Inspiration in Song

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1. According to the book titled "The Girl in the Song", "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond was inspired by this woman. Can you tell me who? Neil's mother Caroline Princess Caroline of Monaco Caroline Kennedy Caroline Rhea

2. "Ohio" is a song that was written about the Kent State University shootings in the state of Ohio in 1970. Can you tell me who wrote this song? Bob Dylan Jimi Hendrix Joan Baez Neil Young

3. The sinking of The Edmund Fitzgerald was the greatest shipping disaster to happen on the Great Lakes. It inspired the song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". Can you tell me who wrote this epic song? Burton Cummings Joni Mitchell Gordon Lightfoot Arlo Guthrie

4. Apparently, according to various sources, this song was written by Randy Bachman when he was with The Guess Who while he was waiting for his girlfriend to get ready to go out on a date. Which song did he write? American Woman These Eyes Cinnamon Girl No Time

5. As the story goes, Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young wrote the song "Our House" about his relationship with which famous singer? Judy Collins Emmylou Harris Linda Ronstadt Joni Mitchell

6. The song "I Don't Like Mondays" was written in response to a shooting spree by a 16 year old girl who shot at children in a school ground in San Diego, California. What band performed this song? The Kinks The Rolling Stones U2 The Boomtown Rats

7. Neil Young wrote a song in tribute to his father Scott just before Scott, a Canadian news sportswriter/novelist died. The song is on the album of the same name. Can you name the title of both the song and album? Prairie Wind Rust Never Sleeps Old Man Teach Your Children

8. This Deep Purple song was apparently written in response to a concert in Switzerland when a fan shot a flare gun into the audience at a Frank Zappa concert causing a fire that grazed over Lake Geneva. Can you name the song? Smoke On The Water Fireball Light My Fire Black Night

9. According to various sources in the music world, "How Do You Sleep" was written by John Lennon in response to his pent up resentment with which artist? Bob Dylan Ringo Starr Mick Jagger Paul McCartney

10. It has been revealed in the 2010 book "The Girl in the Song" by Michael Heatley and Frank Hopkinson that the song "Uptown Girl", written by Billy Joel, was not written as everyone had assumed about his model wife Christie Brinkley. Can you tell me which woman this song was initially written about, according to the book? Lauren Hutton Farrah Fawcett Elle Macpherson Cheryl Tiegs