It's Time for the Last Song Trivia Quiz

Answer: Last Train To Clarksville

"Last Train To Clarksville" was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Monkees in 1966. It peaked at number 23 on the UK singles chart in 1967.

The Monkees were Mickey Dolenz (drums), born George Michael Dolenz Jr. in Los Angeles, USA, in 1945. Davy Jones (vocals), born David Thomas Jones in Manchester, UK, in 1945. He died of a heart attack due to atherosclerosis in 2012 aged 66. Mike Nesmith (guitar), born Robert Michael Nesmith in Houston, Texas, USA in 1942. Peter Tork (guitar), born Peter Halsten Thorkelson in Washington D. C., USA, in 1942.

You may have loved them or loathed them but the person to thank or blame for The Monkees is American film director/writer/producer Bob Rafelson. He had the idea for the show in 1962. It was not until after seeing The Beatles in the 1964 movie "A Hard Day's Night" and teaming up with producer Bert Schneider that the idea got off the ground. The original plan was to cast the folk/rock group The Lovin' Spoonful for the show but they had already signed a record deal with Kama Sutra records and the deal fell through.

Answer: London

"Confusion"/"Last Train To London" peaked at number eight as a double A-Side on the UK singles chart for The Electric Light Orchestra in 1979. It peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.

The Electric Light Orchestra (E. L. O.) was created by Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan who were all in a previous incarnation The Move. Jeff Lynne had joined the move in 1970 at Roy Wood's invitation on condition they would pursue Roy Wood's idea of giving a classical music sound to rock and roll.

Their first album "Electric Light Orchestra", was released in the UK in 1971 and peaked at number 32 on the UK album chart. In the US it was released as "No Answer" but did not chart. Someone at United Artists had tried to reach an E. L. O. contact in the UK for the title of the album but wrote down No Answer when they failed to get through. This was mistakenly used as the title for the album in the US. In 1972 tensions arose between Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne during the recording of their second album "Electric Light Orchestra II". Roy Wood left, taking with him Hugh McDowell (Cello) and Bill Hunt (keyboards) and formed yet another successful group Wizzard.

Answer: The Last Waltz

"The Last Waltz" was number one for five weeks on the UK singles chart for Engelbert Humperdinck in 1967. It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Born Arnold George Dorsey in Madras, India, in 1936. His father was an NCO in the British army and the family moved to Leicestershire, England, when young Arnold was ten years old. He released his first record "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" in 1956 on the Decca record label under the name of Gerry Dorsey, It did not chart.

His first UK chart success came after he changed his name to Engelbert Humperdinck and "Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)" reached number one. It stayed there for six weeks and spent 56 weeks on the UK singles chart. It prevented "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles from reaching number one and giving them what would have been their 12th consecutive UK number one hit. This would had led to 18 consecutive UK number one hits from "From Me To You" on May 2 1963 to "Ballad Of John And Yoko" on June 11 1969. Maybe that's why Engelbert moved to California, U. S. A.

Answer: Roger Whittaker

"The Last Farewell" was a number two hit on the UK singles chart for Roger Whittaker in 1975. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Roger Whittaker was born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1936. His parents, who owned a grocery store in Staffordshire, England, had moved to Kenya for the warmer climate after his father had a motorcycle accident. Back in the UK in 1959 Roger Whittaker studied zoology, biochemistry and marine biology at Bangor University in Wales and earned a Bachelor of Science degree. His first single "The Charge of the Light Brigade", was released on the Fontana record label in 1962 but did not chart. His first UK chart hit was "Durham Town (The Leavin')" which peaked at number 12 in 1969.

Val Doonican was born in Waterford, Ireland, in 1928. His biggest UK hit "What Would I Be" peaked at number two in 1966.

Frank Ifield was born in Coventry, England, in 1936. His family later moved to Australia. His biggest UK hit "I Remember You" was number one for seven weeks in 1962.

Terry Jacks was born in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1944. His biggest UK hit "Seasons In The Sun" was number one for four weeks in 1974.

Answer: False

"The Last Time" written by Jagger/Richards was number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart in 1965 and completed a hat trick of UK number one hits for The Rolling Stones. It was the third of their five consecutive number one hits on the UK singles chart. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.

The first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Rolling Stones was "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" written by Jagger/Richards. It was number one for four weeks in 1965. It was number one for two weeks on the UK singles chart the same year.

The UK number one hits in the '60s for The Rolling Stones were "It's All Over Now", "Little Red Rooster", "The Last Time", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "Get Off Of My Cloud", "Paint It, Black", "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Woman".

The US number one hits in the '60s for The Rolling Stones were "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "Get Off Of My Cloud", "Paint It, Black", "Ruby Tuesday" and "Honky Tonk Woman".

Answer: Hotel California

"The Last Resort" written by Don Henley/Glenn Frey was the last track on the album "Hotel California". It was also released as the B-Side of "Life In The Fast Lane" which peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 for the Eagles in 1977. It did not chart in the UK.

The Eagles were formed in Los Angeles in 1971, with Glen Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner. Other formations of the group have included Don Felder, Timothy B. Schmit and Joe Walsh.

"One Of These Nights" released in 1975 was number one for five weeks on the Billboard album chart. It peaked at number eight on the UK album chart.

"Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" released in 1976 was number one for five weeks on the Billboard album chart. It peaked at number two on the UK album chart

"Hotel California" released in 1976 was number one for eight weeks on the Billboard album chart. It peaked at number two on the UK album chart.

"The Long Run" released in 1979 was number one for nine weeks on the Billboard album chart. It peaked at number four on the UK album chart.

Answer: Last Train To San Fernando

"Last Train To San Fernando" was a number two hit for Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys on the UK singles chart in 1957. It did not chart in the US.

Johnny Duncan was born John Franklin Duncan in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, USA, in 1931. Drafted into the US Army in 1952, he was transferred to the UK where he met his future wife Betty. They married in 1953 and returned to the U. S. A. Betty fell ill and needed an operation and so returned to the U. K. While Johnny was in the U. K. he met jazz band leader Chris Barber who was looking to replace Lonnie Donegan; he had left the band to form his own skiffle group.

Johnny Duncan stayed with Chris Barber's band until 1957 when he formed his own skiffle group, Johnny Duncan and The Blue Grass Boys, who were all English. The song "Last Train To San Fernando" was a calypso about a train from Port-of-Spain to San Fernando in Trinidad and Tobago. The story goes that guitarist Denny Wright who arranged the song thought San Fernando was in Texas and so gave the arrangement a country feel.

When the Skiffle fad faded so did Johnny's career. After being divorced he emigrated to Australia were he performed occasionally. He died of cancer in 2000 aged 67.

Answer: Floyd Cramer

"Last Date" was a number two hit for Floyd Cramer on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. It did not chart in the UK.

Pianist Floyd Cramer was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1933. He became famous for his slip-note piano style. He was highly in demand as a session player on the records of such performers as Elvis Presley (he played piano on "Heartbreak Hotel"), Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Don Gibson, Brenda Lee and Jim Reeves among many others.

He became nationally and internationally known with hit solo records such as "Last Date" which sold more than 1,000,000 copies earning a Gold Disc, "On The Rebound" which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961 - it was number one for one week on the UK singles chart the same year, and "San Antonio Rose" which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. It peaked at number 36 on the UK singles chart the same year. Floyd Cramer died of lung cancer in 1997 aged 64 but was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

Answer: At Last

"At Last" was written by Mack Gordon/Harry Warren in 1941. It was featured in the 1942 musical "Orchestra Wives" which starred George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford and Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.

Glen Miller had recorded "At Last" originally for the 1941 movie "Sun Valley Serenade" a musical starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle and Lynn Bari. The song can be heard in orchestral form during the movie. A new version of "At Last" was recorded by Glen Miller and His Orchestra in 1942. It was released as the B-side of the RCA single "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo".

Beyonce Knowles performed "At Last" at President Barack Obama's inaugural ball in 2009. A few weeks later singer Etta James told an audience at a Seattle concert that she was offended that Beyonce had performed "My song" for the President. Etta James version of "At Last" peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. It did not chart in the UK.

Answer: Mary Jane's

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in 1994. It peaked at number 52 on the UK singles chart the same year.

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" was written by Tom Petty and was first released as a track on the "Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits" album in 1993. The album has sold in excess of 7.5 million copies in the USA alone and is Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers best selling album.

In 1988 George Harrison arrived at the home of Tom Petty to pick up a guitar he had left there. He needed the guitar for a recording session at Bob Dylan's home studio in Malibu, California. Tom Petty went back to the studio with George Harrison and found Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison there. They became The Traveling Wilburys, Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. (Tom Petty), Lefty Wilbury (Roy Orbison), Lucky Wilbury (Bob Dylan), Nelson Wilbury (George Harrison) and Otis Wilbury (Jeff Lynne). The album "Traveling Wilburys Volume 1" released in 1988 peaked at number three on the Billboard album chart. It peaked at number 16 on the UK album chart.