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Think you're a Fortunate Son? Trivia Quiz

"Proud Mary," "Fortunate Son," "Born on the Bayou." Sound familiar? Test your Creedence knowledge now!

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

Author
kayleeksauvey

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,829

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1283

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which song does "Bother me tomorrow, today I buy no sorrows ..." fit in? Hint

Sail Away

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Tombstone Shadow

Lookin' Out My Back Door

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which famous song did Fogerty croon "Barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight ..."? Hint

Pagan Baby

Green River

Ramble Tamble

Born on the Bayou

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Question 3 of 10

3. Can you remember which song has these lyrics "Saw the people standin' a thousand years in chains ..."? Hint

Sinister Purpose

Wrote a Song for Everyone

Graveyard Train

Long As I Can See the Light

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which song reminisces of other places as the singer says "If I only had a dollar for every song I've sung ..."? Hint

Lodi

Keep On Chooglin'

Penthouse Pauper

I Heard it Through the Grapevine

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where is this famous line from: "Cleaned a lotta plates in Memphis, pumped a lotta pain down in New Orleans ..."? Hint

Keep On Chooglin'

Cross Tie Walker

Proud Mary

Commotion

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Question 6 of 10

6. Can you place which song "You don't need a penny just to hang around, but if you've got a nickel, won't you lay your money down?" fits in? Hint

Travelin' Band

Up Around the Bend

Sweet Hitch-Hiker

Down on the Corner

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which song is Fogerty making "Five year plans and new deals, wrapped in golden chains ..."? Hint

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Who'll Stop the Rain

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

It Came Out of the Sky

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Question 8 of 10

8. What song warns the listener "Don't come around tonight, well, it's bound to take your life ..."? Hint

Don't Look Now

Bad Moon Rising

It Came Out of the Sky

Hey Tonight

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Question 9 of 10

9. This is perhaps one of Creedence's best known songs. Can you place where "But when the taxman comes to the door, Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale ..." belongs? Hint

Commotion

Run Through the Jungle

Born to Move

Fortunate Son

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Question 10 of 10

10. What song professes "Yesterday and days before, sun is cold and rain is hard ..."? Hint

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Walk on the Water

Who'll Stop the Rain

It Came Out of the Sky

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which song does "Bother me tomorrow, today I buy no sorrows ..." fit in?

Answer: Lookin' Out My Back Door

When John Fogerty sings this song, he often substitutes the lyrics "tamborines and elephants are playing in the band" with "tangerines and Elvis are playing in the band."

2. In which famous song did Fogerty croon "Barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight ..."?

Answer: Green River

The title was the name of a drink John Fogerty used to get at a local soda fountain as a child. The lyrics of this song refer to John and Tom Fogerty's childhood vacations spent at a camp in northern California. Tom once commented that the imagery incorporated in the song is exactly the way he spent his young years.

3. Can you remember which song has these lyrics "Saw the people standin' a thousand years in chains ..."?

Answer: Wrote a Song for Everyone

John Fogerty came up with the chorus of this song when he had an argument with his wife. As she left the house, he said "I wrote a song for everyone, and I couldn't even talk to you ..."

4. Which song reminisces of other places as the singer says "If I only had a dollar for every song I've sung ..."?

Answer: Lodi

John Fogerty loved the name "Lodi" from the first moment he heard it; he loved it so much, he wrote a song about it. Ironically, a few years after he wrote the song, he was nearly "stuck in Lodi," when his truck almost ran out of gas.

5. Where is this famous line from: "Cleaned a lotta plates in Memphis, pumped a lotta pain down in New Orleans ..."?

Answer: Proud Mary

When John Fogerty got his discharge papers from the Army, he was so thrilled that he ran into his house, picked up his guitar, and strummed out the intro to what would soon be his most famous song.

6. Can you place which song "You don't need a penny just to hang around, but if you've got a nickel, won't you lay your money down?" fits in?

Answer: Down on the Corner

The lyrics of this song earned Creedence Clearwater Revival the nickname "Willy and the Poorboys."

7. In which song is Fogerty making "Five year plans and new deals, wrapped in golden chains ..."?

Answer: Who'll Stop the Rain

There is a common misconception that Creedence sang this song at Woodstock. However, John Fogerty wrote it just after he hitch-hiked his way home from the 1969 music festival.

8. What song warns the listener "Don't come around tonight, well, it's bound to take your life ..."?

Answer: Bad Moon Rising

John Fogerty wrote this song while contemplating the spiritual aspects of the 1941 film "The Devil and Daniel Webster".

9. This is perhaps one of Creedence's best known songs. Can you place where "But when the taxman comes to the door, Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale ..." belongs?

Answer: Fortunate Son

John Fogerty wrote this song about his time in the Army and the war in Vietnam.

10. What song professes "Yesterday and days before, sun is cold and rain is hard ..."?

Answer: Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

John Fogerty wrote this song anticipating the breakup of Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Source: Author kayleeksauvey

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