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Quiz about DoWackaDo The Irrepressible Roger Miller

Do-Wacka-Do, The Irrepressible Roger Miller Quiz

Unique and one-of-a-kind have become cliche but are appropriate to one of the most original songwriters of all time, Roger Miller. Enjoy getting these lyrics stuck in your head again but also learning something about this American original.

A multiple-choice quiz by zeb43. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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zeb43

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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301,862

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. According to one of Roger Miller's strangest song titles, where CAN'T you roller skate? Hint

In a Watermelon Patch

Anywhere You've a Mind to

In a Parakeet Cage

In a Buffalo Herd

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you recognize this rhyming gem, "Roses are red and violets are purple,
sugar is sweet and so is maple surple," then you know the name of this Roger Miller song. Hint

Do-Wacka-Do

Dang Me

Woman Would You Weep For Me

King of the Road

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which classic Roger Miller song uses this clever rhyme: "A chicken ain't chicken 'til it's lickin' good fried, keep on the sunny side?" Hint

Keep on the Sunny Side

Chug-A-Lug

Do-Wacka-Do

My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died

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Question 4 of 10

4. Can you complete this Roger Miller classic lyric: "Ah but two hours of pushin' broom buys an 8-by-12 four-bit room. I'm a man of means by no means"...

Answer: (think crowned highway)

5. Perhaps the ultimate song regarding a young man's first foray into hard liquor, which Roger Miller song includes this lyric: "But with the help of my finaglin' uncle I get snuck in, for my first taste of sin?" Hint

Dang Me

Chug-A-Lug

My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died

Do-Wacka-Do

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Roger Miller song title completes this lyric: "I hear tell you're doing well, good things have come to you. I wish I had your happiness and you had a" what? Hint

Chug-A-Lug

Do-Wacka-Do

Unfortunate Accident

Nasty Divorce

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Question 7 of 10

7. Roger Miller's talents were not restricted to writing quirky country songs. He also wrote the lyrics and music for which Broadway play that was based on a Mark Twain novel? Hint

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Big River

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Question 8 of 10

8. I'll just get you started on this wonderful piece of Americana by Roger Miller and you can sing the rest to yourself: "Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let 50 cents." What is the destination of this "King of the Road" ? Hint

Chicago, IL

Boston, MA

Bangor, ME

Santa Fe, NM

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Question 9 of 10

9. Roger Miller wrote and sang three songs, as well as provided the voice for a character in which Disney animated movie? Hint

The Sword in the Stone

Robin Hood

The Jungle Book

The Fox and the Hound

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Question 10 of 10

10. Can you name the song co-written by Roger Miller and George Jones that many years later became a #1 single for Alan Jackson? Hint

Chug-A-Lug

She Thinks I Still Care

Chattahoochee

Tall, Tall Trees

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to one of Roger Miller's strangest song titles, where CAN'T you roller skate?

Answer: In a Buffalo Herd

"But you can be happy if you've a mind to. All you gotta do is put your mind to it; knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it."
"You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd" topped out on the U.S. Country charts in 1966 at #35.

2. If you recognize this rhyming gem, "Roses are red and violets are purple, sugar is sweet and so is maple surple," then you know the name of this Roger Miller song.

Answer: Dang Me

The rest of this clever verse goes: "I'm the seventh out of seventy sons, my pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of a gun."
And then the chorus, "Dang me, dang me; they oughta take a rope and hang me, high from the highest tree; woman would you weep for me?"
This song won several Country Grammy Awards in 1964, including Best Song.

3. Which classic Roger Miller song uses this clever rhyme: "A chicken ain't chicken 'til it's lickin' good fried, keep on the sunny side?"

Answer: My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died

"Apples are for eatin' and snakes are for hissin', I've heard about huggin' and I've heard about kissin', I read about it free in a 50 cent illustrated guide."
Roger Miller was born in Fort Worth, TX in 1936 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1995.

4. Can you complete this Roger Miller classic lyric: "Ah but two hours of pushin' broom buys an 8-by-12 four-bit room. I'm a man of means by no means"...

Answer: King of the Road

The ultimate care-free hobo song, as exemplified by this piece: "Old worn-out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues. I smoke old stogies I have found...short, but not too big around."
This was a big crossover hit, not only reaching number 1 on the Country Charts but reaching number 4 on Billboard's Top 100 and #1 on the UK Charts in 1965.

Answer: Chug-A-Lug

"Chug-a-lug chug-a-lug, make you wanna holler hi de ho, burns your tummy don't ya know." In 1964 this song got as high as #9 on the U.S. Hot 100 and #3 on the Country charts. Voted #9 on CMT's "40 Greatest Drinking Songs."

6. Which Roger Miller song title completes this lyric: "I hear tell you're doing well, good things have come to you. I wish I had your happiness and you had a" what?

Answer: Do-Wacka-Do

Written in the form of a letter to an old friend or old flame whose life has turned out better, the term do-wacka-do seems to be Roger's humorous term for wishing the old friend would "do like I do."
This song reached #15 on the U.S. Country charts in 1965.

7. Roger Miller's talents were not restricted to writing quirky country songs. He also wrote the lyrics and music for which Broadway play that was based on a Mark Twain novel?

Answer: Big River

"Big River" is the name of the Broadway play that was based on the Twain novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
The play won 7 Tony Awards in 1985, including Best Musical, and Miller won for Best Original Score. He is the only country music artist ever to win a Tony.

Answer: Bangor, ME

The second verse starts, "Third boxcar, midnight train...destination Bangor, Maine."
Another multiple Grammy winning song from 1965, including Best Country Song, Best Country & Western Album but also won that year for Best Contemporary (Rock & Roll) Single.

9. Roger Miller wrote and sang three songs, as well as provided the voice for a character in which Disney animated movie?

Answer: Robin Hood

"Robin Hood" was released by Disney Studios in 1973. Miller wrote and sang "Not in Nottingham," "Whistle-Stop" and "Oo De Lally." He also provided the voice of the narrating rooster, Alan-A-Dale.

10. Can you name the song co-written by Roger Miller and George Jones that many years later became a #1 single for Alan Jackson?

Answer: Tall, Tall Trees

George Jones released his version of the song in 1958 on the album "Long Live King George" and Roger Miller released it on his album "A Trip in the Country" from 1970, but neither artist released it as a single. Alan Jackson's version of the song went to #1 on the Billboard Country Charts in 1995.

Source: Author zeb43

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