Singin' in the Breeze Trivia Quiz

Answer: JJ Cale

JJ Cale, an Oklahoma based Blues guitarist, originally recorded this song that featured as the opening track on his debut album "Naturally". Other tracks on this album include "Crazy Mama" and "After Midnight". While Cale may not be that well known, his songs have been covered by many other artists including Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Randy Crawford apart from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Johnny Cash.

Answer: Jordin Sparks

"No Air" was the second single on Jordin Sparks' self titled debut album. The song quickly gained popularity reaching the number one spot on the singles charts in Australia and New Zealand while also making it to the top five on other charts. The track also featured R&B singer Chris Brown and earned Sparks her first Grammy nomination.

Jordin Sparks won the sixth season of the reality show "American Idol".

Answer: Phil Collins

"In the Air Tonight" was recorded by Phil Collins in 1979 and is one of the best known songs from his solo career. Collins wrote this song while he was in the process of divorcing his wife Andrea and the song reflects his anger and pain. An urban legend claims that the song was based on a real life drowning incident that Collins was witness to and newer versions of this rumour state that Collins used the song to out the guilty party during one of his concerts. Collins has however clarified that there is no truth to these rumours.

Answer: Winds of Change

"Winds of Change" featured on Fleetwood Mac's 16th studio album titled "Time". The album didn't attain much success and did not make it to the US charts even though the band went on a world tour to promote the songs.

Answer: Elton John

The song was originally written by Elton John as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe with the first line being "Goodbye Norma Jean" referencing Monroe's birth name. He reworked the lyrics along with his writing partner Bernie Taupin to create the second version when Diana lost her life in a car crash in 1997. The song was performed by Elton John during Diana's funeral at the Westminster Abbey.

Answer: Windy

The Association, a pop music band from California, released "Windy" in 1967. It was the second U.S. number one hit for the group after their earlier hit "Cherish".

Answer: Colors of the Wind

The song featured in the Disney film "Pocahontas" and was sung by Judy Kuhn as the voice of Pocahontas while a single was recorded by Vanessa Williams for the end credits. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1995. The song has since been covered by various singers including Whitney Houston and Vanessa Hudgens.

Answer: Patrick Swayze

The song also featured Wendy Fraser and was the only song recorded by Patrick Swayze. Incidentally, Swayze had co-written the song along with Stacy Widelitz for the soundtrack of the film "Grandview, U.S.A" originally. It ended up being used on the soundtrack of "Dirty Dancing" instead.

Answer: Kansas

One of the first acoustic songs recorded by "Kansas", the song was added to the album "Point of Know Return" at the last minute. Guitarist Kerry Livgren wrote this song after being inspired by the line "for all we are is dust in the wind" that he came across in a book of Native American poetry.

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra's version featured on his album "Strangers in the Night". The lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer and the song was first released by Wayne Newton in 1965. Cover versions were also released by Lyle Lovett, Madeleine Peyroux and Irish boyband Westlife.

Answer: Ian and Sylvia

Ian Tyson, who also wrote the song, recorded it along with his partner Sylvia Fricker. Another version was also released by The Brothers Four the same year. The song has been covered by many famous artists including John Denver, Neil Young, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan apart from those mentioned in the incorrect options. It is also sung every year on the last night of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

Answer: Blowin' in the Wind

The song featured on the album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" that was released in 1963. According to the lyrics, the answers to all these questions are "blowin' in the wind". Dylan claimed to have written this song in just ten minutes.

"Blowin' in the Wind" was ranked number 14 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's '500 Greatest Songs of All Time' list and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

Answer: Spanish

The original Spanish lyrics were written by Emilio de Torre with music by Ernesto Lecuona, a Cuban composer and pianist. The music was written in 1929 as part of Ernesto's "Andalucia Suite". Jimmy Dorsey's version was released in 1940 and reached the number two position on the Billboard magazine chart.

Answer: Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer fondly called the 'First Lady of Song'. "Gone with the Wind" was first recorded in 1937 and may have derived inspiration from the title of the famous book with the same name written by Margaret Mitchell that was published in 1936. Ella's version featured on her live album "Ella in Berlin".

Answer: Hero

This ballad was written by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley in 1982 and first recorded by Roger Whitaker appearing on his studio album which was also titled "Wind Beneath My Wings". While many other artists covered this song, Bette Midler's version recorded in 1988 became the most popular winning two Grammy Awards - 'Record of the Year' and 'Song of the Year'.