Culinary Music Trivia Quiz

Answer: Peaches and Herb

The duo from Washington D.C.; Francine Barker (Peaches) and Herb Fame, began recording in the late 60s. After breaking up, Fame reformed the group with a new Peaches (Linda Green) in 1977. With the disco era kicking into high gear they hit the top five with "Shake Your Groove Thing" (1979) and followed it up two months later with the number one smash ballad, "Reunited".

Answer: Vanilla Fudge

The single was "You Keep Me Hanging On" (1967) which peaked at number six on the charts. The Supremes original recording, of course, went to number one. Later in 1987 it was covered again by pop soloist Kim Wilde and also hit number one in the U.S.

Answer: Popcorn

Although Hot Butter was a band, the instrumental hit "Popcorn" (1972) was best known for the moog synthesizer work of band leader Stan Free. The keyboards resembled a popcorn machine and it helped take the song to the top ten.

Answer: Brandy

In May of 1998, Brandy teamed up with Monica to record the smash hit "The Boy Is Mine" which was inspired by the 1982 Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson hit, "The Girl Is Mine" This was the first time two solo artists with one word names recorded together and the song, which was number one for 13 weeks, won the 1999 Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.

Answer: Cheeseburger

Country Rock artist Jimmy Buffett is best known for his hit "Margaritaville" (1977) but "Cheeseburger In Paradise" (1978) became almost as popular. In fact the song inspired Buffett to start a chain of restaurants with that name. It also became a menu item at Buffett's famous restaurant chains known as "Margaritaville"

Answer: The Raspberries

The Raspberries had a short-lived career during the early 70s but did score with the top five hit, "Go All The Way" (1972). Carmen went on to a successful solo career starting with the number two hit "All By Myself" (1976) and later scored a hit from the movie "Dirty Dancing" (1988) starring Patrick Swayze. The song was "Hungry Eyes".

Answer: Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf became a popular rocker during the 1970s starting with the album, "Bat Out Of Hell" (1972) which included the hit "Paradise By The Dashboard Light". He was also well known for his cameo appearance in the cult film classic, "Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975) as a biker named Eddie, whose brain was used to create "Rocky Horror".

Answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers

The group was a successful Grammy winning band starting in 1983, which incorporated a nice blend of punk, funk, heavy metal and rap into their unique sound. They scored a total of 11 number one singles on the Billboard Modern Rock charts.

Answer: Cream

Eric Clapton, considered by many to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time, began as a member of the Yardbirds in the 1960s. He then formed the psychedelic rock band Cream with Ginger Baker in 1966. He went on as a part of the bands Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominoes among others. He then continued a very successful solo career even into the 1990s.

Answer: Lady Marmalade

Marmalade is a type of preserve with a citrus, tangy taste popularized by the British in the 15th century. It was usually made of oranges and served on English toast, similar to jelly. The song had nothing to do with the food but the seductive woman in the song was referred to as Lady Marmalade.

The song peaked at number one for one week on the Billboard charts in 1975. A cover version recorded by the quartet of Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mưa and Pink in 2001 was used in the film "Moulin Rouge" (2001) starring Nicole Kidman.

Answer: The Candy Man

When he recorded the song in 1972 it was written for the film and Davis Jr. wanted to play the part in the film. Although the film makers passed on the idea the song became one of his signature songs hitting number one on the charts.

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Bread was a popular light rock band of the 1970s with hits such as "If" (1971), "Everything I Own" (1972) and the number one single "Make It With You" (1970). In 1977 as a solo artist, Gates recorded the hit, "The Goodbye Girl" for the film of the same title starring Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss.

Answer: Uncle Kracker

Uncle Kracker, who is good friends with Kid Rock got together with Doby Gray in 2002 to re-record the hit. He also sang duo with Kenny Chesney in 2004 on the number one hit "When The Sun Goes Down"

Answer: The Mashed Potato

The Mashed Potatowas similar to Chubby Checker's Twist. Sharp recorded "Mashed Potato Time" for the dance in 1962 and another song called "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" in the same year. But there was no dance called the Gravy.

Answer: Pina Colada

The popular song was all about a man who was growing tired of his woman so he decided to explore other options. He responds to a personal ad in the paper from a woman who likes Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain. When he goes to meet the mystery woman in a bar he finds out the woman is actually his own lovely lady who had the same idea.