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How Well Do You Remember the Biggest One-Hit Wonders of the last 30 Years?

You’re going to need some memory for this one.

Sep 25th 2018, 8:00 AM 9,726 Views 1 Comment

ALLOW US TO be the first to wish you a Happy One-Hit Wonder Day!

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Yeah, we didn’t know it existed until today either, but here we are.

And in celebration of the blessed occasion we thought it appropriate to test your wits on some of the biggest one-hit wonders of the last 30 years.

So, let’s do this.

1. In the 2 Unlimited track 'No Limits', the act performed inside what type of arcade game?
Foosball table
Pinball machine

Air Hockey table
PacMan machine
2. Who sang Cotton Eye Joe?
Hix
Hillbillies

Hillbillie Hix
Red Nex
3. Who is the first woman to be mentioned in Lou Bega's Mambo No.5?
Angela
Pamela

Sandra
Rita
4. Whose asses did the New Radicals threaten to kick in in You Get What You Give?
Courtney Love and Kiss
Cher and Marilyn Manson

Madonna and Kiss
Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson
5.What famous rockstar couple did Crazy Town reference in Butterfly?
Kurt and Courtney
Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull

Sid and Nancy
Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon
6. Which actress from The OC featured in the video for Daniel Powter's Bad Day?
Rachel Bilson
Mischa Barton

Kelly Rowan
Samaire Armstrong
7. Which model featured in Fountain's of Wayne track 'Stacy's Mom'?
Alessandra Ambrosio
Elle Macpherson

Heidi Klum
Rachel Hunter
8. What American city features in Plain White's 'Hey There Delilah'?
Chicago
Seattle

New York
Texas
9. What was the name of the girl whose story was told in City High's What Would You Do?
Loni
Lori

Luci
Lacey
10. Who sang The Ketchup Song?
The Ketchups
Las Ketchup

Ketchupettes
Les Ketchups
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
You scored 100%
Amazing! Nothing got by you in the one-hit wonder stakes, did it?
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You scored out of !
You scored 90%
Take a bow; that is seriously impressive.
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You scored out of !
You scored 80%
Be honest; some of these tracks rank among your favourites, don't they?
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You scored out of !
You scored 70%
Fair play, you've some memory!
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You scored out of !
You scored 60%
Well done!
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You scored out of !
You scored 50%
Half right! Not too bad at all.
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You scored out of !
You scored 40%
Not your best work, was it?
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You scored out of !
You scored 30%
Ah here, you hadn't a notion, did you?
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You scored out of !
You scored 20%
Ehm, this is fairly abysmal.
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You scored out of !
You scored 10%
That one right answer was a fluke, wasn't it?
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You scored out of !
You scored 0%
Well, you just wasted your time, didn't you?
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