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The Rock Clock is Ticking Trivia Quiz

All the songs in this quiz feature the word "time" either in the title or the lyrics, or relate to time in some way. "We hope you have the time of your life".

A multiple-choice quiz by Team Rock the Clock. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
tezza1551

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
337,218

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
585

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What band from the 1960's that featured keyboardist Rod Argent had a big hit with the song "Time of the Season"? Hint

The Troggs

The Zombies

The Mothers Of Invention

The Turtles

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Byrds' classic song "Turn Turn Turn" tells us there is:
"A time to be born, a time to die/A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal/A time to laugh, a time to weep"

The lyrics are adapted from a book of the Bible. Which book? Hint

Psalms

Ecclesiastes

Proverbs

Revelation

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Question 3 of 10

3. This is a song from the last John Lennon album before his death, "Double Fantasy". In it, he reflects on his domestic life with his wife and son.
What is the name of the song ?
Hint

Party Time

Cleanup Time

Baking Time

Quiet Time

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I, I'm a one-way motorway/I'm a road that drives away and follows you back home "are the opening lyrics to "Times Like These". Who is the lead singer of the band that performs this hit from 2003? Hint

Chris Cornell

Chad Kroeger

Eddie Vedder

Dave Grohl

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Question 5 of 10

5. Do you always feel rushed? Yes, "Time Is Tight" Someone did a song by that name. Who was it?
Hint

The Ventures

Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass

Dave "Baby" Cortez

Booker T. and The MGs

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Question 6 of 10

6. "We're rolling and we're pushing from the Gulf
down to the Bight from Perth across to Sydney the trucks roll day and night
oh the log book may be out of date but hell that ain't a crime,
We dodge the weight and measure boys and we're always pushing time."
This is the chorus from a country and western song by which Australian singer? Hint

Troy Cassar-Daley

Keith Urban

Slim Dusty

Smoky Dawson

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Question 7 of 10

7. The fifth studio album for Anthrax contains two songs with time in the titles. The opening track "Time" and a cover of Joe Jackson's "Got the Time". What is the title of the album?

Hint

Among the Living

Persistence of Time

Fistful of Metal

Worship Music

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Question 8 of 10

8. Elvis Presley had a hit in 1960 with "It's Now or Never", which was based on an Italian song. Can you name the song?

Hint

O Sole Mio

Volare

Que Sera, Sera

Nessun Dorma

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1968 a U.S. southern folk-rock band, The Chambers Brothers, released an eleven-minute song that used a cowbell to simulate the sound of a ticking clock. What was the name of this song, their biggest hit? Hint

It's About Time!

I'm Late For Work Again

What Time Is It?

Time Has Come Today

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Time", performed by Pink Floyd is is one of the most beautiful, meaningful songs of all time: it was composed by Mason, Waters, Wright, and Gilmour.

Please complete the solo : "And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's ...?" Hint

Sinking

Very far

Drowning

Far away from me

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What band from the 1960's that featured keyboardist Rod Argent had a big hit with the song "Time of the Season"?

Answer: The Zombies

Rod Argent went on to form the group Argent after the breakup of The Zombies. They had a UK and US hit with the song "Hold Your Head Up" in the 1970s.

Question by rockinsteve

2. The Byrds' classic song "Turn Turn Turn" tells us there is: "A time to be born, a time to die/A time to plant, a time to reap A time to kill, a time to heal/A time to laugh, a time to weep" The lyrics are adapted from a book of the Bible. Which book?

Answer: Ecclesiastes

Adapted by Pete Seeger, this classic folk song has been covered by numerous artists, including The Limeliters, The Byrds, Mary Hopkins and The Seekers.

Question by tezza1551

3. This is a song from the last John Lennon album before his death, "Double Fantasy". In it, he reflects on his domestic life with his wife and son. What is the name of the song ?

Answer: Cleanup Time

John wrote the song in Bermuda, where many of the "Double Fantasy" tracks were composed.

Question by elvislennon

Answer: Dave Grohl

Foo Fighters produced several different music videos for this song, which has become somewhat of an anthem. Songwriter and band leader Grohl became furious when U.S. President George Bush used "Times Like These" in his 2004 re-election campaign, prompting the band to publicize their support for Democratic candidate John Kerry.

Question by iCaramba

5. Do you always feel rushed? Yes, "Time Is Tight" Someone did a song by that name. Who was it?

Answer: Booker T. and The MGs

"Time Is Tight" was an instrumental hit for Booker T. and The MGs in 1969. It reached number 6 on the "Billboard Hot 100." When the band broke up, two of the MGs (for: Memphis Group), Donald "Duck" Dunn and Steve Cropper joined the Blues Brothers.

Question by CmdrK

6. "We're rolling and we're pushing from the Gulf down to the Bight from Perth across to Sydney the trucks roll day and night oh the log book may be out of date but hell that ain't a crime, We dodge the weight and measure boys and we're always pushing time." This is the chorus from a country and western song by which Australian singer?

Answer: Slim Dusty

This chorus is from the song "Pushin' Time" which was first released on Slim Dusty's "Lights on the Hill" album in 1975. The song is about truckies pushing to make their due times as they travel the length and width of Australia.

Question by psb1969

7. The fifth studio album for Anthrax contains two songs with time in the titles. The opening track "Time" and a cover of Joe Jackson's "Got the Time". What is the title of the album?

Answer: Persistence of Time

"Persistence of Time" reached number twenty-four on the Billboard 200 chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Metal Performance in 1991.

Question by trivvya

8. Elvis Presley had a hit in 1960 with "It's Now or Never", which was based on an Italian song. Can you name the song?

Answer: O Sole Mio

"O Sole Mio" ("My Sun") was written in 1898. Singers who have recorded it include Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti. It has also been used to advertise ice cream, since when it's also been known as the "Just One Cornetto" song.

"Volare" came first at the 1958 Sanremo Music Festival, and won two Grammy awards, but only managed third place in the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest.

"Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep)" is an aria from Puccini's opera "Turandot". It has become a favourite on the football terraces, and is the song of choice for nearly every tenor entering a talent contest.

"Que Sera, Sera (whatever will be, will be)" was published in 1956, and sung by Doris Day in Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film "The Man Who Knew Too Much".

Question by Lesley153

Answer: Time Has Come Today

The Chambers Brothers were four brothers from Mississippi who got their start singing in their church choir. They moved on from gospel to folk music and then electrified their sound. The legendary Pete Seeger helped them further their career. "Time Has Come Today" peaked at number eleven in the U.S.

Question by wyambezi

10. "Time", performed by Pink Floyd is is one of the most beautiful, meaningful songs of all time: it was composed by Mason, Waters, Wright, and Gilmour. Please complete the solo : "And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's ...?"

Answer: Sinking

"Time" is from the famous Pink Floyd album "Dark Side of the Moon".

"Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say."

Question by gloriabrazil

Source: Author tezza1551

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