…..Jane Morgan
5. 1965…..Rolling Stones
6. 1966…..Walker Brothers
7. 1966…..Kinks
8. 1970…..Mungo Jerry
9. 1986…..A-Ha
10. 1997…..Elton John
11. 1998…..Madona
12. 2000…..U2
13. 2000…..LeAnn Rimes
14. 1968…..Amen Corner
15. 1957…..Harry Belafonte
16. 1993…..Carpenters
17. 1986…..Communards
18. 1958…..Perry Como
19. 1981…..Randy Crawford
20. 1970…..Sacha Distel
21. 1966…..Donovan
22. 1990…..Jason Donovan
23. 1966…..Bob Dylan
24. 1994…..Erasure
25. 1962…..Everly Brothers
26. 1966…..Georgie Fame
27. 1973…..Brian ferry
28. 1999…..Gabrielle
29. 1964…..Gerry and the Pacemakers
30. 1983…..Nick Heyward
31. 1983…..Level 42
32. 1961…..John Leyton
33. 1960…..Johnny Mathis
34. 1991….George Michael and Elton John
35. 1970…..Elvis Presley
36. 1984…..Prince
37. 1968…..Status Quo
38. 1982…..Ultravox
39. 1983…..Weather Girls
40. 1973…..Stevie Wonder

As always, please email your results to me.

AUGUST 07

Answers: 1 A Thousand Stars, 2 I Gotta Horse, 3 Wondrous Place, 4 Play It Cool, 5 A King For Tonight, 6 Magic Eyes, 7 Ronald Wycherley, 8 I'd Never Find Another You, 9 The Tornados, 10 We Want Billy, 11 My Christmas Prayer, 12 Halfway To Paradise, 13 A Letter Full Of Tears, 14 Stean Wade.

I had nine all-correct answers, from Margaret Dewick, Babs Hughes, Kay Hillier, Heath Nixon, Alan Coombe, John Loaring, Marie Richardson, Jean Todd.  Well done all, and a very, very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to Kay Hillier.

Thanks very much to Phil for setting this quiz, and for picking a winner for me - John Loaring's name came out of the hat.  If you email me your address, John, I'll forward it to Phil for your prize.

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I was sent this comp by Phil Mulrooney, who asked me to put it on the trivia section of the message board, but I thought it was so good that I'd use it for the August comp.  It is for the ones who liek a bit of a challenge.

Phil has offered a double LP as a prize...the 1977 The Billy Fur y Story.  Thanks Phil.

Phil calls these aptograms (the clues are there).  All the answers are related to Billy. To give you an idea, I've filled in the first amswer.

1 "Astronauts dash" to this lament:  A Thousand Stars.
2  "Great hooves it" seems for this film.
3  You wouldn't "scale down pour" here.
4 "I copy all to" a film.
5 "Got thro faking in" this plea for a crown.
6 "I seem cagey" looking into these.
7 "Why cry, enrolled" a more famous name.
8 "Fury rendition heaven do" you find a backing for Billy.
9 Nowhere in the "northeast do" you know this top 10 hit.
10 The "way bill went" to make this LP.
11 "Rise my starry champ" to this festive plea.
12 "Are railheads apt way of" going further in this hit.
13 "Fretful retells to a" damp correspondence.
14 "A sweet and" the name Billy wanted.
Answers please to Pauline at compo@billyfury.com

JUNE 07

This month we have guest quizmasters. Jayne and Alan Coombe have set the questions and have very kidnly offered Billy's 40th Anniversary Sound Of Fury CD as the prize.  Many thanks to you both.

And  the questions are...

These are Top 20 hits from 1955-67.  Complete the song titles and singers.

1955: CPAABW by PP
1956: IWYINYILY by EP
1957: WLOSGO by JLL
1958: TFTCC by TTDO
1959: KMHHKM by SB
1960: WDYWTMTEAMF by EF and TC
1961: YAHTOYL by CFH
1962: LNWMFL by BF
1963: YNWA by G and TP
1964: TRAFOFB by TS
1965: WB by STS and TP
1966: BB (MBSMD) by C
1967: DTTOIL by TM and TP
1968: JID(WG) by JF and HPB
1969: Y-M, Y-Y, Y by SW

The following years have one song from the decade:

1970-9: YSICB by B
1980-9: TEOTH by BT
1990-9: IWALY by WH
2000-present: Y by C

Answers please to Pauline at compo@billyfury.com

APRIL 07

Answers: 

1 Shake, rattle and roll.  2  Maybe Tomorrow.  3 Love Me Do. 4 Anyone Who Had A Hear.  5 Ain't That A Shame. 6 A Picture Of You. 7 Ain't Misbehavin. 8 Let's Twist Again or The Twist. 9 Georgia On My Mind. 10 You Send Me. 11Be My Girl. 12 Marcheta. 13 A Teenager In Love, 14 I Wanna Love My Life Away. 15 Rebel Rouser. 16 Bye Bye Love. 17 What Do You Want. 18 Yeah Yeah. 19 Peggy Sue. 20 Well I Ask You.

I had nien all-correct answers, from Phil Munrooney, Heath Nixon, Jan Burch, Geoff and Judith Howlett, Margaret Dewick, John Loaring, Alan and Jayne Coombe, Babs Hughes and Hazel Barnes.

A very warm welcome to Phil Munrooney.  Please note that although we'd love to hear from you on the message board, you don't need to register to enter the competitions.

The first name out of the hat was Margaret Dewick.  If you could email me your address, I will post your CD.


The CD prize this month is Peter Williams signed guitar tribute to Billy vol 2.

What was THE FIRST TOP 30 HIT of:

1. Bill Haley and the comets
2. Billy Fury
3. Beatles
4. Cilla Black
5. Pat Boone
6. Joe Brown
7. Tommy Bruce
8. Chubby Checker
9. Ray Charles
10. Sam Cooke
11. Jim Dale
12. Karl Denver
13. Craig Douglas
14. Gene Pitney
15. Duane Eddy
16. Everly Brothers
17. Adam Faith
18. Gorgie Fame
19. Buddy Holly
20. Eden Kane

Answers please to Pauline at compo@billyfury.com

MARCH 07

The solution to the March comp is:

1. Clint Eastwood played Rowdy Yates in Rawhide
2. Robert Horton played Flint McCullough in Wagon Train
3. Michael Landon played Joseph (Little Joe) Cartwright in Bonanza
4. Roger Moore played Beauregard (Beau) Maverick in Maverick

I had seven all correct answers. These were from Jan Burch, Babs Hughes, Hazel Barnes, Joan Whyte, Alan and Jayne Coombe, John Loaring and Jack Browning. Well done to all.

The winner drawn from the hat is Joan Whyte. Could you please email me your address Joan and I’ll post off your prize.

Name the stars, the characters they played and the early 60s western in which they starred.

Answers please to Pauline at compo@billyfury.com

The prize CD is Number 1s of the Sixties, kindly donated by Jean and Marie.

DECEMBER 06

The answers to the December quiz are:
1. Billy Fury
2. Nat king Cole
3. Cliff Richard
4. David Bowie
5. Elton John
6. Tommy Steele
7. Marty Wilde
8. David Essex
9. Cilla Black
10. Karl Denver
11. Bob Dylan
12. Marc Bolan
13. Buddy Holly
14. Brenda Lee
15. Adam Faith

I had 16 all correct answers these came from: Moya Gleave, Heath Nixon, Marie 
Richardson, Jack Browning, Cathy Homan, Michael Rowland, Joan Whtye, Jean Todd, 
Hazel, Alan and Jayne Coombe, John Loaring, Barbara Hughes, Amanda Weatherhill, 
Jan Burch, Bob and Shelia Taylor and Carol James. Well done to all.
And a very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to Jack and Amanda.
The name picked out of the hat was Carol James. If you could send me your address, 
Carol, I will post off your CD prize. Thanks again for the CD Tony.
Happy New year everyone.

Santa is about to deliver his presents....but the names on the labels are confusing him....they are the stars original names...can you help Santa to deliver his presents to the stars?

1. Ronald Wycherley
2. Nathaniel Adams Coles
3. Harry Webb
4. David Robert Jones
5. Reginald Dwight
6. Tommy Hicks
7. Reginald Smith
8. David Cook
9. Priscilla White
10. Angus McKenzie
11. Robert Zimmerman
12. Mark Field
13. Charles Hardin Holley
14. May Tarpley
15. Terry Nelhams

The prize CD for this comp, Teens idols of the 60s, featuring Billy Fury, Johnny Tillotson and Johnny Preston was very kindly donated by Tony Philbin. 

Both Henry and I wish everyone, friends old and new, a very, very happy and peaceful Christmas.

When you have the answers, please e-mail Pauline at compo@billyfury.com

And then there was my stinker..

From a very select entry, led from very early by Heath Nixon, Margaret Dewick made a late run to emerge as the winner with only four errors.  Other creditable entries were received from Jan Burch, Mags, Barbara Hughes, Hazel and Pauline. I hope it provided some entertainment.  Margaret, please let me have an address for your prize. If anyone disagrees with any of my answers, please remember that I'm a football referee, so I'm always right, even when I'm wrong. - Harry.

OCTOBER 2006

The solution to the October comp was:

1. All I wanna do is cry and cry
2. Cry me a river
3. River deep, mountain high
4. High class baby
5. Baby I need your loving
6. Loving you
7. You don’t have to say you love me
8. Me and my girl
9. Girl don’t come
10. Come on lets go
11. Go now
12. (Now and then there’s) a fool such as I
13. I can’t stop loving you
14. You drive me crazy
15. Crazy little thing called love
16. Love to love you baby
17. Baby now that I’ve found you
18. You got it
19. It must be love
20. Love or money.

I had 11 all correct. The first one came from Heath Nixon, then Jan Burchett-Vass, Jean Todd, Marie Richardson, Cathy Homan, Marguerite Holloway, Moya Gleave, Pierre Petrou, John Bailey, Joan Whyte, and Alan and Jayne Coombe, Keith Deverell.
A very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to Pierre and John.

The name drawn from the hat is Heath Nixon…..I have your address, so will send on 
your prize CD.

Thanks for all the lovely emails saying how much you like these quizzes. Will see you 
all for the Christmas one.

The last word of each song is the first word of the next. 

The first song is identified, then the singer/group of the next song.

You must replace the singer/group name with the song title.

1. AllI wanna do is cry and CRY. (So CRY is the first word of the next song.)
2. Julie London
3. Ike and Tina Turner
4. Cliff Richard
5. Fourmost
6. Elvis Wotsisname
7. Dusty Springfield
8. David Essex
9. Sandie Shaw
10. Tommy Steele
11. Moody Blues
12. Elvis errrm
13. Ray Charles
14. Shakin Stevens
15. Queen
16. Donna Summer
17. Foundations
18. Roy Orbison
19. Labri Siffre
20. Billy Fury

When you have as many answers as you are likely to get, please e-mail them to Pauline at compo@billyfury.com.  The prize is a CD, Halfway To The Hits, kindly donated by Jean, Marie and Cathy.