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Why Not? Trivia Quiz

Many songs pose rhetorical questions, and this is a sampling of just a few of those. Some of the titles end with a "?" and some do not, so be careful!

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

Author
mlcmlc

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
395,674

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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320

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these songs did Hilary Duff record for "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" soundtrack in 2003? Hint

Who's That Girl?

Why Not

Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

What About Us?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Recorded for Rihanna's "Loud" album, Drake was a featured vocalist. Which of their collaborations was nominated for the 54th Grammy Award ceremony? Hint

Why Didn't Rosemary?

Why Are You Looking Grave?

What's My Name?

Why Can't The English?

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Question 3 of 10

3. Irving Berlin created this song in 1923. In 1924, he added it to "The Third Annual Music Box Review". Which of these would then become a hit for Paul Whiteman later the same year? Hint

Any Love Today?

How Deep is the Ocean?

What'll I Do?

Can't You Tell?

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Question 4 of 10

4. Apparently Dionne Warwick didn't like the song, and yet her performance of it won her first Grammy Award. Which of these does that describe? Hint

Are You There (With Another Girl)

Who Is Gonna Love Me?

Do You Know The Way to San Jose

Who Can I Turn To?

5. Producing another hit, Sammy Davis, Jr., first recorded this song when it was published in 1962 by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Which of these songs was introduced in the musical "Stop the World - I Want to Get Off"? Hint

Who Dat Boy?

Can't We Be Friends?

What Kind of Fool Am I?

Who Cares?

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lou Handman and Roy Turk first asked when they wrote the song in 1926. The song was recorded by many artists, and was a hit several times. Which of these would also be a hit for Elvis Presley when released in 1960? Hint

R U Crazy?

Are You Ready?

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Didn't I?

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pink's album "Beautiful Trauma" was released in 2017. Which track was released as a single several months before the album was released? Hint

What About Us

Are We All We Are

What You Wanna Do?

Who Knew

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Question 8 of 10

8. Created by Pete Townshend of The Who, which of these title album tracks was inspired by a drunken reverie? Hint

Who Are You?

Is It In My Head?

Tommy Can You Hear Me?

How Can You Do It Alone

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Question 9 of 10

9. Published in 1923, this song was featured in the Marx Brothers 1946 film, "A Night in Casablanca". Which of these songs would be made popular by Connie Francis in 1958? Hint

Why Say Goodbye

�Qui�n sera?

Are You Satisfied?

Who's Sorry Now?

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the tracks of Rod Stewart's "Blood Red Roses" tells of a father's worry over the path his daughter has chosen? Hint

Honey Gold

Look In Her Eyes

Didn't I

Farewell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these songs did Hilary Duff record for "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" soundtrack in 2003?

Answer: Why Not

The song was created by Charlie Midnight and Matthew Gerrard and appears on the soundtrack album released in 2003. Duff also included the song on her "Metamorphosis" album released in 2003. The song charted in the top twenty in Australia and New Zealand.

This song title does not end with a question mark.

"Why not
Take a crazy chance
Why not
Do a crazy dance"

2. Recorded for Rihanna's "Loud" album, Drake was a featured vocalist. Which of their collaborations was nominated for the 54th Grammy Award ceremony?

Answer: What's My Name?

Rihanna would receive four nominations for that year's Grammy Awards in 2012, and win two. "What's My Name?" was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

"Ooh na na, what's my name?
Ooh na na, what's my name?"

3. Irving Berlin created this song in 1923. In 1924, he added it to "The Third Annual Music Box Review". Which of these would then become a hit for Paul Whiteman later the same year?

Answer: What'll I Do?

This song has become a standard recorded by many artists. Some sites credit the inspiration for this song to the death of his mother. There are a list of movies that this has been included in, but the first movie version I remember is the 1974 movie version of "The Great Gatsby".

"What'll I do?
When you are far away
And I am blue
What'll I do?"

4. Apparently Dionne Warwick didn't like the song, and yet her performance of it won her first Grammy Award. Which of these does that describe?

Answer: Do You Know The Way to San Jose

The music was created by Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote the lyrics. The song was included on the album "Dionne Warwick in the Valley of the Dolls" and was released as a single in 1968.

This is one of the titles that doesn't end with a question mark.

"Do you know the way to San Jose?
I've been away so long. I may go wrong and lose my way"

Answer: What Kind of Fool Am I?

Bricusse and Newley won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1963 for this song. Originally played by Newley in the musical, the lead character, Littlechap, is chronically unhappy with his lot in life.

Sammy Davis, Jr., played the lead in the Broadway Revival in 1978.

"Why can't I fall in love
Like any other man
And maybe then I'll know
What kind of fool I am"

Answer: Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Presley recorded the album "Elvis is Back!" after his discharge from the U.S. Army. "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" was recorded after those tracks were finished and released as a single on November 1, 1960.

Dodie Stevens released an answer in 1961 with "Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight".

"Are you lonesome tonight
Do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?"

7. Pink's album "Beautiful Trauma" was released in 2017. Which track was released as a single several months before the album was released?

Answer: What About Us

The music video for this song makes it clear that the questions are for those in authority, imploring them to find the answers. The song charted well in many countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

This song title does not end with a question mark.

"We are searchlights, we can see in the dark
We are rockets, pointing up at the stars
We are billions of beautiful hearts
And you sold us down the river too far"

8. Created by Pete Townshend of The Who, which of these title album tracks was inspired by a drunken reverie?

Answer: Who Are You?

The story shared about this song is that it was created after Townshend, drunk in a doorway, was challenged by a policeman that if he could walk away he could go.

The album would be the last completed by The Who before the death of Keith Moon.

"Who are you?
Who, who, who, who?"

9. Published in 1923, this song was featured in the Marx Brothers 1946 film, "A Night in Casablanca". Which of these songs would be made popular by Connie Francis in 1958?

Answer: Who's Sorry Now?

With MGM cancelling her contract after one more disc, Francis recorded "Who's Sorry Now?" on her father's advice. She thought it was too old for the younger audience, but once featured on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" the song would soar to the top of the charts.

"Who's Sorry Now?
Who's Sorry Now?
Who's heart is aching for breaking each vow?"

10. Which of the tracks of Rod Stewart's "Blood Red Roses" tells of a father's worry over the path his daughter has chosen?

Answer: Didn't I

Released in September 2018, "Blood Red Roses" is Rod Stewart's 30th studio album. As with several other songs on the album, Stewart collaborated with Kevin Savigar on this song. The song was released as a single in July 2018.

This song title does not end with a question mark.

"There are times to remember and times that I wish to forget
Our time together was tinged with love and regret
Oh my girl, my sweet, sweet little girl"

Source: Author mlcmlc

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