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25 Music By Numbers Questions | Something in Common Trivia Quiz

How well do you know your maths? It doesn't matter, because all you have to do is identify the song from the number, artist and year I give you. The number is contained in the title somewhere.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dalgleish. Estimated time: 13 mins.

Author
Dalgleish

Time
13 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,855

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

Plays
651

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Question 1 of 25

1. One. Performed by Elton John. 1983.

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 2 of 25

2. Two. Performed by Rolf Harris. 1970

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Question 3 of 25

3. Three. Performed by The Commodores. 1977

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Question 4 of 25

4. Four. Performed by ELO. 1983

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Question 5 of 25

5. Five. Performed by The Vogues. 1965

Answer: (Three Words, one word hyphenated)

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Question 6 of 25

6. Six. Performed by Ronnie Burns. 1967

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Question 7 of 25

7. Seven. Performed by Ray Charles and Willie Nelson. 1983(?)

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Question 8 of 25

8. Eight. Performed by The Beatles. 1965

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Question 9 of 25

9. Nine. Performed by Jimi Hendrix. 1969

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Question 10 of 25

10. Twelve. Performed by The Mamas and Papas. 1967

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Question 11 of 25

11. Sixteen. Performed by The Crests. 1958

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Question 12 of 25

12. Seventeen. Performed by Janis Ian. 1975

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Question 13 of 25

13. Eighteen. Performed by Bobby Darin. 1963

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Question 14 of 25

14. Nineteen. Performed by Redgum. 1983

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Question 15 of 25

15. Twenty-Four. Performed by Gene Pitney. 1964

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Question 16 of 25

16. Twenty-Five. Performed by Zager and Evans. 1969

Answer: (7 Words (tricky), also accept number format)

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Question 17 of 25

17. Fifty. Performed by Paul Simon. 1975

Answer: (6 Words)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Sixty-Four. Performed by The Beatles. 1967

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Question 19 of 25

19. Fifty. Performed by The Uncanny X-Men. 1985

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Question 20 of 25

20. Ninety-Nine. Performed by Toto. 1982

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Question 21 of 25

21. One Hundred. Performed by Tom T.Hall (also Kamahl). 1971

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Question 22 of 25

22. Nineteen. Performed by The Rolling Stones. 1966

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Question 23 of 25

23. Three. Performed by The Browns. 1959

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Question 24 of 25

24. Nine. Performed by The Beatles. 1968

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Question 25 of 25

25. Nineteen. Performed by Paul Hardcastle. 1984

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One. Performed by Elton John. 1983.

Answer: One More Arrow

Great song from a great album ('Too Low For Zero').

2. Two. Performed by Rolf Harris. 1970

Answer: Two Little Boys

At the time, it became the fastest-selling single in Australian history.

3. Three. Performed by The Commodores. 1977

Answer: Three Times a Lady

4. Four. Performed by ELO. 1983

Answer: Four Little Diamonds

Not one of their biggest, but still a catchy little number! (get it?)

5. Five. Performed by The Vogues. 1965

Answer: Five O'Clock World

Given a new lease of life on the 'Drew Carey Show', of course.

6. Six. Performed by Ronnie Burns. 1967

Answer: When I Was Six Years Old

A great old song by a good singer and a nice guy. And his daughter Lauren won a Gold Medal in Taekwon-Do at the Sydney Olympics!

7. Seven. Performed by Ray Charles and Willie Nelson. 1983(?)

Answer: Seven Spanish Angels

I'm a big fan of both Willie and Ray, so I think this one is terrific!

8. Eight. Performed by The Beatles. 1965

Answer: Eight Days a Week

The movie 'Help!' was originally going to be titled 'Eight Arms To Hold You', and this was going to be a big feature song.

9. Nine. Performed by Jimi Hendrix. 1969

Answer: If Six Was Nine

10. Twelve. Performed by The Mamas and Papas. 1967

Answer: Twelve Thirty

One of their prettiest songs.

11. Sixteen. Performed by The Crests. 1958

Answer: Sixteen Candles

Classic R and B

12. Seventeen. Performed by Janis Ian. 1975

Answer: At Seventeen

13. Eighteen. Performed by Bobby Darin. 1963

Answer: Eighteen Yellow Roses

Bobby did this one during his brief flirtation with Country music.

14. Nineteen. Performed by Redgum. 1983

Answer: I Was Only Nineteen

Quickly became an anthem about the Vietnam War. Even now, it's hard to listen to it with shedding a tear!

15. Twenty-Four. Performed by Gene Pitney. 1964

Answer: Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa

16. Twenty-Five. Performed by Zager and Evans. 1969

Answer: In the Year Twenty-Five Twenty-Five

Terrific song from the all-time best period of music.

17. Fifty. Performed by Paul Simon. 1975

Answer: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover

18. Sixty-Four. Performed by The Beatles. 1967

Answer: When I'm Sixty-Four

19. Fifty. Performed by The Uncanny X-Men. 1985

Answer: Fifty Years

Great Australian lost classic.

20. Ninety-Nine. Performed by Toto. 1982

Answer: Ninety-Nine

I already gave you the answer! My favourite Toto song, off the 'Hydra' album.

21. One Hundred. Performed by Tom T.Hall (also Kamahl). 1971

Answer: One Hundred Children

22. Nineteen. Performed by The Rolling Stones. 1966

Answer: Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown

23. Three. Performed by The Browns. 1959

Answer: The Three Bells

Still parodied after all these years.

24. Nine. Performed by The Beatles. 1968

Answer: Revolution Number 9

Okay, so it wasn't a hit, but it's as significant as anything else here.

25. Nineteen. Performed by Paul Hardcastle. 1984

Answer: Nineteen

Another gimme! If you've heard this one, you've got to hear the cricket send-up of it!

Source: Author Dalgleish

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