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The Early 40s

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The Early 40s game quiz
"Fifteen lyric oriented questions from 1939 to 1945 and not one will deal with WWII. If you know music, you'll do well. If you're into nostalgia, you'll eat it up!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. This song lyric comes from 1939. Complete the missing part of the lyric.
"When the __________falls over sleepy garden walls
And the stars begin to flicker in the sky
Through the mist of a memory you wander back to me
Breathing my name with a sigh
In the still of the night once again I hold you tight
Though you're gone, your love lives on when moonlight beams
And as long as my heart will beat, lover we'll always meet"
    deep purple
    setting sun
    darkness
    moon beam


2. Can you get this one?
"I'm dreaming of a _____
________
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow"
    Answer: (Two Words - (do you need more?))


3. "Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me"
True or false - is this lyric from the song "When You Wish Upon A Star"?
    True
    False


4. This song dates from 1941.
"You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore
Dinner in the diner, nothing could be finer
Than to have your ham an' eggs in Carolina"
The title?
    Ferryboat Serenade
    Tuxedo Junction
    Chattanooga Choo Choo
    Jersey Bounce


5. "Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle
Underneath the western skies
On my cayuse, let me wander over yonder
Till I see the mountains rise"
Name this one from 1944.
    San Fernando Valley
    Don't Fence Me In
    Tumbling Tumble Weeds
    Cool Water


6. This one is a pure classic!
"Sometimes I wonder why I spend the lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie and I am once again with you
When our love was new and each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago and now my consolation
Is in the ______ of a song"
Fill in the blank to complete the lyric.
    memory
    magic
    beauty
    stardust


7. "Moonlight and love songs never out of date
Hearts full of passion, jealousy and hate
Woman needs man and man must have his mate, that no one can deny.
It's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory, a case of do or die
The world will always welcome lovers __
____
____
__."
Surely, you'll get this one!
    Answer: (Four Words - Casablanca)


8. "Some others I've seen might never be mean
Might never be cross or try to be boss, but they wouldn't do
For nobody else gave me a thrill
With all your faults, I love you still"
Identify this hit.
    It Had To Be You
    All Or Nothing At All
    You And I
    Who Wouldn't Love You


9. "If you ever go down Trinidad
They make you feel so very glad
Calypso sing and make up rhyme
Guarantee you one real good fine time"
What song was this?
    Manana
    Rum And Coca Cola
    Amapola
    Make Believe Island


10. "My mama done tol' me, when I was in kneepants
My mama done tol' me, son
A woman'll sweet talk and give you the big eye
But when the sweet talkin's done
A woman's a two-face
A worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing the ____________."
True or false... are the missing words "blues in the night"?
    True
    False


11. "Couple of jiggers of moonlight and add a star
Pour in the blue of a June night and one guitar
Mix in a couple of dreamers and there you are"
Whose big hit was this?
    Tommy Dorsey
    Bing Crosby
    Harry James
    Glenn Miller


12. "Used to ramble through the park, shadowboxing in the dark
Then you came and caused a spark, that's a four-alarm fire now
I never made love by lantern-shine, I never saw rainbows in my wine
But now that your lips are burning mine"
What big hit was this?
    Moonlight Becomes You
    I Can't Begin To Tell You
    I'm Beginning To See The Light
    You Made Me Love You


13. "You'll never know how many dreams I've dreamed about you
Or just how empty they all seemed without you
So kiss me once, then kiss me twice then kiss me once again"
Identify this Harry James classic.
    I Had The Craziest Dream
    Darn That Dream
    It's Been A Long, Long Time
    My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time


14. "Oh but your lips were thrilling, much too thrilling
Never before were mine so strangely willing
But now I see, what one embrace can do
Look at me, it's got me loving you madly
That little kiss you stole"
Title please!
    Elmer's Tune
    Heart And Soul
    Wishing Will Make It So
    You Made Me Love You


15. "Got my bag, got my reservation, spent each dime I could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation, long to hear that "All aboard"
Seven, that's the time we leave, at seven
I'll be waitin' up for heaven
Countin' every mile of railroad track that takes me back"
Can you name the song?
    On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
    Sentimental Journey
    Take The "A" Train
    I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo


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Compiled May 21 13