The Classic Rock Jukebox #5 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Crystal Blue Persuasion

The song was released by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1969. Tommy James came up with the title after reading several passages from "The Book of Revelations" in the Bible.

Answer: The Young Rascals

The song was written by group members Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and became one of their signature songs. Aretha Franklin would do both a studio recording and a live version of the song in 1968.

"Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon..."

Answer: break the chain

"The Chain" was released in 1977 on the popular "Rumours" album. The song has basic rock rhythm, but it features country and folk music qualities, including the use of a banjo.

Answer: hot dogs and french fries

This is a line from the second verse. "Mmm, you can almost taste the hot dogs and French fries they sell...". The song was sung by former Drifters' lead singer Johnny Moore as a last minute replacement after the death of Rudy Lewis the night before.

Answer: Bachman-Turner Overdrive

An earlier version of the song was played by Randy Bachman for Burton Cummings while they were members of The Guess Who. Bachman left the group in 1970 and formed the group Brave Belt, which later morphed into B.T.O. In 1973 the words "taking care of business" were added to the song and it was recorded for their second album, "Bachman-Turner Overdrive II".

"You get up every morning
From your alarm clock's warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty..."

Answer: "Keep Yourself Alive" by Queen

Released in 1973 as Queen's first single, the song failed to chart in both the U.S. and the U.K. In 2008 it made Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time", coming in at 31st.

"I was told a million times
Of all the troubles in my way
Might he grow a little wiser
Little better ev'ry day
But if I crossed a million rivers
And I rode a million miles
Then I'd still be where I started
Bread and butter for a smile
Well I sold a million mirrors
In a shop in Alley Way...".

Answer: 10,000 years

The song hit number one in 1969 and held the spot for six weeks. Despite the success, as of 2011, Zager and Evans has never charted again.

"Now it's been 10,000 years
man has cried a billion tears
for what he never knew
now man's reign is through."

Answer: Roundabout

"Roundabout" was a hit for Yes in 1972. Jon Anderson has said that the song came from a tour bus trip in England that ran into heavy traffic. (The three wrong answers are first lines to other verses in the song.)

Answer: Lovely Rita

Paul McCartney says that the inspiration for the song came out of receiving a parking ticket outside of Abbey Road Studios. In "Lovely Rita", after the line "made her look a little like a military man", John, Paul and George can be heard playing makeshift kazoos using paper and combs.

"Standing by a parking meter,
When I caught a glimpse of Rita,
Filling in a ticket in her little white book."

Answer: carry on

In 1977, "Carry On Wayward Son" was the group's first top 40 hit, coming in at number 11. The singles version is two minutes shorter than the 5:26 version on the album "Leftoverture".