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What's in a Name (Part 3)

Created by brewster76

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Whats in a Name Part 3 game quiz
"Have you ever been surprised that a song you like or know well actually has a title different from what you call it? Then this is the quiz for you!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Simon and Garfunkel had a hit song in 1968 that began with lyrics "Slow down you move too fast, you've got make the morning last." It is commonly referred to as "Feeling Groovy" but what is the actual title of this song?
    El Condor Pasa
    The Boxer
    59th Street Bridge Song
    I'm Feeling So Groovy


2. A recurring line of the 1976 song "Blitzkrieg Bop" is 'Hey! Ho! Let's Go!' This chant is popular at American baseball games to cheer on the home team and is sometimes mistakenly thought to be the tune's title. Which group recorded the song?
    The Sex Pistols
    Queen
    Siouxsie Sioux
    The Ramones


3. The British glam rock band T. Rex had their best selling single with 1971's "Get It On." The song was re-titled in the US with what phrase preceding "Get It On"?
    Smoke a Bong
    Bang A Gong
    Play Some Pong
    Sham A Lamma Ding Dong


4. Billboard's number one single of 1971 was a Hoyt Axton tune recorded by Three Dog Night. Though titled "Joy to the World" some know the song only by a few words of the opening lyric. Can you spot it?
    Mama Told Me Not to Come
    Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog
    In the Halls of Shambala
    Just an Old Fashioned Love Song


5. Known as "Alabama Song", what is an alternative name for the tune written by German composers Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht that has been covered by artists such as David Bowie, The Doors and Marilyn Manson?
    Cabaret
    Whiskey Bar
    Changes
    Touch Me


6. The Who had a hit song in 1971 with "Baba O'Riley" which was later used as the theme song for the television show "CSI: New York." The song is sometimes mistakenly known by a phrase that is repeated throughout the song. By what name is "Baba O'Riley" sometimes called?
    Momma Has A Squeeze Box
    Won't Get Fooled Again
    Teenage Wasteland
    Who Are You?


7. Rupert Holmes composed and sang a song about a man meeting up with his own girlfriend after placing an ad in a newspaper. While often abbreviated to simply "The Pina Colada Song" what is the first word of the song's title?
    Getaway
    Escape
    Release
    Exit


8. Another British song that underwent a name change when it crossed the pond is from The Clash's 1979 album "London Calling." Their biggest selling single, the song was called "Train in Vain" to avoid confusion with what same-named song that had previously been a hit in the U.S. for singer Ben E. King?
    Up on the Roof
    Down on the Corner
    On the Boardwalk
    Stand By Me


9. The Beatles released a song in 1969 that told of the travails faced by one of their members when he and his new wife became peace activists. The song has been referred to by names such as "They're Going to Crucify Me" and "You Know It Ain't Easy" but what is its real title?
    The Ballad of John and Yoko
    The Siege of Paul and Linda
    Come Together
    Get Back


10. A word that is often added to Metallica's 1986 hit "Welcome Home" is sometimes known as the song's entire title. What is the word added that is said to be a reference to the book "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"?
    Lock-Down
    Delirious
    Sanitarium
    Lobotomy


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