We promised you the answers to our weekly Pop Quiz on Friday, so here they are.

Check in again this Friday for a new batch of questions based on the week in music!

 

1. Band Aid 30 was released this week, but how many previous versions of the song have been released in total?

A: Three: the original one (1984), one in 1989 and one for the song's twentieth anniversary in 2004.

2. What '80s band best known for their hit 'Africa' announced a Dublin gig for 2015?

A: Toto

3. A well-known posh British actress guested in the video for Scottish indie heartthrob Paolo Nutini's new single 'One Day'. Who is she?

A: Joanna Lumley

4. Which Irish rock superstar was badly injured after falling off his bike in New York earlier this week?

A: Bono

5. 'Lips are Movin' is the second single by which young American pop star who has no concern for 'the treble'?

A: Meghan Trainor

6. What bootylicious pop star released two new songs – '7/11' and 'Ring Off' – this week?

A: Beyoncé

7. Which indie band recently split, paving the way for a potential Oasis reunion in 2015?

A: Beady Eye (Liam Gallagher's post-Oasis band)

8. One Direction launched their fourth album 'Four' this week, but one of them was missing from their US promotional duties for a couple of days. Which one was it?

A: Zayn Malik

9. The New Basement Tapes is the 'supergroup' featuring Elvis Costello, but is fronted by which young British folk superstar?

A: Marcus Mumford

10. Which supergroup - featuring two zany British pop-rock bands from the noughties - were added to the line-up for the Cheerios Childline Concert this week? [Hint: they've seen the future, and not much has changed - but we live underwater]

A: McBusted