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Black And Blue Trivia Quiz

All the songs, lyrics and/or artists in this quiz have black, blue, or even both in them.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Rowena8482

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,558

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
930

Question 1 of 10

1. Can you complete this Pink Floyd lyric? - "Black, and blue, And who knows which is which ______" Hint

And which is you

And nothing's new

And what's to do

And who is who

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Question 2 of 10

2. Singer 'Black' had a hit in the UK in 1987 with the song "Sweetest Smile".
Can you complete this lyric? - "The sweetest smile that ever did, melt the ______" Hint

Pats in the butter dish

Frost from the ground

Ice in my lonely heart

Heart of the coldest kid

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Question 3 of 10

3. "How does it feel? Tell me now, how does it feel?"
Which 'blue' song is this line from? Hint

Blue Life

Blue Heart

Blue Monday

Blue Day

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Question 4 of 10

4. The song "Blue Moon" has been recorded many times since it was written in 1934. Do you know who wrote it? Hint

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Lerner and Hart

Lerner and Loewe

Rodgers and Hart

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Question 5 of 10

5. The band Ram Jam had a hit in 1977 with the song "Black ______"; which name completes the title? Hint

Mary

Betty

Bessie

Maggie

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which British singer had a UK hit with "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" in 1983? Hint

Nick Heyward

Nick Kershaw

Nick Kamen

Nick Cave

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1977, Johnny Wakelin had a UK top ten hit with the song "Black Superman" about a champion boxer. Which one? Hint

George Foreman

Muhammad Ali

Joe Frazier

John Conteh

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Question 8 of 10

8. A British singer named Black had one of the longest ever gaps between UK chart hits, from February 1974, to September 1993. Who is she?

Answer: (1st and 2nd name or just 1st name)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which British band had a UK hit with the song "Black Man Ray" in the 1980s? Hint

China Crisis

Visage

Spandau Ballet

Fiction Factory

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which American singer had hits in the 1960s with the songs "Blue Bayou" and "Blue Angel"?

Answer: (1st and last name or just last name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Can you complete this Pink Floyd lyric? - "Black, and blue, And who knows which is which ______"

Answer: And who is who

From the song "Us and Them" featured on the "Dark Side of the Moon" album, which was released in March 1973, and is one of the best selling albums of all time.

2. Singer 'Black' had a hit in the UK in 1987 with the song "Sweetest Smile". Can you complete this lyric? - "The sweetest smile that ever did, melt the ______"

Answer: Pats in the butter dish

Black's real name is Colin Vearncombe. He is a Liverpudlian by birth.
"Sweetest Smile" was a hit in the UK alone peaking at number eight in the charts.
His third single "Wonderful Life" was a hit worldwide in 1987, and featured in an episode of "Queer As Folk" in the US in 2004.

3. "How does it feel? Tell me now, how does it feel?" Which 'blue' song is this line from?

Answer: Blue Monday

"Blue Monday" by New Order was first released in 1983, and has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, making it one of, if not the, best selling 12 inch single of all time.

4. The song "Blue Moon" has been recorded many times since it was written in 1934. Do you know who wrote it?

Answer: Rodgers and Hart

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart wrote "Blue Moon" and it has been recorded by artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Rod Stewart, and Samantha Mumba.

5. The band Ram Jam had a hit in 1977 with the song "Black ______"; which name completes the title?

Answer: Betty

"Black Betty" reached number 18 in the American, and number one in the Australian singles charts in 1977.
The song has also been recorded by artists including Harry Belafonte, Nick Cave and Tom Jones.

6. Which British singer had a UK hit with "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" in 1983?

Answer: Nick Heyward

Nick Heyward was the lead singer of the band Haircut 100, who had four top ten hits in the UK charts during the early 1980s.
"Blue Hat for a Blue Day" was his third solo single and peaked at number 14 in the UK charts in September 1983.

7. In 1977, Johnny Wakelin had a UK top ten hit with the song "Black Superman" about a champion boxer. Which one?

Answer: Muhammad Ali

"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" spent ten weeks on the UK charts and peaked at number seven.
The "Kinshasa Band" were also given credits on the record's label.

8. A British singer named Black had one of the longest ever gaps between UK chart hits, from February 1974, to September 1993. Who is she?

Answer: Cilla Black

After having 19 UK hits up until "Baby We Can't Go Wrong" in February 1974, Cilla had to wait 19 years and 190 days to chart again in September 1993 with "Through the Years"
Cilla Black's real name is Priscilla White.

9. Which British band had a UK hit with the song "Black Man Ray" in the 1980s?

Answer: China Crisis

"Black Man Ray" reached number 14 in the UK singles chart in 1985.
China Crisis formed in 1979, and their most recent tour was in January and February 2007.

10. Which American singer had hits in the 1960s with the songs "Blue Bayou" and "Blue Angel"?

Answer: Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison released "Blue Angel" in 1960 and went to number nine on the US Hot 100 chart and number eleven on the UK singles charts.
He released "Blue Bayou" in 1963, and went to number 29 in the US Hot 100 and number three in the UK singles charts.

Source: Author Rowena8482

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