Index : S : Something in Common

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Something in Common

Who sang 'I started out on Burgundy, but soon I hit the harder stuff'?

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Bob Dylan. From 'Just Like Tom Thumb Blues' on his album 'Highway 61, Revisited'.



Who sang 'I like a good beer buzz early in the morning'?

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Sheryl Crow. The line was from her song 'All I Wanna Do'.



Who performed 'Manic Depression'?

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Jimi Hendrix. 'Manic Depression' from the album 'Are you Experienced?' was later remade by Stevie Ray Vaughn.



Who performed "They're coming to Take me Away? Ha. Ha"

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Napoleon XIV. I guess this is an appropriate way to end this quiz. "They're Coming To Take Me Away" was a novelty hit in 1966.



Which traditional Irish folk song, sometimes known as 'Gilgarry Mountain', has been rerecorded by at least two heavy metal bands?

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Whiskey in a Jar. 'Whiskey in a Jar' has been performed by both Thin Lizzy and Metallica.



Where was Jimmy Buffet wasting away?

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In Margaritaville.



What traditional jazz tune has been rerecorded by several artists, including Louis Prima and Pat Boone?

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Bourbon Street Blues. Bourbon Street is a famous street in the French Quarter of New Orleans.



What song with a one word title was written by Willie Nelson and performed by Patsy Cline?

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Crazy. I originally was going to have all the questions in this quiz involve the word crazy, but there were some other songs that I wanted to include.



What song by Nirvana has the same name as a chemical used for the treatment of bipolar disorder?

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Lithium. 'Lithium' was a song from their 1991 album 'Nevermind'.



What musical contains a song with the line "We are psychologically disturbed?"

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West Side Story. From the song "Officer Krupke," performed by the Jets.



What kind of balloon did the Kinks sing about?

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Loony. 'Loony Balloon' was a song from their 1989 album 'UK Jive'.



In what song did Don Mclean sing "and you suffered for your sanity?"

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Vincent. 'Vincent' was about Vincent Van Gogh, the great Post-Impressionist artist who tragically ended his life at the age of 37.



Here's an easy one to get you started: John Mellencamp, Michael Jackson, David Letterman ?

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All are from Indiana. John Mellencamp, Michael Jackson and David Letterman all hail from the Hoosier State of Indiana. Mellencamp is from Seymour, Letterman is from Terre Haute and Jackson is from Gary.



According to Looking Glass who was a fine girl?

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Brandy. 'Brandy' was a top ten hit for 'Looking Glass'.

• What is diastema, something Alfred E. Neuman and David Letterman have in common? ( goto )



• When Henry VIII and William the Conqueror died they both had something in common what was it? ( goto )



• What do NSync, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, the Temptations, and Little Richard have in common (something to do with children)? ( goto )



• What do the movies 'As Good as it Gets,' 'City Slickers,' 'Toys,' and the t.v. show 'The Simpsons' have in common (not that they're all {comedies;} something specific)? ( goto )



• These anagrams, when solved, have something in common: 'uncoated {tom';} 'relax on {coot';} 'tar us {mule';} 'extreme red sun'. Local charity quiz. Any ideas? ( goto )



• Which common English word has, in its history, meant short-lived, famous or gallant but now usually means something else entirely as well as being another name for the wild black cherry? ( goto )



• The name may have come from a feather used as both a decoration and a signal; or possibly from a French term for something normally used to serve a common breakfast item; or even from the Latin for a certain type of liquid. What is it? ( goto )



• In a certain Northeaster US State, there is a natural feature that has something in common with a similar natural feature in the United Kingdom. Can you name the two natural features and the names of the things that makes them similar? Hint: Stories of the one in the NE USA date back to 1609. ( goto )



• It began on a late August morning, on a day dedicated to a saint who has something in common with a presumptuous mythical musician. By the time it ended, over three weeks later, about 70,000 people were dead. What was it, and why did it occur? Also, what experience did the saint and the musician share? ( goto )



• Whose autobiography was 'Something's Burning'? ( goto )



• What is the least common insect? ( goto )



• How common are kangaroos in Australia? ( goto )



• What is coprolalia and how common is it? ( goto )



• What is Boanthropy and how common is it? ( goto )



• What is the most common name? ( goto )



• If something is described as 'Grand Guignol' what is it? ( goto )



• What is the common name for hydrogen hydroxide? ( goto )



• What is the most common infectious disease? ( goto )



• What is the most common name in the world? ( goto )



• What is the most common animal in Australia? ( goto )



• What have Vicky and Nicola in common? ( goto )



• What is the most common type of headache? ( goto )



• What is the most common method of execution? ( goto )



• What do the numbers 70.701 and 552.86 have in common? ( goto )



• What is the common name of Amorphophallus titanum? ( goto )



• Which common household item is radioactive? ( goto )



• Which symbol is common to all Saints? ( goto )



• What are the most common causes of heartburn? ( goto )



• Where did the term "to 86 something" come from? ( goto )



• In underworld jargon what is to keep something secret? ( goto )