The Name That Follows is... Trivia Quiz

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1. Which song, featuring the name of St. Peter's brother, appears on Bowling For Soup's fifth studio album "Let's Do It For Johnny"?

Answer: Andrew

The track carries the singular word title "Andrew" and deals with the issues of bullying in the school yard and rising above it at the end of the day. There's a touch of irony in the choice of name as its Greek origin carries the meaning of "brave man".

The album was recorded in 2000 and despite it being the band's fifth studio album it was their first release under the banner of a major label.

2. Which apostle's name appears in the title of an Eagle's song that deals with a young man who starred in the movie "East of Eden"?

Answer: James

"James Dean" is one of a number of songs that the Eagles wrote that used the themes of living quickly and dying young. Others include "Life in the Fast Lane" and "A Good Day in Hell", which is the B-side to "James Dean". J.D. Souther and Jackson Browne share the song writing credits on this song with Glen Frey and Don Henley.

3. His name is Joad. Bruce Springsteen sang of his ghost, but what was his first name?

Answer: Tom

Inspired by the character in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath", Springsteen uses "The Ghost of Tom Joad" to create a metaphor to show how the strength in community can overcome injustice. While Springsteen recorded a stripped back version for his acoustic album of the same name in 1995 a rather raucous version of the track was famously released by Rage Against the Machine in 1997.
Tom is the informal name of Thomas.

4. Ewan MacColl wrote a song, also known as "Go Down You Murderer", that deals with the death of Mr Evans' wife and daughter at 10 Rillington Place. What was Mr Evans' first name?

Answer: Timothy

"The Ballad of Tim Evans" deals with the above-mentioned murder, the trial and the hanging of Tim Evans for a crime he did not commit. A serial killer, living in the same house, later confessed to the crime. MacColl is better known for writing the song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", which became a number one hit for Roberta Flack and earned Ewan a Grammy for Song of the Year.

5. Lady Gaga released which 2011 song that tells of a woman who falls in love with a man who lets her down?

Answer: Judas

Gaga drew inspiration for the track from Judas Iscariot, the disciple responsible for handing Jesus Christ over to the Romans. The track drew ire from religious groups who complained it demeaned Christianity and appears on her hugely successful album "Born This Way".

6. An appropriate title for a "rock" song, which name completes the title of Flash and the Pan's 1978 hit "Hey St. ______"?

Answer: Peter

Harry Vanda and George Young, who made up Flash and the Pan, were both former members of The Easybeats and are two of Australia's most prolific hitmakers. In 1988 they were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry's inaugural Hall of Fame. "Hey St. Peter" was their debut single as a duo, reaching number four on the Australian singles charts and number 56 on Billboard's Hot 100.

7. Jimmy Dean recorded a 1961 song about which man, killed in a mine collapse?

Answer: John

"Big Bad John" was originally written in jest, poking fun at his good friend's (John Mentoe) height. The song was a massive hit for Dean who was essentially on his last chance with his record label after failing to deliver a hit for a number of years.

8. Cat Stevens provided a song about a business that, ironically, carries the name of which tax collector?

Answer: Matthew

The song "Matthew and Son" was reportedly inspired by a sign that Stevens saw in a shop window while he was riding on a bus. It would become the title track to his debut album and also his first Top Ten hit in England.

9. A children's game, that involves an instruction preceded by which name, was the inspiration for a hit song for the 1910 Fruitgum Company in 1967?

Answer: Simon

"Simon Says" reached number four on the US Hot 100 charts early in 1968 as well as climbing to number two on the UK singles charts. Selling in excess of five million copies it is also listed in the Guinness Book of Records' list of the best selling singles of all time. Strangely it was seen as the start of a protest against pop going "heavier" with the release of the Beatles' "Sgt Pepper" album.

10. The Beatles longest running single includes a four minute fade out of "na na na's" and which apostle's name?

Answer: Jude

"Hey Jude" runs in at seven minutes and eleven seconds and was the first song released by The Beatles own label, Apple Records. This track opens to the sound of a single instrument and climaxes with fifty.

Source: Author pollucci19

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