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Quiz about Memory Lane Lyrics No 2

Quiz about Memory Lane Lyrics No 2

Memory Lane Lyrics No. 2 Trivia Quiz

As promised, the second in a series of quizzes on 1960s UK, and some US, song lyrics.

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

Author
pmw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,146

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2229

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. From The Hollies' 'Carrie-Anne': 'When we were at school our games were...' Hint

simple

basic

scary

noisy

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Question 2 of 10

2. Do you recognise which song these lyrics come from: 'I'm in way over my head now she thinks that I love her' Hint

California Dreamin'

Creeque Alley

I Saw Her Again

Words Of Love

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Question 3 of 10

3. From a Manfred Mann hit, 'She walked through the_______leading down to the river' Hint

wheat

corn

straw

wood

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Question 4 of 10

4. Name the singer of these lyrics - 'Softer than satin was the light from the stars'. Hint

Bobby Vee

Bobby Vinton

Gene Pitney

Neil Sedaka

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is missing from these lyrics: 'I'll find some crowded avenue, though it will be_____without you'. Hint

empty

silent

lonely

crying

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Kinks deserve a mention, so from which song does this opening come: 'From the dew soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar'? Hint

Till The End Of The Day

Dead End Street

Autumn Almanac

See My Friend

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Question 7 of 10

7. Back to the early Sixties and we find this line 'I love every movement, there's nothing I would change'. The singer please? Hint

Del Shannon

Johnny Tillotson

Ricky Valance

Tommy Roe

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Question 8 of 10

8. A bit of Cockney philsophy was going on in the song these lyrics came from: 'Once our beer was frothy but now its frothy coffee'. What was the song called? Hint

What A Mouth

My Old Man's A Dustman

Flash, Bang, Wallop

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be

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Question 9 of 10

9. Do you know which song these lyrics come from? 'The only girl I care about has gone away looking for a brand new start' Hint

Rainbow Valley

Raindrops

Rhythm of the Rain

Raining in My Heart

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Question 10 of 10

10. These lyrics are a little intriguing: 'There's a chapel in the pines waiting for us around the bend'. The singer, if you will... Hint

Len Barry

Lou Christie

Frankie Valli

Ernie Maresca

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From The Hollies' 'Carrie-Anne': 'When we were at school our games were...'

Answer: simple

'Carrie-Anne' got to #3 in the UK in 1967. It reached #9 on Billboard.

2. Do you recognise which song these lyrics come from: 'I'm in way over my head now she thinks that I love her'

Answer: I Saw Her Again

All hits for The Mamas & Papas, 'I Saw Her Again' peaked at #5 in the US in 1966, getting to #11 in the UK.

3. From a Manfred Mann hit, 'She walked through the_______leading down to the river'

Answer: corn

The lyrics come from 'Fox on the Run' which got to #5 in the UK in early 1969.

4. Name the singer of these lyrics - 'Softer than satin was the light from the stars'.

Answer: Bobby Vinton

The lyrics come from 'Blue Velvet' by Bobby Vinton, a regular on the US charts. This song got to #1 in 1963, but got to #2 in the UK in 1990 after it appeared on a TV commercial.

5. What is missing from these lyrics: 'I'll find some crowded avenue, though it will be_____without you'.

Answer: empty

Recognise the lyrics? They come from the Andy Williams hit 'Can't get used to losing you'. It reached #2 in the UK and the US in 1963, unable in either case to match the chart-topping success of his 1957 #1 'Butterfly'.

6. The Kinks deserve a mention, so from which song does this opening come: 'From the dew soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar'?

Answer: Autumn Almanac

'Autumn Almanac' missed out on the Billboard Top 40 but did make a thoroughly respectable #3 in the UK in 1967.

7. Back to the early Sixties and we find this line 'I love every movement, there's nothing I would change'. The singer please?

Answer: Johnny Tillotson

I don't think that one's too difficult. It was of course Johnny Tillotson's 'Poetry in Motion', #2 on Billboard in 1960, it was #1 in the UK early in 1961.

8. A bit of Cockney philsophy was going on in the song these lyrics came from: 'Once our beer was frothy but now its frothy coffee'. What was the song called?

Answer: Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be

Max Bygraves took 'Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be' to #5 in the UK in 1960. Lonnie Donegan was responsible for 'My Old Man's a Dustman' (A UK #1 no less), with Tommy Steele the singer of the other two.

9. Do you know which song these lyrics come from? 'The only girl I care about has gone away looking for a brand new start'

Answer: Rhythm of the Rain

'Rhythm of the Rain' was a UK #5 and a US #3 for The Cascades in 1963. Of the others, 'Raindrops' was a 1961 US #1 for Dee Clark, 'Raining in my Heart' a Buddy Holly song and 'Rainbow Valley' a UK Top 10 hit for Love Affair in 1968.

10. These lyrics are a little intriguing: 'There's a chapel in the pines waiting for us around the bend'. The singer, if you will...

Answer: Lou Christie

'Lightnin' Strikes ' was a US Number One for Lou Christie in 1966, reaching #11 in the UK.

I hope you enjoyed the second installment, let me know what you think. Look out for further additions to the series!

Source: Author pmw

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