Soundtrack from "American Hustle" (2013) Quiz

Answer: Jeep's Blues

"Jeep's Blues" was the Duke Ellington song Sydney and Irving bonded over. The song played during the party on Long Island, throughout Sydney's first dance scene, as well as at the end of the movie.

Answer: America

America released "A Horse With No Name" in Europe in 1971 and the U.S. the following year; it quickly went to number one on various music charts. As the first song heard in the movie after the opening credits, it delineates the era of the 1970s as clearly as a caption.

Its theme of being in a strange place, out of one's element, accompanies the scene as Irving prepared to conduct a con bigger than he ever wanted but was being forced to conduct by the FBI.

Answer: Dirty Work

"Dirty Work" was on side one of Steely Dan's debut studio album, "Can't Buy a Thrill", released in 1972. The album also included "Reelin' in the Years", one of the band's biggest hits. The lyrics of this song were particularly poignant to this scene in the film as Irving, under pressure of federal indictment, tricked a good friend:

"Times are hard
You're afraid to pay the fee
So you find yourself somebody
Who can do the job for free."
-- "Dirty Work", Steely Dan

Answer: Delilah

"Delilah" seemed like a lighthearted song, especially since Irving and Carmine clearly enjoyed themselves singing it, but it's about an overly jealous man and his lady love who comes to a grisly end. Welsh singer Tom Jones's version went to #1 on several European charts.

In the movie, the camaraderie between Carmine and Irving was almost tangible as they sang this song together along with the crowd.

Answer: I've Got Your Number

"I've Got Your Number" by American pop and jazz singer Jack Jones offered a throw-back sound as Irving and Amy danced around the city to celebrate their love and their success.

Answer: Thelonious Monk

Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk first record "Straight, No Chaser" in 1951. A performer and a composer, Monk was born in North Carolina but grew up in Manhattan, where he started playing piano when he was just six years old. The song's upbeat piano melody accompanies a montage of scamming, but this time it was Sydney and DeMaso working together rather than Sydney and Irving.

Answer: The Jean Genie

"The Jean Genie" was released as a single in 1972. It played as Agent DeMaso, played by Bradley Cooper, celebrated what he thought was the successful end of his investigation. Unfortunately for DeMaso, the case fell through entirely, which is bound to happen when one works with con men.

Answer: Love

"I Feel Love" by Donna Summer is considered a forerunner to the synthesized sound that underscored most of the disco era. During this scene, actors Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams were able to show off their studied dance before turning to acting.

Answer: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" was released by Elton John in 1973 and was written by John's long-time writing partner, Bernie Taupin. The song's theme of saying goodbye to fantasies underlined how Irving's two worlds -- a domestic life with Rosalyn and a crime-fueled adventure with Sydney -- collided in this scene.

Answer: White Rabbit

Mayssa Karaa's stirring rendition "White Rabbit" added texture to an already-layered scene with multiple cons, false identities, and intentions swirling around. The Arabic version appropriately played while the Arabic sheik from Abu Dabhi met the mobster, though the mobster isn't aware that the part of the sheik is being played by an FBI agent who only speaks a few phrases of Arabic.