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Musical Arithmetic, Part II Trivia Quiz

"Music is a secret exercise in arithmetic of the soul, unaware of its act of counting" (Gottfried Leibniz). Just add/subtract/multiply/divide the clues to arrive at a total. All songs & artists have appeared on the Billboard Top/Hot 100.

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

Author
lowtechmaster

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
385,093

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
310

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Question 1 of 10

1. Add the time Dolly Parton began work (" ____ To 5") to the number of times Tommy James was in love ("___ Times In Love"). Subtract the nights in the week for the Crests ("____ Nights A Week"). What is the result? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Multiply the the miles high that the Byrds flew ("____ Mile(s) High") by the time Madonna spent with Justin Timberlake ("___ Minutes"), then subtract the number of fine days of the Chiffons ("____ Fine Day(s)") to get which number? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Divide the reasons of Connie Stevens ("____ Reasons") by the nights of the Danleers ("____ Summer Night(s)"). Add the hearts of Phil Collins ("____ Heart(s)"). What is the total? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Subtract the miles the Four Preps were from Santa Catalina ("____ Miles (Santa Catalina)") from Vanessa Carlton's miles ("A _____ Miles"). Add the number of Pastels who sang "The Cinnamon Cinder" (The Pastel ____). What is the sum? Hint

890

970

980

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Question 5 of 10

5. Multiply Miley Cyrus' things ("_____ Things") by the miles Nonchalant has until "empty" ("____ Miles To Empty"), then add the love commandments of Harvey And The Moonglows ("____ Commandments Of Love"). What is the result? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Add the number of Tab Hunter's ways ("____ Ways") to what time it is for The Lovin' Spoonful ("____ O'Clock"). Divide by the number of weeks for the Barenaked Ladies ("____ Week(s)"). What is the answer? Hint

105

101

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Question 7 of 10

7. Subtract the number of Tennessee Ernie Ford's tons ("____ Tons") from the questions of 50 Cent with Nate Dogg ("____ Questions"), then add Fats Domino's nights in a week ("____ Nights A Week"). What is the sum? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Divide Jay-Z's problems ("____ Problems") by the rings in Blue Magic's circus ("___ Ring Circus"), then subtract the days Dave Dudley spent on the road ("____Days On the Road." What is the total? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Multiply the bridges on the Eagles' road ("____ Bridge Road") by the number of cc's who sang "I'm Not in Love." Add the number of Tina Turner's people ("____ People"). And the answer is? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Add Fleetwood Macs wonders ("____Wonders") to the morning time for the Night Rangers ("____ In The Morning"). Subtract the bad apples of the Osmonds ("___ Bad Apple(s)"), then multiply by the Spin Doctors' princes ("____ Princes"). Finally, divide by the number of Deele's occasions ("___ Occasions"). What is the total? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: 6

"9 To 5" was a Billboard Hot 100 number one song for Dolly Parton in 1981. Tommy James was "Three Times In Love," that reached number 19 on the Hot 100 in 1980. "Six Nights A Week" peaked at number 28 for the Crests in 1959. [9 + 3 = 12 - 6 = 6.]

Answer: 31

On the Billboard Hot 100, "Eight Miles High" reached number 14 for the Byrds in 1966. For Madonna and Justin Timberlake "4 Minutes" got to number 3 in 1n 2008. "One Fine Day" by the Chiffons was a number 5 hit in 1963. [8 x 4 = 32 - 1 = 31.]

3. Divide the reasons of Connie Stevens ("____ Reasons") by the nights of the Danleers ("____ Summer Night(s)"). Add the hearts of Phil Collins ("____ Heart(s)"). What is the total?

Answer: 18

"Sixteen Reasons" was a Billboard Hot 100 number three hit in 1960. "One Summer Night" reached number seven on the Billboard Top 100 in 1958. And in 1989, "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins was a number one smash. [16 divided by 1 = 16 + 2 = 18.]

Answer: 980

"26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" by the Four Preps made it to number three on the Billboard Top 100 in 1958. Vanessa Carlton had a number five Billboard Hot 100 song in 2002 with "A Thousand Miles." The Pastel Six saw The Cinnamon Cinder reach number 25 on the Hot 100 in 1963. [1000 - 26 = 974 = 6 = 980.]

Answer: 45

In 2008, "7 Things" by Miley Cyrus got to number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Nonchalant had "5 Miles To Empty," a number 24 Hot 100 song in 1996. "Ten Commandments Of Love" reached number 22 on the Hot 100 in 1958. [7 x 5 = 35 + 10 = 45.]=

Answer: 105

On the Billboard Top 100 in 1957, "Ninety-Nine Ways" reached number 11 for Tab Hunter. The Lovin' Spoonful's "Six O'Clock" was a number 18 entry on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies as a number one smash on the Hot 100 in 1998. [99 + 6 = 105 divided by 1 = 105.]

Answer: 8

Tennessee Ernie Ford had a number one hit on the Billboard Top 100 in 1955 with "Sixteen Tons." In 2003, 50 Cent with Nate Dogg had a Billboard Hot 100 number one song with "21 Questions." Fats Domino's "Three Nights A Week" got to number 15 on the Hot 100 in 1960. [21 - 16 = 5 + 3 = 8.]

Answer: 27

In 2004, "99 Problems" reached number 13 for Jay-Z on the Billboard Hot 100. Blue Magic's "Three Ring Circus" got to number 36 in 1974. And in 1963, Dsve Dudley spent "Six Days On The Road" ( a Hot 100 number 32 song). [99 divided by 3 = 33 - 6 = 27.]

9. Multiply the bridges on the Eagles' road ("____ Bridge Road") by the number of cc's who sang "I'm Not in Love." Add the number of Tina Turner's people ("____ People"). And the answer is?

Answer: 72

"Seven Bridges Road" was a number 21 Billboard Hot 100 song for Eagles in 1981. "I'm Not In Love" was a number two Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1975 for 10cc. In 1986, "Two People" by Tina Turner charted on the Hot 100 at number thirty. [7 x 10 = 70 + 2 = 72.]

Answer: 10

In 1987, "Seven Wonders" by Fleetwood Mac reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Four In The Morning" was a Hot 100 number 19 song for the Night Rangers. "One Bad Apple" was a Hot 100 number one smash for the Osmonds in 1971. "Two Princes" by the Spin Doctors peaked at number seven in 1993. Deele's "Two Occasions" was a number ten entry on the Hot 100 in 1988. [7 + 4 = 11 - 1 = 10 x 2 = 20 divided by 2 = 10.]

Source: Author lowtechmaster

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