Sing Me a Kiss Trivia Quiz

Answer: Richard Chamberlain

"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" featured prominently in the 1951 movie "The Strip" starring Micky Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest and Louis Armstrong. A version by Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra made an appearance in the Pop 20 chart in the U.S.

The song was covered by Rod Stewart in his 2004 album "Stardust: the Great American Songbook."

George Richard Chamberlain was born in 1934 and is well-known for his role as Dr James Kildare in the TV series "Dr Kildare". He had mild success as a singer in the 1960s. His acting triumph came much later as Father (later Cardinal) Ralph deBricassart in the TV mini-series "The Thornbirds".

Answer: Cher

Several versions of "It's In His Kiss" have been recorded since 1964 when Betty Everett had her number one hit. When Ramona King recorded this song the same year, the producers for Betty Everett issued her version under the name "The Shoop Shoop Song", parenthetically subtitled "It's In His Kiss".
In the UK "It's In His Kiss" was recorded by the Searchers, the Hollies, the Swinging Blue Jeans, Helen Shapiro, Lulu, Shaw and Linda Lewis.

The version by Cher was recorded for her 1990 movie "Mermaids" when it played on the closing credits. It was released in the UK as the "The Shoop Shoop Song" and was a massive hit for Cher. It rose to number one on the UK Singles chart, and was also a number one hit in Austria, Ireland, Norway, and Spain and was among the top five hits in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany and New Zealand.

Answer: The Jordanaires

"Kiss Me Quick" was released as a single by Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires in the UK and Europe in December 1962 when it quickly rose to number one and stayed there for eight weeks. This single was backed by "Something Blue."

The song, without the Jordanaires backing Elvis, was first released in the US in April 1964 with 'Suspicion" on the reverse side.

The Jordanaires originally formed as a gospel group in 1948. From 1956 to 1972 they did vocal backing for Elvis on his recordings and in his live shows. Elvis first heard them in a show in Memphis1955, when he was just starting out, and he said to them "If I ever get a recording contract with a major company, I want you guys to back me up." And that is exactly what happened!

Answer: Kiss From a Rose

Originally released in 1994 "Kiss From a Rose" had some success, but after its re-release on the soundtrack of "Batman Forever" it was a number one hit for Seal in the U.S and Australia, number three in Austria, number four in the UK and the Netherlands, and also made the charts in France, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland. In 1996, it won three Grammy Awards: "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year", and "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" for Seal, who also wrote the song.

Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (known as "Seal") was born in the UK in 1963. He is of Nigerian and Brazllian background. His name, Oluseun, means "God is victorious" in the Yorua language. In 2005 he married supermodel Heidi Klum. However in 2012, after nearly seven years of marriage, they announced that they were separating

Answer: The Crystals

The Crystals took "Then He Kissed Me" to number six in the US and number two in the UK. On "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" this song ranks number 493.

The Beach Boys included a re-worded song "Then I Kissed Her" on their 1965 album "Summer Days (And Summer Nights"). The song was released in the UK as a single in 1967 and it went to number four on the UK Chart. This song has also been covered by Sony & Cher, Kiss, Juice Newton, and Bruce Springsteen. The version by the Crystals was used in the 1990 movie "Goodfellas".

The Crystals had many hits in the 60s such as "He's a Rebel", and "Da Do Ron Ron".

Answer: Kiss on My List

"Kiss On My List" appeared on Drryl Hall and John Oates' album "Voices". It was co-written by Daryl Hall with Janna Allen. The single rose to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number sixteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, number seven on the Canadian Singles Chart and number thirty-three on the UK Singles Chart. The song can be heard in the movies "She's Out of My League", and "You Again".

Hall and Oates have had such hits as "Rich Girl", "Private Eyes", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", "Say It Isn't So", and "Out of Touch".

Answer: Brian Hyland

"Sealed With a Kiss" rose to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the UK Singles Chart when recorded by Brian Hyland in 1962. His recording was re-released in 1975, when it again reached number seven in the UK.

In 1968 a version by Gary Lewis and the Playboys reached number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Again, in 1972, a version by Bobby Vinton reached number nineteen on the Billboard singles chart, and in 1989 Jason Donovan's version of this song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.

As you can see, "Sealed With a Kiss" has been covered many times, Other artists include Shelley Fabares, The Lettermen, The Shadows and Chris de Burgh.

Answer: Connie Smith

American country artist Connie Smith's 1976 version of "(Till) I Kissed You" rose to number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and was number one on the RPM Country Track chart in Canada.

The 1959 version by the Everly Brothers was number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, number eight on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles, number two on the Australian ARIA Chart, number three on the Canadian RPM Top Singles, and number two on the UK Singles Chart.

Answer: Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmie Rodger's version of "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" rose to number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1957. The following year Frankie Vaughan had a hit with the song in the UK.

The Weavers had previously released a hit version of a Leadbelly song "Goodnight Irene". At the time The Weavers recorded this song, Pete Seeger was a member of that group and he had heard a recording of an old Irish song also recorded by Ledbelly in 1937, "If It Wasn't for Dicky". They re-wrote some of the lyrics and the chorus and turned the song into a love song with a new title "Kisses Sweeter than Wine". The Weavers' version rose to number nineteen on the US Hit Parade.

Answer: Faith Hill

"This Kiss" was a single released from Faith Hill's 1998 album, "Faith". The song reached number one on both the US Billboard Country Songs Chart and the Canadian RPM Country Singles Chart, number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, number three on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart, number fourteen on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40, number four in the Australian ARIA chart and number two on the Canadian RPM AC Singles chart.

Faith Hill appeared in a music video for this song, the video winning several awards for its creativity.

"This Kiss" was on the soundtrack of the 1998 movie "Practical Magic".