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Get Down and Then Get Up Again! Quiz

Chumbawumba wrote 'Tubthumping' and I just paraphrased a line from it as my quiz title. All questions relate to the words 'UP' or 'DOWN'.

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
356,047

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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446

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Question 1 of 10

1. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Which Brit rockers sang 'Down Down', way back in 1975? Hint

Beatles

The Kinks

The Who

Status Quo

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Question 2 of 10

2. What do the song 'Up, Up and Away', and a 'Superman' comic villain named Mister Mxyzptlk, have in common? Hint

Metropolis

The Fifth Dimension

Absolutely nothing

Lois Lane

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the last Number One hit by Elvis Presley before his untimely death in 1977? Hint

Way Down Upon the Swanee River

Way Down

All Shook Up

Uptown Girl

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Up All Night' was a 2011 release for which Californian band, consisting of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker? Hint

Offspring

Blink 182

Cheshire Cat

My Chemical Romance

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Question 5 of 10

5. The original 'supergroup', The Beatles, released a few 'UP' and 'DOWN' songs. Which of these was the B-side of the huge hit, 'Let It Be'? Hint

Don't Let Me Down

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

I'm Down

Slow Down

6. This song has almost become an anthem in Australia. If I mentioned a few snatches of lyrics, it should make it easier to identify.
"He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich",
"Where beer does flow and men chunder",
"Travelling in a fried-out Kombi".

Name that song! Hint

Tie Me Kangaroo Down

Land Down Under

Boys Light Up

Downhearted

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Question 7 of 10

7. A 1974 one-hit wonder was 'Up in a Puff of Smoke', a boppy little number that hit Top 50 on both sides of the Atlantic. Who performed it? Hint

M People

David Soul

Debbie Boone

Polly Brown

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Drifters went there in 1962, and in 2010 Carole King and James Taylor went there. Many other artists have been there, too. Where did they all go "when this old world starts getting me down, and people are just too much for me to face."? Hint

Up on the Roof

Down by the River

Downtown

Over, Under, Sideways, Down

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Question 9 of 10

9. There have been several different songs with the words 'Upside Down' in the title. One of them was part of the soundtrack of the movie 'Curious George'- who sang it? Hint

Jack Johnson

Barenaked Ladies

Diana Ross

Tori Amos

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Living End are a well-known band from Australia. They have recorded a few 'UP' and 'DOWN' songs, but which is not one of them? Hint

All Torn Down

Wake Up

Burning Down the House

Live It Up

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Which Brit rockers sang 'Down Down', way back in 1975?

Answer: Status Quo

In the UK and Australia, they were one of the biggest rock acts of the 1970s, with hits like 'Pictures of Matchstick Men', 'Caroline', 'Rockin' All Over the World' and 'Whatever You Want' all hitting Top Ten. For some reason, they did not make the charts at all in the USA.

2. What do the song 'Up, Up and Away', and a 'Superman' comic villain named Mister Mxyzptlk, have in common?

Answer: The Fifth Dimension

Mister Mxyzptlk is a prankster from the Fifth Dimension who terrorises Superman. His weakness is that he can be sent back to his home by saying his name backwards, ie Kltpzyxm.

The Fifth Dimension had a big hit in 1966 with 'Up, Up and Away', and followed that success with 'Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In', 'Wedding Bell Blues' and '(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All'.

3. What was the last Number One hit by Elvis Presley before his untimely death in 1977?

Answer: Way Down

'Way Down' hit the top spot the week before the King died.

'All Shook Up' was twenty years earlier, released in 1957, 'Swanee River' was covered by many people, but Elvis was not one of them. 'Uptown Girl' was a huge hit for Billy Joel, released six years after Elvis's death.

4. 'Up All Night' was a 2011 release for which Californian band, consisting of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker?

Answer: Blink 182

Blink 182 formed in 1992, but broke up in 2005. They got together again in 2009 and released the album 'Neighborhoods', from which 'Up All Night' was taken. 'Cheshire Cat' was one of their earlier albums, while The Offspring and My Chemical Romance were other punk bands of the same era.

5. The original 'supergroup', The Beatles, released a few 'UP' and 'DOWN' songs. Which of these was the B-side of the huge hit, 'Let It Be'?

Answer: You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

The lyrics of the fun song 'You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)' are rather interesting. They are simply "you know my name, look up the number" sung repeatedly with various comic voices and silly sound effects.

The three wrong options are also by the Beatles, but none of them appear on an album- all were B-sides. 'Slow Down' was the reverse of 'Dizzy Miss Lizzy', 'Don't Let Me Down' was on the back of 'Get Back' and 'I'm Down' was the flip-side of 'Help!'.

6. This song has almost become an anthem in Australia. If I mentioned a few snatches of lyrics, it should make it easier to identify. "He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich", "Where beer does flow and men chunder", "Travelling in a fried-out Kombi". Name that song!

Answer: Land Down Under

'Land Down Under' was Men At Work's second hit; the first was 'Who Can it Be Now', in 1981.

Vegemite is a popular yeast extract spread that no other country in the world seems to be able to stomach, a Kombi is a Volkswagen van popular with the hippies of the 1960s, and to chunder means to vomit.

Australian Crawl had a worldwide hit with 'Boys Light Up' and followed it up in 1981 with 'Downhearted'. 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down' was a fun novelty song released by expatriate Rolf Harris in 1957.

7. A 1974 one-hit wonder was 'Up in a Puff of Smoke', a boppy little number that hit Top 50 on both sides of the Atlantic. Who performed it?

Answer: Polly Brown

Polly continued to perform after her hit, but never reached the same heights again. She was a member of Pickettywitch and Sweet Dreams, themslves both one-hit wonder bands.

Debby Boone (daughter of Pat), has success with 'You Light Up My Life', David Soul, star of cop show 'Starsky and Hutch' sang the schmaltzy 'Don't Give Up on Us'.
British house music group, M People, released 'Moving On Up' in 1993.

Answer: Up on the Roof

Carole King actually wrote the song for The Drifters and she subsequently released her own version in 1970. Taylor also had a minor hit with it in 1979. Others that have covered it include Sonny and Cher, Tony Orlando, Neil Diamond and Robson & Jerome, who took it to the top of the UK charts in 2005.

'Downtown' was a huge success for Petula Clark, 'Down by the River' was the name of two different songs- one belonged to Neil Young and Albert Hammond had a hit in the 1970s. 'Over, Under, Sideways, Down' was a single and album by The Yardbirds, featuring Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck.

9. There have been several different songs with the words 'Upside Down' in the title. One of them was part of the soundtrack of the movie 'Curious George'- who sang it?

Answer: Jack Johnson

The 2006 album was titled 'Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George', and it went gold or platinum in several countries. The Diana Ross song was a major hit in 1980, at the tail end of the disco era. Barenaked Ladies are a Canadian group who are neither barenaked OR ladies.

Their version of 'Upside Down' came out in 2003. They also recorded the theme song for the very popular TV series, 'The Big Bang Theory'. Tori Amos's release was only as a B-side single.

10. The Living End are a well-known band from Australia. They have recorded a few 'UP' and 'DOWN' songs, but which is not one of them?

Answer: Burning Down the House

'Burning Down The House' belongs to the quirky New York band, Talking Heads, who also had hits with 'Psycho Killer', 'Once in a Lifetime', 'Road to Nowhere', and 'And She Was'.

The Living End hail from Melbourne, Victoria, and have toured through Japan, New Zealand, USA and Europe since their creation in 1994.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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