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Quiz about Gimme a Drink n Ill Sing you a Song

Gimme a Drink 'n' I'll Sing you a Song Quiz

This is a quiz about songs that highlight the wonders and the pitfalls of drinking alcohol to excess. Have a crack. Cheers!

A multiple-choice quiz by nickdrew55. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
nickdrew55

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
345,744

Updated
Jul 23 22

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the title of the "boozy" song popularized principally by Frank Sinatra, that was written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen for the 1943 musical "The Sky's the Limit"? Hint

Good Old Mountain Dew

Help Me Out of the Gutter Ma!

One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)

Can't Stop Falling Over You

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which drinking song, of Irish descent, tells of a traveller going over the mountains of Cork and Kerry, stealing money from Captain Farrell, having a tryst with Molly in her bed-chamber, shooting Captain Farrell and ultimately ending up in prison with just a ball and chain for company? Hint

Whiskey in the Jar

The Rocky Road to Dublin

Molly Malone

Molly's Song

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Question 3 of 10

3. Complete the title of the beautifully named song "I'm At Home Getting Hammered, ------------". A track by the fictional Banjo & Sullivan from Rob Zombie's 2005 horror movie "The Devil's Rejects". Hint

What Else am I to Do?

'Cos a Hobo's Got a Better Life Than Me

While She's Out Getting Nailed

Drinking Whiskey in my Easy Chair

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down", "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" and "Misery and Gin" are just three drinking songs popularized by which legendary country singer from California? Hint

Lynn Anderson

Johnny Cash

Merle Haggard

Lefty Frizzell

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first verse of "Little Old Wine Drinker Me", a song made famous by Dean Martin, runs as follows:

"I'm praying for a rain in ----------
So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine
And I'm sitting in a honky in -------
With a broken heart and a woman on my mind."

What are the two missing locations? One state, one city. Hint

Louisiana and Lafayette

Hawaii and Houston

Missouri and Miami

California and Chicago

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Question 6 of 10

6. Another complete the title: this time a number one hit for Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five: "What's the Use of Getting Sober -------------"? The song was later covered by Joe Jackson on a 1981 album. Hint

When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again

'Cos I Love my Whiskey and I Love my Gin

The World 'aint no Good for Me

When I Have to Look at Your Face Again

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Question 7 of 10

7. "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" was taken to number four in the UK charts by Rod Stewart in 1972. Lynn Anderson, Hank Thompson and the punk/rock band Flogging Molly are others to have recorded the track. Which rocker's version is considered the original and made number two on the Billboard's Country chart in 1968? Hint

Jerry Lee Lewis

Elvis Presley

Carl Perkins

Ray Charles

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the song about weeping during alcohol consumption, written by Hank Williams in 1951, but not released until 1989 when Williams and his son made number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart? Hint

Cry me a River

On Tap, In the Can, Or In the Bottle

There Stands the Glass

There's A Tear In My Beer

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Question 9 of 10

9. "And it's no, nay, never! No, nay, never, no more." Is the first line of the chorus to which popular drinking song that has been recorded over the years by such diverse artists as Dropkick Murphys, Foster and Allen and Rolf Harris?

Hint

Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women

The King Is Gone

The Wild Rover

Whiskey River

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Question 10 of 10

10. Released in 2004 "Whiskey Lullaby", is a tragic country ballad about a couple who love, yet cannot be together and eventually drink themselves to death. The song is a duet. Alison Krauss sings for the female character with which multi-award winning artist singing the part of the male? Hint

Amos Milburn

Dierks Bentley

Brad Paisley

Robbie Williams

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the title of the "boozy" song popularized principally by Frank Sinatra, that was written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen for the 1943 musical "The Sky's the Limit"?

Answer: One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)

"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", features in the musical "The Sky's the Limit" and sees Fred Astaire dancing (solo) atop a bar counter with much vigour and a drunken ferocity. Frank Sinatra made several different recordings of the song that has also been covered by Billie Holiday, Perry Como, Etta James and Lena Horne to name but a few.

Answer: Whiskey in the Jar

"Whiskey in the Jar" is a popular traditional Irish song that has been performed over the years by any number of musical artists in any number of musical styles. The Dubliners gave the song much exposure in the 1960s, though it is probably best known for the recording by Thin Lizzy which made the British charts in the 1970s. For me, the prima adaptation is Metallica's heavier, hard rock effort that won a Grammy in the year 2000.

Answer: While She's Out Getting Nailed

"I'm At Home Getting Hammered (While She's Out Getting Nailed)", by Banjo & Sullivan features some unforgettable lines befitting the cuckolded late-night drinker perfectly. The following being an example from the final verse:

"The moral of this story is sad but true,
I love to drink, and she loves to screw.
Hobo's got a better life, out riding on the rails,
I'm at home getting hammered while she's out getting nailed"

Move over George and Ira!

4. "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down", "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" and "Misery and Gin" are just three drinking songs popularized by which legendary country singer from California?

Answer: Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard was born in 1937 to parents who had arrived in California after fleeing Oklahoma during the depression. Not always on the right side of the law or drugs and alcohol, Haggard's youth was tumultuous. His big break came with the release of "Okie from Muskogee" in 1969.

In a sparkling career MH has had close to forty number one hits and a multitude of awards, prizes and acclamations.

5. The first verse of "Little Old Wine Drinker Me", a song made famous by Dean Martin, runs as follows: "I'm praying for a rain in ---------- So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine And I'm sitting in a honky in ------- With a broken heart and a woman on my mind." What are the two missing locations? One state, one city.

Answer: California and Chicago

Aside from Dean Martin, actor Robert Mitchum reached number nine on the country charts with "Little Old Wine Drinker Me" in 1967. The song is yet another country and western offering about lost love and the rich persuasion of drink's warm, inviting salvation.

Answer: When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again

"What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)", the music and lyrics were written by Busby Meyers way back in 1942. The song opening is a father's plea to his son to drink less, the rest of the ditty is the son's response as to why and what he drinks, and the final realisation that he is about to lose his mind. Wonderful stuff!

Answer: Jerry Lee Lewis

The title of the song "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)", is a reference to the advertising slogan of Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company and of Schlitz beer, which read "The beer that made Milwaukee famous". The number was written by country songwriter and producer Glenn Sutton.

It was just one of over seventy successful singles released by Jerry Lee Lewis from 1958 onwards.

Answer: There's A Tear In My Beer

"There's A Tear In My Beer" is yet another country music offering that tells of love lost, although in this instance it's a love probably lost to the grim reaper rather than another man. At best the words are hackneyed and outmoded, with the following lines hopefully proving my point:

"You are on my lonely mind.
It seems my life is through
and I'm so doggone blue
You are on my lonely mind.
I'm gonna keep drinkin'
till I can't move a toe"

Enough said!

Answer: The Wild Rover

Often considered a temperance song rather than a drinking song, "The Wild Rover" is an old piece of traditional folk music with unknown origins. Generally considered to have roots in Ireland, (although some say Scotland) it's particularly popular with the Irish-American community and is regularly sung by the fans of Glasgow Celtic football club when they travel to watch their team play away from home.

Answer: Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss singing "Whiskey Lullaby" was good enough to win the 2005 Country Music Association Song of the Year award. The song conveys subtle emotion and focuses on infidelity and guilt. The video depiction opens with a GI returning from war only to find his wife in the bedroom with another man. Brad Paisley has had a record breaking ten consecutive number ones on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Song charts.

Source: Author nickdrew55

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