Doors Quiz | Geography in Songs

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1. "My baby makes me proud Lord, don't she make me proud She never makes a scene By hanging all over me in a crowd" Giz says that recognizing these lyrics will grant you passage through the unopened door in this musical maze.

Answer: "Behind Closed Doors" - Charlie Rich

1973 was a good year for Charlie Rich with the release of "Behind Closed Doors". At the Academy of Country Music Awards this won Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Best Male Vocalist. This gold record peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks. On the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 the song peaked at number fifteen.

2. Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Robby Krieger were the members of The Doors. Giz has said that you need to open up your memory and tell her which song was covered by The Doors so that she can let you sneak through the informal doorway.

Answer: Back Door Man

Enter if you answered "Back Door Man". It was written by Willie Dixon in 1961. The Doors covered this song in 1967 for their debut album "The Doors". The song version by The Doors was considered to be psychedelic rock mixed with blues rock. In 1970 "Back Door Man" was also included on their live album "Absolutely Live".

Their debut album, "The Doors" reached the number two position on the US Billboard Pop Albums Chart. The single "Light My Fire", from their debut album reaches the number one position on the US Billboard Pop Singles Chart.

3. Before you can get through the main door you'll have to tell Giz which song these lyrics come from: "I woke up this mornin' with a feelin' of despair Just lookin' for my baby but she wasn't there Heard someone knockin' and much to my surprise There stood my baby lookin' in my eyes".

Answer: "At My Front Door" - El Dorados

If you answered "At My Front Door" by The El Dorados, then Giz will happily let you come in.
This 1955 hit reached the number one position on the US Billboard R&B Chart. On the US Pop Chart it reached the number seventeen position. The El Dorados were a doo-wop band which came together in Chicago.

4. Most of us have heard of the group known as The Monkees. If you plan on getting through Giz's garden door then you'll have to tell Giz which of these songs is by The Monkees.

Answer: The Door Into Summer

In 1967 The Monkees released the album "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd." Which included the track "The Door Into Summer". This album reached the number one position on the US Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) in 1967. Since you correctly answered this particular question, you can move on to the next gateway.

5. Giz can be tricky. You thought Air France was only an airline company? It is, but it was also a band from Gothenburg, Sweden. Giz wants you to try to get through this rickety old door, without passing out, by choosing the title of an Air France song.

Answer: Collapsing at Your Doorstep

You got a golden key for answering this one. Did you know that "Collapsing at Your Doorstep" appeared on the 2008 album "No Way Down" by Air France? The album managed to reach number 161 on the US Top 200 Albums of the 2000s. It also made its way up to the number fourteen position on the US Top 50 Albums of 2008. Pitchfork Media awarded Air France the "Best New Music" award in 2008.

6. Giz has decided to entice you to seek passage through the angelic church door by giving you a few lyrics and asking you for the song title. "Mama, take this badge off of me I can't use it anymore. It's gettin' dark, too dark to see I feel I'm..."

Answer: Knockin' on Heaven's Door

You may pass, but not until you read about "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" which was a great song by Bob Dylan. This song was released in 1973 for the soundtrack of the film "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973), and Dylan's album of the same name. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" reached the number twelve position on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

Many artist such as Eric Clapton, The Grateful Dead and Guns N' Roses have released covers of this song.

7. Okay, Giz can see that you are quite clever answering the required questions. She has decided that you can't move forward through the crystal door without telling her the name of the artist or artists who released "Lookin' Out My Back Door".

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Giz says that being crystal clear has allowed you move forward in this round.

Creedence Clearwater Revival is in fact the group who recorded "Lookin' Out My Back Door". The song was released in 1970. It climbed the charts all the way to the number two position on the US Billboard Pop Singles chart.

The band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, consisted of John Fogerty, Stu Cook, Doug Clifford and Tom Fogerty. Their music style was considered to be roots rock and swamp rock. The band has had the distinction of selling twenty-six albums in the USA alone. In 1993 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

8. Giz thinks that you might need a hint to get through the swinging door. No, she changed her mind and her cowboy hat and now wants you to tell her who sang "Swinging Doors"?

Answer: Merle Haggard

You certainly are good at this and Giz says that you may pass through, but be careful you don't get spanked by the door when it swings back.
Merle Haggard released the album titled "Swinging Doors" in 1966. It has also been referred to as "Swinging Doors and The Bottle Let Me Down". In any case the album reached the number one position on the US Billboard Country Albums Chart. As a single, "Swinging Doors" peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles in 1966 as well.
Merle Haggard was born in 1937 and has enjoyed much success in his singing career which began in 1963. Haggard is a song writer, singer and guitarist. He also plays the fiddle.
In 2010, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts awarded Haggard the "Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Contribution to American Culture" award.

9. Trying hard to stump you Giz will let you through the iron heart-shaped gateway only if you can tell her which song was written and performed by Pete Townshend?

Answer: Let My Love Open the Door

Pete Townshend's album "Empty Glass" (1980) included "Let My Love Open the Door". The song has appeared in several films such as "Jerry Maguire" (1996) and "Mr. Deeds" (2002). "Let My Love Open the Door" reached the number nine position on the US Billboard Pop Singles Chart.

10. Finally you've reached the end of the line and Giz will let you through the spinning doors in hopes of convincing you to rate this quiz. She wants to know which song the following lyrics are from. "There are doors that let you in And out But never open But they are trapdoors That you can't come back from"

Answer: "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" - Radiohead

Radiohead released their album "Amnesiac" in 2001. "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" is one of the tracks on the album along with other songs like "Pyramid Song", "I Might Be Wrong" and "Knives Out". The album "Amnesiac" was ranked number six by the Village Voice Pazz and Jop poll. Thom Yorke, who wrote "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors", said he wrote the song because he felt that life was like a corridor of doors at the time. Maybe you have thought that this quiz was like a corridor of doors so Giz has decided to let you through one half of the Dutch door if you can be quick enough to know whether to jump or crawl through.

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