Songs of the Rainbow Trivia Quiz

Answer: Yellow

The song 'Big Yellow Taxi' was released in 1970 by Joni Mitchell. She wrote it in Hawaii and was inspired by a huge parking lot: "They paved paradise and put up the parking lot". "Took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum, charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em" refers to a tree museum, Foster Gardens, in Waikiki.

Answer: Yellow

'Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree', from Tony Orlando and Dawn, was released in 1973. The song was written by Irwin Levine and Larry Brown, and relates the true story of a convict returning from jail. The 1949 John Wayne movie 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon' included a song of the same name. In 1980, the yellow ribbon became a National symbol to remember the hostages held in Iran.

Answer: Red

'Red River Valley' is a song of controversial origin. It has been titled 'Cowboy Love Song', 'Bright Sherman Valley', 'Bright Laurel Valley', 'In the Bright Mohawk Valley", and 'Bright Little Valley'.
The Red River Valley is a North American region drained by the Red River of the North. It sits across the Canadian/US border, in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba and offers relatively fertile lands. In the valley are the cities of Fargo, Moorhead, Grand Forks, and Winnipeg.

The first verse of the song is:
"From this valley they say you are going.
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile,
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our pathway a while.
So come sit by my side if you love me.
Do not hasten to bid me adieu.
Just remember the Red River Valley,
And the one that has loved you so true."

Answer: Yellow

'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', released in 1973, the seventh studio album by Elton John, was recorded at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France, in May 1973. It is a double album, featuring unforgettable songs: "Candle in the Wind", "Bennie and the Jets", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "All the Girls Love Alice", "Sweet Painted Lady", "This Song Has No Title", "I've Seen That Movie Too", "Harmony", and "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding".

Answer: Blue

'Blue Suede Shoes' was written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. It remains a great hit by Elvis Presley who recorded it on January 30, 1956. On the flip side of the 45 RPM record was 'Tutti Frutti'.

"Well, it's one for the money,
Two for the show,
Three to get ready,
Now go, cat, go.

But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes."

Answer: Blue

'Blue Bayou' was written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and released as a Single by Roy Orbison in August 1963. In late 1977, Linda Ronstadt took the song to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Answer: Red

'Red Sails in the Sunset' is a very old song, the melody written by Hugh Williams and lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy. It has been recorded by too many artists to mention them all, from Bing Crosby in 1935 to Jimmy Velvit in 2001. Perhaps the best remembered version is that of Nat King Cole who made it famous in 1951.

Answer: Yellow

'Yellow Submarine' is the title of a 1966 song, a 1968 film and a 1969 album with the soundtrack to the 1966 film, all by The Beatles. There is also a Yellow Submarine sculpture at Liverpool Airport, based on the song and the film of the same name.

Answer: Red

'The Lady in Red' is a love song by Chris de Burgh. It was included in his 1986 album 'Into the Light'. The song reached the number one position in the UK, Ireland and Norway, and in the United States, went to number 3.
There is also a 1935 'The Lady in Red' song with lyrics by Mort Dixon and music by Allie Wrubel. There have been rumours that the song 'The Lady in Red' was by Eric Clapton, but that was unfounded.

Answer: Yellow

'The Yellow Rose of Texas' is a traditional folk song based on a Texas legend dating from the Texas War of Independence. The "Yellow" lady, a mulatto, would have seduced General Antonio López de Santa Anna, thus facilitating his defeat and later, his capture.
1858 version:
"There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am going to see,
No other soldier knows her, no soldier only me;
She cried so when I left her, it like to broke my heart,
And if I ever find her we never more will part."