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Cadillacs in Song Trivia Quiz

Celebrating the American automotive luxury icon with music.

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

Author
doc_roc

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
314,431

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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421

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the Stray Cats "Look at that Cadillac", where did the singer get a job to fund his purchase of "the finest lookin' car that ever rolled off the line"? Hint

Liquor store

Local bar

Record store

Rock band

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "One Piece at a Time" sung by Johnny Cash, what is the first thing the singer took to build his "Psyco-Billy Cadillac"? Hint

Lunch box full of gears

All four shocks

Fuel pump

Trunk

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Question 3 of 10

3. In The Playmates song "Beep Beep" when the singer thinks the driver of the "little Nash Rambler" wants to pass, what does he decide to show the approaching driver that a Cadillac is? Hint

not a car to race

the fastest thing on four wheels

a car that can't be beat

not a car to scorn

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "Hot Rod Lincoln" originally released by Charlie Ryan and The Livingston Brothers in 1955, what type of Cadillac does the singer say "passed us by"? Hint

Limousine

Lowrider

Convertible

Sedan

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the ZZ Top song "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", how does the singer describe the ride in his "new Cadillac"? Hint

Tearin' up the highway

Rollin' down the road

Easin' down the highway

Movin' down the road

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Question 6 of 10

6. Bruce Springsteen sings of going to the "Cadillac Ranch". Where is the Cadillac Ranch, with its ten vintage Cadillacs buried nose down in the dirt? Hint

Cadillac, Michigan

Amarillo, Texas

Hollywood, California

Fairmont, Indiana

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 2002 Cadillac began an advertising campaign using a classic rock song. What tune did GM use to encourage us to "Break Through"? Hint

Led Zeppelin - "Rock and Roll"

The Doors - "Break on Through to the Other Side"

Led Zeppelin - "Trampled Under Foot"

The Doors - "Light My Fire"

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Question 8 of 10

8. From the 1972 Neil Young release "Harvest", in the song "Alabama" the singer states "Your Cadillac has a wheel in the ditch and a wheel...". Where is the other wheel? Hint

in the air

stuck in mud

rolling down the road

on the track

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Question 9 of 10

9. Bruce Springsteen also sings of a "Pink Cadillac". Who does he sing about waving to? Hint

The girls

The cops

My friends

Other Cadillac drivers

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the song "Same Old You", from the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1982 "Long After Dark" album, what does the singer suggest putting in the back of a '62 Cadillac? Hint

Mini Bar

Mary Jane

Hot tub

Fender Amplifier

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the Stray Cats "Look at that Cadillac", where did the singer get a job to fund his purchase of "the finest lookin' car that ever rolled off the line"?

Answer: Liquor store

From 1983's "Rant 'N Rave with the Stray Cats", "Look at that Cadillac" reached number 68 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.

2. In "One Piece at a Time" sung by Johnny Cash, what is the first thing the singer took to build his "Psyco-Billy Cadillac"?

Answer: Lunch box full of gears

Written by Wayne Kemp, "One Piece at a Time" reached the Billboard Hot Country Singles number one the week of May 29-June 6, 1976.

3. In The Playmates song "Beep Beep" when the singer thinks the driver of the "little Nash Rambler" wants to pass, what does he decide to show the approaching driver that a Cadillac is?

Answer: not a car to scorn

Released in 1958, "Beep Beep" spent twelve weeks on the Billboard Top 40. Due to BBC regulations against brand names being used in songs, "Nash Rambler" and "Cadillac" were replaced with "bubble car" and "limousine" in Europe.

4. In "Hot Rod Lincoln" originally released by Charlie Ryan and The Livingston Brothers in 1955, what type of Cadillac does the singer say "passed us by"?

Answer: Sedan

"Hot Rod Lincoln" was re-released in 1959 by Charlie Ryan as Charlie Ryan and The Timberline Riders. It was also covered by Johnny Bond, Asleep at the Wheel, ALL, and in probably the best known version, by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen as well as many others.

5. In the ZZ Top song "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", how does the singer describe the ride in his "new Cadillac"?

Answer: Easin' down the highway

From the 1979 "Deg�ello" release, which reached the 1984 Billboard 200 at 183, "I'm Bad I'm Nationwide" included the lyrics "movin' down the road in my V-8 ford" and "rollin' down the road in some cold blue steel".

6. Bruce Springsteen sings of going to the "Cadillac Ranch". Where is the Cadillac Ranch, with its ten vintage Cadillacs buried nose down in the dirt?

Answer: Amarillo, Texas

The Cadillac Ranch erected in 1974 is located along historic Route 66 on land owned by Stanley Marsh III. It is comprised of Cadillacs produced from 1949-1963, set in the ground at the same angle as the great pyramids in Egypt.

7. In 2002 Cadillac began an advertising campaign using a classic rock song. What tune did GM use to encourage us to "Break Through"?

Answer: Led Zeppelin - "Rock and Roll"

From Led Zeppelin's fourth album, "Rock and Roll", reached number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in 1972. GM tried to get the rights to "Break on Through to the Other Side", but the offer was turned down. I believe these ads debuted during the 2002 "Super Bowl".

8. From the 1972 Neil Young release "Harvest", in the song "Alabama" the singer states "Your Cadillac has a wheel in the ditch and a wheel...". Where is the other wheel?

Answer: on the track

"Harvest" reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart the week of March 11 - March 24, 1972. This was Mr. Young's second rip on "southern men".

9. Bruce Springsteen also sings of a "Pink Cadillac". Who does he sing about waving to?

Answer: The girls

Originally written in 1982, "Pink Cadillac" was first released as the "B-side" of "Dancing in the Dark" from the "Born in the U.S.A." album.

10. In the song "Same Old You", from the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1982 "Long After Dark" album, what does the singer suggest putting in the back of a '62 Cadillac?

Answer: Fender Amplifier

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' fifth album, "Long After Dark", reached number nine on the Pop Albums chart in 1983.

Source: Author doc_roc

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