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Quiz about Do You Know the Way to San Jose 2

Do You Know the Way to San Jose [2] Quiz

The first quiz on this topic was well-received, and there is still a 'long and winding road' - hence part 2 about getting from here to there. Again, the songs are mostly 60's and 70's. ENJOY!

A multiple-choice quiz by grisham. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
grisham

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,900

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

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Question 1 of 15

1. We will start with a relatively easy question. When was the train to Georgia? Hint

Daylight

5 o'clock

Noontime

Midnight

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Question 2 of 15

2. What mode of transportation was made from newspaper in "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"? Hint

Submarine

Taxis

Plane

Yacht

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Question 3 of 15

3. In "He Ain't Heavy - He's my Brother" he travels where to help his brother? Hint

Way

Path

Road

Lane

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Question 4 of 15

4. We all know that 'Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane'. But where was he going? Hint

Through the rain

The prairie plain

Maine

Spain

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Question 5 of 15

5. From where did the visitor first see the Hotel California? Hint

Dark desert highway

In a brochure

Climbin' up a mountain

Riding his motorbike

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is suggested to catch on the 'Spinning Wheel'? Hint

Smiling hippo

Red car

Painted pony

Friendly clown

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Question 7 of 15

7. In 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose?' Which city is called a great big freeway?
Hint

San Fran

L.A.

San Diego

San Jose

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where was the Greyhound bus that "Ramblin' Man" was born in? Hint

A real big traffic jam

Hoppin' to the crocodile rock

Behind a semi-trailer

Highway 41

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Question 9 of 15

9. In the Proclaimers' hit, '(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles' - not to be confused with the Peter, Paul and Mary song of the same name - what will he do when he walks 500 miles twice? Hint

Come breakin' down your door

Come knocking on your door

Fall down at your door

To kiss you at the door

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Question 10 of 15

10. What mode of transport was taken to go the 500 miles in Peter, Paul and Mary's '500 miles'? Hint

Train

Bike

Plane

Walkin'

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Question 11 of 15

11. What race did Queen sing about on the album 'Jazz'? Hint

Horse

Formula 1

Bicycle

Drag car

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where is Jack told to go in a Ray Charles song? Hint

Get out the back

Hit the road

On the fast track

To the outback

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Question 13 of 15

13. Narrow streets were paved with what in 'Sound of Silence'? Hint

Cement

Pavement-lined

All asphalt

Cobble stones

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Question 14 of 15

14. In 'Oklahoma', what had a fringe on top? Hint

Pick-up

Wagon

Surrey

Tractor

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Question 15 of 15

15. Finally, what did Frank Sinatra travel on his way to doing it his way? Hint

Other peoples' path

The high road

The road less taken

Each and every highway

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. We will start with a relatively easy question. When was the train to Georgia?

Answer: Midnight

Gladys Knight and the Pips had this hit in 1973 - singing about her true love and how she would follow him on that midnight train to Georgia. They won a Grammy in '74 for this song.

"And I'll be with him
On that midnight train to Georgia
I'd rather live in his world
Than live without him in mine."

2. What mode of transportation was made from newspaper in "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"?

Answer: Taxis

Originally produced by The Beatles in 1967 and later recorded by Elton John, the song was originally banned by the BBC for their belief that the name of the song and the song itself referred to LSD and someone tripping on it. Lennon denied it saying that he got the idea from his son who drew a picture titled the same name.

"Newspaper taxis appear on the shore,
Waiting to take you away."

3. In "He Ain't Heavy - He's my Brother" he travels where to help his brother?

Answer: Road

The Hollies' signature song was released in 1969. It hit the charts again in 1988 when used for a Miller Lite commercial.

"The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where"

4. We all know that 'Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane'. But where was he going?

Answer: Spain

In 'Daniel's Song', Elton John sings of two brothers parting - one of whom, Daniel, lost his eyesight during a war.

"I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel,
must be the clouds in my eyes"

5. From where did the visitor first see the Hotel California?

Answer: Dark desert highway

This 1977 Eagles' hit was the title song of an album that won the Grammy award for 'record of the year'.

"On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air."

6. What is suggested to catch on the 'Spinning Wheel'?

Answer: Painted pony

Okay, they are not travelling very far here - but i like this song. Blood, Sweat & Tears recorded this song in 1969, winning a Grammy for instrumental arrangement in 1970.

"Drop all your troubles, by the river side
Catch a painted pony
On the spinning wheel ride"

7. In 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose?' Which city is called a great big freeway?

Answer: L.A.

Dionne Warwick sang this award-winning song in 1968 looking for some 'peace of mind'.

"L.A. is a great big freeway.
Put a hundred down and buy a car.
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star?"

8. Where was the Greyhound bus that "Ramblin' Man" was born in?

Answer: Highway 41

Not to be confused with a Hank Williams song with the same title, this Allman Brothers' hit was recorded in 1973.

"And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
Rolling down highway forty-one."

9. In the Proclaimers' hit, '(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles' - not to be confused with the Peter, Paul and Mary song of the same name - what will he do when he walks 500 miles twice?

Answer: Fall down at your door

Released in 1988, by the twins Charlie and Craig Reid, this song reached top 10 in U.S. and Australian charts.

"But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles
To fall down at your door."

10. What mode of transport was taken to go the 500 miles in Peter, Paul and Mary's '500 miles'?

Answer: Train

Also known as 'Railroader's Lament', this song was popularized mostly by Peter, Paul and Mary in 1962.

"If you miss the train, I'm on,
You will know that I am gone.
You can hear the whistle blow
One hundred miles."

11. What race did Queen sing about on the album 'Jazz'?

Answer: Bicycle

He just likes riding his bike. Simple as all that.(And, yes, there were other albums aside from "A Night at thte Opera")

"All I wanna do is
Bicycle bicycle bicycle "

12. Where is Jack told to go in a Ray Charles song?

Answer: Hit the road

Nothing to add here - just a good solid song.
Thanks Ray!

"Hit the road, jack
And don't you come back
No more no more no more no more"

13. Narrow streets were paved with what in 'Sound of Silence'?

Answer: Cobble stones

This Simon & Garfunkle hit, released in 1964-5, propelled this duo to the top of the charts. The name of the song changed from plural to singular at some point.

"In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone."

14. In 'Oklahoma', what had a fringe on top?

Answer: Surrey

This 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, won an Oscar in 1955 for film-adaptation.

"Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
When I take you out in the surrey
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top."

15. Finally, what did Frank Sinatra travel on his way to doing it his way?

Answer: Each and every highway

Ahhh...Frankie! What a finale!

"For what is a man? What has he got?
If not himself - Then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows
I took the blows
And did it my way."

Source: Author grisham

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