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Speed Limit Trivia Quiz

Speed limits and careful traveling have no place in some songs. The following quiz focuses on songs which are about disregarding motor vehicle rules as well as fast or reckless traveling.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
workisboring

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
370,187

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which 1963 song by Jan and Dean was about a car race between a Corvette Sting Ray and a Jaguar XKE, which resulted in a deadly automobile accident? Hint

Dead Man's Curve

Sidewalk Surfin'

Around the Bend

Drag City

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Question 2 of 10

2. In a 1964 song by the Beach Boys, a teenage girl borrowed her father's Ford Thunderbird to go the library. Instead of going to the library, the girl used the car to go to the hamburger stand and then cruise around town just as fast as she could. The father found out about her actions and took the keys to Ford Thunderbird away from the girl. What Beach Boys song was this? Hint

Fun Fun Fun

Little Deuce Coupe

I Get Around

409

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Question 3 of 10

3. In a 1979 AC/DC song, Bon Scott sang about traveling to a place with "no stop lights, speed limits" and where "nobody's gonna slow me down". What song was this? Hint

Back in Black

Girls Got Rhythm

Highway to Hell

Thunderstruck

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Question 4 of 10

4. The song "Last Kiss" was first recorded in 1961. The song started out telling the story of a male teenager who borrowed his father's car for a date on a rainy night. While on the date, he lost control of his car while trying to avoid hitting another automobile on the road. He wrecked the car and his date died due to injuries caused by the wreck. Which artist did NOT record the tragic song "Last Kiss"? Hint

Pearl Jam

Wayne Cochran

J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers

The Bee Gees

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 1984 song "I Can't Drive 55" protested the National Maximum Speed Law in the United States. Which singer recorded this song? Hint

Sammy Hagar

Gary Cherone

David Lee Roth

Edgar Winter

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Question 6 of 10

6. The 1979 song "Bat Out of Hell" was about an extreme motorcycle crash. The subject of the song rode his motorcycle as fast as he could and wrecked his motorcycle when he didn't see the curve on the road. Who sang this epic song? Hint

Meat Loaf

Alice Cooper

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 1964 single "Leader of the Pack" was about a motorcycle gang leader who died in a motorcycle accident moments after his girlfriend broke up with him. Which act originally recorded this song in 1964? Hint

The Carpenters

Twisted Sister

Bette Midler

The Shangri-Las

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Question 8 of 10

8. A 1976 song by Kiss was about a fan who was driving to a midnight Kiss concert. The fan drove their car ninety-five miles an hour on the highway, hit a truck and died. What song was this? Hint

Flaming Youth

Shout It Out Loud

Rock and Roll All Nite

Detroit Rock City

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 1957 song "The Ballad of Thunder Road" was about a bootlegger who delivered moonshine while driving on roads at an excessively fast speed to avoid the "revenuers". On one trip, the bootlegger tried to outrun the "revenuers", lost control of his automobile and died in an automobile accident. Which actor sang this song? Hint

Robert Mitchum

John Wayne

Ronald Reagan

Lee Marvin

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which 1964 song was about a granny who recklessly drove her brand-new, shiny, red, super-stock Dodge around town and became the "terror of Colorado Boulevard"? Hint

Little Old Lady from Pasadena

Little Old Lady from Honolulu

Little Old Lady from Denver

Little Old Lady from Surf City

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which 1963 song by Jan and Dean was about a car race between a Corvette Sting Ray and a Jaguar XKE, which resulted in a deadly automobile accident?

Answer: Dead Man's Curve

The 1963 song "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan and Dean hit number eight on the United States Billboard Hot 100. The song was recorded for the duo's 1963 album "Drag City".

Answer: Fun Fun Fun

The song "Fun Fun Fun" by the Beach Boys was recorded for their 1964 "Shut Down Volume 2" album. The song hit number five on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

3. In a 1979 AC/DC song, Bon Scott sang about traveling to a place with "no stop lights, speed limits" and where "nobody's gonna slow me down". What song was this?

Answer: Highway to Hell

The 1979 AC/DC song "Highway to Hell" was the title song from Bon Scott's final album with the band. The song was released six months before singer Bon Scott was found dead in the back of a friend's car.

Answer: The Bee Gees

The Bee Gees were a band popular during the Disco Era in the late 1970s and did not cover a version of the song "Last Kiss". Wayne Cochran recorded the song in 1961. J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers recorded the song in 1964. The Canadian band Wednesday recorded the song in 1973. Pearl Jam recorded the song in 1999.

5. The 1984 song "I Can't Drive 55" protested the National Maximum Speed Law in the United States. Which singer recorded this song?

Answer: Sammy Hagar

The 1984 single "I Can't Drive 55" was recorded for Sammy Hagar's studio album "VOA". Hagar wrote this song to protest the National Maximum Speed Law in the United States after he got a speeding ticket traveling home after a safari in Africa.

Answer: Meat Loaf

The song "Bat Out of Hell" was released as a single in 1979 by Meat Loaf. The song was the title track for Meat Loaf's 1977 album. The album version of the song was nearly ten minutes long.

Answer: The Shangri-Las

The Shangri-Las recorded the song "Leader of the Pack" which hit number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100 on November 28, 1964. The song was covered by Twisted Sister, Bette Midler, the Carpenters, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Julian Clary.

8. A 1976 song by Kiss was about a fan who was driving to a midnight Kiss concert. The fan drove their car ninety-five miles an hour on the highway, hit a truck and died. What song was this?

Answer: Detroit Rock City

"Detroit Rock City" is a song from Kiss's 1976 "Destroyer" album. The song "Detroit Rock City" was initially released as the A-side to the Kiss song "Beth" which became the first top ten single on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Robert Mitchum

The song "The Ballad of Thunder Road" was sung by actor Robert Mitchum. The song was the theme for the 1958 film "Thunder Road" starring Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry and James Mitchum.

10. Which 1964 song was about a granny who recklessly drove her brand-new, shiny, red, super-stock Dodge around town and became the "terror of Colorado Boulevard"?

Answer: Little Old Lady from Pasadena

The 1964 song "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" by Jan and Dean hit number three on the United States Billboard Hot 100. The song was recorded for the duo's 1964 album "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena".

Source: Author workisboring

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