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Quiz about Theres Whiskey in the Title
Quiz about Theres Whiskey in the Title

There's Whisk(e)y in the Title Quiz


This quiz surveys some of the best songs ever written about Irish whiskey and scotch whisky. The songs come from a wide variety of musicians and genres but have one thing in common: there's whisk(e)y in the title.

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
399,219
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
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Question 1 of 15
1. The Dubliners, later Thin Lizzy, and then Metallica sang, "Mush-a ring dumb-a do dumb-a da / Whack for my daddy-o, whack for my daddy-o / There's whiskey in the" what? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What American hard rock band featuring lead vocalist David Lee Roth recorded the song "Take Your Whiskey Home"? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. This song was written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove, first recorded by David Allan Coe, made a hit by George Jones, and further popularized by Chris Stapleton. It opens: "I used to spend my nights out in a barroom. / Liquor was the only love I've known. / But you rescued me from reachin' for the bottom / And brought me back from being too far gone."

What's the title?
Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. "We found him with his face down in the pillow / With a note that said, 'I'll love her till I die.' / And when we buried him beneath the willow, / The angels sang a whiskey lullaby."

Who sang this duet with Brad Paisley?
Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. "Whiskey man's my friend; he's with me nearly all the time. / He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine. / Nobody has ever seen him, I'm the only one. / Seemingly I must be mad, insanity is fun."

This song was written by John Entwistle, the bassist for what popular British rock group?
Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. "Jack Daniel's, old number seven / Tennessee, sour-mashed whiskey / He used to be so frisky."

What "killer" rockabilly pianist sang these lines?
Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Blues musician Willie Dixon wrote what song about whiskey? In it, he hypothesized what he would do if he "was a diving duck" and sang, "Whiskey and beers they don't make me drunk / These blues are gonna make me pack my trunk." Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What southern rock group famous for "Freebird" recorded a song called "Whiskey Rock A Roller"? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What country music star, also known as "Bocephus," got "whiskey bent and hell bound"? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What "shock rock" artist, whose first solo album was "Welcome to My Nightmare," sang: "Gimme lace and whiskey / Mama's home remedy / Double indemnity / Fills me with ecstasy / La-aa-aace and whiskey." Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. The song's lyrics don't mention whisky, but the title does.

What jazz singer, born Eleanora Fagan and nicknamed "Lady Day," sang "Riffin' the Scotch"?
Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. "Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey, / Oh, she give me southern love, / Deep in the heart of Texas, / There beneath the stars above."

What singer and songwriter, known for his eclectic music in the genres of Irish folk, rock, jazz, soul, and blues, recorded this song on his 1971 album "Tupelo Honey"?
Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. David Allen Coe sang, "____, if you please / Knock me to my knees."

What brand of Tennessee whiskey, the top-selling American whiskey in the world, is missing from the blank?

Answer: (Two Words )
Question 14 of 15
14. Gillian Welch sang a song about "nowhere man and the ___" what? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Guy Clark wrote a song about the whiskey of this American writer, who was the author of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "The Old Man and the Sea." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Dubliners, later Thin Lizzy, and then Metallica sang, "Mush-a ring dumb-a do dumb-a da / Whack for my daddy-o, whack for my daddy-o / There's whiskey in the" what?

Answer: jar

"Whiskey in the Jar" is a traditional Irish folk song that was popularized by The Dubliners, an Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962. Another version of the song was recorded by Thin Lizzy and released as a single in 1972 with "Black Boys on the Corner" as the B-side.

They sang "for my daddy-o" instead of "fall the daddy-o" as the Dubliners had done. Thin Lizzy had such a big hit with the song that they released their own whisky. Metallica later covered the Thin Lizzy version in 1998.
2. What American hard rock band featuring lead vocalist David Lee Roth recorded the song "Take Your Whiskey Home"?

Answer: Van Halen

The song was recorded on Van Halen's third studio album, "Women and Children First," which was released in 1980. The song contains the chorus:

"She said well, I think that you're headed for a whole lot of trouble
Yeah, I think that you're headed for a whole lot of trouble
Yeah, you know that you're headed for a lot of trouble
If you take your whiskey home."
3. This song was written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove, first recorded by David Allan Coe, made a hit by George Jones, and further popularized by Chris Stapleton. It opens: "I used to spend my nights out in a barroom. / Liquor was the only love I've known. / But you rescued me from reachin' for the bottom / And brought me back from being too far gone." What's the title?

Answer: Tennessee Whiskey

The George Jones version of "Tennessee Whiskey" (from his 1983 album "Shine On") ranked number two on what is now the U.S. Hot Country Songs Billboard. Chris Stapleton's version (which was released on his 2015 debut studio album "Traveller") peaked at number one on that same chart and at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

"Drinkin' Dark Whiskey" is a song by the Tennessee bluegrass band The SteelDrivers that was written by Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson. "Whiskey River" is by ZZ Top and "Whiskey Before Breakfast" by Norman Blake.
4. "We found him with his face down in the pillow / With a note that said, 'I'll love her till I die.' / And when we buried him beneath the willow, / The angels sang a whiskey lullaby." Who sang this duet with Brad Paisley?

Answer: Alison Krauss

Alison Krauss is a bluegrass-country singer who has released fourteen albums and who sang on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack. The "Whiskey Lullaby" duet was included on Brad Paisely's 2003 album "Mud on the Tires." It peaked at 41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number three on the U.S. Hot Country Songs Billboard and won Song of the Year at the 2005 Country Music Association Awards.
5. "Whiskey man's my friend; he's with me nearly all the time. / He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine. / Nobody has ever seen him, I'm the only one. / Seemingly I must be mad, insanity is fun." This song was written by John Entwistle, the bassist for what popular British rock group?

Answer: The Who

"Ultimate Classic Rock" ranked "Whiskey Man" number ten on its list of "Top 10 Whiskey Songs." It was rated number 12 on a list of "The 30 Best Songs About Whiskey" published by "The Telegraph." The song was recorded on The Who's 1966 album "A Quick One." Formed in London in 1964, The Who featured guitarist Pete Townshend and lead singer Roger Daltrey.
6. "Jack Daniel's, old number seven / Tennessee, sour-mashed whiskey / He used to be so frisky." What "killer" rockabilly pianist sang these lines?

Answer: Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis, who was nicknamed The Killer, recorded "Jack Daniel's Old No. 7" on his 37th studio album "Killer Country." The song ranked number four on the list of "The 30 Best Songs About Whiskey" published by "The Telegraph."
7. Blues musician Willie Dixon wrote what song about whiskey? In it, he hypothesized what he would do if he "was a diving duck" and sang, "Whiskey and beers they don't make me drunk / These blues are gonna make me pack my trunk."

Answer: If the Sea Was Whiskey

"If the sea was whiskey and I was a diving duck,
I'd swim to the bottom, and I don't know if I'd come up."

Willie James Dixon was a blues singer and record producer who played the guitar and upright bass. His song "If the Sea Was Whiskey" was first recorded by Big Three Trio in 1947 and has also been covered by Chris Thile and the How to Grow a Band.

"Whiskey and You" is a song by Christ Stapleton, and "Whisky, You're the Devil" was recorded by Bella Hardy. The song "One Scotch, One Bourbon, and One Beer" was recorded by Amos Milburn in 1953 and placed in the top ten on the Billboard R&B chart. It was later recorded by blues legend John Lee Hooker on his 1966 album "The Real Folk Blues." He changed the songs so that bourbon was before the scotch. George Thorogood also covered "One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer" (in that order) on his 1977 debut album "George Thorogood and the Destroyers."
8. What southern rock group famous for "Freebird" recorded a song called "Whiskey Rock A Roller"?

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Whiskey Rock A Roller" was recorded on Lynyrd Skynyrd's third studio album, "Nuthin' Fancy," which was released in 1975 and was their first album to reach the top ten on the U.S. album chart. ZZ Top also had a song about whiskey called "Whiskey'n Mama."
9. What country music star, also known as "Bocephus," got "whiskey bent and hell bound"?

Answer: Hank Williams, Jr.

"I've got a good woman at home who thinks I do no wrong,
But sometimes Lord she just ain't always around.
And you know that's when I fall. I can't help myself at all,
And I get whiskey bent and hell bound."

These lyrics come from the song "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" (which was the single for an album of the same name) by Hank Williams, Jr. The musician was born Randall Hank Williams, and his father called him "Bocephus," from the name of a ventriloquist's dummy he saw on "The Grand Ole Oprey." The song peaked at number two on the U.S. Hot Country Songs Billboard.
10. What "shock rock" artist, whose first solo album was "Welcome to My Nightmare," sang: "Gimme lace and whiskey / Mama's home remedy / Double indemnity / Fills me with ecstasy / La-aa-aace and whiskey."

Answer: Alice Cooper

Released in May of 1977, Alice Cooper's album "Lace and Whiskey" ranked number 42 on the Billboard 200. The song "Lace and Whiskey" takes the number nine spot on the "Telegraph" list of best whiskey songs.
11. The song's lyrics don't mention whisky, but the title does. What jazz singer, born Eleanora Fagan and nicknamed "Lady Day," sang "Riffin' the Scotch"?

Answer: Billie Holiday

"Riffin' the Scotch," which was released in November of 1933, was Billie Holiday's first hit, and it sold 5,000 copies. She was given her nickname of "Lady Day" by her music partner Lester Young, a jazz tenor saxophonist who himself was nicknamed "Prez." The song's lyrics are:

"I jumped out of the fryin' pan
And right into the fire.
When I lost me a cheatin' man
And got a no-count liar
Swapped the old one for a new one
Now the new one's breakin' my heart
I jumped out of the fryin' pan
And right into the fire."
12. "Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey, / Oh, she give me southern love, / Deep in the heart of Texas, / There beneath the stars above." What singer and songwriter, known for his eclectic music in the genres of Irish folk, rock, jazz, soul, and blues, recorded this song on his 1971 album "Tupelo Honey"?

Answer: Van Morrison

Called "a halting country vamp" by "Allmusic," Van Morrison's "Moonshine Whiskey" switches tempo multiple times and fuses country rock with soul. It makes use of electric, steel, and acoustic guitars, as well as trumpet, bass, piano, saxophone, and drums.
13. David Allen Coe sang, "____, if you please / Knock me to my knees." What brand of Tennessee whiskey, the top-selling American whiskey in the world, is missing from the blank?

Answer: Jack Daniels

The song "Jack Daniels, If You Please" appears on David Allen Coe's album "Human Emotions," which was released in 1978. David Allan Coe was sent to a reform school at the age of nine and spent three years in the Ohio Penitentiary, where, he told "Rolling Stone," he came into contact with Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who urged him to write songs.
14. Gillian Welch sang a song about "nowhere man and the ___" what?

Answer: whiskey girl

"Nowhere man
And the whiskey girl
Nowhere man
And the whiskey girl
They loaded up for
A weekend in the underworld."

Gillian Welch's song "Whiskey Girl" appeared on her second album, "Hell Among the Yearlings," which was released in 1998. David Rawlings played acoustic guitar on the album and sometimes contributed vocals.

"Whiskey Trip" is a song by country musician Gary Stewart on his 1978 album "Little Junior."
15. Guy Clark wrote a song about the whiskey of this American writer, who was the author of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "The Old Man and the Sea."

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

"Hemingway's whiskey, warm and smooth and mean,
Even when it burns, it'll always finish clean.
He didn't like it watered down, he took it straight up and neat,
If it was bad enough for him, you know it's bad enough for me."

"Hemingway's Whiskey" was written by Guy Clark, and Kenny Chesney covered it on his album of the same name. Chesney's album reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200.
Source: Author skylarb

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