Match "Fruit" Songs and Artists Quiz

Answer: The Beatles

"Strawberry Fields Forever" appears on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". It also was inducted into the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. There is a memorial in New York's Central Park that is named after the song.

Answer: Marvin Gaye

The Marvin Gaye version was released as a single in October 1968. It was at the top of the Billboard Pop Singles chart for 7 weeks from December 1968 to January 1969. Rolling Stone Magazine listed it as number 80 on its compilation of the "500 Greatest Songs of All-Time".

Answer: Prince

This was one of Prince's biggest hits. It appeared on his 1985 album "Around The World In A Day". The song rose to number one on Cash Box and hit number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. After Prince died, "Raspberry Beret" charted again at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of May 14, 2016.

Answer: Harry Belafonte

"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a single from Harry Belafonte's 1956 album "Calypso". The single peaked at number two in July of 1957. Belafonte, known as the "King of Calypso" was credited with bringing the calypso sound to America. "Daylight come and me want to go home ..."

Answer: Neil Diamond

"Cherry, Cherry" first appeared on his debut album "The Feel of Neil Diamond". This was Neil Diamond's first Top Ten hit as a composer and artist. Interestingly, Dizzy Gillespie covered this song on his LP "The Melody Lingers On".

Answer: 112

The song "Peaches & Cream" was released in 2001 by the group 112 from Atlanta. It was nominated for a 2002 Grammy. It made it as high as number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Answer: Fats Domino

Released in 1956, this was Fats Domino's biggest hit. He performed it on "The Ed Sullivan Show" the same year. It was first published in 1940 and came in at number 82 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Answer: R.E.M.

The song was the first single released from their album "Green" in 1988. The band's video won them a VMA. The song is about the Vietnam War and refers to the use of Agent Orange by the U.S. military.

Answer: Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson's hit from 1972 was released as the third single from his 1971 album, "Nilsson Schmilsson". The song reached number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Coca-Cola turned his calypso tune into a commercial when they introduced their new product "Coke with Lime".

Answer: The Osmonds

"One Bad Apple" written by George Jackson was a number one hit for the Osmonds in 1970. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in February of 1971, staying on the chart for five weeks. It was ranked the number four song of 1971 by Billboard magazine.