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Average Music Trivia: Music by Numbers | 10 Questions

These songs have one thing in common - a number in the title. You'll see the number and the initial letters of the other words of the title. Using the clues provided, work out the title. For example, the answer to "3 STH" would be "3 Steps to Heaven"

A multiple-choice quiz by Bazzoomer. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Bazzoomer

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
319,327

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Music by Numbers: "8 DAW" - what is the title of this song, which got to number one in the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1965, but was not released as a single in the band's home country?

Answer: (Number and Three Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Music by Numbers: How many ways are there to leave your lover, according to the title of this song which went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1976 and remains the artist's biggest single hit? Hint

Forty

Fifty

Twenty

Five

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Question 3 of 10

3. Music by Numbers: "3 CITF" - what is the title of this song which won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1954 (it came from a film of the same name)? Hint

Three Charms in the Flagstone

Three Cheers is the Fellowship

Three Clutch into the Faith

Three Coins in the Fountain

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Question 4 of 10

4. Music by Numbers: "7 LG(SITBS)" what is the title of this song which in 1959 reached number nine in the Billboard Hot 100 for Paul Evans and the Curls? Hint

Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Buick Sedan)

Seven Long Giraffes (Strolling in the Baking Serengeti)

Seven Lonely Guides (Searching in the Black Swanee)

Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Music by Numbers: This 1975 song was Pete Wingfield's only hit in the US. What is its numbered title, which is also the highest spot it reached on the US charts?
Hint

You're Sixteen

One for the Road

Eighteen With a Bullet

Number Six

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Question 6 of 10

6. Music by Numbers: How many hours away from his girl in Tulsa was the singer in this 1963 hit, which was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David?
Hint

ten

twelve

twenty four

eight

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Question 7 of 10

7. Music by Numbers: "NYMD 1941" - What is the title of this 1967 song, which was the first hit in both UK and USA for a three-brother band who were huge in the next two decades Hint

Now You're My Darling 1941

New York Mining Disaster 1941

Next Year's My Date 1941

New Year Munitions Debacle 1941

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Question 8 of 10

8. Music by Numbers: "ITY 2525 (EAT)" - give the full title of this song which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks in 1969 for a band who were never heard of again. Hint

In the Year 2525 (Endings and Terminations)

In the Year 2525 (Extremes and Terrors)

In the Year 2525 (Exits and Termini)

In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Music by Numbers: "Theme from Dr. Kildare (3 SWST)" - Complete the title of this song, taken to number ten in the US charts in 1962 by the actor who played Dr. Kildare Hint

Three Stars Will Shine Tonight

Three Scalpels Will Stab Together

Three Surgeons With Sharp Tweezers

Three Stitches Will Stick That

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Question 10 of 10

10. Music by Numbers: "HBS 16" - What is the title of this song which went to number six in the USA for Neil Sedaka in 1962?

Answer: (Three Words and Number)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Music by Numbers: "8 DAW" - what is the title of this song, which got to number one in the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1965, but was not released as a single in the band's home country?

Answer: 8 Days a Week

The song appears on the "Beatles For Sale" album, and its title apparently comes from a quote from Ringo about working too hard.

Answer: Fifty

Although he promises us "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover", Paul Simon disappointingly only names five! "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" was released on Simon's "Still Crazy After all These Years" album.

3. Music by Numbers: "3 CITF" - what is the title of this song which won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1954 (it came from a film of the same name)?

Answer: Three Coins in the Fountain

The fountain in question in Frank Sinatra's song is the Trevi Fountain in Rome, where it is traditional to toss in a coin and make a wish.

4. Music by Numbers: "7 LG(SITBS)" what is the title of this song which in 1959 reached number nine in the Billboard Hot 100 for Paul Evans and the Curls?

Answer: Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)

The song was covered in the UK by The Avons, who took it to Number three in the British Chart.

5. Music by Numbers: This 1975 song was Pete Wingfield's only hit in the US. What is its numbered title, which is also the highest spot it reached on the US charts?

Answer: Eighteen With a Bullet

Englishman Wingfield did only slightly better with this song in his home country, just breaking into the Top Ten.

6. Music by Numbers: How many hours away from his girl in Tulsa was the singer in this 1963 hit, which was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David?

Answer: twenty four

Gene Pitney's song, "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" did better in the UK, reaching Number three. He remained more popular in the UK than the US in later life, and sadly it was in the UK that he died, in 2006, in his hotel room after a live performance in Cardiff.

7. Music by Numbers: "NYMD 1941" - What is the title of this 1967 song, which was the first hit in both UK and USA for a three-brother band who were huge in the next two decades

Answer: New York Mining Disaster 1941

When it was first released "New York Mining Disaster 1941" was on a plain white label and many people bought it believing it to be by The Beatles.

8. Music by Numbers: "ITY 2525 (EAT)" - give the full title of this song which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks in 1969 for a band who were never heard of again.

Answer: In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)

Zager and Evans are the only act to have topped the charts in both USA and UK without ever reaching either chart again - real one-hit wonders!

9. Music by Numbers: "Theme from Dr. Kildare (3 SWST)" - Complete the title of this song, taken to number ten in the US charts in 1962 by the actor who played Dr. Kildare

Answer: Three Stars Will Shine Tonight

Richard Chamberlain was the lead actor of the MGM TV Series "Dr. Kildare" for five years. Alongside his busy acting career, Chamberlain found time to release a few LPs.

10. Music by Numbers: "HBS 16" - What is the title of this song which went to number six in the USA for Neil Sedaka in 1962?

Answer: Happy Birthday Sweet 16

Neil Sedaka was one of the biggest US acts in the early 60's, but his popularity declined as soon as the British Invasion started.

Source: Author Bazzoomer

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