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Obscure Names In Songs Trivia Quiz

Sometimes it's the song that is obscure and sometimes it is the name. Question #1 is the hardest one.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarah606. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sarah606

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
125,434

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3966

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (8/10), Guest 78 (5/10), Kalibre (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Can you finish the title of the Pink Floyd instrumental, "Careful With That Axe, _______"? Hint

Clinton

Eugene

Fred

Jackson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who sang the song "Sussudio"? Hint

Elton John

Phil Collins

Billy Joel

Bruce Springsteen

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Oak Ridge Boys hearts were on fire for whom? Hint

"Elvira"

"Laverne"

"Almira"

"Latitia"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the kid that lived upstairs from Suzanne Vega?

Answer: (One word. (Lived on the 2nd floor))

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who did the song "What's the Frequency, Kenneth"? Hint

R.E.M.

E.L.O.

O.M.D

S.T.P.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who did the song "Rhiannon"? Hint

Santana

Talking Heads

Fleetwood Mac

The Stooges

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Question 7 of 10

7. Nikki Sixx wrote a very short song when his grandmother died. Motley Crue recorded it on their "Girls, Girls, Girls" album. What was his grandmothers name? Hint

Nona

Lyla

Mona

Lily

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Question 8 of 10

8. What college has "Hang on Sloopy" as its theme song? Hint

Michigan State University

Florida State Universtiy

Ohio State University

Kansas State University

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the Kink's beautiful transvestite that they 'met in a club down in old Soho'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who sang the song "My Sharona"? Hint

The Knack

The Clash

The Kinks

The Rave

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 06 2024 : Guest 136: 8/10
Dec 03 2024 : Guest 78: 5/10
Nov 26 2024 : Kalibre: 7/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 77: 8/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Can you finish the title of the Pink Floyd instrumental, "Careful With That Axe, _______"?

Answer: Eugene

"Careful With that Axe, Eugene" was the B-Side of the "Point me at the Sky" single in 1968. The instrumental is 5 minutes and 40 seconds long. The album, Ummagumma, was released October 25th, 1969.

2. Who sang the song "Sussudio"?

Answer: Phil Collins

"Sussudio" was on the album "No Jacket Required" that was released in 1985. As a child, Phil Collins can be spotted in the Beatles movie "A Hard Days' Night". Collins played with Genesis before pursuing his solo career.

3. The Oak Ridge Boys hearts were on fire for whom?

Answer: "Elvira"

Originally based out of Knoxville, Tennessee, the Oak Ridge Boys topped the pop charts with "Elvira". They also sang background on Paul Simon's hit song "Slip Slidin' Away". The album "Fancy Free", which contained the song "Elvira", was released in 1981.

4. Who was the kid that lived upstairs from Suzanne Vega?

Answer: Luka

Suzanne Vega was born Aug. 12, 1959, in New York. "Luka" was her biggest commercial success. "Luka" was a song about child abuse. "99.9 F" ('99.9 Fahrenheit Degrees') was released on September 8, 1992.

5. Who did the song "What's the Frequency, Kenneth"?

Answer: R.E.M.

The title is based on Dan Rather being attacked in 1986. The story goes that his attacker knocked him on the ground and kept kicking him and repeating "Kenneth, what is the frequency?". The album "Monster" was released in 1994.

6. Who did the song "Rhiannon"?

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

"Rhiannon" appeared on the Fleetwood Mac album "Fleetwood Mac", released in July of 1975. Stevie Nicks says that the song is about a 'Welsh white witch'.

7. Nikki Sixx wrote a very short song when his grandmother died. Motley Crue recorded it on their "Girls, Girls, Girls" album. What was his grandmothers name?

Answer: Nona

The lyrics to the whole song are "Nona, I'm outta my head without you". Nikki Sixx actually died of a drug overdose, but was revived. "Girls, Girls, Girls" came out in 1987.

8. What college has "Hang on Sloopy" as its theme song?

Answer: Ohio State University

Ohio State even has a website (http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/download/sloopy.html) where you can download "Hang On Sloopy" as a ringtone.

9. What was the name of the Kink's beautiful transvestite that they 'met in a club down in old Soho'?

Answer: Lola

Dave Davies helped invent distortion when he took a razor blade to the cone of his speaker. This single was released in 1970.

10. Who sang the song "My Sharona"?

Answer: The Knack

'My Sharona" (1979) and "Good Girls Don't" were The Knack's only two hits. Apparently their PR agent said if they didn't do interviews it would give them mystique, instead, it made the press mad and contributed to their downfall.

Source: Author Sarah606

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