Name Those Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Answer: Memphis

"Proud Mary" was a big hit for John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival in January 1969. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard singles charts. The lyrics say, "Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis / Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans..." ['tane is, I guess, slang for gasoline]

Answer: by bus

"I run for the bus, dear / While riding, I think of us, dear..." Dionne Warwick combined with Burt Bacharach and Hal David to produce several pop hits. "I Say a Little Prayer" reached the number four spot in the Billboard charts in October 1967.

Answer: wicked

The lyrics say, "Women seem wicked when you're unwanted / Streets are uneven when you're down..." The Doors released "People Are Strange" as a follow-up single to "Light My Fire." It peaked at number 12 in the Billboard charts in September 1967.

Answer: cupcakes

"Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes / Put it in the pantry with your cupcakes..." Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reached the number one position in the Billboard charts in June 1968 with this theme song from "The Graduate" movie.

Answer: the mashed potato

The Human Beinz were a one-hit band from Youngstown, Ohio. In 1968, their song "Nobody But Me" climbed to the number eight position in the Billboard charts. The lyrics say, "Nobody can do the skate like I do / Nobody can do the Philly like I do / Nobody can do the boogaloo like I do..."

Answer: glances

"Strangers in the night exchanging glances / Wondering in the night what were the chances..." Ol' Blue Eyes took these lyrics to the top of the Billboard charts in 1966.

Answer: a gun

"Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?" asks Jimi in this 1967 top ten hit in Great Britain. Hendrix was backed by bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell.

Answer: haunted all my dreams

Micky Dolenz sings, "Ah, love was out to get me / That's the way it seemed / Disappointment haunted all my dreams..." This song, written by Neil Diamond, took the Monkees to the top of the charts in late 1966 / early 1967.

Answer: They're torn in half

"Faded photograph, covered now with lines and creases / Tickets torn in half, memories in bits and pieces..." The Classics IV, led by Dennis Yost, took the song "Traces" to the number two spot on the Billboard charts in 1969. The group recorded many of their hits in the Atlanta area.

Answer: gray

The Mamas and the Papas sing, "All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray..." This song was supposedly written in New York City. It went to the number one position on the Billboard charts in 1966.