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Quiz about Silver Tongued Devils Top Male Vocalists
Quiz about Silver Tongued Devils Top Male Vocalists

Silver Tongued Devils (Top Male Vocalists) Quiz


The top 15 male vocalists of all-time. Use the lyrics of one of their songs to name the artist.

A multiple-choice quiz by mj20. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
mj20
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
406,293
Updated
Aug 13 24
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. #1 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Is this the real life?/ Is this just fantasy?/ Caught in a landslide/ No escape from reality". Name the artist. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. #2 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Look at me/ I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree". Name the artist. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. #3 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "I was born by the river/ In a little tent/ Oh, and just like the river/ I've been running ever since". Name the artist. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. #4 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Girl close your eyes/ Let the rhythm get into you/ Don't try to fight it/ There ain't nothing that you can do". Name the artist. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. #5 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Some day, when I'm awfully low/ When the world is cold/ I feel a glow/ Just thinking of you". Name the artist. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. #6 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "And now the purple dusk of twilight time/ Steals across the meadows of my heart/ High up in the sky the little stars climb/ Always reminding me that we're apart". Name the artist. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. #7 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "I was alright for awhile/ I could smile awhile/ Then I saw you last night/ You held my hand so tight". Name the artist. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. #8 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "I've been tryin baby/ Tryin to hold back this feelin for so long/ And if you feel like I do baby/ Then c'mon, oh, c'mon". Name the artist. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. #9 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "As the snow flies/ On a cold and gray Chicago morn/ A poor little baby child is born". Name the artist. Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. #10 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "No New Year's Day to celebrate/ No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away/ No first spring, no song to sing/ In fact, here's just another ordinary day". Name the artist. Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. #11 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "You fill up my senses/ Like a night in the forest/ Like a mountain in springtime/ Like a walk in the rain". Name the artist. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. #12 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Leaves are fallin all around/ It's time I was on my way/ Thanks to you, I'm much obliged/ For such a pleasant stay". Name the artist. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. #13 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Just a small town girl/ Livin in a lonely world/ She took the midnight train/ Goin anywhere". Name the artist. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. #14 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "People say I'm the life of the party/ Because I tell a joke or two/ Although I might be laughing loud and hard/ Deep inside I'm blue". Name the artist. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. #15 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "One life, I'm gonna live it up/ I'm takin flight, I'll never give it up/ Stand tall, I'm young and kinda proud/ I'm on top, as long as the music's loud". Name the artist. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. #1 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Is this the real life?/ Is this just fantasy?/ Caught in a landslide/ No escape from reality". Name the artist.

Answer: Freddie Mercury

Farrokh Bulsara was born in Stone Town, Zanzibar in 1946. Taking the stage name Freddie Mercury, he was known primarily as the lead singer of the band Queen. He died of complications of AIDS in 1991 at the age of 45. The sample song was "Bohemian Rhapsody".
2. #2 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Look at me/ I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree". Name the artist.

Answer: Johnny Mathis

John Royce Mathis was born in Gilmer,Texas in 1935. However, his family moved to San Francisco shortly thereafter. Johnny was a solo artist, but did many duets throughout his career, as well. He resided in a mansion built by Howard Hughes in the Hollywood Hills of California for nearly 45 years until a fire destroyed that abode. The sample song was "Misty".
3. #3 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "I was born by the river/ In a little tent/ Oh, and just like the river/ I've been running ever since". Name the artist.

Answer: Sam Cooke

Samuel Cook was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1931. He is often called the inventor of Soul Music. In December of 1964 Cooke was fatally shot at the age of 33 at a motel in Los Angeles under murky circumstances. The sample song was "A Change is Gonna Come".
4. #4 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Girl close your eyes/ Let the rhythm get into you/ Don't try to fight it/ There ain't nothing that you can do". Name the artist.

Answer: Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958. He performed with his brothers in the group The Jackson Five, and as a solo act. He was dubbed "The King of Pop". He died of a drug overdose in 2009 at the age of 50. The sample song was "Rock With You".
5. #5 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Some day, when I'm awfully low/ When the world is cold/ I feel a glow/ Just thinking of you". Name the artist.

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1915. "Old Blue Eyes" was a solo act whose success came in the late 1940s through the 1950s. He also became quite successful in the film industry. He died of heart failure in 1998 at the age of 82. The sample song was "The Way You Look Tonight".
6. #6 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "And now the purple dusk of twilight time/ Steals across the meadows of my heart/ High up in the sky the little stars climb/ Always reminding me that we're apart". Name the artist.

Answer: Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Coles was born in Montgomery, Alabama in 1919. His family moved to Chicago when he was four years old. Amazingly, he and Sam Cooke attended the same high school, about 12 years apart. A solo artist, he became the first black person to host their own T.V show. Nat died in 1965 of lung cancer at the age of 45. The sample song was "Stardust".
7. #7 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "I was alright for awhile/ I could smile awhile/ Then I saw you last night/ You held my hand so tight". Name the artist.

Answer: Roy Orbison

Roy Kellon Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas in 1936. Known by many as "The Big O", he was a solo act. He is often mistaken as blind. He was not blind, but his signature dark glasses lead to that belief. His career was reinvigorated in the 1980s by co-founding the super group The Traveling Wilburys. Roy died in 1988 of heart failure at the age of 52. The sample song was "Crying".
8. #8 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "I've been tryin baby/ Tryin to hold back this feelin for so long/ And if you feel like I do baby/ Then c'mon, oh, c'mon". Name the artist.

Answer: Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born in Washington D.C in 1939. Known as "The Prince Of Motown". He was primarily a solo artist, but did have a few successful duets during his career. Marvin died in 1984 after being shot by his father. The incident occurred when Marvin intervened in an argument between his parents. The sample song was "Let's Get it On".
9. #9 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "As the snow flies/ On a cold and gray Chicago morn/ A poor little baby child is born". Name the artist.

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935. He was known as "The King". He is generally regarded as one of the most famous people the world has ever known. Sadly, Elvis died at the age of 42 of cardiac arrhythmia brought on by his addiction to depressants. The sample song was "In the Ghetto".
10. #10 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "No New Year's Day to celebrate/ No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away/ No first spring, no song to sing/ In fact, here's just another ordinary day". Name the artist.

Answer: Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1950. As a premature infant he developed retinopathy, and went blind shortly after birth. Known as a musical genius, he helped reshape the conventions of music for nearly four decades. The sample song was "I Just Called to Say I Love You".
11. #11 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "You fill up my senses/ Like a night in the forest/ Like a mountain in springtime/ Like a walk in the rain". Name the artist.

Answer: John Denver

Henry John Deutschendorf was born in Roswell, New Mexico in 1943. Through his love of the Rocky Mountains he took the stage name of John Denver. During the 1970s he was one of the most popular artists in the world. He also attained some success in the film and television industries. An avid pilot, John died in a single plane crash near Monterey Bay, California in 1997.

He was only 53 when he died. The sample song was "Annie's Song".
12. #12 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Leaves are fallin all around/ It's time I was on my way/ Thanks to you, I'm much obliged/ For such a pleasant stay". Name the artist.

Answer: Robert Plant

Robert Anthony Plant was born in Staffordshire, England in 1948. As lead singer and lyricist of Led Zeppelin he helped create the "Rock God" persona for generations to come. The sample song was "Ramble On".
13. #13 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "Just a small town girl/ Livin in a lonely world/ She took the midnight train/ Goin anywhere". Name the artist.

Answer: Steve Perry

Stephen Ray Perry was born in Hanford, California in 1948. He was the lead singer in the band Journey, and had a brief solo career. He was called "The Voice" in prominent music circles, and his nickname was the inspiration for a now hit T.V show. The sample song was "Don't Stop Believin".
14. #14 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "People say I'm the life of the party/ Because I tell a joke or two/ Although I might be laughing loud and hard/ Deep inside I'm blue". Name the artist.

Answer: Smokey Robinson

William Robinson Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1940. He obtained the moniker "Smokey" from a relative who said that's what his eyes looked like. He was front man for the Motown group The Miracles, but had success as a solo act, as well. The sample song was "The Tracks of My Tears".
15. #15 Greatest male vocalist. Sample Song Lyrics: "One life, I'm gonna live it up/ I'm takin flight, I'll never give it up/ Stand tall, I'm young and kinda proud/ I'm on top, as long as the music's loud". Name the artist.

Answer: Rob Halford

Robert John Arthur Halford was born in Sutton Coldfield, England in 1951. He is best known as the lead singer of the band Judas Priest. He helped originate the "Metal God" image with his operatic voice and leather clad look. The sample song was "You Got Another Thing Comin".
Source: Author mj20

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