- 1. In what year did Karl Green leave Herman's Hermits?
A) 1983
B) 1994
C) 1980
D) 1986
- 2. What business did Karl Green open in London after leaving the band?
A) Sound system manufacturing
B) Plumbing and tiling
C) Concert venue management
D) Music production
- 3. Which band did Herman's Hermits perform with during a 1986 US reunion tour?
A) Gerry and the Pacemakers
B) The Monkees
C) The Salford Jets
D) The Tornados
- 4. Which former Salford Jets member joined Herman's Hermits in the late 1980s?
A) Barry Whitwam
B) Keith Hopwood
C) Rod Gerrard
D) Geoff Foot
- 5. What illness caused the death of Leckenby in 1994?
A) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
B) Pneumonia
C) Heart disease
D) Cancer
- 6. Who remained as the only original member of the band after 1994?
A) Peter Noone
B) Karl Green
C) Barry Whitwam
D) Keith Hopwood
- 7. In what year did Hopwood, Green, and Whitwam reunite with Noone for a one-off concert?
A) 1997
B) 2000
C) 1993
D) 1986
- 8. Who joined the band as a keyboardist in May 2002?
A) Tony Young
B) John Summerton
C) Kevan Lingard
D) Robert Birrell
- 9. Who was brought in to fill in for Robert Birrell's keyboard duties in 2005?
A) Paul Cornwell
B) Tony Hancox
C) Kevan Lingard
D) Rod Gerrard
- 10. At which event did Peter Noone win 'Entertainer of the Year' in 2019?
A) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
B) Grammy Awards
C) Casino Entertainment Awards
D) Sixties Gold Tour
- 11. Who did Peter Noone beat to win the 2019 Entertainer of the Year award?
A) Gerry and the Pacemakers
B) Barry Manilow and Dwight Yoakam
C) The Salford Jets
D) The Monkees
- 12. How many concerts did Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone perform in 2024?
A) 125
B) 112
C) 118
D) 100
- 13. Who replaced Geoff Foot after he left the Hermits in 2023?
A) Tony Young
B) Jamie Thurston
C) Tony Hancox
D) John Summerton
- 14. Where did Geoff Foot play his last gig with the Hermits?
A) Leeds Grand Theatre
B) Butlin's
C) Chiller Theatre
D) Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- 15. Which band did Tony Young come from before joining the Hermits?
A) The Salford Jets
B) The Tornados
C) Flintlock
D) Gerry's Pacemakers
- 16. What is the name of the CD released by Peter Noone and Keith Hopwood in 2026?
A) A Whale of a Tale!
B) Sixties Gold
C) Sourmash
D) Remember When
- 17. Who produced the CD 'Remember When'?
A) John Summerton
B) Barry Whitwam
C) Keith Hopwood and his son Daniel
D) Peter Noone
- 18. Which song was Herman's Hermits' final UK Top 10 hit for Columbia in 1970?
A) Bet Yer Life I Do
B) Years May Come, Years May Go
C) Lady Barbara
D) Oh You Pretty Thing
- 19. Which label did the group join after leaving Columbia?
A) Pye
B) RCA
C) CBS
D) RAK Records
- 20. Where was the 1970 Royal Variety Command Performance held?
A) Royal Albert Hall
B) London Palladium
C) Wembley Stadium
D) Strawberry Studios
- 21. Who revised the group's act at the Royal Variety Command Performance?
A) Mickie Most
B) Keith Hopwood
C) Peter Noone
D) Michael Grade
- 22. What song from 'Fiddler on the Roof' was included in the band's 1970 medley?
A) London Pride
B) If I Were a Rich Man
C) Lady Barbara
D) Fish and Chips
- 23. Which group member was invited to shake hands with the Queen Mother after the show?
A) Peter Noone
B) Karl Green
C) Peter Cowap
D) Keith Hopwood
- 24. What was the group's final UK Top 20 hit?
A) Heart, Get Ready for Love
B) Ginny Go Softly
C) Lady Barbara
D) The Man
- 25. Who wrote Peter Noone's debut solo single 'Oh You Pretty Thing'?
A) David Bowie
B) Tony Wilson
C) Noël Coward
D) Eric Stewart
- 26. Who became the group's lead singer after Peter Noone's departure?
A) Frank Renshaw
B) Peter Cowap
C) Karl Green
D) John Gaughan
- 27. Where was the Hermits' single 'She's a Lady' recorded?
A) Columbia Studios
B) London Palladium
C) Abbey Road
D) Strawberry Studios
- 28. Under what name did the group prepare to record an unreleased album in 1972?
A) Herman's Hermits
B) Sourmash
C) The British Invasion
D) The Hermits
- 29. Who produced the unreleased album 'A Whale of Tale'?
A) David Bowie
B) Eric Stewart
C) Michael Grade
D) Mickie Most
- 30. What was the name of the single released by The Hermits in 1975?
A) Ginny Go Softly
B) The Man
C) Heart, Get Ready for Love
D) She's a Lady
- 31. Who became the group's frontman by 1978?
A) John Gaughan
B) Peter Cowap
C) Karl Green
D) Frank Renshaw
- 32. What was the group's final label for their 1978 single 'Heart, Get Ready for Love'?
A) Buddah
B) Pye
C) Private Stock
D) RCA
- 33. Which newspaper noted that Noone and the Hermits stayed in separate dressing rooms?
A) Record World
B) Manchester Evening News
C) Record Mirror
D) Evening Post
- 34. What was the peak chart position of the group's 1976 Buddah single in Record World?
A) 7
B) 22
C) 13
D) 121
- 35. In what city was Herman's Hermits formed in 1963?
A) Liverpool
B) London
C) Manchester
D) Birmingham
- 36. Which television show had Peter Noone appeared on as an actor before the band's success?
A) Top of the Pops
B) Scene at 6.30
C) The Lads
D) Coronation Street
- 37. The band's name was inspired by a resemblance to which cartoon character?
A) Boris
B) Sherman
C) Bullwinkle
D) Rocky
- 38. Who produced the majority of the group's international hits in the 1960s?
A) Harvey Lisberg
B) Johnnie Hamp
C) Mickie Most
D) Charlie Silverman
- 39. What was the group's only number one single in Britain?
A) No Milk Today
B) I'm Henry VIII, I Am
C) I'm into Something Good
D) Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
- 40. What is the name of the band's first EP released in December 1964?
A) Introducing Herman's Hermits
B) Hermania
C) Hold On!
D) Blaze
- 41. What was the title of the band's first starring feature film?
A) Hold On!
B) When the Boys Meet the Girls
C) Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
D) Pop Gear
- 42. Which legendary artist did Peter Noone and Keith Hopwood visit on the set of his film 'Paradise, Hawaiian Style'?
A) Donovan
B) The Kinks
C) The Beatles
D) Elvis Presley
- 43. Who opened for Herman's Hermits during their 1967 US and Canada tour?
A) The Beatles
B) The Kinks
C) The Who
D) The Rolling Stones
- 44. What is the name of the music company formed by Hopwood and Leckenby in 1968?
A) Pluto Music
B) Hermits Music
C) Manchester Sounds
D) Most Productions
- 45. Which band were Herman's Hermits often compared to as part of the British Invasion?
A) The Who
B) The Kinks
C) The Rolling Stones
D) The Beatles
- 46. How many consecutive weeks did the band log in the Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten in 1965?
A) Twenty-four
B) Sixteen
C) Twelve
D) Ten
- 47. Which songwriter penned 'No Milk Today'?
A) P.F. Sloan
B) Carole King
C) Gerry Goffin
D) Graham Gouldman
- 48. How many top 10 singles did Herman's Hermits collect in the UK between 1964 and 1970?
A) Nine
B) Ten
C) Eleven
D) Eighteen
- 49. How many total top 20 singles did Herman's Hermits have in the UK?
A) Nineteen
B) Eleven
C) Ten
D) Eighteen
- 50. How many consecutive top 10 singles did Herman's Hermits have on the US Billboard Hot 100 between 1965 and 1966?
A) Ten
B) Eleven
C) Nineteen
D) Nine
- 51. How many total top 10 singles did the group collect in the US?
A) Nine
B) Eleven
C) Eighteen
D) Ten
- 52. How many songs did the group place on the Billboard Hot 100 in total?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 19
D) 18
- 53. How many of the group's US LPs were certified Gold by the RIAA?
A) Five
B) Nine
C) Eleven
D) Ten
- 54. In what year did Mickie Most comment on his use of session musicians for the band?
A) 1970
B) 1964
C) 1982
D) 1972
- 55. According to Peter Noone, who played the muted lead on 'This Door Swings Both Ways'?
A) Keith Hopwood
B) Derek Leckenby
C) Mickie Most
D) Jimmy Page
- 56. According to Keith Hopwood, why did Mickie Most sometimes prepare tracks in the band's absence?
A) Because the band toured frequently
B) Because the band did not know how to play
C) Because the band was lazy
D) Because the studio was too small
- 57. Who according to Hopwood, Green, and Noone played on the single 'Wonderful World'?
A) Derek Leckenby
B) Vic Flick
C) Keith Hopwood
D) Jimmy Page
- 58. Since which decade have legal disputes between Whitwam and Noone occurred?
A) 2010s
B) 1980s
C) 2000s
D) 1990s
- 59. In what year were the band members forced to rename themselves for North American tours?
A) 2004
B) 2009
C) 2003
D) 2007
- 60. In which country did Whitwam successfully register ownership of the band name in 2004?
A) Australia
B) United Kingdom
C) Canada
D) United States
- 61. Which band was involved in a 2007 naming disagreement mentioned in the text?
A) The Rolling Stones
B) The Kinks
C) The Beatles
D) The Angels
- 62. Who was the hearing officer for the Australian legal dispute regarding the band name?
A) Glen Shorrock
B) Peter Noone
C) Barry Whitwam
D) Jock McDonagh
- 63. Why did Barry Whitwam stop touring in the United States after 2009?
A) Lack of fan interest
B) Loss of musical equipment
C) The hassle of promoters mislabeling the act
D) Legal bankruptcy
- 64. What entity did Leckenby, Green, and Whitwam approach to stop Noone from using the word 'Hermits'?
A) United States Supreme Court
B) High Court of England
C) International Court of Justice
D) Australian Trade Commission
- 65. According to Noone, the band name should have been treated as what?
A) A public domain term
B) A forfeit trademark
C) A collective asset
D) Whitwam's personal property
- 66. Who joined Herman's Hermits as a bass player in 2020?
A) Paul Farnell
B) Jamie Thurston
C) Geoff Foot
D) Karl Green
- 67. In what year did Derek Leckenby pass away?
A) 1997
B) 2008
C) 2016
D) 1994
- 68. Which member played lead guitar from 1994 to 2002?
A) Paul Cornwell
B) Alec Johnson
C) Derek Leckenby
D) Eddy Carter
- 69. What is the release year of the film 'When the Boys Meet the Girls'?
A) 1965
B) 1967
C) 1968
D) 1966
- 70. Who played keyboards for the band during 1974?
A) Chris Finley
B) Paul Robinson
C) Tony Hancox
D) Lance Dixon
- 71. Which film was released by the band in 1968?
A) Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
B) Pop Gear
C) Hold On!
D) When the Boys Meet the Girls
- 72. When did Geoff Foot finish his time with the band?
A) 1995
B) 2016
C) 2023
D) 2020
- 73. Which member played lead guitar from 2004 to 2013?
A) Eddy Carter
B) Graham Lee
C) Paul Cornwell
D) Alec Johnson
- 74. Which member passed away in February 2016?
A) Derek Leckenby
B) Chris Finley
C) Robert Birrell
D) Pete Cowap
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