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Anatomy of a Song: "Convoy" Trivia Quiz

Just how much do you know about C W McCall's classic "Convoy"? Pit yourself against 10 questions about the song and/or associated facts. Song #8 in the 'Anatomy' series.

A multiple-choice quiz by FussBudget. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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FussBudget

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4 mins

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203,553

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the call sign of the lead truck in the convoy? Hint

Pig Pen

Loose Goose

Bandit

Rubber Duck

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Question 2 of 10

2. On what date does the song take place? Hint

The tenth of June

The sixth of June

The tenth of May

The sixth of May

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Question 3 of 10

3. "By the time we got into Tulsa town" how many trucks were in the convoy? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What call sign describes the Police? Hint

Pigs

Dogs

Fuzz

Bears

5. Can you complete the following spoken section of the song?:

"Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Pig Pen?
Negatory, Pig Pen, you're still too close
Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my ______" Hint

Sinuses

Butt

Backside

Exhaust

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the number of the interstate highway that gets mentioned in the song? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which American state is mentioned in the song? (Hint: it is pronounced phonetically and many would argue, incorrectly).

Note: There is an American state also mentioned in the spoken words at the end of the song - this is NOT the state referred to in this question. Hint

Arkansas

Ohio

Illinois

Connecticut

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many "Long-haired friends of Jesus" were accompanying the convoy in their "Chartreuse microbus"? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What two-word description does "Rubber Duck" use to describe the truck hauling dynamite?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the song, the convoy refuses to stop to pay the toll at the bridge, so they "crash they gate doing ______". What speed are they doing when they commit this felony? Hint

108

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the call sign of the lead truck in the convoy?

Answer: Rubber Duck

The song opens with the spoken words, supposedly over a CB radio:

"Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the rubber duck
You gotta copy on me, pig pen, c'mon?"

Sort of like "Smokey and the Bandit meets Peanuts"!

2. On what date does the song take place?

Answer: The sixth of June

"Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
In a kenworth pullin' logs
Cab-over pete with a reefer on
And a jimmy haulin' hogs"

I think I understand 2 and a half of those four lines...

3. "By the time we got into Tulsa town" how many trucks were in the convoy?

Answer: 85

"By the time we got into Tulsa town
We had eighty-five trucks in all"

I wonder how many trucks they had when they were "24 Hours From Tulsa"? Oh dear, what a Pitney-ful joke...

4. What call sign describes the Police?

Answer: Bears

"But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf
And them bears was wall-to-wall
Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper
They even had a bear in the air!
I says, callin' all trucks, this here's the duck
We about to go a-huntin' bear"

Apparently, these U.S. truckies are a lot more polite than would be the ones in my country, in regard to the law enforcement people!

5. Can you complete the following spoken section of the song?: "Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Pig Pen? Negatory, Pig Pen, you're still too close Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my ______"

Answer: Sinuses

"Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, pig pen?
Negatory, pig pen, you're still too close
Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses
Mercy sakes, you better back off another ten"

6. What is the number of the interstate highway that gets mentioned in the song?

Answer: 44

"Well, we rolled up interstate 44
Like a rocket sled on rails"

Oh my, I think they are speeding...

7. Which American state is mentioned in the song? (Hint: it is pronounced phonetically and many would argue, incorrectly). Note: There is an American state also mentioned in the spoken words at the end of the song - this is NOT the state referred to in this question.

Answer: Illinois

"By the time we hit that Chi-town
Them bears was a-gettin' smart
They'd brought up some reinforcements
From the Illinois national guard"

The singer pronounces the word "Illi-noise".

8. How many "Long-haired friends of Jesus" were accompanying the convoy in their "Chartreuse microbus"?

Answer: 11

"Well, we shot the line and we went for broke
With a thousand screamin' trucks
And eleven long-haired friends of Jesus
In a chartreuse microbus"

I would like to wager this is the only song in history that employs the word "chartreuse".

9. What two-word description does "Rubber Duck" use to describe the truck hauling dynamite?

Answer: Suicide Jockey

"Ah, rubber duck to sodbuster, come over
Yeah, 10-4, sodbuster?
Listen, you wanna put that microbus right behind that suicide jockey?
Yeah, he's haulin' dynamite
He needs all the help he can get"

Suggested bumper sticker on back of Suicide Jockey's truck: "Don't like my driving? Tough"

10. At the end of the song, the convoy refuses to stop to pay the toll at the bridge, so they "crash they gate doing ______". What speed are they doing when they commit this felony?

Answer: 98

"I says, pig pen, this here's the rubber duck
We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll
So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight
I says let them truckers roll, 10-4"

I feel the same way about tolls, frankly.

Source: Author FussBudget

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