Statistics for Britpop Bands

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Song or Album	Hint	Answer	% Correct
Wonderwall	Hugely successful band of brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, whose infighting resulted in the band imploding in 2009.	Oasis	99%
Charmless Man	Successful band featuring Damon Albarn, later of Gorillaz. Other hits include "Country House", "Song 2", and "Girls & Boys".	Blur	97%
Common People	Iconic Britpop band of Jarvis Cocker who famously mooned Michael Jackson during the latter's 1996 Brit Awards performance.	Pulp	88%
Creep	Band of Thom Yorke originally associated with Britpop, later becoming one of the most acclaimed bands in alternative rock after the release of their '97 album "OK Computer".	Radiohead	88%
Bitter Sweet Symphony	Volatile Manchester band, fronted Richard Ashcroft, who broken up & reformed several times over the years. Other hits include "The Drugs Don't Work" & "Lucky Man".	The Verve	82%
There She Goes	Band whose name is Scouse for "lads", also having obvious musical connotations. Their self titled & only album is critically acclaimed.	The La's	71%
Beautiful Ones	London band who are one of the "big four" of Britpop. Albums include "Coming Up", Dog Man Star" and "Head Music".	Suede	68%
Laid	Band who took their moniker from their drummer's first name. Other singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", "She's a Star".	James	59%
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next	Welsh band whose rhythm guitarist & lyricist, Richey Edwards, disappeared in 1995. The band still set up a microphone in memorial to him at every live performance.	Manic Street Preachers	57%
Connection	Band formed by ex-Suede members Justine Frischmann & Justin Welch. Other singles include "Stutter" & "Waking Up".	Elastica	51%
Wake up Boo!	Band named after a character in Harper Lee's 1960 novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". Also associated with the shoegaze genre.	The Boo Radleys	50%
Brimful of Asha	Band whose name is a reference to the stereotype of British Asians owning convenience stores.	Cornershop	47%
Mulder and Scully	Welsh band featuring the distinctive raspy vocals of Cerys Matthews. Other hits include "Road Rage".	Catatonia	46%
The Only One I Know	Band from the Madchester scene whose other hits include "One to Another" . Their organist, Rob Collins, died in a 1996 car crash.	The Charlatans	46%
The Riverboat Song	Birmingham band who got their big break with the release of their second album, "Mosely Shoals", which spent 92 weeks in the charts.	Ocean Colour Scene	43%
Just Enough Education To Perform	Welsh band described as "classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals". Hit songs include "Dakota" & "The Bartender and the Thief".	Stereophonics	43%
I Should Coco	Band fronted by Gaz Coombes, known for his distinctive side burns. Hits include "Sun Hits the Sky" & "Pumping on Your Stereo".	Supergrass	43%
Sing	Scottish band with a bloke's name, whose sensitive melodic brand of rock is said to have helped pave the way for Coldplay. Albums include "The Invisible Band" & "The Man Who".	Travis	43%
Ladykillers	Band originally associated with shoegaze who disbanded after drummer Chris Acland committed suicide in 1996. Albums include "Lovelife" & "Spooky".	Lush	40%
Girl from Mars	Band from Northern Ireland whose debut album was named "1977" after the year its members were born & when Star Wars was released.	Ash	35%
Hush	All white psychedelic band heavily influenced by Indian music & culture. Other hits include "Tattva" and "Govinda".	Kula Shaker	32%
Female of the Species	Band whose eclectic sound was dubbed "queasy listening" by critics. Other hits include "The Ballad of Tom Jones", a duet with Cerys Matthews of Catatonia.	Space	31%
Staying Out For The Summer	Goofy London power trio whose other hits include "If You're Thinking of Me", and "Good Enough".	Dodgy	28%
Juxtapozed With U	Welsh band central to the "Cool Cymru" movement & known for singing entire songs in their native tongue. Albums include "Phantom Power" & "Fuzzy Logic".	Super Furry Animals	28%
Viva La Megababes	Female pop duo whose '94 song "Trouble" reached No.11 in the UK Singles Chart & featured in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie.	Shampoo	22%
Daydreamer	Band described by Allmusic as "charming, handsome young men that wanted to be in a pop group more than they wanted to play music". Ouch. Other hits include "Being Brave" & "Stardust".	Menswear	21%
Place Your Hands	Band whose song "Naked" was featured in a commercial for the Sony Mini-Disc player. Other hits include "Yer Old" & "Come Back Brighter".	Reef	19%
King of the Kerb	Band fronted by Delhi-born vocalist Sonya Madan, whose albums include "Everbody's Got One" and "On".	Echobelly	18%
Show Girl	Band of Luke Haines who is known for his dark, sardonic lyrics & contempt for his Britpop peers. Albums include "New Wave".	The Auteurs	9%
Sleep	Madchester scene band fronted by Jaime Harding who were once labelled as "a Northern version of Suede". Albums include "This World and Body".	Marion	4%

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