Diamonds Are a Dime a Dozen Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Rolling Stones

"Ruby Tuesday" was recorded in 1966 by The Rolling Stones. It was released on their album "Flowers" which had a different title for its US release, "Between the Buttons". The song reached number one in the US on the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Cash Box Top 100 charts as well as a third place on the UK chart. Rolling Stones magazine has rated the song at position 310 on their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.

Answer: Night in the Ruts

Of the four choices, only "Night in the Ruts" is an Aerosmith album. "The Wall" is Pink Floyd, "Damn the Torpedoes" is Tom Petty and "In Through the Out Door" is Led Zeppelin. They were all released in 1979 though.

"Night in the Ruts" was Aerosmith's sixth album and charted at position thirty-nine on the US Billboard chart.

Answer: Jolene

The song "Jolene" was released in 1973 from the album of the same name. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Country Songs chart and but did not do so well on the Adult Contemporary Hot 100 (44) and US Billboard Hot 100 (60) charts. it did do incredibly well on the UK chart by comparison, reaching a strong seventh place.

The song was covered by the band The White Stripes in 2004, but only managed a fourteenth place on the UK charts. Dolly Parton received a Grammy Award for the song 44 years after it was released, for a collaboration she did with the a capella group Pentatonix.

Answer: Judey

"Judey on a Street" was released by the US band Okkervil River in 2016 on their album "Away". The album's best chart position was on the US Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums; it reached a solid eighth place. It also managed to chart in the top twenty-five on five different US Billboard charts.

"Once I died in a dream
And the world without me went fine
And then years went by
Take me to that city in the sky
The clouds are aquamarine
The architect remains unseen
I'll live my life out on your street
Up where the bluebirds fly"

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

"Dragonfly" was released as a single by Fleetwood Mac in 1971. It was the first single from the band to feature Christine McVie. The song failed to chart in any of the countries it was released in and was only included on Fleetwood Mac's 1971 "Greatest Hits" album where it finally charted at ninth place on the US Hot Singles Sales chart. "Tusk" and "Rumours", which are mentioned in the question, were two successful albums released by the band in 1979 and 1977 respectively.

Answer: Steamboat

"Steamboat" was recorded by The Beach Boys on their "Holland" album in 1973. It was the band's nineteenth album and it reached thirty-sixth place on the US charts and twentieth on the UK charts. The album was picked as one of Rolling Stone magazine's "Albums of the Year" in 1973.

Jasper is a gem which is red, yellow, brown or green in colour.

Answer: Tales of Brave Ulysses

"Tales of Brave Ulysses" was written by Eric Clapton and released by Cream in 1967 as a single. It was later included their album "Disraeli Gears", several months later. The song reached seventeenth place on the UK Top 40 chart, but the album itself went to top position on the US Cash Box Top 100 Pop Albums Year-End Chart and Australian Albums chart as well as a top position in Finland.

James Joyce wrote the novel "Ulysses" in the early 1900s.

Answer: The Rapture

"The Rapture" was recorded in 1995 for the album of the same name by Siouxsie and the Banshees. This was the last album recorded by the band prior to lead singer Siouxsie Sioux embarking on a solo career. The album was better received in the UK than the US, reaching thirty-third position on the UK charts. It did not manage to crack the top 100 on the US Billboard chart in 1995.

Answer: Black Sabbath

"Planet Caravan" was released on Black Sabbath's second studio album, "Paranoid" in 1970. The album reached top position on the UK charts, fifth place on the Norwegian chart and managed a twelfth place on the US Billboard chart. The song "Planet Caravan" was covered by rock band Pantera in 1994 for their album "Far Beyond Driven".

It was released as a single and charted fairly well for them, twenty-first place on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and twenty-sixth spot on the UK charts.

Answer: Pearl

Eric Burdon & War released "Spill the Wine" as a single in 1970 and the song was then released on the album "Eric Burdon Declares War" in the same year. The song was a success on the US Billboard chart, reaching third position. The song also charted well in Canada, Australia, Mexico, the Netherlands and Germany.

The song was covered by The Isley Brothers in 1971 and Michael Hutchence of INXS fame in 1996.