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I need a new DJ for my oldies radio station and they must be old enough to know something about the music they're playing. If you can pass the test you may be in line for the job.

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

Author
Christinap

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,733

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Are all applicants ready? You can start your job application test whenever you like.

"Can't Help Loving That Man Of Mine" was the signature song of torch singer Helen Morgan. Which musical does it come from? Hint

Annie Get Your Gun

Carousel

Showboat

Oklahoma

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote songs that include "The Nearness of You" and "Heart and Soul"? Hint

Irving Berlin

Cole Porter

Hoagy Carmichael

George and Ira Gershwin

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Frank Sinatra recorded "Nancy With The Laughing Face" whom did everyone assume it referred to? Hint

His daughter

His mother

His wife

His mistress

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1952 Frankie Laine reached Number five on the Billboard 100 chart with "High Noon". However someone else sang the version used in the film of the same name. Who was it? Hint

David Whitfield

Marty Robbins

Tex Ritter

Al Martino

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Question 5 of 10

5. Winning the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949, which show contains the songs "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" and "Wunderbar"? Hint

The Pyjama Game

Bye Bye Birdie

Kiss Me Kate

The King and I

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which singer, more associated with the 1960s and 1970s, has recorded several CDs of "The Great American Songbook"? Hint

Jeff Beck

Rod Stewart

Simon Le Bon

George Michael

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1954 which member of the "Rat Pack" recorded "Sway"? Hint

Tony Bennett

Frank Sinatra

Dean Martin

Sammy Davis Jnr.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sammy Fain is one of the lesser know "Great American Songbook" composers. Of the following, which was NOT composed by him? Hint

April in Paris

April Love

Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing

Tender Is The Night

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which composer, a four time Academy Award winner, wrote the lyrics for "Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses"? Hint

Ira Gershwin

Johnny Mercer

Harold Arlen

Lorenz Hart

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which lady, recipient of 14 Grammy Awards, recorded, amongst others, "The Irving Berlin Songbook" and "The Jerome Kern Songbook"? Hint

Dinah Washington

Ella Fitzgerald

Billy Holliday

Sarah Vaughan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Are all applicants ready? You can start your job application test whenever you like. "Can't Help Loving That Man Of Mine" was the signature song of torch singer Helen Morgan. Which musical does it come from?

Answer: Showboat

Helen Morgan starred as Julie LaVerne in the original 1927 Broadway production of "Showboat". She went on to play the role again in a 1932 stage revival, as well as a 1936 film version. Unfortunately bouts of alcoholism led to her early death at the age of 41 from cirrhosis of the liver.

2. Who wrote songs that include "The Nearness of You" and "Heart and Soul"?

Answer: Hoagy Carmichael

Born in Indiana in 1899, Hoagy Carmichael met Bix Biederbecke while he was in college. He tried playing the cornet but found it not to his liking and turned his talents to composing. "Stardust", Georgia On My Mind", "The Nearness of You" and "Heart and Soul" are amongst the four most recorded songs ever.

3. When Frank Sinatra recorded "Nancy With The Laughing Face" whom did everyone assume it referred to?

Answer: His daughter

Jimmy Van Heusen and Phil Silvers originally wrote the song as "Bessie With The Laughing Face" for Johnny Burke's wife. They then played it with appropriate name changes at various women's birthday parties. When they played it at Nancy Sinatra's birthday party Frank assumed they had written it especially for her and no-one was brave enough to contradict him.

4. In 1952 Frankie Laine reached Number five on the Billboard 100 chart with "High Noon". However someone else sang the version used in the film of the same name. Who was it?

Answer: Tex Ritter

Written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington, "The Ballad of High Noon" was awarded the 1952 Academy Award for Best Original Song. It has been recorded by many artists over the years. Frankie Laine recorded many other songs with western themes including the title song for "Blazing Saddles", "Mule Train" and "Rawhide".

5. Winning the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949, which show contains the songs "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" and "Wunderbar"?

Answer: Kiss Me Kate

Written by Cole Porter, this was the only one of his shows to run for over 1,000 performances on Broadway. In addition to Best Musical it also won the Tony Awards for Best Composer and Lyricist, Best Costume Design, Best Producer of a Musical and Best Author of a Musical. It has been frequently revived and the 1953 film starring Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson remains ever popular.

6. Which singer, more associated with the 1960s and 1970s, has recorded several CDs of "The Great American Songbook"?

Answer: Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart started with the Jeff Beck Group before forming Faces. In 1969 he started his solo career. In 2008 "Billboard" Magazine ranked him number 17 on their list of Top 100 All Time Artists. In recent years he has recorded several volumes of "Great American Songbook" titles.

7. In 1954 which member of the "Rat Pack" recorded "Sway"?

Answer: Dean Martin

"Sway" was composed by Mexican Pablo Ruiz and was translated into English by Norman Gimbel. Although Dean Martin has recorded the best known version it has been done by many artists as diverse as Rosemary Clooney, Cliff Richard, Michael Buble and the Pussycat Dolls.

8. Sammy Fain is one of the lesser know "Great American Songbook" composers. Of the following, which was NOT composed by him?

Answer: April in Paris

Born in New York in 1902, Sammy Fain wrote music for more than 30 films. He received nine Oscar nominations for Best Original Song, and won twice. Once with "Secret Love" from "Calamity Jane" and once with "Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing" from the movie of the same name.

He also wrote the theme tune to the TV series "Wagon Train", and contributed to the scores for several Walt Disney animated films.

9. Which composer, a four time Academy Award winner, wrote the lyrics for "Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses"?

Answer: Johnny Mercer

As well as his prolific songwriting Johnny Mercer was also one of the founders of Capitol Records. He was also co-founder of the National Academy of Popular Music's Songwriters Hall of Fame. "Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses" both earned him an Oscar for Best Song.

10. Which lady, recipient of 14 Grammy Awards, recorded, amongst others, "The Irving Berlin Songbook" and "The Jerome Kern Songbook"?

Answer: Ella Fitzgerald

The eight studio "Songbook" albums that Ella Fitzgerald recorded between 1956 and 1964 are regarded as some of the greatest interpretations ever of America's favourite songs. They were so good that, out of respect, Frank Sinatra blocked Capitol Records from issuing his own single composer albums.

In 1994 Verve reissued the whole set as a boxset which won the 1995 Grammy for Best Historical Recording.

Source: Author Christinap

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