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Crooning About Critters Trivia Quiz

Here are some questions about animals and critters in song.

A multiple-choice quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bigjohnsludge

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
383,832

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. This 1972 song by Loudon Wainwright III may have made people roll up their car windows on long trips. Hint

"Toad Kill"

"Dead Skunk"

"Smashed Puppies"

"Belly-up Goats"

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Question 2 of 10

2. This 'ichthic' 1980 song by the comedy rock duo Barnes & Barnes was a fan favorite for years on the Dr. Demento radio show. Hint

"Flipper"

"Fish Heads"

"Shark Bite"

"Turtle Lake"

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Question 3 of 10

3. This 1968 song by The Irish Rovers spoke of humpty backed camels, chimpanzees, cats, rats and elephants. But the song was really about an animal that they couldn't find. Hint

"The Liger"

"The Unicorn"

"The Roc"

"The Phoenix"

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Question 4 of 10

4. This 1953 song performed by 10 year old Gayla Peevey was about a girl wanting a certain animal for a holiday gift. No crocodiles, or rhinoceroses will do. Hint

"Monkey in My Stocking"

"I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas"

"Cat's in the Cradle"

"A Mouse For All Seasons"

5. This 1964 song by country music band Buck Owens and the Buckaroos has a title that sounds like it is about grabbing a large feline's rear appendage. I'm sure Tony wouldn't say " It's Grrrreat!". Hint

"The Eye of the Tiger"

"I've Got a Tiger By the Tail"

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

"Panther Party"

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Question 6 of 10

6. This 1965 novelty song performed by Little Jimmy Dickens would probably make most people sneeze, or have need to see an Otorhinolaryngologist. Hint

"I Want A New Duck"

"Chickin Fried"

"May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose"

"Let That Pony Run"

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Question 7 of 10

7. This song, released in 1976 by the pop music duo Captain & Tennille was a cover of a 1972 song by Willis Alan Ramsey. Ramsey's version didn't do too well but Captain & Tennille took the song to number four on the pop chart. It was a song about a pair of infatuated aquatic rodents. Hint

"I Mink I Love You"

"Boogie Beaver"

"Muskrat Love"

"The Otter Side of Town"

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Question 8 of 10

8. This 1974 hit song recorded by Jim Stafford was about a boy who tries to gain the affection of a little girl by presenting her with all sorts of creepy crawlers. Hint

"Dont Bug Me"

"Spiders & Snakes"

"Mamma Toad Me Not To Come"

"Worm Summer Nights"

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Question 9 of 10

9. This orchestral interlude composed in 1899 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was used for the theme song for the TV show "The Green Hornet" in the 1960s. Hint

"Flight of the Bumblebee"

"Hive Been Lonely Too Long"

"Let It Bee"

"Honey"

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Question 10 of 10

10. This 1971 road song by Lobo told of the travels of a guy, a girl, and their pet riding cross country together in their car. The guy, according to the song, loved being a free man. Hint

"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"

"Mellon Collie Baby"

"I'm a Retriever"

"Shih Tzu Easy To Fall In Love"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This 1972 song by Loudon Wainwright III may have made people roll up their car windows on long trips.

Answer: "Dead Skunk"

Between 1974 and 1975 Loudon Wainwright III played Captain Calvin Spalding (the "singing surgeon") on the TV show "M.A.S.H". In January 2010, he won the Grammy for 'Best Traditional Folk Album' for "High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project".

2. This 'ichthic' 1980 song by the comedy rock duo Barnes & Barnes was a fan favorite for years on the Dr. Demento radio show.

Answer: "Fish Heads"

"Fish Heads" is a novelty song about what fish heads can, and cannot do. Actor Bill Paxton directed a short music video about the song and it was aired on "Saturday Night Live" in 1980. Dr. Demento had a small part in the film playing a bum.

3. This 1968 song by The Irish Rovers spoke of humpty backed camels, chimpanzees, cats, rats and elephants. But the song was really about an animal that they couldn't find.

Answer: "The Unicorn"

The song is actually about the great flood and how the unicorns were so busy playing and having fun, they missed their chance to get on the ark and were never seen again. The song reached number two in the 'US Adult Contemporary Charts'.

4. This 1953 song performed by 10 year old Gayla Peevey was about a girl wanting a certain animal for a holiday gift. No crocodiles, or rhinoceroses will do.

Answer: "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas"

"I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" reached number 24 on 'Billboard' magazine's Hot 100 chart in December 1953. Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo), Gretchen Wilson, Captain & Tennille, and The Jonas Brothers all did covers of the song.

Answer: "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail"

"I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" reached No. 1 on the 'Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles' chart in February 1965. Buck Owens got the idea for the title when he saw the slogan "Put a tiger in your tank" on an Esso gas station sign.

6. This 1965 novelty song performed by Little Jimmy Dickens would probably make most people sneeze, or have need to see an Otorhinolaryngologist.

Answer: "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose"

In 1965 "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. country music chart. The writer of the song, Neal Merritt, said that he got the idea for the song from one of Johnny Carson's comic putdown lines he heard on the "Tonight Show".

Answer: "Muskrat Love"

The original song was written in 1972 by Willis Alan Ramsey and was originally titled "Muskrat Candlelight". The song was retitled to "Muskrat Love" in 1973 and recorded by "America" and reached number 67 on the 'Billboard Hot 100'. In 1976, Captain & Tennille managed to take the song to number two on the 'Cash Box' chart,

8. This 1974 hit song recorded by Jim Stafford was about a boy who tries to gain the affection of a little girl by presenting her with all sorts of creepy crawlers.

Answer: "Spiders & Snakes"

In the song, the two kids grow into a more mature relationship. When they are alone, Mary Lou has to keep reminding her boy friend that it takes something other than toads, spiders, and snakes, to satisfy her wants and desires. The song made it to number three on 'Billboard Hot 100'.

9. This orchestral interlude composed in 1899 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was used for the theme song for the TV show "The Green Hornet" in the 1960s.

Answer: "Flight of the Bumblebee"

"Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude in the opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1899-1900. In 1961, a piano version of the song done by B. Bumble and the Stingers reached #21 on the 'Billboard Hot 100'.

10. This 1971 road song by Lobo told of the travels of a guy, a girl, and their pet riding cross country together in their car. The guy, according to the song, loved being a free man.

Answer: "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"

"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" reached number five on 'Billboard Hot 100' in 1971. In 1972, Lobo had two more songs reaching the top 10. The songs were "I'd Love You to Want Me" and "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend".

Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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