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Who on Earth Bought These Records?

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Who on Earth Bought These Records game quiz
"Hundreds of artists have released records that can be categorized as 'novelty songs'. Many have been big hits, but it still beggars belief that anyone would buy them."

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1. Where did Puff the Magic Dragon live?
    In a tree
    With you and me
    Up a mountain
    By the sea


2. In his 1974 hit single, "The Streak", to whom did Ray Stevens give instructions not to look?
    Ethel
    Eileen
    Beryl
    Carol


3. Who was knocked down and killed by Santa and his reindeer in the 1979 single by Elmo & Patsy?
    The Postman
    Grandma
    Norma
    The Dog


4. Which English punk rock band reached number four in the UK singles chart in 1984 with their cover version of "Nellie the Elephant"?
    Toy Dolls
    The Bleach Boys
    The Ex Pistols
    Public Image Ltd


5. American group LMFAO became the first duo for almost a decade to score consecutive US number one hit singles when they topped the Billboard Top 100 in January 2012 with which novelty record?
    Sine Language
    Sorry for Party Rocking
    Sexy and I Know It
    I'm in Miami Bitch


6. The defensive unit of which NFL team adopted the title of a 1958 number one US single by Sheb Wooley?
    Denver Broncos
    Minnesota Vikings
    Chicago Bears
    Washington Redskins


7. Patti Page in the USA and Lita Roza in the UK both scored number one singles with which 1953 novelty song?
    Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
    (How Much is) That Doggie in the Window?
    I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts
    It's 'Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8½)


8. Which English satirist wrote and sang the 1968 Top 5 hit "I'm an Urban Spaceman", and then performed it in a 1992 film?
    Ben Elton
    Ray Stevens
    John Cleese
    Neil Innes


9. Which 1962 US number one single has been covered by The Beach Boys, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Bad Manners and Alvin & the Chipmunks?
    They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
    Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
    Who Put the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
    Monster Mash


10. "Lily the Pink" was the 1968 UK Christmas number one single. The band that recorded it included the brother of which member of The Beatles?
    John Lennon
    Paul McCartney
    Ringo Starr
    George Harrison


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