It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night! Quiz

Answer: The Show Must Go On

Lyrics: "Baby, although I chose this lonely life, it seems it's stranglin' me now. All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic car, they're all laughin' at the lie."

"The Show Must Go On" was co-written by Leo Sayer and David Courtney in 1973. Three Dog Night covered it in 1974.

Answer: not Arizona

Lyrics from "Never Been to Spain": "Well I've never been to Heaven, but I've been to Oklahoma. Oh they tell me I was born there, but I really don't remember. In Oklahoma, not Arizona. What does it matter? What does it matter?"

"Never Been to Spain" was written by Hoyt Axton and covered by Three Dog Night in 1971. Axton also wrote "Joy to the World", arguably Three Dog Night's most well-known song.

Answer: Black and White

Lyrics: "The ink is black, the page is white. Together we learn to read and write. The child is black, the child is white. The whole world looks upon the sight, the beautiful sight. And now a child can understand, that this is the law of all the land. All the land."

"Black and White" is from their sixth studio album, 'Seven Separate Fools', released in 1972. It was their third song to hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is based on the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education.

Answer: Eli's coming

Lyrics: "Eli's coming, better walk walk. But you'll never get away. No you'll never get away from the burnin' a-heartache. I walked to Apollo by the bay. Everywhere I go though, Eli's a-coming. (She walked, but she never got away.)"

"Eli's Coming" was written by Laura Nyro and covered by Three Dog Night in 1969.

Answer: Mama Told Me (Not to Come)

Lyrics: "Open up the window, let some air into this room. I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume. And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scared me half to death. Open up your window, sucker, let me catch my breath!"

"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" was written by singer-songwriter Randy Newman. It was the band's first number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's from the album 'It Ain't Easy', which was released in 1970.

Answer: Easy to be Hard

Lyrics: "Especially people who care about strangers, who care about evil and social injustice. Do you only care about the bleeding crowd? How about a needing friend? I need a friend."

"Easy to be Hard" is originally from the musical "Hair", which debuted off-Broadway in 1967. It is sung by the character Shelia in the show.

Answer: Shambala

Lyrics: "Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain with the rain in Shambala. Wash away my sorrows, wash away my shame with the rain in Shambala."

All the others choices are real capitals (Tripoli, Lebanon; Istanbul, Turkey; Ottawa, Canada). Shambala, however, is a mythical kingdom.

"Shambala" was written by singer-songwriter Daniel Moore and covered by Three Dog Night in 1973. It was a major hit in the U.S., reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was also covered by B.W. Stevenson the same year, peaking at number sixty-six.

Answer: Liar

Lyrics: "I won't ever leave while you want me to stay. Nothing you could do that would turn me away. Hanging on every word, believing the things I heard, being a fool. "

"Liar" was written by Russ Ballard while a member of the band Argent.

Answer: Joy to the World

Lyrics: "You know I love the ladies. Love to have my fun. I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider, a straight-shootin' son of a gun. I said a straight-shootin' son of a gun."

"Joy to the World" is from their 1971 album, 'Naturally'. It was their second song to hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Answer: yesterday

Lyrics from "One": "No is the saddest experience you'll ever know. Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know. 'Cause one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do. One is the loneliest number, worse than two. It's just no good anymore since she went away. Now I spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday."

"One" was written by Harry Nilsson and covered by Three Dog Night in 1969.