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Quiz about Musical Instruments in Song Titles

Musical Instruments in Song Titles Quiz

A mixed bag of questions about well-known songs and tunes that contain the name of a musical instrument in their titles. All chart references etc are UK based.

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

Author
Mutchisman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,025

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1512

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which guest guitarist is featured on The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"? Hint

Peter Green

Jimmy Page

Eric Clapton

Jeff Beck

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote and sang "The Piano Man"? Hint

Elton John

Billy Joel

Randy Newman

Jackson Browne

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Question 3 of 10

3. "She Bangs the Drums" was an early success for which of these acts? Hint

The Happy Mondays

The Stone Roses

The Smiths

Joy Division

4. Which is the missing location from these lyrics taken from Elvis Presley's "Guitar Man";

"Well, I quit my job down at the car wash,
Left my mama a goodbye note,
By sundown I'd left Kingston,
With my guitar under my coat,
I hitchhiked all the way down to ___,"? Hint

Memphis

New Orleans

Nashville

Austin

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which classical composer wrote the music for the opera "The Magic Flute"? Hint

Rossini

Beethoven

Verdi

Mozart

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Question 6 of 10

6. The 1972 movie "Deliverance" featured which of these titles? Hint

Dueling Guitars

Dueling Mandolins

Dueling Fiddles

Dueling Banjos

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Seventy-six ___ led the big parade,
With a hundred and ten cornets close at hand."

Which are the missing instruments? Hint

trombones

bagpipes

trumpets

kazoos

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Question 8 of 10

8. "(Dance with the) Guitar Man" was a 'sixties instrumental hit for Duane Eddy.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which band sang these lyrics;

"Well the kids don't eat
And the dog can't sleep
There's no escape from the music
In the whole damn street
'Cause she's playing all night
And the music's all right;" Hint

The Move

The Kinks

The Who

The Beatles

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these is an actual Talking Heads track? Hint

Piano Tuna and Bass

Flute and Veg

Cymbals of Hope

Sax and Violins

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which guest guitarist is featured on The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"?

Answer: Eric Clapton

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was a George Harrison track on The Beatles' 'White' Album.
A different version without Eric Clapton and with George playing acoustic guitar is available on The Beatles' "Anthology 3" album.

2. Who wrote and sang "The Piano Man"?

Answer: Billy Joel

The Piano Man" is the title track from Billy Joel's successful 1973 album. It became something of a signature track for Billy and an integral part of his concerts.

3. "She Bangs the Drums" was an early success for which of these acts?

Answer: The Stone Roses

"She Bangs the Drums" was a reworking of a track taken from The Stone Roses eponymously entitled debut album. The single reached number 36 in the UK charts in 1989.

4. Which is the missing location from these lyrics taken from Elvis Presley's "Guitar Man"; "Well, I quit my job down at the car wash, Left my mama a goodbye note, By sundown I'd left Kingston, With my guitar under my coat, I hitchhiked all the way down to ___,"?

Answer: Memphis

The lyrics were taken from Elvis's 1968 hit single "Guitar Man". Written by Jerry Reed Hubbard, the song tells the story of a travelling guitar player struggling to make a buck who eventually finds fame in Mobile, Alabama.

5. Which classical composer wrote the music for the opera "The Magic Flute"?

Answer: Mozart

Mozart's "The Magic Flute" had its opening performance in Vienna in 1791. The original libretto was penned by Emanuel Schikaneder and was sung in German. "The Magic Flute" was the penultimate of Mozart's 22 operas to be performed.

6. The 1972 movie "Deliverance" featured which of these titles?

Answer: Dueling Banjos

"Dueling Banjos" featured in the 1972 movie "Deliverance". The scene showed Billy Reddon on banjo and Ronny Cox on guitar.
The original tune was called "Feuding Banjos" and was composed by Arthur Smith and Don Remo in 1955.

7. "Seventy-six ___ led the big parade, With a hundred and ten cornets close at hand." Which are the missing instruments?

Answer: trombones

"76 Trombones" taken from the 1957 musical "The Music Man" written by Meredith Wilson. A big parade indeed; most marching bands would have fewer than half that number of trombones!

8. "(Dance with the) Guitar Man" was a 'sixties instrumental hit for Duane Eddy.

Answer: False

Although some of Duane Eddy's earlier hits such as "Rebel-Rouser" and "Cannonball" had been instrumentals; "(Dance with the) Guitar Man" contained these lyrics;

"Hey, everybody, come along if you can
We're gonna take a ride uptown
And listen to the guitar man
Then we're gonna dance, yeah dance, C'mon dance
Dance with the guitar man, here he comes now"

And other verses of a similar nature.

9. Which band sang these lyrics; "Well the kids don't eat And the dog can't sleep There's no escape from the music In the whole damn street 'Cause she's playing all night And the music's all right;"

Answer: The Who

"Squeeze Box" by The Who. A number ten hit for them in 1976, probably my least favourite Who number but still a good sing-a-long song.

10. Which of these is an actual Talking Heads track?

Answer: Sax and Violins

David Byrne and the brilliant Talking Heads; "Sax and Violins" can be found on the "Until the End of the World" Soundtrack as well as on the Talking Heads' compilation "Sand in the Vaseline". The other three titles I made up.

Source: Author Mutchisman

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