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Quiz about Desert Island Discs With George Clooney

Desert Island Discs With George Clooney Quiz

'Desert Island Discs' is a radio programme which invites guests to imagine they are stranded on a desert island. They are asked to choose eight records, a book and a luxury item. This quiz concerns George Clooney who was a guest in 2003.

A multiple-choice quiz by kittyconner. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kittyconner

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
366,635

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. George Clooney's first record choice on the show 'Desert Island Discs' was written and sung by one of the world's most significant country music artists, Hank Williams. The song has been recorded by many singers since it was first recorded in 1949. It begins, 'Hear the lonesome whippoorwill'. Which song is this? Hint

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Long Gone Lonesome Blues

Nobody's Lonesome for Me

Lovesick Blues

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Question 2 of 10

2. George Clooney's second record choice on the show 'Desert Island Discs' is a very well-known song. The beginning lyrics are: 'We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control'. Which song is this? Hint

Learning To Fly

One Of These Days

In The Flesh

Another Brick in the Wall

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Question 3 of 10

3. George Clooney's third record choice on 'Desert Island Discs' was performed by Dinah Washington. The first lines are, 'Come and take a trip in my rocket ship, we'll have a lovely afternoon, kiss the world goodbye and away we fly'. Which song is it? Hint

Ticket to the Moon

Walking on the Moon

Destination Moon

Heading for the Moon

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Question 4 of 10

4. Not many 'Desert Island Discs' participants fail to include a Frank Sinatra song, so it's no surprise that he was a choice of George Clooney's. Here Frank Sinatra tells us 'to rush would be a crime'. What song is this? Hint

The Best Is Yet to Come

Nice 'n' Easy

You Make Me Feel So Young

Just in Time

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Question 5 of 10

5. Now we have a sad song by Bobby Darin about a little girl named Annie. The song comes from a 1960 Broadway show called 'Tenderloin' set in 1890s Manhattan. Although the lyrics are quite Victorian, George Clooney chose it for one of his 'Desert Island Discs' options. What is the song? Hint

Paper Roses

Artificial Flowers

You Don't Bring Me Flowers

Send Me No Roses

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Question 6 of 10

6. Here are the first lines of a Bill Withers song: 'A man we passed just tried to stare me down; and when I looked to you, you looked at the ground; I don't know who he is, but I think that you do; that guy I met girl'. The next line is the title of the song. This song was chosen by George Clooney as one of his 'Desert Island Discs' picks. Can you name it? Hint

Just The Two Of Us

Grandma's Hands

Ain't No Sunshine

Who Is He? (And What Is He To You?)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This Van Morrison song was chosen by George Clooney for 'Desert Island Discs'. It could have been called 'A Lunar Tango'. What is its real title? Hint

Walking on the Moon

Moonshadow

Moonglow

Moondance

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Question 8 of 10

8. The last record choice for George Clooney on 'Desert Island Discs' was 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'. The Beatles originally recorded this in 1967. Other singers subsequently recorded it, but which singer's 1968 version was chosen by George Clooney on the radio programme? Hint

Natalie Cole

William Shatner

Elton John

Katie Melua

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Question 9 of 10

9. Besides the Bible and the complete works of Shakespeare, guests on 'Desert Island Discs' are allowed to take another book with them. Which 1869 Tolstoy novel did George Clooney choose? Hint

Master and Man

Anna Karenina

War and Peace

The Death of Ivan Ilych

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Question 10 of 10

10. On the show 'Desert Island Discs', the last thing the guest is asked is what luxury item they would like to take with them. What item, often prefaced by the terms 'sailing' or 'power', did George Clooney select? Hint

A helicopter

An anchored yacht

A light aircraft

Hot air balloon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

When Hank Williams wrote 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry', he hadn't intended it to be recorded as a song. He considered it as a piece of poetry and therefore he thought it should only be spoken. Luckily for the dozens of artists who later recorded the song, he was persuaded to change his mind.

Answer: Another Brick in the Wall

Asked why he picked this song, George Clooney said, 'You can't go wrong with Pink Floyd, and why not have a bunch of people singing so you would feel as if you're not alone on the island?' The song 'Another Brick in the Wall' was from the album 'The Wall', released by Pink Floyd in 1979.

Answer: Destination Moon

Dinah Washington's voice was one that crossed all musical genres. In 1993, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 'Destination Moon' was the Dinah Washington song that George Clooney chose on the show 'Desert Island Discs'. He said, 'Just imagine her voice soaring across the ocean'.

Answer: Nice 'n' Easy

The song 'Nice 'n' Easy' was recorded by Sinatra in 1960. It was from an album by 'old blue eyes' himself, with the same name as the song.

Answer: Artificial Flowers

The song 'Artificial Flowers' was chosen because George Clooney said he was 'a big big fan' of Bobby Darin. However, he considered the record so over-produced that no one listened to the words because they loved the tune so much.

Answer: Who Is He? (And What Is He To You?)

This was chosen by George Clooney because it had a 'funky beat'. Bill Withers was both a singer and songwriter. In 2002, he received an honorary doctorate from Mountain State University. In 2005, he was a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. The year 2006 saw him receive the ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Heritage award. In 2007 he was inducted into West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.

7. This Van Morrison song was chosen by George Clooney for 'Desert Island Discs'. It could have been called 'A Lunar Tango'. What is its real title?

Answer: Moondance

George Clooney said he never got tired of hearing this song. 'You put it on and you just have to stop and listen', he said. The song was used in the film 'An American Werewolf in London'. Robin Williams also played it on the harmonica in the film 'August Rush'.

Answer: William Shatner

Clooney said this version was chosen because, 'It would give you a reason to try and get off the island', but conceded, 'it is a classic'. William Shatner has recorded other famous songs, including 'Mr. Tambourine Man' and 'Rocket Man'.

9. Besides the Bible and the complete works of Shakespeare, guests on 'Desert Island Discs' are allowed to take another book with them. Which 1869 Tolstoy novel did George Clooney choose?

Answer: War and Peace

Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' has been called the greatest novel ever written. The book concerns five Russian families and the effect the Napoleonic wars had on their lives. There was a film version in 1956, starring Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda.

Answer: An anchored yacht

The rules on the show are that the luxury item can't be anything that will help you escape the island. That is why the yacht is anchored and unable to move. On hearing this, George Clooney said, 'Oh well, it'll be somewhere nice to sit.'

Source: Author kittyconner

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