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The Answer is Blowing in the Wind Quiz

10 Questions about songs and artists from all parts of the music spectrum, from Glam Rock to Country. The one connection is that they all wrote/sang about the wind.

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

Author
MikeFr

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,945

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What Lerner and Lowe musical features the song "They Call the Wind Maria"? Hint

Gigi

Paint Your Wagon

Camelot

My Fair Lady

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Question 2 of 10

2. To which wind was Patsy Cline "The Next of Kin"? Hint

The Restless Wind

The Western Wind

The Wayward Wind

The Lonesome Wind

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1965 who tried to "Catch the Wind"? Hint

Donovan

John Lennon

Bob Dylan

Peter Sarstedt

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was reminiscing about a Texas town where he could "Still hear your sea winds blowing"? Hint

Glen Campbell

Frankie Laine

Marty Robbins

Jimmy Buffet

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Question 5 of 10

5. Complete the song title by the Maestro Jimi Hendrix. "The Wind Cries...." Hint

Mercy

Memory

Lonely

Mary

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who had a Number one single in 1989 from the soundtrack of "Beaches" called "The Wind Beneath my Wings"? Hint

Celine Dion

Barbra Streisand

Bette Midler

Whitney Houston

7. Elton John/Bernie Taupin wrote "Candle in the Wind" to commemorate a life cut short. Taupin later rewrote the lyrics as a tribute to the passing of another famous person. Who were the two ladies to whom this song was dedicated? Hint

Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn

Jackie Kennedy and Mother Theresa

Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana

Dusty Springfield and Eartha Kitt

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Question 8 of 10

8. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a musical based on a 1961 film of the same name. What was the title of the film/musical? Hint

The Winds of Change

Whistle Down the Wind

The Winter Wind

Shout against the Wind

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which band released "Ride the Wind" in 1991? Hint

Lynyrd Skynyrd

AC/DC

Poison

Motley Crue

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Blowin' in the Wind" was released in 1963 by Bob Dylan as an album track. Three weeks after the album was released another group released their version as a single which peaked at number two on Billboard. Who released the cover version? Hint

Kingston Trio

Peter, Paul & Mary

Chad Mitchell Trio

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Lerner and Lowe musical features the song "They Call the Wind Maria"?

Answer: Paint Your Wagon

The 1950s and 1960s were a golden age of musicals. Both the Broadway production and the 1969 film version were critically acclaimed.

2. To which wind was Patsy Cline "The Next of Kin"?

Answer: The Wayward Wind

Gogi Grant was the first to have a Number one with this song.

3. In 1965 who tried to "Catch the Wind"?

Answer: Donovan

Donovan's first single, "Catch the Wind" reached the top ten in the UK, and the top thirty in the US.

4. Who was reminiscing about a Texas town where he could "Still hear your sea winds blowing"?

Answer: Glen Campbell

Sea winds maybe but "Galveston" (Texas), is also known for its hurricanes. Perhaps he was in Louisiana when he could still hear the sea winds blowing?

5. Complete the song title by the Maestro Jimi Hendrix. "The Wind Cries...."

Answer: Mary

"The Wind Cries Mary" was one of Hendrix's early works and is generally accepted as one of his best. It was his third single released in May 1967 and still stands as one of the great blues-rock numbers of the era.

6. Who had a Number one single in 1989 from the soundtrack of "Beaches" called "The Wind Beneath my Wings"?

Answer: Bette Midler

Many are unaware that it was originally released as a country music single in 1983. It reached number ten on the Billboard Country singles chart.

Answer: Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana

Both versions, though released 24 years apart, were well received and will always be associated with the two individuals.

8. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a musical based on a 1961 film of the same name. What was the title of the film/musical?

Answer: Whistle Down the Wind

Webber's 1996 musical, with lyrics by Jim Steinman, "Whistle Down the Wind", was not a success. It never made it to Broadway, though an album of the songs was later released.

9. Which band released "Ride the Wind" in 1991?

Answer: Poison

"Ride the Wind" was the third single from an album by this band. It peaked a number 38 on Billboard. Not to be confused with the Christopher Cross number - "Ride Like the Wind" which was released in 1980.

Answer: Peter, Paul & Mary

"Blowin in the Wind" evokes the times of the Vietnam war, the protest and peace movement, and the hope that was prevalent in the 1960s that the future would be better.

Source: Author MikeFr

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