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One Hit Wonderfulness Trivia Quiz

Here are some random music facts that have bounced around in my musical brain. Lets see if they are in yours as well.

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

Author
jbeeeb

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,994

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1701

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (11/15), Guest 108 (14/15), Guest 120 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the only #1 popular song with music written by a U.S. Vice President (also a major general and a Nobel Peace Prize winner). Hint

Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat

Grazing in the Grass - Friends of Distinction

Stand by Me - Ben E. King

It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards

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Question 2 of 15

2. Name the song with lyrics including Mott the Hoople, Staple Singers, and Flo and Eddie mentioned, in this song extolling the artists of pop music.
Hint

Life is a Rock - Reunion

Rock and Roll Part I - Gary Glitter

Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles

WOLD - Harry Chapin

3. The first cut on their first album was "Open Up Wide". The last cut on their last album was "Close Up Tight". What was the band who had a jazz/rock hit with "Get it On" and that had several members of the group die in a plane crash? Hint

Chase

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Jim Croce

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Question 4 of 15

4. Name the band of graduate students from the University of Michigan and eventual college professors (at least two of the members) that loved to ride in their "Hot Rod Lincoln". Hint

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Fighting Woverines

Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen

New Riders of the Purple Sage

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the Chicago based group featuring a powerful horn section that recently had their hit song "Vehicle" covered by Bo Bice? Hint

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Chicago

Ides of March

Spiral Staircase

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the top ten song that was mostly spoken word extolling the virtues of silence and recorded by LA DJ Les Crane?
Hint

Also Sprach Zarathustra

Day by Day

Autobahn

Desiderata

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Question 7 of 15

7. This Memphis DJ hit the disco charts with "Disco Duck". Who is he? Hint

Rick Dees and his cast of Idiots

The Andrea True Connection

Steve Dahl and the Chicago 7

Walter Berry

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Question 8 of 15

8. A recurring character on the TV show M*A*S*H, Loudon Wainwright III charted with what foul smelling song? Hint

40, 000 Pounds of Bananas

My Old Man's a Garbage Man

Dead Skunk

Tequila

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the name of the band that was grateful when their song "Touch of Grey" finally charted? Hint

Shocking Blue

Simply Red

The Grateful Dead

New Riders of the Purple Sage

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who is Mya Rudolph of "Saturday Night Live's" mother and the performer of "Loving You"?
Hint

Phoebe Snow

Janis Ian

Roberta Flack

Minnie Riperton

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Question 11 of 15

11. Eric Clapton had an "unplugged" hit with the song "Layla". What was the name of the group that did the electric version of the song?
Hint

Jeff Beck Group

Delaney, Bonnie and Friends

Derek and the Dominos

Cream

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the song that was the title of a movie, and a one hit wonder in both the movie and in real life?
Hint

That Thing You Do

Sheila

Red Rubber Ball

Sahara

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Question 13 of 15

13. In 1963 what was the only US Number One song done entirely in Japanese? Hint

Chopsticks

Sukiyaki

Chop Suey

Sayonara

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Question 14 of 15

14. 10-4 good buddy, what is the hit that spawned a movie and capitalized on the CB craze?
Hint

Big Rig

Smokey and the Bandit

BJ and the Bear

Convoy

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Question 15 of 15

15. Married to ABC news anchor Elizabeth Vargas, who is the "Walking In Memphis" artist who was shot in the head during an attempted carjacking?
Hint

Bruce Hornsby

Jackson Browne

Michael Martin Murphey

Marc Cohn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the only #1 popular song with music written by a U.S. Vice President (also a major general and a Nobel Peace Prize winner).

Answer: It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards

Charles Gates Dawes penned the music as a young man. Words were later added and recorded by Tommy Edwards who hit the top of the charts twice with the song.

2. Name the song with lyrics including Mott the Hoople, Staple Singers, and Flo and Eddie mentioned, in this song extolling the artists of pop music.

Answer: Life is a Rock - Reunion

This piece of pure "bubblegum" rattled off a number of artists, record companies and other names from the music industry in the mid 70s.

Answer: Chase

Bill Chase was a renowned Jazz trumpet player who formed a hard driving jazz-rock band bearing his name. The screaming sound of Chase's trumpet was a hallmark of this band.

4. Name the band of graduate students from the University of Michigan and eventual college professors (at least two of the members) that loved to ride in their "Hot Rod Lincoln".

Answer: Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen

Early guitarist and founder John Tichy was chair of Aeronautical Engineering (Rocket Science) and Mechanical Engineering, at RPI in Troy NY. Founding keyboard member, and the lone founding member still touring, George Frayne, was Professor of Art at Wisconsin State University - Oshkosh during the early formation of the band.

5. What is the Chicago based group featuring a powerful horn section that recently had their hit song "Vehicle" covered by Bo Bice?

Answer: Ides of March

The Ides still play together. They had a very minor hit with a song called "L.A. Goodbye". Their lead singer and leader, Jim Peterik, spent some time with Chase, the answer to question three. He also penned "Eye of the Tiger".

6. What is the top ten song that was mostly spoken word extolling the virtues of silence and recorded by LA DJ Les Crane?

Answer: Desiderata

Crane narrated this "flower-power" type poem. It was reputed to have been found on the wall of an old church, but that turned out not to be true. The chorus..."You are a child of the Universe" was the only part sung.

7. This Memphis DJ hit the disco charts with "Disco Duck". Who is he?

Answer: Rick Dees and his cast of Idiots

This novelty hit became pretty annoying after awhile. Dees went on to DJ fame, including a stint doing American Top 40.

8. A recurring character on the TV show M*A*S*H, Loudon Wainwright III charted with what foul smelling song?

Answer: Dead Skunk

He portrayed Captain Spaulding, the singing surgeon on three episodes of M*A*S*H. He was twice nominated for a Grammy. His father was managing editor of Life magazine.

9. What is the name of the band that was grateful when their song "Touch of Grey" finally charted?

Answer: The Grateful Dead

"Truckin'" and "Casey Jones" were well known songs, but this was the only song of theirs to hit the charts.

10. Who is Mya Rudolph of "Saturday Night Live's" mother and the performer of "Loving You"?

Answer: Minnie Riperton

Riperton had a multi-octave range that she showcased in this song. Riperton later died of breast cancer. One of Rudolph's best friends growing up was actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

11. Eric Clapton had an "unplugged" hit with the song "Layla". What was the name of the group that did the electric version of the song?

Answer: Derek and the Dominos

This is one of several songs written about then George Harrison's wife, and later Clapton's wife. Songs include "Something", "Layla", and "Wonderful Tonight".

12. What is the song that was the title of a movie, and a one hit wonder in both the movie and in real life?

Answer: That Thing You Do

The movie was written and directed by Tom Hanks.

13. In 1963 what was the only US Number One song done entirely in Japanese?

Answer: Sukiyaki

The Japanese title was "Ue o muite aruko�" or "Lets Walk While Looking Up." Kyu Sakamoto was the artist. It was later covered by A Taste of Honey with English lyrics in 1981. Sakamoto died in a plane crash.

14. 10-4 good buddy, what is the hit that spawned a movie and capitalized on the CB craze?

Answer: Convoy

"BJ and the Bear" was a TV show about truckers, and "Smokey and the Bandit" is still seen on TV regularly....but the song that spawned the movie starring Kris Kristofferson and Ali McGraw was "Convoy"...sung by CW McCall. McCall's alter-ego, Bill Fries, was Mayor of Ouray, Colorado for six years.

15. Married to ABC news anchor Elizabeth Vargas, who is the "Walking In Memphis" artist who was shot in the head during an attempted carjacking?

Answer: Marc Cohn

Cohn survived the shooting and is doing fine and back to perfoming.

Source: Author jbeeeb

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