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I've Lost My iPod Trivia Quiz

Help, please. I've lost my iPod and can't remember the songs that were on it to recreate the playlist. I can remember some detail and lyrics though, and with your help, I may be able to put it together again.

A multiple-choice quiz by tezza1551. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
tezza1551

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,889

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1140

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Question 1 of 10

1. I remember that two songs on my playlist were the names of places in the USA. One was by the BeeGees and the other was a one hit wonder by Scott McKenzie. Which of the following might they be? Hint

New York and Denver

Washington and Phoenix

Chicago and Houston

Massachusetts and San Francisco

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Question 2 of 10

2. I'm sure the next song is my favourite, and I know several versions have been released, but the one I love is by a Canadian singer - Leonard someone. I think k.d. lang also did a version, as did Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright for the movie "Shrek". Hint

Hallelujah

Sisters of Mercy

Bird on a Wire

Tower of Song

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Question 3 of 10

3. Being an Aussie, I remember the next song is considered an Australian anthem. There's something about "the last plane out of Sydney". Now if I could just remember the name. Hint

Long Tan

Khe Sanh

Phuket

Denpasar

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Question 4 of 10

4. Now what was next ? A song about some sort of flower... I think Bette Midler may have sung it. Hint

The Tulip

The Rose

The Crysanthemum

The Geranium

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Question 5 of 10

5. Several artists released versions of the next song, I think, and I remember rewriting the last verse as a teenage folk singer - deleting references to "redwood forests" and "Gulf Stream Waters" and inserting "karri bushland" and "King Sound waters" to Australianise it. Oh dear! What was it called? Hint

This Land is Your Land

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Puff the Magic Dragon

500 Miles

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Question 6 of 10

6. I know that another song in my selection was sung by the 2008 Australian of the Year. Now what was it? "Vital Source of the Forest" doesn't sound quite right... Hint

Spirit of the Bush

Heart of the Tree

Vital Source of the Forest

Ghost of a Garden

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Question 7 of 10

7. Another song I had downloaded was about cows. Now, I love cows, but these were armed. Hint

Herefords with Handguns

Charolais with Carbines

Brahmans with Bullets

Cows With Guns

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Question 8 of 10

8. I remember I had a song about an artist. The man who recorded "American Pie" sang it, but what was its title? Hint

Moonlit Night

Vincent

Black Night

Sunny Day

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Question 9 of 10

9. Nearly there now. Only a couple more songs to remember. Another Canadian artist and a song about a shipwreck. Hint

The Wreck of the Hesperus

The Shipwreck

The Wreck of the Titanic

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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Question 10 of 10

10. Now I know I had several songs by Joan Baez. Which of the following would not have been one of them? Hint

We Shall Overcome

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

One Tin Soldier

The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I remember that two songs on my playlist were the names of places in the USA. One was by the BeeGees and the other was a one hit wonder by Scott McKenzie. Which of the following might they be?

Answer: Massachusetts and San Francisco

"Massachusetts" was written by the Bee Gees and released in 1967. You have no idea how much trouble I have spelling that name!

Also released in the USA in 1967 was Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco". It was released in Australia in the summer of 1968, the year I left school, and it seemed to be played continuously. Even now, I just have to hear it to be taken back to that wonderful summer.

Answer: Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen first released "Hallelujah" on the album "Various Positions" in 1984.
Other people have done covers, but in my opinion, the original is the best.

3. Being an Aussie, I remember the next song is considered an Australian anthem. There's something about "the last plane out of Sydney". Now if I could just remember the name.

Answer: Khe Sanh

Released by Cold Chisel first as a single in 1978, "Khe Sanh" was named for the site of a bloody battle during the Vietnam War.
It has become an Australian anthem over the years, referring to the plight of the Australian soldiers who returned from Vietnam mentally and physically scarred.

4. Now what was next ? A song about some sort of flower... I think Bette Midler may have sung it.

Answer: The Rose

This song was released as part of the soundtrack of the film of the same name.
The storyline is loosely based on the tragic life of Janis Joplin.

Answer: This Land is Your Land

Woody Guthrie wrote the lyrics to this song in 1940, and first released it in 1944. Since then, numerous people have released covers, including Bob Dylan, The Seekers, Peter, Paul & Mary and The Kingston Trio amongst others.

6. I know that another song in my selection was sung by the 2008 Australian of the Year. Now what was it? "Vital Source of the Forest" doesn't sound quite right...

Answer: Spirit of the Bush

Lee Kernaghan was chosen as Australian of the Year in 2008, for his work among drought devastated Australian farmers.
All profits from the single "Spirit of the Bush" went to the charity Aussie Helpers to support their work.

7. Another song I had downloaded was about cows. Now, I love cows, but these were armed.

Answer: Cows With Guns

I love this song. The concept of cows arming themselves against humans, and finally being rescued by "chickens in choppers" seems so ironic.
The animated video on YouTube is well worth a watch, though it is unfortunate the "male cow" has been endowed with an udder.

8. I remember I had a song about an artist. The man who recorded "American Pie" sang it, but what was its title?

Answer: Vincent

This song was written in 1970, by Don McLean about the troubled artist Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh painted "Starry Night" from memory while he was in the asylum at St Remy.

9. Nearly there now. Only a couple more songs to remember. Another Canadian artist and a song about a shipwreck.

Answer: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Gordon Lightfoot released this song in 1976, paying tribute to a maritime disaster that occurred in 1975, when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a gale on Lake Superior, with the death of all 29 crew.

10. Now I know I had several songs by Joan Baez. Which of the following would not have been one of them?

Answer: The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

"The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" was written by Shel Silverstein and released first by Dr Hook. Marianne Faithfull's version was released in 1979, and has featured on several film tracks, including "Thelma and Louise".

Source: Author tezza1551

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