Beginning of the End Trivia Quiz

Answer: Happy

Bobby McFerrin released "Don't Worry, Be Happy" in 1988 from his album "Simple Pleasures". It is notable for being the first a capella song reaching first place on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song won three Grammy awards in 1989 for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

"Happy Together" was released in 1967 by The Turtles from the album "Happy Together". It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, but only reached twelfth place on the UK Singles chart.

Answer: True

Metallica released "Sad But True" from their eponymous 1993 album. The song only reached 98th place on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and fifteenth on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, but reached top position on the Finnish charts.

"True Colors" was the title track recorded on Cyndi Lauper's 1986 album. The song went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The album was certified platinum in the US, New Zealand and Canada. The music video for "True Colors" was also nominated for an MTV Music Award for Best Female Video.

Answer: Season

The Zombies recorded "Time of the Season" for their album "Odyssey and Oracle"(1968). The Zombies released an album in 2014 called R.I.P. Only lead singer Colin Blunstone having remained constant in the line-up since the band's inception.

"Season of the Witch" was released by Scottish singer Donovan in 1966. It was recorded for the album "Sunshine Superman". Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin played guitar as a session musician on the album.

Answer: Highway

"Life is a Highway" is from Tom Cochran's 1990 album "Mad Mad World". The song reached number one on the Canadian charts and reached sixth place on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was covered by Rascall Flatts for their album "Me and My Gang" as well as the soundtrack to the animated film "Cars". Their version only reached seventh position on the US charts.

"Highway to Hell" was recorded by AC/DC for their album of the same name in 1979. It was the last album to feature lead singer Bon Scott before his untimely death the following year. The song reached 47th place on the pop singles chart in 1979 and peaked at number four in 2013 on the UK Big Top 40 chart.

Answer: Mary

"The Wind Cries Mary" was released as a single in 1967 by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. As a single it reached sixth place on the UK Singles chart. It was included later that year on the album "Are You Experienced".

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" was recorded in 1993 by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was released on their "Greatest Hits" album that year. The song reached top spot on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.

Answer: Strange

The Doors recorded "People Are Strange" for their 1967 album "Strange Days". The song reached twelfth place on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been covered by varied acts such as Alvin and the Chipmunks as well as Tiny Tim.

Eric Clapton's band Cream recorded the song "Strange Brew" in 1967 for their album "Disraeli Gears". The song reached position seventeen on the UK charts. It was featured on the soundtrack to the 1979 film "More American Graffiti".

Answer: Chain

"The Chain" was released on Fleetwood Mac's highly successful "Rumours" album in 1977. The song was actually made up of individual pieces of recycled or previously rejected works by all the individual members of the band. The album itself charted at number one in numerous countries including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and reaching top spot on the UK charts as well as the US Billboard 200 and US Billboard Catalog Albums.

"Chain of Fools" was recorded by Aretha Franklin in 1967 for her album "Lady Soul". It reached first place on the US R&B chart and second on the US Pop chart. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and has won a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

Answer: Child

"War Child" was released on the 1982 Blondie album "The Hunter". The song only reached thirty-ninth place on the UK charts. The album was their last album released in the 1980s, their next album "No Exit" was released seventeen years later in 1999, which featured the chart topping hit "Maria".

Deep Purple released the ten minute long, Vietnam War protest song "Child In Time" in 1970 on their album "Deep Purple in Rock". The album reached fourth place on the UK charts, but only managed to achieve 143rd place on the US Billboard 200 chart. It was certified gold in the US and UK, with certification based sales figures in the US at the time being five times as much as the UK.

Answer: Down

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) recorded "Don't Bring Me Down" for their album "Discovery" (1979). The song reached number three on the UK charts and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The only number one chart position was on the Canadian Top Singles chart.

"Down On The Corner" is from the Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) album "Willy and the Poor Boys"(1969), who actually feature in the lyrics of the song. The song charted at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album was listed in 2003, on the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list released by Rolling Stones magazine, at position 392.

Answer: Girl

"China Girl" was co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop and appeared on albums by both of them. First was Pop's 1977 album "The Idiot" and then Bowie's album "Let's Dance"(1983). David Bowie played a number of instruments on Iggy Pop's version of the song, but Bowie had the legendary Steve Ray Vaughan playing guitar on his version.

"Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" was recorded by Neil Diamond for his 1967 album "Just For You". The song reached number ten on the US Pop Singles chart. The band Urge Overkill covered the song in 1992 for their EP "Stull". This version featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film "Pulp Fiction" and reached eleventh position on the US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1994.