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Singing with the "oldies" Trivia Quiz

These songs will always be loved by both young and old.

A multiple-choice quiz by Babilonia. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Babilonia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
389,320

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1385

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Tony Orlando sings for us "I am comin' home, I've done my time
"Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine"

It is the story of a man who has been in prison for three years and is telling the other passengers in the bus that he is not sure if his love still wants him. He would like a sign of welcome...
What is this song's name? Hint

Knock Three Times

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree

Am I the Guy

Not Just Tomorrow But Always

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Question 2 of 10

2. This song, "The Green Leaves of Summer" was written for a 1960 patriotic movie. The Brothers Four popularized it.
"A time to be reaping, a time to be sowing
The green leaves of summer are calling me home"...
Which movie, with John Wayne, set in Texas, features this song? Hint

Rio Bravo

The Alamo

Viva Zapata

Tombstone

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Question 3 of 10

3. This beautiful song surely touches the hearts of all parents. "Sunrise, Sunset" is featured in a movie and it is sung by an Israeli actor, Topol, who plays the main character, along with his wife.
"Is this the little girl I carried
Is this the little boy at play
I don't remember growing older
When did they?"...
Which movie features this beautiful song? Hint

Fiddler on the Roof

Body and Soul

Job's Revolt

Yentl

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Question 4 of 10

4. This song was composed by Paul Simon who, with Art Garfunkel, "sold" it to the director of a movie. The song's name is "Mrs Robinson" and you can hear the song in a movie with Dustin Hoffman. There is a reference to Joe DiMaggio in the song. In which movie is this song featured? Hint

The Graduate

Kramer vs. Kramer

Rain Man

Marathon Man

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing.
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty"...
The group that sang this song was European, from Sweden. They did not stay too long together but they were very successful. Who sang this song? Hint

Iron Maiden

The Rolling Stones

Deep Purple

ABBA

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Question 6 of 10

6. Frank Sinatra sang this song for the first time is 1966. It describes the meeting of two people, who, after sharing one dance, they stay together forever.
"Something in your eyes
Was so inviting
Something in your smile
Was so exciting...
What is the name of this song?
Hint

Love's Been Good To Me

Strangers in the Night

As Time Goes By

My Way

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Question 7 of 10

7. "I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you..."
Louis Armstrong is unforgettable singing this song, describing "the skies of blue and the clouds of white", what is the name of this song?
Hint

When You're Smiling

The Gypsy in My Soul

You'll Never Walk Alone

What a Wonderful World

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Beatles popularized this song, written by Paul McCartney, which was released in 1963.
"Close your eyes and I'll kiss you
Tomorrow I'll miss you
Remember I'll always be true"...
What is its name? Hint

A Day in the Life

Michele

All My Loving

Penny Lane

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Question 9 of 10

9. Stevie Wonder sings "No New Year's Day to celebrate
"No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
No first of spring, no song to sing
In fact here's just another ordinary day..."

What is the name of this beautiful song?
Hint

For Once in my Life

Golden Lady

I Don't Know Why

I Just Called to Say I Love You

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Starry, starry night,
paint your palette blue and gray,
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the
Darkness in my soul..."
The singer, Don McLean, tells us about this Dutch painter who lived a sad life, who was not understood and who died from a self inflicted wound. What is the name of this song? Hint

Vincent

Homeless Brother

Moulin Rouge

Castles in the Air

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Tony Orlando sings for us "I am comin' home, I've done my time "Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine" It is the story of a man who has been in prison for three years and is telling the other passengers in the bus that he is not sure if his love still wants him. He would like a sign of welcome... What is this song's name?

Answer: Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree

This song came out in 1973 and it reached number one in the U.S. and U.K. for four weeks, in Australia, for seven weeks and for 10 weeks in New Zealand. The yellow ribbon has since then become a sign of "welcome" to soldiers and others who have been away but are definitely welcomed back home.

2. This song, "The Green Leaves of Summer" was written for a 1960 patriotic movie. The Brothers Four popularized it. "A time to be reaping, a time to be sowing The green leaves of summer are calling me home"... Which movie, with John Wayne, set in Texas, features this song?

Answer: The Alamo

This beautiful song was written by Paul Francis Weber and the music was composed by Dimitri Tomkin. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. In the movie, the song is heard the last night before the decisive battle of the Alamo. Although there is no connection between the song and the movie, the song brings up nostalgic remembrances, very fit when people are facing death.

3. This beautiful song surely touches the hearts of all parents. "Sunrise, Sunset" is featured in a movie and it is sung by an Israeli actor, Topol, who plays the main character, along with his wife. "Is this the little girl I carried Is this the little boy at play I don't remember growing older When did they?"... Which movie features this beautiful song?

Answer: Fiddler on the Roof

In the movie, this song is performed by Topol and his wife, when their eldest daughter is getting married. Its music was composed by Jerry Bock and the lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.

Answer: The Graduate

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel went to school together and they started making music together from the sixth grade on. This song was composed in 1968. It was the second song the singers had in the Billboard Hot 100. It is the first song to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

5. "Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing Thanks for all the joy they're bringing. Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty"... The group that sang this song was European, from Sweden. They did not stay too long together but they were very successful. Who sang this song?

Answer: ABBA

ABBA was a Swedish group formed in 1972 with its last performance in 1982. The four members of the group were Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson. They used their first names' initials to name the group.

6. Frank Sinatra sang this song for the first time is 1966. It describes the meeting of two people, who, after sharing one dance, they stay together forever. "Something in your eyes Was so inviting Something in your smile Was so exciting... What is the name of this song?

Answer: Strangers in the Night

This song was written by Bert Kaefert, although Avo Uvezian disputes the fact, with lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. It reached number one in the Hot 100 and the Easy Listening Chart, as well as U.K. Singles Chart. The song also won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

This song was included in Sinatra's album "Strangers in the Night" which is the most successful album in his musical career.

7. "I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you..." Louis Armstrong is unforgettable singing this song, describing "the skies of blue and the clouds of white", what is the name of this song?

Answer: What a Wonderful World

This beautiful song was written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. "It's a Wonderful World" was first released as a single by Louis Armstrong. His recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

8. The Beatles popularized this song, written by Paul McCartney, which was released in 1963. "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you Tomorrow I'll miss you Remember I'll always be true"... What is its name?

Answer: All My Loving

This song was part of the Beatles' album "With the Beatles" in the UK. It was released as a single in Canada, becoming a number one hit.

9. Stevie Wonder sings "No New Year's Day to celebrate "No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away No first of spring, no song to sing In fact here's just another ordinary day..." What is the name of this beautiful song?

Answer: I Just Called to Say I Love You

This song came out in 1984 and was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song featured in the comedy "The Woman in Red" with Gene Wilder, Kelly Le Brock and Gilda Radner.

10. "Starry, starry night, paint your palette blue and gray, Look out on a summer's day With eyes that know the Darkness in my soul..." The singer, Don McLean, tells us about this Dutch painter who lived a sad life, who was not understood and who died from a self inflicted wound. What is the name of this song?

Answer: Vincent

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter in the nineteenth century, suffered from mental problems, but was a great post impressionistic artist. He is the painter of "Starry Night", a painting of the view the artist had from his window, in the asylum where he lived in France. This song is a tribute to him.
"...and when no hope was left in sight
on that starry starry night,
You took your life as lovers often do..." .
This refers to the artist suicide.
This song was written by Don McLean in 1971 after he read about the life of Van Gogh.

Source: Author Babilonia

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