Sing Me the Name of a Girl Trivia Quiz

Answer: Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka co-wrote "Oh! Carol" with Howard Greenfield in 1958. It went to number nine on the US charts in 1959. The "Carol" in the song title was Sedaka's girfriend at that time, Carol Klein - who is now known as Carole King.

Neil Sedaka was born in 1939 and he wrote many of his songs with Howard Greenfield. Some of his more famous songs are "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen", "Calendar Girl", and "Breaking Up is Hard to Do". In 1983 he was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Answer: Eric Clapton

"Layla" was originally written by Eric Clapton in 1970 when he was a member of Derek and the Dominos and the song appeared on one of their albums. However "Layla" was released as a single in 1972 and reached number ten in the US and number seven in the UK. He had a hit again in 1992 when the song appeared on Clapton's "Unplugged" album and it won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song that year.

Eric Patrick Clapton CBE, was born in the UK in 1945. On "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", he ranks as number four. He has been in several bands including The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Cream. He is the only person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times: as a solo artist, as a member of The Yardbirds and as a member of Cream.

Answer: Little Richard

"Long Tall Sally" was written by Little Richard in collaboration with two others in 1956 and recorded and released by Little Richard. The song rose to number one on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart and it got to number six on the pop chart. The Little Richard version of this song is number 56 on "Rolling Stones" list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The song has been covered many times by artists such as Pat Boone, Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, the Kinks and the Beatles, to name but a few.

Richard Wayne Penniman was born in 1932. He was among the earliest inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2003 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Answer: Arlo Guthrie

"Alice's Restaurant" is based on something that happened in Arlo Guthrie's life and is also the basis for a movie of the same name released in 1969. The original song is over 18 minutes long

Arlo Guthrie was born in 1947. He is the son of Woody Guthrie a folk musician and singer/songwriter. Arlo Guthrie is known for often singing protest songs. He has also acted in films and on television.

Answer: Kim Carnes

This song was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. It was recorded by DeShannon that year but did not become a hit until it was recorded by Kim Carnes in 1981. It rose to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year. The song won two Grammys for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

Kim Carnes was born in 1945. She has had many hits all over the world throughout her career.

Answer: Paul Anka

Paul Anka wrote and recorded "Diana" in 1957. It reached number one on the US Billboard "Top 100" and was also number one on the Australian, UK and Canadian Singles Charts.. It is estimated that this song has sold over nine million copies.

Paul Albert Anka was born in 1941 in Canada. In his "teen idol" days he had such hits as "Lonely Boy" and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder". He wrote "She's a Lady", recorded by Tom Jones. He also collaborated with Michal Jackson. He wrote the theme for the film "The Longest Day" and appeared in movies himself during the 1960s.

Answer: Pink

"Lily the Pink" was originally known as "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham" and unoficially was used by the Royal Tank Corps at the end of World War II as their Regimental song. It was re-recorded in 1968 by Scaffold and reached number one in the UK singles chart. The Irish Rovers had some success with this song in the US in 1969. Two of the back-up singers on the Scaffold's record were Elton John and Graham Nash of The Hollies.

The Scaffold hail from Liverpool UK and were a music, poetry and comedy group and had a few successful Top 10 recordings including "Thank U Very Much". The group played and toured until 1977 when they disbanded. However, since then the group has gotten together for a few reunion performances. Mick McGear, a member of the group is the brother of Paul McCartney.

Answer: The Oak Ridge Boys

"Elvira" was originally written in 1966 and had been recorded by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, among others, but the song did not become a hit until the version by The Oak ridge Boys released in 1981. It made number one on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 a few months later.

The Oak Ridge Boys got together in the 1940s. Originally they were a gospel group but in the mid-'70s their image changed and they performed mostly country music.

Answer: Tom Jones

"Delilah" was a very popular song for Tom Jones reaching number one in a number countries around the world. It has been covered by numerous artists. The song is also very popular with Welsh Rugby fans who sing it at Rugby games.

Now Knighted, Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE, was born in Wales in 1940. He is a very versatile singer and has had many hit songs including "What's New Pussycat", "Green, Green Grass of Home" and "She's A Lady" to name but a few. He was very popular in Las Vegas Shows, where female members of the audience would through their knickers and room keys on stage. In 1989 he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2003 he received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. He was knighted in 2006 for his services to music.

Answer: The Beach Boys

This song was originally recorded by The Regents and it reached number 13 on the Billoard Hot 100 records chart. However, when released as a single by the Beach Boys in 1965 the song really took off reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three in the UK as well as being popular in countries throughout the world.

The Beach Boys got together in 1961 and signed their first record deal in 1962. They had many hits including "Good Vibrations", "Surfer Girl", and "Surfin' USA."