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Quiz about The Waiting Room of Ailing Singers
Quiz about The Waiting Room of Ailing Singers

The Waiting Room of Ailing Singers Quiz


The doctor's waiting room is full of performers with various ailments. Can you answer the questions as they describe their disorders? As they talk, direct lines from their songs are in quotes.

A multiple-choice quiz by oscarguy. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
oscarguy
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
195,758
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Hi everyone. May I sit down? I'm Robert Palmer and I'm seeing the doctor today because "I got a bad case of___________". What completes Robert's quote? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Hey, I need to sit down too because of my condition. Hello group, I'm Tommy Roe, "My head is spinning - like a whirlpool it never ends". Even more, Tommy says, "I need to call a doctor for some help". How is Tommy feeling? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Greetings all. We just flew in from England to get some little yellow pills for mother. They help get her through her busy day. She's always saying, "What a drag it is getting old". Of course we're a little concerned about how many she takes, but "Kids are different today, I hear every mother say". The boys and I call the meds "Mother's Little Helper". What group is represented in this doctor's waiting room? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Paul and Ringo here. Are we in the right waiting room for our favorite doctor? The reasons we like him are: "He helps you to understand, he does everything he can.", "If you're down he'll pick you up", "Day and night he'll be there anytime at all". Who is the physician these Beatle members are waiting for? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Move over people, for two performers who aren't feeling so well. It's us, Ronnie Love and Tom Jones. Our condition escalates when you "kiss me and squeeze me tight, tell me babe, you wanna love all night". But what is that these singers suffer from (and recorded)? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Look who's here, a once teenage member of the Ramones. Hey guy, what's your complaint? His response: "DDT did a job on me, now I am a real sickie, guess I'll have to break the news that I've got no mind to lose". And more! "Slugs and snails are after me, DDT, keeps me happy. Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em that I've got no cerebellum". Lots of problems here! What procedure might this teenager have had? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Move on over for the girl described in "Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown" by The Rolling Stones. They even say "That girl's just insane". The list is long on reasons why I suffered that many nervous breakdowns and they haven't hesitated to state them. Which of the following is NOT one of the supposed reasons quoted in the song for my breakdown? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. There they sit: Huey Smith and Johnny Rivers. They apparently have been bitten by the music bug. In fact, they say "Young man rhythm got ahold of me, too". Finish the title of the song describing the musical malady that these two performers came down with. The title is: "Rockin' Pneumonia and the ________________". Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Big problems coming through the door. Listen to this man's lament: "My body is aching, goose pimple bone/Can't see nobody, leave me alone/My eyes are wide open, can't get to sleep/One thing I'm sure of, I've been in a deep freeze". What is the patient in this John Lennon composition suffering the effects of? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One more seat left and it's reserved for Keith, just plain Keith, and he's in a good and inspirational mood. He says, "Hey 98.6, it's good to have you back again. Oh, hey, 98.6 her lovin' is the ___________ that saved me, oh I love my baby". What is the missing word from Keith's declaration? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Hi everyone. May I sit down? I'm Robert Palmer and I'm seeing the doctor today because "I got a bad case of___________". What completes Robert's quote?

Answer: loving you

No pills are gonna cure his ills because he's got a "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)". This song was a big hit in 1979 for Palmer who left us too soon in 2003. He died of a heart attack at age 54.
2. Hey, I need to sit down too because of my condition. Hello group, I'm Tommy Roe, "My head is spinning - like a whirlpool it never ends". Even more, Tommy says, "I need to call a doctor for some help". How is Tommy feeling?

Answer: Dizzy

Tommy Roe had a number 2 hit in 1968 with "Dizzy". Some other great Tommy Roe hits were "Sheila", "Sweet Pea", and "Hooray for Hazel". Another knockout version of "Dizzy" is available by European group Boney M.
3. Greetings all. We just flew in from England to get some little yellow pills for mother. They help get her through her busy day. She's always saying, "What a drag it is getting old". Of course we're a little concerned about how many she takes, but "Kids are different today, I hear every mother say". The boys and I call the meds "Mother's Little Helper". What group is represented in this doctor's waiting room?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

An ironic drug abuse song by The Rolling Stones from 1966 originally on the "Aftermath" album. "Mother's Little Helper" peaked at number 8 in both the U.K. and U.S.
4. Paul and Ringo here. Are we in the right waiting room for our favorite doctor? The reasons we like him are: "He helps you to understand, he does everything he can.", "If you're down he'll pick you up", "Day and night he'll be there anytime at all". Who is the physician these Beatle members are waiting for?

Answer: Dr. Robert

It's The Beatles, of course. The track is on the U.S. album "Yesterday and Today".
5. Move over people, for two performers who aren't feeling so well. It's us, Ronnie Love and Tom Jones. Our condition escalates when you "kiss me and squeeze me tight, tell me babe, you wanna love all night". But what is that these singers suffer from (and recorded)?

Answer: Chills and Fever

"Chills and Fever" is a very cool song from the very early sixties by Ronnie Love, later covered nicely by Tom Jones. Information on Ronnie Love is mysteriously scant. Neither version of this great song did well on charts.
6. Look who's here, a once teenage member of the Ramones. Hey guy, what's your complaint? His response: "DDT did a job on me, now I am a real sickie, guess I'll have to break the news that I've got no mind to lose". And more! "Slugs and snails are after me, DDT, keeps me happy. Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em that I've got no cerebellum". Lots of problems here! What procedure might this teenager have had?

Answer: Lobotomy

The patient in question here has had a "Teenage Lobotomy". The song is on the Ramones album "Rocket to Russia".
7. Move on over for the girl described in "Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown" by The Rolling Stones. They even say "That girl's just insane". The list is long on reasons why I suffered that many nervous breakdowns and they haven't hesitated to state them. Which of the following is NOT one of the supposed reasons quoted in the song for my breakdown?

Answer: You always mumbo dogface to the banana patch.

"Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown" was an edgy, biting song for its time that hit number 8 in the U.K. and U.S. in March of 1966.
8. There they sit: Huey Smith and Johnny Rivers. They apparently have been bitten by the music bug. In fact, they say "Young man rhythm got ahold of me, too". Finish the title of the song describing the musical malady that these two performers came down with. The title is: "Rockin' Pneumonia and the ________________".

Answer: Boogie Woogie Flu

Huey Smith and the Clowns hit the pop and R&B charts in 1957 with "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu". Then, in 1972, Johnny Rivers recorded a decent cover of the song that went to number 6 in the U.S.
9. Big problems coming through the door. Listen to this man's lament: "My body is aching, goose pimple bone/Can't see nobody, leave me alone/My eyes are wide open, can't get to sleep/One thing I'm sure of, I've been in a deep freeze". What is the patient in this John Lennon composition suffering the effects of?

Answer: Cold Turkey

"Cold Turkey" is a screaming, grim musical telling of drug withdrawal. One line toward end of song goes: "I promise you anything, get me out of this hell". The blasting Plastic Ono Band warning hit UK charts at number 18 in 1969 and number 30 in the U.S. Eric Clapton does guitar work on the song.
10. One more seat left and it's reserved for Keith, just plain Keith, and he's in a good and inspirational mood. He says, "Hey 98.6, it's good to have you back again. Oh, hey, 98.6 her lovin' is the ___________ that saved me, oh I love my baby". What is the missing word from Keith's declaration?

Answer: Medicine

At the height of the drug-addled sixties came this rare "natural high" song about the power of love. The artist was born James Barry Keefer, but recorded as Keith. The song went to number 7 in the U.S. in 1967. The title refers to the generally accepted "normal" mark on an oral thermometer.
Source: Author oscarguy

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