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Quiz about Funny Planet of the Apes Music

Funny Planet of the Apes Music Quiz

We find ourselves in the land of the Planet of the Apes. Things are different but kind of the same. The music is the same, but with ape artists and ape titles and ape lyrics to the songs. Have fun guessing the titles of these monkey songs.

A multiple-choice quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bigjohnsludge

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
382,821

Updated
Aug 05 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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541

Last 3 plays: Sharky2 (6/10), Mimi1950 (10/10), dmaxst (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1968, the ape group The O'Kaysimians had a top ten hit about passing the time looking at female apes walking by. What was that simian top ten hit? Hint

Gorillas, Gorillas, Gorillas

Gorilla From Ipanema

I'm A Gorilla Watcher

Used To Be My Gorilla

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1967, an ape named Van Morrisimian had a top ten hit about a female ape with dark colored eyes. What was that top ten ape hit? Hint

Gorilla Crazy

Brown Eyed Gorilla

Gorilla For All Seasons

Gorilla On Fire

3. In 1976, a young blind ape named Stevie Wonderchimp made a top selling album with the songs "Isn't She Lovely (Hanging From a Tree)" and "Sir Duke and Bonzo". What was the name of that ape album? Hint

Beautiful Gorillas

A Chimp Off The Old Block

California Gorillas

Songs In The Monkey Of Life

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1964, the ape group The Temptasimians had a hit single that contained the lyrics: I've got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it's cold outside I've got the month of May". What was that ape classic?

Hint

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

The Gorilla I Left Behind

My Gorilla

I Left My Bananas, In San Francisco

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1997, the Danish-Norwegian ape dance-pop group Aquachimp had a hit song centering around a popular classic female ape doll that every little girl ape had growing up. What was that ape hit? Hint

Bobby's Gorilla

Barbie Gorilla

Boy Without a Gorilla

Big Gorillas Don't Cry

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1994, the country ape star Tim Macaquegraw had a hit song about growing up with, and eventually marrying and having a baby with a neighborhood female ape. In the song, he speaks of going fishing, going to the movies and having his car stolen, and praying to God that his ape wife doesn't die during childbirth. What was the name of that ape country tune? Hint

I Gotta Brand New Gorilla Friend

Don't Take the Gorilla

Gorilla You Know It's True

Another Gorilla Another Planet

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1972, the ape rock band King Kong Harvest had a single that reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The opening lyrics are: "We get it on most every night, And when that old moon gets so big and bright, It's a supernatural delight, Everybody's _______ ." What simian hit fills the blank? Hint

Monkey See Monkey Do

King Kong The Witch Is Dead

Some Gorillas Have All The Luck

Dancing in Baboon Light

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1972, a ballad singing ape named Jim Crochape had a hit single about a pool playing ape that hustled another ape in a pool game. In the song, the cheated ape came back for revenge. Though the other apes told him not to tug on Superape's cape or spit into the wind, he went ahead and cut the hustler ape in a hundred places, and shot him in a couple more. What was that ape hit? Hint

Take The Last Train To Clarksville

You Don't Mess Around With Chimp

The Gorilla Of My Dreams

Que Simian Que Simian

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 2014, the ape band Little Big Monkey Town had a hit about a female ape who was in love with a gorilla who was in love another female ape. Some of the lyrics are: "I wanna taste her lips, yeah, 'cause they taste like you, I wanna drown myself, in a bottle of her banana perfume". What was that ape hit? Hint

This Gorilla's Mine

Three Chimps In A Fountain

Don't Play Under The Banana Tree With Anyone Else But Me

Gorilla Crush

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Question 10 of 10

10. After having a major hit with "Mandrill" a tune about his pet dog, ape artist Barry Macacqueilow came back with a disco hit in 1978 about a show-ape named Lola and her lover Tony. Lola was the hottest show-ape north of Havana. What was the name of that ape hit? Hint

Disco Chimp

Copa Banana

Baboon Inferno

Do The Monkey Hustle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1968, the ape group The O'Kaysimians had a top ten hit about passing the time looking at female apes walking by. What was that simian top ten hit?

Answer: I'm A Gorilla Watcher

In the real world, the 1968 song "I'm A Girl Watcher" was by The O'Kaysons. It was the only song they had that made it into the top twenty.

2. In 1967, an ape named Van Morrisimian had a top ten hit about a female ape with dark colored eyes. What was that top ten ape hit?

Answer: Brown Eyed Gorilla

In the real world, the 1967 song "Brown Eyed Girl" was recorded by Van Morrison. Though it only peaked at number ten on pop charts, it became Van's signature song and was covered by hundreds of other bands.

Answer: Songs In The Monkey Of Life

In the real world, the 1976 album "Songs in the Key of Life" was done by Stevie Wonder. The double album became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed albums of Stevie Wonder's career. It is ranked number 57 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Albums of All Time".

Answer: My Gorilla

In the real world, the 1964 song "My Girl" was recorded by The Temptations and reached number one on pop charts. The song has become a classic, played at dances, and became The Temptations' signature song. "My Girl" was ranked number 88 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

5. In 1997, the Danish-Norwegian ape dance-pop group Aquachimp had a hit song centering around a popular classic female ape doll that every little girl ape had growing up. What was that ape hit?

Answer: Barbie Gorilla

In the real world, the 1997 song "Barbie Girl" was recorded by the dance-pop group Aqua. The song reached number one in the U.K. but only made it to number seven on U.S. pop charts. The song has been used in the movies "White Chicks", "Meet the Spartans", and various others.

Answer: Don't Take the Gorilla

In the real world, the 1994 country song "Don't Take the Girl" was recorded by Tim McGraw. The song reached number one in Canada but only managed to make it to number 17 on "Billboard's Hot 100". It did reach number one on "Billboard's Hot Country Songs".

Answer: Dancing in Baboon Light

In the real world, the 1972 hit "Dancing in the Moonlight" was recorded by the band King Harvest and reached number 13 on the "Billboard Hot 100". King Harvest was never able to have another song reach the top 20.

Answer: You Don't Mess Around With Chimp

In the real world, the song "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" was written and recorded by solo artist Jim Croce. The song reached number eight on the Billboard chart. Jim Croce died in a plane crash on September 20, 1973 right at the peak of his career.

Answer: Gorilla Crush

In the real world, the song "Girl Crush" was recorded by the country band Little Big Town. In 2015 the song won the Country Music Association Awards for Song of the Year and Single of the Year.

Answer: Copa Banana

In the real world, the song "Copacabana" was recorded by and co-written by Barry Manilow. The song reached number eight on Billboard charts. Copacabana is a discotheque staple and a popular karaoke song.

Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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