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Number Crunch - Maths in Music 07-01-22

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA)

What percentage of the top 10 albums of all time are made by JUST UK artists?

a)

60%

b)

50%

c)

80%

d)

70%

2.

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA)

What percentage of these albums were made by Queen?

a)

30%

b)

20%

c)

10%

d)

25%

3.

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA)

Who is the mode artist?

a)

Adele

b)

Queen

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

No Mode

4.

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 1981 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 1992 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 1967 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 2011 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 1995 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 1982 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 1973 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 1985 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 1987 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA) 1977

 How many of these albums were made before the year 2000?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

7

d)

8

5.

 

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 1981 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 1992 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 1967 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 2011 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 1995 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 1982 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 1973 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 1985 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 1987 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA) 1977

 Which decade has the most number of albums in the top 10?

a)

1990s

b)

1960s

c)

1970s

d)

1980s

6.

 

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 1981 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 1992 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 1967 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 2011 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 1995 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 1982 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 1973 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 1985 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 1987 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA) 1977

 What percentage of the decade 1980s is in the top 10? 

a)

30%

b)

40%

c)

35%

d)

45%

7.

 

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 1981 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 1992 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 1967 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 2011 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 1995 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 1982 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 1973 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 1985 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 1987 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA) 1977

 Which album was released earliest?

a)

Bad

b)

Adele

c)

Rumours

d)

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts club Band

8.

 

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 1981 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 1992 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 1967 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 2011 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 1995 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 1982 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 1973 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 1985 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 1987 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA) 1977

 Which album was released latest?

a)

Bad

b)

21

c)

Rumours

d)

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts club Band

9.

 

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 1981 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 1992 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 1967 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 2011 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 1995 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 1982 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 1973 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 1985 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 1987 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA) 1977

 What is the range of the dates?

a)

44

b)

50

c)

48

d)

40

10.

 

Top 10 Best Selling Albums Of All Time!

1: Greatest Hits - Queen (UK) 1981 2: Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA (Sweden) 1992 3 : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (UK) 1967 4: 21 - Adele (UK) 2011 5: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis (UK) 1995 6: Thriller - Michael Jackson (USA) 1982 7: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (UK) 1973 8: Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (UK) 1985 9: Bad - Michael Jackson (USA) 1987 10: - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (UK/USA) 1977

 Mrs Thompson was born in 1972. Her favourite album was released when she was 9 years old- which album?

a)

Greatest Hits - Queen

b)

Gold - Abba

c)

Thriller - Michael Jackson

d)

Bad - Michael Jackson