I Want to Hold Your Hand Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hand In My Pocket

"Hand In My Pocket" was released as the second single from her incredibly successful album "Jagged Little Pill." The song was released in 1995 and reached number one in Canada and the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. It was written by Morrissette and Glen Ballard and has been covered or parodied a number of times.

It was parodied by Rockin Jock and Bob Rivers, covered on the television show "Glee" and covered by Canadian musicians Seaway as well as Mackenzie Porter.

Answer: He's Got the Whole World In His Hands

"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" is a traditional African-American spiritual song that was covered by the young English singer Laurie London in 1957. London took his version to number twelve on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached number two on the Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores survey, became a Gold record and was the most successful song of the 1950s in the USA by any male British singer.

It was the first gospel song to hit number one on a pop chart in the US. The song has been covered by numerous other artists including Perry Como, Nina Simone and Andy Williams.

Answer: Too Much Time On My Hands

The Styx song "Too Much Time on My Hands" was written and sung by singer Tommy Shaw. It was released in 1981, the second single from the album "Paradise Theatre." It reached number nine in the US and number four in Canada. There was a little rebirth in popularity for the song in 2016 when talk show host Jimmy Fallon re-made the video for the song with actor Paul Rudd.

Answer: Lay Your Hands On Me

"Lay Your Hands on Me" was released in 1987 as the fourth single from the Bon Jovi album "New Jersey." It was relatively successful, reaching top ten in the US and New Zealand. Bon Jovi re-recorded the song for their 2003 album "This Left Feels Right." Dolly Parton has covered the song. Apparently when she heard the song she thought it would make a good gospel song and called the band to gain permission to record it.

She included her gospel version on her 2014 album called "Blue Smoke."

Answer: Second Hand News

Lindsey Buckingham wrote this song which was inspired by the failed relationship between himself and fellow band member Stevie Nicks. The song is the opening song on the 1977 album "Rumours" and just one of many songs about their relationship. The song has been covered by Tonic, Mates of State and Julienne Taylor and was sampled by Kid Rock in his song "Wasting Time."

Answer: Hands All Over

"Hands All Over" was released in 1990 as the second single from the album "Louder Than Love." The music was written by band member Kim Thayil and the lyrics were written by singer Chris Cornell. Cornell has said that the song is a bit environmental, reflecting how human beings pretty much mess up whatever they touch.

The band had some distribution issues with the single because of some of the lyrics (notably the lines "kill your mother"). The B-side of the single included a cover of The Beatles song "Come Together."

Answer: The Hand That Feeds

"The Hand That Feeds" was released in 2005 as the lead single from the album "With Teeth." The song was quite successful for the band, becoming a crossover hit and charting on pop charts. It reached top ten in Canada, Hungary, Scotland, the UK and the US Alternative and Mainstream rock charts.

The band was invited to play at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards and were set to play this song along with an image of George W. Bush in the background but MTV asked them not to make a political statement. The band decided not to play (with frontman Trent Reznor commenting "apparently, the image of our president is as offensive to MTV as it is to me") and were replaced by the rock band Foo Fighters.

Answer: On the Other Hand

"On the Other Hand" was originally released as a single in 1985. It hit the top 100 in the United States. It was re-released in 1986, following the success of the Randy Travis single "1982" and this time around hit number one in both the US and Canada. You can find "On the Other Hand" on the debut album by Randy Travis called "Storms of Life."

Answer: Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

"Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" was the debut single by the American alternative band Primitive Radio Gods. The song was released as a single from the 1996 movie soundtrack "The Cable Guy" and also included on the debut album by the band (called "Rocket").

The song reached number one in both the US and Canada and helped make the band a one-hit wonder as they had no other songs chart. The B. B. King song "How Blue Can You Get" is sampled in the chorus. If you're a Bruce Cockburn fan, you might think the title sounds familiar and you'd be correct.

The song title was a reference to the Cockburn song "Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand."

Answer: Grandma's Hands

What a beautiful and soulful song! Withers released "Grandma's Hands" in 1971 as a single from his first album "Just the Way I Am." It reached top fifty in both the US and Canada. It is a song about his grandmother and the nurturing and protective nature of her hands. The song has been covered many, many times by everyone from Barbra Streisand to Al Jarreau to Simply Red.