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Swing One, Swing All

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Swing One Swing All game quiz
"All of the songs or artists in this quiz have something to do with swing(s) or swinging. See how many of them you know..."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which Australian band sang about "...the swing into Never Never Land"?
    INXS
    Silverchair
    Midnight Oil
    Rose Tattoo


2. Which American punk band sing the lyrics
"Don't turn away, Don't turn away
Come out swinging,
Come out alone
They're in your way
But as long as you're swinging
Strong then you'll get by"?
    Green Day
    Bad Religion
    Rancid
    Offspring


3. The song "Fairytale of New York" was a Christmas hit for The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl in 1987.
Their lyrics say
"Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on the corner
And danced round the floor"

Irish singer Christy Moore's version has a slightly different lyric -
"Sinatra was swinging
All the drunks they were singing
When the band finished playing, ..." what comes next in Christy's version?
    They ran for the door
    The crowd howled for more
    We evened the score
    There was blood on the floor


4. "I looked over _____ and what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home"

Which river completes these lyrics from the folk song "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"?
    Answer: (One Word 6 letters)


5. "Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a ___"

Each of the verses of "Swingin' on a Star" features a different animal, with that animal being the last word of the previous chorus. Which of these is NOT one of the animals in the song?
    Pig
    Fish
    Mule
    Skunk


6. Which song by the American band Blues Traveler has the lyrics
"Keep your arms out
And I will swing for you
Take my hand and feel free"?
    Run Around
    Stumble And Fall
    Great Big World
    I Have My Moments


7. Which band, with members called Patrick, Pete, Joe, and Andy, sing these lyrics?
"We're going down, down
In an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging"
    Fall Out Boy
    Good Charlotte
    Blink 182
    Alien Ant Farm


8. "If you're singing you'd better sing with us all
And if you're swinging you'd better swing with us all
Well you better from now on
Yeah you better from now on"
Which album by The Levellers features this song?
    A Weapon Called the Word
    Truth and Lies
    Levelling the Land
    Green Blade Rising


9. Which band with a 'swing' name, featuring singer Corinne Drewery, had a huge international hit in 1986 with the song "Breakout"?


    Swing Inc.
    Swing Down Mister
    Pappa Swing
    Swing Out Sister


10. Are you ready to "Boop be dooooo, I wanna be like you oo oo"...
One of the best known 'swinger' songs of all time has to be "I Wanna Be Like You" from Disney's "Jungle Book", but do you know who actually provided the voice for "King of the swingers" King Louis?
    Louis Prima
    Fats Waller
    Louis Armstrong
    Fats Domino


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