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62 Years of Music (1950-2012) Trivia Quiz

This is my second attempt at a quiz. In this quiz I will give you a set of lyrics from a song. I will ask for the band/artist who sang these lyrics. Nice and simple.

A multiple-choice quiz by aklutgen. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
aklutgen

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
352,135

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Can you tell me who originally sang the following lyrics?
"You are someone else, I am still right here." Hint

Nine Inch Nails

Johnny Cash

AWOLNATION

Marylin Manson

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me."
What is the name of the man who sang these lyrics? Hint

DR. Dre

2pac

Snoop Dogg

Notoriuos B.I.G.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Can you name the band that recorded the following lyrics?
"And I know, I know it's not your time but bye, bye". Hint

Bullet for my Valentine

Avenged Sevenfold

Shinedown

Three Days Grace

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which artist sang the following lyrics and turned them into a number one hit?
"I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion." Hint

Merle Travis

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Frankie Laine

Elvis

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Little things I should have said and done, I just never took the time."
Can you tell me who originally sang these lyrics to this classic love song? Hint

Elvis

Brenda Lee

Willie Nelson

Johnny Christopher

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Question 6 of 10

6. What person originally recorded these lyrics?
"Hey, mambo! Mambo italiano!" Hint

Dean Martin

Rosemary Clooney

Bette Midler

Frank Sinatra

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Time passes much too quickly when we're together laughing."
Do you know the band that sang these lyrics? Hint

The Beatles

Chicago

Rolling Stones

ELO

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Question 8 of 10

8. What band is responsible for these lyrics?
"We are the new school, no rules, needle in the haystack." Hint

Nickelback

Pop Evil

Breaking Benjamin

Stellar Revival

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Question 9 of 10

9. What historic icon sang these lyrics?
"I see trees of green" Hint

Miles Davis

Louis Armstrong

Elvis

Barry White

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Question 10 of 10

10. What artist recorded the song in which these lyrics are found
"Creatures crawl in search of blood to terrorize y'awl's neighbourhood"? Hint

Prince

Boris Karloff

Michael Jackson

Bobby "Boris" Pickett

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Can you tell me who originally sang the following lyrics? "You are someone else, I am still right here."

Answer: Nine Inch Nails

"Hurt" was recorded by Nine Inch Nails in 1991. It was later released by "The Man in Black", Johnny Cash, and has since been arguably more popular.

2. "I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me." What is the name of the man who sang these lyrics?

Answer: 2pac

The name of this song is "Keep Ya Head Up." It was performed by Tupac and was recorded in 1993.

3. Can you name the band that recorded the following lyrics? "And I know, I know it's not your time but bye, bye".

Answer: Avenged Sevenfold

The name of this song is "A Little Piece of Heaven". It was recorded on the self-titled album Avenged Sevenfold in 2007.

4. Which artist sang the following lyrics and turned them into a number one hit? "I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion."

Answer: Tennessee Ernie Ford

The name of this song is "16 Tons". It was recorded originally by Merle Travis in 1944. It was later recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1955. It was Ford's version that reached number one. It would then be released again in Europe by Frankie Laine. Since 1955 it has been released by numerous artists, including Johnny Cash, but never again reached the same success.

5. "Little things I should have said and done, I just never took the time." Can you tell me who originally sang these lyrics to this classic love song?

Answer: Brenda Lee

"Always on my Mind" was written by a trio of men including Johnny Christopher, but it was originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972. There have been numerous recordings of this song including a version by Elvis, but there has never been a recording as popular as Willie Nelson's. Nelson recorded his version in 1982 and won a grammy with his effort!

6. What person originally recorded these lyrics? "Hey, mambo! Mambo italiano!"

Answer: Rosemary Clooney

"Mambo Italiano" was written in 1954 by Bob Merril and Recorded by Rosemary Clooney. After it was recorded by Clooney, a bunch of artists recorded their own. Amongst those artist were Bette Midler and Dean Martin.

7. "Time passes much too quickly when we're together laughing." Do you know the band that sang these lyrics?

Answer: Chicago

This song is off the album The Chicago Transit Authority. "Beginnings" is the name of the song and was recorded by Chicago in 1969. Chicago has had over twenty different members in the band since their start in 1967.

8. What band is responsible for these lyrics? "We are the new school, no rules, needle in the haystack."

Answer: Stellar Revival

The name of the song is "The Crazy Ones". It has been released in 2012. This is the debut single released by Stellar Revival.

9. What historic icon sang these lyrics? "I see trees of green"

Answer: Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong recorded "What a Wonderful World" in 1968. Bob Theile originally wrote this song, but Armstrong was the one who first recorded it. This song is another that has been done by numerous other artists. The Flaming lips recorded a version in 1990 and Kenny G played his sax over the original version in 2004.

10. What artist recorded the song in which these lyrics are found "Creatures crawl in search of blood to terrorize y'awl's neighbourhood"?

Answer: Michael Jackson

This is the album-titled song off the album "Thriller". This album was recorded by Michael Jackson in 1982. It was the sixth album he recorded and the second he did as a solo artist.

Source: Author aklutgen

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