Sing Me a Song in Black Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Beatles

"Baby in Black" was recorded by the Beatles on 11 August 1964 and was the first song recorded for their album "Beatles for Sale".

Answer: AC/DC

"Back in Black" is known for its opening guitar riff and was AC/DC's tribute to their late singer, Bon Scott. Here is the first verse:

"Back in black
I hit the sack
I've been too long I'm glad to be back
Yes, I'm let loose
From the noose
That's kept me hanging about
I've been looking at the sky
'Cause it's gettin' me high
Forget the hearse 'cause I never die
I got nine lives
Cat's eyes
Abusin' every one of them and running wild"

Answer: Van Halen

The song was written by Van Halen for their 1988 album "OU812" and is one of six singles issued for the album It was the first from the album to hit number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.

Answer: Ram Jam

There has been a bit of debate about the origins of this song and exactly what "Black Betty" is. I like the theory that it was a flint-lock musket with the stock painted black and that "bam-ba-lam" is the sound of the gun firing. Whatever the origin, this is a great song.

Here is the first verse to get your toes tapping!

"Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
Black Betty had a child (Bam-ba-Lam)
The damn thing gone wild (Bam-ba-Lam)
She said, "I'm worryin' outta mind" (Bam-ba-Lam)
The damn thing gone blind (Bam-ba-Lam)
I said Oh, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)"

Answer: Kiss

"Black Diamond" was the last track on their first album, "Kiss". Kiss often used "Black Diamond" as the closing number for many of their concerts.

Answer: Doris Day

"The Black Hills of Dakota" was one of the many wonderful songs written for the musical "Calamity Jane" starring Doris Day and Howard Keel. Lets all sing together, one, two three...

"Take me back to the black hills
The black hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I lo-ove"

Answer: Los Bravos

This Spanish group received international recognition in 1966 when "Black Is Black", a song composed by two Englishmen, Tony Hayes and Steve Wadey, rose to number two in the UK charts after heavy promotion on pirate radio.

Answer: Michael Jackson

When "Black or White" was released in 1991 it went into Billboard's Hot 100 at number thirty-five. A week later it reached number three and the following week it made number one. This made "Black or White" the fastest chart-topper at that time.

Answer: Alannah Myles

"Black Velvet" was the number one hit for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1990. It also reached number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart. It is from the album "Alannah Myles" released in 1989.

Answer: Led Zeppelin

"Black Dog" is the first track of Led Zeppelin's fourth album, released in 1971. In 2004 the song was ranked number 294 on "Rolling Stone's" list of the '500 Greatest Songs of All Time'. It goes something like this:

"Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.
Oh, oh, child, way you shake that thing, gonna make you burn, gonna make you sting.
Hey, hey, baby, when you walk that way, watch your honey drip, can't keep away.
Ah yeah, ah yeah, ah, ah, ah. Ah yeah, ah yeah, ah, ah, ah."