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A Few Musical Numbers Trivia Quiz

Each of these questions involves a song with a cardinal number in its title. Have fun with these.

A multiple-choice quiz by elmo7. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
elmo7

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
381,165

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. This rock'n'roller had a big hit in 1956 with the song "One Night With You".
This song is considered to be a classic, in terms of the singer's early style. Who sang "One Night With You"? Hint

Buddy Holly

Elvis Presley

Fats Domino

Jerry Lee Lewis

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Land of 1000 Dances" was originally recorded in 1965 by Cannibal and the Head Hunters. However, the version that became an international hit was done at Muscle Shoals Studios in Alabama. Which R&B and soul star had his biggest-selling hit with "Land of 1000 Dances"? Hint

Smokey Robinson

Michael Jackson

Marvin Gaye

Wilson Pickett

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Question 3 of 10

3. This song was one of the last released by the very popular group known as the Mamas and the Papas. It had a subtitle: "Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon". Which song was this? Hint

Twelve Thirty

Ten Thirty

Four Twenty

Monday One O'Clock AM

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Question 4 of 10

4. This highly influential blues musician is widely known as the man who contributed the name "The Rolling Stones" (taken from one of his song titles) to one of Britain's most popular bands in the sixties. He had a hit with a song called "She's Nineteen Years Old". Who is this bluesman? Hint

Howling Wolf

Son House

Willie Dixon

Muddy Waters

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Question 5 of 10

5. During the folk-rock period of the 1960s, a Canadian duo had a hit record with a song called "Four Strong Winds". What was the name of this married couple? Hint

Captain and Tenille

Nino Tempo and April Stevens

Mickey and Sylvia

Ian and Sylvia

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Question 6 of 10

6. This English band's album "A Night At The Opera" included a song called "39". This song is about interplanetary travel. A group of space explorers go on a one-year long voyage to another planet, but find when they return home that a hundred years have elapsed, due to the factor of "time dilation". Which band recorded this song? Hint

The Clash

Queen

Culture Club

The Police

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Question 7 of 10

7. The country and western singer called Bobby Bare (born 1935) had a major hit with the song whose lyrics begin this way: "Teardrops fell on Mama's note, when I read the things she wrote, she said 'We miss you, son, we love you, come on home...'" What is the name of the song? Hint

500 Miles

1000 Miles

100 Miles

300 Miles

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Question 8 of 10

8. There is a song that contains the number "sixteen" in its title. The song appears on the soundtrack to "American Graffiti", and is also the name of a 1984 movie starring Molly Ringwald. What's the name of this song? Hint

You're Sixteen

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Dreams

Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed

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Question 9 of 10

9. The theme song from the 1989 movie "Buster", a comedy-drama about the people who were involved in The Great Train Robbery in England, was a very catchy number called "Two Hearts". Which former member of the band Genesis had a hit with "Two Hearts"? Hint

Phil Collins

Mark Knopfler

Peter Gabriel

Ringo Starr

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Question 10 of 10

10. "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" was a satirical song released in 1992. The song's lyrics bemoan the fact that no matter how wealthy a person is, no matter that, as the singer says "Home entertainment was my baby's wish...", he or she cannot find anything to watch on TV! Who wrote and sang this one? Hint

Dire Straits

Bruce Springsteen

The Buggles

John Mellencamp

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This rock'n'roller had a big hit in 1956 with the song "One Night With You". This song is considered to be a classic, in terms of the singer's early style. Who sang "One Night With You"?

Answer: Elvis Presley

The song was a reworking of the 1956 Smiley Lewis release, entitled "One Night of Sin". Listening to Presley's delivery of the lyrics, rather than its rather banal romantic verses, one can hear the connection to the Lewis song. "One Night With You" reached No. 1 on the US charts, No. 4 on the UK charts, and was the first song to make No. 1 on the newly-separated Irish charts.

Answer: Wilson Pickett

"The Wicked Pickett" had an enormous hit with 'Land of 1000 Dances" in 1966. The song mentions 16 different specific dances, among them the Watusi, The Pony, the Mashed Potato and the Alligator. The famous "Na na na na na..." section was originally included because Cannibal, the lead singer of Cannibal and the Head Hunters, forgot the words.

3. This song was one of the last released by the very popular group known as the Mamas and the Papas. It had a subtitle: "Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon". Which song was this?

Answer: Twelve Thirty

"Twelve Thirty", which featured the usual lovely harmonies of the Mamas and the Papas, was written by their lead singer John Phillips. It was recorded in 1968, to considerable critical acclaim.

Answer: Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield, aka "Muddy Waters", was born in the Mississippi Delta early in the 20th century. After honing his skills as a blues singer and guitarist, he travelled to Chicago to try his talent in the urban area. He was immensely successfully, eventually recording a 6-LP boxed set with Chess Records and touring the world with his own crack band. Muddy Waters died in 1983.

"She's Nineteen Years Old" is considered as one of the more scandalous songs recorded by Muddy Waters during the Chess Records phase of his career in the 1950s.

5. During the folk-rock period of the 1960s, a Canadian duo had a hit record with a song called "Four Strong Winds". What was the name of this married couple?

Answer: Ian and Sylvia

"Four Strong Winds" was written in 1965 by Ian Tyson, and recorded by him and his wife Sylvia Fricker Tyson, as a song in two-part harmonies. It is a sad and haunting ballad. In 2005, Canadians chose it, out of many nominees, as Greatest Canadian Song Ever; it has been recorded by other artists too numerous to mention.

Answer: Queen

"39" was written by Queen guitarist Brian May. Instead of his usual metal- and blues-influenced licks, "39" has a soft, folky sound to it.

Answer: 500 Miles

Bobby Bare has had a lengthy recording career, with such industry giants as RCA Victor, Mercury and Columbia. "500 Miles" was one of his top-selling hits; he also charted big with his "Detroit City", another song about being separated from one's loved ones and feeling homesick.

Born in 1935, Bobby Bare was still active in the world of music in 2012, when he entered a song, along with his partner, in the Norwegian section of the 2012 Eurovision song contest. The song was called "Things Change"; it finished in third place.

Answer: Sixteen Candles

The song "Sixteen Candles", with its romantic music and lyrics, used to be a popular choice in the 1980s to kick off a "Sweet Sixteen" birthday party. The song was originally recorded by The Crests in 1958.

Answer: Phil Collins

The song "Two Hearts" has a great provenance, as it was written by the brilliant Motown composer Lamont Dozier. It charted at Number One on the UK listings in 1989.

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

"57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" appears on Bruce Springsteen's album "Human Touch". As of 2016, 57 doesn't seem like very many channels from which to choose, but the basic principle remains the same.

Source: Author elmo7

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