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Quiz about Musical Invertebrates
Quiz about Musical Invertebrates

Musical Invertebrates Trivia Quiz


As part of "Mike and Row's Invertebrate Inquizitions" I give you another helping of 'spineless music'. These songs, and/or artists, all mention invertebrates somewhere in their name or lyrics.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Rowena8482
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
323,634
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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5561
Question 1 of 10
1. The song "Boris the Spider" reached number four in the UK Album charts in 1966, as it was included on the album "A Quick One". Which band sang it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "There's a worm at the bottom of the garden,
And his name is ______"
What completes this line from the popular children's song?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Many people know the refrain "Day-Oh, Day-ay-ay-Oh" and the line about the "deadly black tarantula", from the "Banana Boat Song", but do you know which singer, known as the "King of Calypso," made it his signature song after he had a Top 5 hit on the US Billboard Chart in the late 1950s? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which band had a song with these lyrics?
"Cata cata cata caterpillar girl
flowing in and filling up my hopeless heart"
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which band released an album called "Maggot Brain" in 1971? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which song, most memorably performed by the Nashville Teens, has these lyrics?
"Jump in me old jeep wagon, bump it to the banks of the river
Dig me a worm, and a cricket squirm, and a wade out into the water"
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the song "High Hopes" by Frank Sinatra "and a bunch of kids", what does the ant do that "everyone knows an ant can't"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which rock band released the album "Fly on the Wall" in 1985? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which Disney film featured the song "Ugly Bug Ball"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which song do these lyrics come from?
"You got the butterflies all tied up,
Don't make me chase you"
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The song "Boris the Spider" reached number four in the UK Album charts in 1966, as it was included on the album "A Quick One". Which band sang it?

Answer: The Who

"A Quick One" was released with the title "Happy Jack" in the United States, and the song Happy Jack replaced "Heat Wave" in the track listing. "Boris the Spider" was written by John Entwistle.
2. "There's a worm at the bottom of the garden, And his name is ______" What completes this line from the popular children's song?

Answer: Wiggly Woo

"Worm at the Bottom of the Garden" was written by Billy Scott Coomber, who was popular in Britain in the 1930s. He was an American jazz musician, and often featured in Pathe Newsreels and short films of the time.
3. Many people know the refrain "Day-Oh, Day-ay-ay-Oh" and the line about the "deadly black tarantula", from the "Banana Boat Song", but do you know which singer, known as the "King of Calypso," made it his signature song after he had a Top 5 hit on the US Billboard Chart in the late 1950s?

Answer: Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte had seven hits on the UK Singles Charts in the 1950s. His biggest success was "Mary's Boy Child" which reached number one in 1957, and re-entered the Chart, reaching number 10, in 1958.
"Banana Boat Song" reached number 3 in the UK, in 1957.
4. Which band had a song with these lyrics? "Cata cata cata caterpillar girl flowing in and filling up my hopeless heart"

Answer: The Cure

The song is called "The Caterpillar", and was a number fourteen hit on the UK Singles Chart, in 1984.
The Cure had seventeen hits on the UK Charts during the 1980s.
5. Which band released an album called "Maggot Brain" in 1971?

Answer: Funkadelic

The title track from the album features Eddie Hazel playing guitar, and has been voted onto several lists of the "Best Guitar Solo" or "Best Guitar Track" of all time over the years since its release.
6. Which song, most memorably performed by the Nashville Teens, has these lyrics? "Jump in me old jeep wagon, bump it to the banks of the river Dig me a worm, and a cricket squirm, and a wade out into the water"

Answer: Google Eye

"Google Eye" was actually written by John Loudermilk.
The Nashville Teens' version made it into the Top Ten in the UK Singles Chart in 1964.
7. In the song "High Hopes" by Frank Sinatra "and a bunch of kids", what does the ant do that "everyone knows an ant can't"?

Answer: Move a rubber tree plant

"High Hopes" actually won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1959, when it was featured in the film "A Hole in the Head". It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Charts of that year.
8. Which rock band released the album "Fly on the Wall" in 1985?

Answer: AC/DC

"Fly on the Wall" was AC/DC's tenth studio album, and was the first to feature Simon Wright on drums.
9. Which Disney film featured the song "Ugly Bug Ball"?

Answer: Summer Magic

"Summer Magic" was released in 1963, and starred Hayley Mills, and Burl Ives, who also sang "Ugly Bug Ball" for the soundtrack.
The book on which the film was based was written by Kate Wiggin, who also wrote "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm".
10. Which song do these lyrics come from? "You got the butterflies all tied up, Don't make me chase you"

Answer: When Doves Cry

"When Doves Cry" was the first single to be released from Prince's 1984 album "Purple Rain". It reached number four in the UK Singles Chart, doing better than the title track which only made it to number 8.
Source: Author Rowena8482

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