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Locations Trivia Quiz

A mix of songs with place names in the title where several FunTrivia members hail from. Includes countries, cities and US states.

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

Author
Glaschu

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
385,976

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
232

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Question 1 of 10

1. Written by Neil Diamond, this "Woman" can be found on an album by Deep Purple called "The Book of Taliesyn". Name the song with an American state in the title. Hint

Wisconsin Woman

Kentucky Woman

California Woman

Colorado Woman

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Cold iron shackles, ball and chain. Listen to the whistle of the evenin' train. You know you bound to wind up dead. If you don't head back to _______ Jed".

Which word goes before "Jed" on this Grateful Dead track, leading to an American state? Hint

Montana

Tennessee

Texas

Arizona

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Question 3 of 10

3. Canadian R. Dean Taylor wrote and recorded a song in 1970 about a man on the run from the police. What was the name of the US state which wanted the singer? Hint

Indiana

Illinois

Nevada

Alaska

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Question 4 of 10

4. To which European Country was Daniel heading, according to the song by Elton John? Hint

France

Ireland

Scotland

Spain

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Question 5 of 10

5. According to the lyrics of "Super Trouper" by ABBA, which city did the performer make a telephone call from? Hint

London

Belfast

Madrid

Glasgow

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Australian band Men at Work released a track in 1981 from their album "Business as Usual". Name this song which can also be another name for Australia. Hint

Ayres Rock

Kiri Te Kanawa

Down Under

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Question 7 of 10

7. Three brothers born on the Isle of Man, moved over to Australia, wrote and performed a song about an American state. Which song is this? Hint

Kansas

Ohio

Hawaii

Massachusetts

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Welsh band The Manic Street Preachers created this song for the Welsh international football (soccer) team in their quest to win football's Euro 2016. Name that tune. Hint

Together Stronger (C'mon Wales)

Together We Win (C'mon Wales)

Together Forever (C'mon Wales)

Together We Stand (C'mon Wales)

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Oh England my Lionheart" is a track on an album released by Kate Bush in 1978. What is the name of that album? Hint

The Hounds of Love

The Kick Inside

Lionheart

Never Forever

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Question 10 of 10

10. Although not officially Scotland's National Anthem, this song is sung at rugby, football and other Scottish sporting and special events. Its (Scottish) Gaelic name is "Fl�r na h-Alba"; what is the English translation? Hint

Flower of Scotland

Scots Wha Hae

Scotland the Brave

Auld Lang Syne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Written by Neil Diamond, this "Woman" can be found on an album by Deep Purple called "The Book of Taliesyn". Name the song with an American state in the title.

Answer: Kentucky Woman

One of only a few songs on the album not written by the members of Deep Purple themselves.
The album is not to be confused with "The Book of Talieson" which is the old Welsh manuscripts containing 56 poems.

2. "Cold iron shackles, ball and chain. Listen to the whistle of the evenin' train. You know you bound to wind up dead. If you don't head back to _______ Jed". Which word goes before "Jed" on this Grateful Dead track, leading to an American state?

Answer: Tennessee

Written by Robert Hunter, this song was also performed by Levon Helm of The Band fame. The track was on his Grammy Award winning album "Electric Dirt" which was released in 2009.

3. Canadian R. Dean Taylor wrote and recorded a song in 1970 about a man on the run from the police. What was the name of the US state which wanted the singer?

Answer: Indiana

Released in 1970, "Indiana Wants Me" was a hit in the UK, USA, Canada and also South Africa.
R. Dean Taylor's other singles were "Gotta See Jane" in 1967 and "Ain't it a Sad Thing" in 1971.

4. To which European Country was Daniel heading, according to the song by Elton John?

Answer: Spain

"Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane. I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain".

"Daniel" from the album "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" was a worldwide hit for Elton in 1973.

5. According to the lyrics of "Super Trouper" by ABBA, which city did the performer make a telephone call from?

Answer: Glasgow

"Super Trouper" was released in 1980 and was one of a number of mega hits for the Swedish foursome.

It's not very often that Glasgow is mentioned in a modern international song.

6. The Australian band Men at Work released a track in 1981 from their album "Business as Usual". Name this song which can also be another name for Australia.

Answer: Down Under

"Down Under" has become one of the most popular songs in Australia. However, it was the subject of a copyright case which claimed that the flute solo within the track was from the song "Kookaburra" which was owned by Larrikin Music.

7. Three brothers born on the Isle of Man, moved over to Australia, wrote and performed a song about an American state. Which song is this?

Answer: Massachusetts

The brothers Gibb, or The Bee Gees as they were known, released this track in 1967. Radio 1 in the UK was also debuting in that year and while "Flowers in the Rain" by The Move was the first song they played, "Massachusetts" was the second.

8. The Welsh band The Manic Street Preachers created this song for the Welsh international football (soccer) team in their quest to win football's Euro 2016. Name that tune.

Answer: Together Stronger (C'mon Wales)

After beating Belgium 3.1, Wales made the semi-finals of the tournament but were sadly defeated by Portugal with a final score of 2.0.

9. "Oh England my Lionheart" is a track on an album released by Kate Bush in 1978. What is the name of that album?

Answer: Lionheart

Kate Bush was only 19 when she first performed "Wuthering Heights" on television in 1978. Decades later in 2014, following time out to be with her family, Kate appeared for three weeks at the Hammersmith Apollo in London - it took only 15 minutes for the tickets to sell out.

Answer: Flower of Scotland

"Flower of Scotland" was written by one half of The Corries folk duo, the late Roy Williamson. It tells the story of the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

Source: Author Glaschu

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