One-Hit Wonders trivia
One-Hit Wonders Mini Quiz
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
What U.S. chart achievement did the Bayside Boys Mix of "Macarena" earn?
The remix topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks in 1996, making it one of the decade's biggest crossover hits.
In "Tubthumping," what follows "I get knocked down"?
The chorus repeats its resilience refrain several times, giving the track a famously chantable hook.
In "99 Luftballons," what do officials mistake the balloons for?
The lyric's military response begins when the harmless sighting looks like hostile craft from space.
Which film supplies the spoken sample in the album version of "Tubthumping"?
Pete Postlethwaite plays Danny, the brass-band conductor heard in the sampled speech.
Which Chumbawamba album contains "Tubthumping"?
The record marked the band's major-label debut and became its most commercially successful album.
Who recorded the original German-language hit "99 Luftballons"?
The recording came from Nena's band during the early-1980s Neue Deutsche Welle movement.
What character does the male singer play in "Barbie Girl"?
A male performer answers Barbie as Ken, creating a dialogue between the two dolls. [Opinion](https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/98-56453/98-56453.html)
Which musical movement is associated with Nena's "99 Luftballons"?
The song became a signature example of Neue Deutsche Welle, the German new-wave scene of the early 1980s.
Which group recorded the 1997 hit "Tubthumping"?
Chumbawamba was an English anarcho-punk collective before the song reached a global audience.
Which group recorded "Barbie Girl"?
Aqua's Danish-Norwegian lineup put the hit on its debut album Aquarium. [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/aqua/62978)