A Spectrum Of Songs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pink Shoe Laces (Dodie Stevens)

"Pink Shoe Laces," a one-hit wonder for Dodie Stevens, hit Number Three in 1959. "Pink Cadillac" reached Number Five in 1988 for Natalie Cole. Aerosmith's "Pink" peaked at Number 27 in 1998, and Mancini's "Pink Panther Theme" only got to Number 31 in 1964.

Answer: Red Red Wine

UB 40's 1988 version of "Red Red Wine" was longer than that of 1984 and had a rap by Astro. "Red Light Special" was a Number Two hit for TLC in 1995, "Red Rubber Ball" was a Number Two hit by Cyrcle in 1966, and "Red River Rock" reached Number Five for Johnny and the Hurricanes in 1959.

Answer: Nat King Cole

In 1950, "Orange Colored Sky" by Nat King Cole with Stan Kenton's Orchestra spent 13 weeks on the US Billboard Best Seller chart, peaking at Number 11. Several artists, including Johnny Cash (1964) and Chet Atkins (1966) recorded "Orange Blossom Special." R.E.M. recorded "Orange Crush" as a track on the album "Green" in 1988; it was released as a single, but not in the US, and hit Number 28 on the UK Singles chart (now the UK Official Singles Chart). "The Power Of Orange Knickers," a duet with Tori Amos and Damien Rice, is a track on the Tori Amos album "The Beekeeper" (2005); the album reached Number Five on the US Billboard 200.

Answer: Yellow Bird

"Yellow Bird" was a one-hit wonder for the Arthur Lyman Group, charting at Number Four in 1961. Yellow Balloon had a Number 25 song in 1967 with "Yellow Balloon," another one-hit wonder. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" was the only Number One hit (1955) for Mitch Miller. And in 1966, "Yellow Submarine" only got to Number Two for the Beatles.

Answer: Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf's "Green-Eyed Lady" reached Number Three in 1970. "Green Grass" was a Number Eight hit for Gary Lewis & The Playboys in 1966. "Green Onions" by Booker T. & The MG's peaked at Number Three in 1962. And in 1967, Tom Jones had a Number 11 song with "Green, Green Grass Of Home."

Answer: Blue Moon/Blue Velvet

"Blue Moon" was a Number One hit for the Marcels in 1961, as was "Blue Velvet" for Bobby Vinton in 1963. Fats Domino's "Blue Monday" reached number 5 in 1957, and Roy Orbison's "Blue Angel" peaked at Number Nine in 1960.

Answer: 1930

The jazz standard was written in 1930. It has been recorded by a plethora of artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, and Dinah Washington, but Ellington's version remains the most popular. Other "indigo" songs include: "Indigo Flow" a track on Limp Bizkit's debut album "Three Dollar Bill, Y'all" (the album reached Number 22 in 1998 on the US Billboard 200); "Midnight Indigo" by Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross in the 1960 album "Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross: 'The Hottest New Group In Jazz'"; and "Indigo Cruise," a track on Aaron Benson's 2011 album "After The Rush."

Answer: The Violet and The Rose

"The Violet And The Rose" has been recorded by many top country artists including Webb Pierce, Pam Tillis, Wanda Jackson, Little Jimmy Dickens, and Mel Tillis. "Violets In September" is the title song of an album released in 2002 by Jamee. "Sweet Violets" is a New Christy Minstrels song. And "Violet Hill" is a 2008 release by Coldplay that edged onto the US Billboard Top Pop 40 chart at Number 40 in 2008.

Answer: Purple People Eater

Believe it or not, Sheb Wooley's "Purple People Eater" scored at Number One in 1958. "Purple Rain" by Prince peaked at Number Two in 1984. "Purple Hills" by F-12 got to Number 19 in 2001. And Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" never hit the Top 40, only getting to Number 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.

Answer: Rainbow

Russ Hamilton's "Rainbow" scored at Number Four on the US Billboard Top Pop 40 chart in 1957. "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit (Jim Henson) got to Number 25 in 1979. "Blinded By Rainbows" is a track on the 1994 album "Voodoo Lounge" by The Rollings Stones (it won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1995). Barry Gibb's album "In The Now" (October, 2016), written with his sons Stephen and Ashley Gibb, includes the song "End Of The Rainbow."