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Over 100 Years of Hits Trivia Quiz

This quiz spans over 100 years of music from the early 1900's through today. I will be giving the lyrics of a song and you name the artist or group that recorded it.

A multiple-choice quiz by magic8ball715. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
magic8ball715

Time
7 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
352,368

Updated
Dec 03 21

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25

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Question 1 of 25

1. "There's a name for it. There's a phrase that fits." Who was the original aritist to record these lyrics? Hint

Cliff Richard

Tina Turner

Bucks Fizz

Whitney Houston

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Question 2 of 25

2. Who originally recorded the following lyrics: "I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride."? Hint

Don McLean

Bob Dylan

Garth Brooks

The Rolling Stones

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who first sang the Irish tune containing these lyrics: "With such power in your smile, sure a stone you'd beguile."? Hint

John McCormack

George Graff, Jr.

Chauncey Olcott

Ernest Ball

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Question 4 of 25

4. "The moon just went behind a cloud to hide his face and cry." What legendary music icon sang these mournful words? Hint

Jimmie Rodgers

Bill Monroe

Red Foley

Hank Williams

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Question 5 of 25

5. What rock band recorded these lyrics: "We're drinking black tooth, 80 proof, straight gasoline."? Hint

Seether

Theory of a Dead Man

Foo Fighters

Nickelback

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Question 6 of 25

6. What fictional group was credited with the following lyrics: "We've been good but we can't last."? Hint

The Archies

The Partridge Family

The Monkees

The Chipmunks

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who is credited with having the earliest known recording of these lyrics: "Sometimes I'm up, and sometimes I'm down, (Coming for to carry me home)."? Hint

Edwin Hawkins Singers

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Louis Armstrong

Billy Murray

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Question 8 of 25

8. What was the name of the conglomeration of artists who recorded these lyrics: "We can't go on pretending day by day that someone, somewhere will soon make a change."? Hint

USA for Africa

The Highwamen

Band Aid

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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Question 9 of 25

9. Who was the original artist to record these lyrics: "Now gifted humans like Vincent Youmans might think that your song is bad."? Hint

Paul Whiteman

Cole Porter

Bing Crosby

Vaughn Monroe

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Question 10 of 25

10. What popular duo recorded the following lyrics: "But her evaluation of my cowboy reputation had me begging for salvation all night long."? Hint

Montgomery Gentry

Sugarland

Brooks & Dunn

Big & Rich

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who originally recorded the following lyrics: "Now, I'm not as tall as the rest of the gang but I rap to the beat just the same."? Hint

Redman and Method Man

NWA

Salt-n-Peppa

Sugarhill Gang

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Question 12 of 25

12. Who was the original artist to record these lyrics: "So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."? Hint

Bob Dylan

Dave Matthews Band

Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Question 13 of 25

13. What legendary music group originally recorded these lyrics: "There'll be no goodbyes in that bright land so fair."? Hint

Gene Austin, Blossom Seeley and Ben Bernie

Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

Marion Harris, Sophie Tucker and Bessie Smith

The Carter Family

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Question 14 of 25

14. "Soon as he buy that wine I just creep up from behind and ask what your interests are, who you be with." Who recorded these lyrics? Hint

Snoop Dogg

2Pac

Dr. Dre

Notorious B.I.G.

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Question 15 of 25

15. What legendary music icon recorded these lyrics: "When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you."? Hint

Elvis Presley

Johnny Cash

Jerry Lee Lewis

Roy Orbison

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Question 16 of 25

16. Who wrote the smash dance hit containing these lyrics: "I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand."? Hint

Beyonce

Rihanna

Lady Gaga

Justin Timberlake

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Question 17 of 25

17. What film icon originally recorded these lyrics: "Some day I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the stars are far behind me."? Hint

Judy Garland

Shirley Temple

Bing Crosby

Bette Midler

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Question 18 of 25

18. "The ghouls all came from their humble abodes to get a jolt from my electrodes." These lyrics came from a hit novelty song originally performed by who? Hint

Lenny Capizzi

Boris Karloff

Bobby "Boris" Pickett

Gary S. Paxton

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Question 19 of 25

19. "But I have to admit the ladies get smitten, admiring how sharply my first name is written." These lyrics were recorded by whom? Hint

Justin Bieber

Bruno Mars

LMFAO

Toby Keith

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who originally recorded these lyrics: "And now the company jumps when he plays reveille."? Hint

The Pointer Sisters

The Andrews Sisters

Bing Crosby

Dean Martin

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who originally recorded these lyrics: "You're gonna feel lonely and want me only, 'cause you know, honey you always got your way."? Hint

Shelton Briooks

Ted Lewis

Ella Fitzgerald

Sophie Tucker

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Question 22 of 25

22. What artist originally recorded these lyrics: "You marry me, your father will disown you. He'll eat his hat, now."? Hint

Spin Doctors

Backstreet Boys

Boyz II Men

Green Day

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Question 23 of 25

23. "Down through the countless ages, you'll find it everywhere. Somebody makes good wages. Somebody wants her share." Name the artist who originally recorded these lyrics? Hint

Eddie Cantor

Rod Stewart

Ella Fitzgerald

Ray Charles

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Question 24 of 25

24. What group recorded the following lyrics: "Another dream that ended way too soon."? Hint

Exile

Restless Heart

Diamond Rio

Alabama

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Question 25 of 25

25. What highly successful recording artist recorded the following: "If you can't find a partner, grab a wooden chair."? Hint

Elvis Presley

Carl Perkins

Jerry Lee Lewis

Buddy Holly

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "There's a name for it. There's a phrase that fits." Who was the original aritist to record these lyrics?

Answer: Bucks Fizz

Tina Turner recorded "What's Love Got to Do With It" in 1984 but was beaten out as the original artist when Bucks Fizz recorded it a few months prior. It was written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle and was originally intended for Cliff Richard who rejected it.

2. Who originally recorded the following lyrics: "I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride."?

Answer: Don McLean

"American Pie" was written and recorded Don McLean in 1971 and released in 1972. The song was inspired by the plane crash that killed rock legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper on February 3, 1959.

3. Who first sang the Irish tune containing these lyrics: "With such power in your smile, sure a stone you'd beguile."?

Answer: Chauncey Olcott

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was written by Chauncey Olcott, George Graff, Jr. and Ernest Ball, for the 1912 production of "The Isle O' Dreams", and Olcott sang it in the show. During WWI, John McCormack also recorded the song, as have a host of others since.

4. "The moon just went behind a cloud to hide his face and cry." What legendary music icon sang these mournful words?

Answer: Hank Williams

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" was written and recorded by Hank Williams in 1949. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song at number 111 on its list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

5. What rock band recorded these lyrics: "We're drinking black tooth, 80 proof, straight gasoline."?

Answer: Nickelback

"Bottoms Up" was one of two singles released on September 26, 2011, from Nickelback's "Here & Now" album.

6. What fictional group was credited with the following lyrics: "We've been good but we can't last."?

Answer: The Chipmunks

Written in 1958 by Ross Bagdasian, Sr., better known as David Seville, "The Chipmunk Song" was performed by Seville, whose voice was altered, but was credited to the Chipmunks. The song went on to win 3 Grammys: Best Comedy Performance, Best Children's Recording, and Best Engineered Sound.

7. Who is credited with having the earliest known recording of these lyrics: "Sometimes I'm up, and sometimes I'm down, (Coming for to carry me home)."?

Answer: Fisk Jubilee Singers

"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" was written by Wallis Willis sometime before 1862. The earliest known recording was done by the Fisk Jubilee Singers in 1909.

8. What was the name of the conglomeration of artists who recorded these lyrics: "We can't go on pretending day by day that someone, somewhere will soon make a change."?

Answer: USA for Africa

USA for Africa was a group of 47 recording artists who gathered together in 1985 to record "We Are the World" for famine relief in Africa. Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, it won a Grammy for best R&B performance. Among the participating talent were Jackson and Ritchie as well as Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Logins, Dion Warwick, Cyndie Lauper, Willie Nelson and Bruce Springsteen.

9. Who was the original artist to record these lyrics: "Now gifted humans like Vincent Youmans might think that your song is bad."?

Answer: Cole Porter

"You're The Top" is a Cole Porter song from the 1934 musical "Anything Goes". Paul Whiteman's version, however is the bestselling.

10. What popular duo recorded the following lyrics: "But her evaluation of my cowboy reputation had me begging for salvation all night long."?

Answer: Big & Rich

"Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" was written and recorded in 2004 by Big & Rich. It was the second single off their album entitled "Horse of a Different Color".

11. Who originally recorded the following lyrics: "Now, I'm not as tall as the rest of the gang but I rap to the beat just the same."?

Answer: Sugarhill Gang

"Rapper's Delight" was recorded in 1979 by the Sugarhill Gang. It was released from their self-titled album.

12. Who was the original artist to record these lyrics: "So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."?

Answer: Bob Dylan

"All Along the Watchtower" was written and originally recorded by Bob Dylan in 1967 for his "John Wesley Harding" album. The song has been covered by numerous artists in various genres, but is most strongly identified with Jimi Hendrix. The Hendrix version became a Top 20 single in 1968.

13. What legendary music group originally recorded these lyrics: "There'll be no goodbyes in that bright land so fair."?

Answer: The Carter Family

The Carter Family recorded "Wandering Boy" on August 2, 1927 along with "Poor Orphan Child". Later that year, the Victor Talking Machine Company released both songs on a double-sided record.

14. "Soon as he buy that wine I just creep up from behind and ask what your interests are, who you be with." Who recorded these lyrics?

Answer: Notorious B.I.G.

"Big Poppa" is the second single from The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ready to Die" album. The album was released in 1994 and the single was released in 1995.

15. What legendary music icon recorded these lyrics: "When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you."?

Answer: Johnny Cash

"Cry! Cry! Cry!" was written and recorded by Johnny Cash in 1955 and entered the charts at number 14. The song was coupled with "Hey Porter" and was released as the B-side of the record.

16. Who wrote the smash dance hit containing these lyrics: "I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand."?

Answer: Lady Gaga

"Bad Romance" is from Lady Gaga's 2009 extended play "The Fame Monster".

17. What film icon originally recorded these lyrics: "Some day I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the stars are far behind me."?

Answer: Judy Garland

"Over the Rainbow" was recorded by Judy Garland for the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz". At first the producers of the film considered deleting the song but ultimately decided to leave it in. That song went on to win an Academy Award for best song - the only Oscar-win for the film.

18. "The ghouls all came from their humble abodes to get a jolt from my electrodes." These lyrics came from a hit novelty song originally performed by who?

Answer: Bobby "Boris" Pickett

"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. Pickett and Lenny Capizzi composed "Monster Mash" and recorded it with Gary S. Paxton, Leon Russell, Johnny McCrae, Rickie Page, and Terry Berg, credited as "The Crypt-Kickers".

19. "But I have to admit the ladies get smitten, admiring how sharply my first name is written." These lyrics were recorded by whom?

Answer: Toby Keith

"Red Solo Cup" is the second single released from Toby Keith's album entitled "Clancy's Tavern".

20. Who originally recorded these lyrics: "And now the company jumps when he plays reveille."?

Answer: The Andrews Sisters

"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" was an iconic World War II tune recorded by the Andrews Sisters. Written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince, the sisters introduced the song in the 1941 Abbott and Costello film "Buck Privates" and it was nominated for an Academy Award.

21. Who originally recorded these lyrics: "You're gonna feel lonely and want me only, 'cause you know, honey you always got your way."?

Answer: Sophie Tucker

"Some of these Days" was written and composed by Shelton Brooks. Sophie Tucker made her first recording of the song in 1911 and it became her signature song.

22. What artist originally recorded these lyrics: "You marry me, your father will disown you. He'll eat his hat, now."?

Answer: Spin Doctors

"Two Princes" was recorded in 1993 by the Spin Doctors. The song reached number 7 in the US and is one of the songs included in the game Lego Rock Band.

23. "Down through the countless ages, you'll find it everywhere. Somebody makes good wages. Somebody wants her share." Name the artist who originally recorded these lyrics?

Answer: Eddie Cantor

"Makin' Whoopee" was originally performed by Eddie Cantor in 1928 musical "Whoopee!" which was written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn.

24. What group recorded the following lyrics: "Another dream that ended way too soon."?

Answer: Restless Heart

"Bluest Eyes in Texas" was written by Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins and Van Stephenson and recorded by Restless Heart. It was released in 1988 and eventually went to number 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.

25. What highly successful recording artist recorded the following: "If you can't find a partner, grab a wooden chair."?

Answer: Elvis Presley

"Jailhouse Rock" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded in 1957 by Elvis Presley for his film of the same name.

Source: Author magic8ball715

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