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Quizzes of songs from the Great American Songbook and the big band era

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  10 Questions on The Great American Songbook   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, the Gershwin Brothers... it was composers and lyricists like these who created the Great American Songbook and it's artists like Rod Stewart, Diana Krall and Michael Buble who are keeping it alive and current.
Average, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Nov 27 15
Average
maddogrick16
939 plays
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  More of the Great American Songbook   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
More classics from the Great American Songbook and if you have Rod Stewart's collection of the same name, Volumes 1 through 4, you're way ahead of the game. All these songs were featured on those albums.
Easier, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Nov 29 15
Easier
maddogrick16
722 plays
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  The Great American Songbook - Sinatra Edition editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Has anyone made a greater vocal contribution to the Great American Songbook than Sinatra? I don't think so! Be sure to read the info sections. Lots of song and Sinatra trivia revealed.
Easier, 15 Qns, maddogrick16, Jan 19 16
Easier
maddogrick16
1177 plays
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  Were Those Songs Really That Old?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
During the rock era, hit songs from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s were "modernized" and amazingly became hits again on the Billboard charts. We'll sample a few of them and test your knowledge of musical history.
Average, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Oct 11 15
Average
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4077 plays
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  Were Those Songs Really That Old? Vol II   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's another selection of ten hits that first charted prior to 1950 and returned to the Billboard charts during the rock era. Most of the originals date back to the 1920-30 era. The covers are mostly from the 1960s. Enjoy the reminiscing!
Average, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Nov 01 15
Average
maddogrick16
894 plays
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  Were Those Songs Really That Old? Vol III   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
More of grandpa and grandma's music brought back to life in the rock era. They might have enjoyed some of these covers... others maybe not so much. Billboard or the equivalent chart information was used but the music was universal.
Average, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Feb 10 12
Average
maddogrick16
655 plays
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  Were Those Songs Really That Old? Finis! editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Our last quiz of the series... I think. Join me as we review those really old songs that debuted in the golden olden days and resurfaced during the rock era (another golden era... now).
Average, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Feb 19 12
Average
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3622 plays
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  The Most Popular Big Band Hits   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will focus on THE biggest of big band hits from 1934 to 1945. Ten different big bands from Les Brown to Artie Shaw, their biggest hits based on the charts of the day. Lots of clues to help you along!
Average, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Jun 14 23
Average
maddogrick16
Jun 14 23
1504 plays
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  The Late 1940s - Lyrics 'n Things   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A mostly lyric quiz focussing on the 1946-1949 period. The dark ages of pop music, I fear that this might be fairly difficult except for the true devotee of 1940's music!
Average, 15 Qns, maddogrick16, Oct 09 23
Average
maddogrick16
Oct 09 23
1617 plays
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  Big Band Singers   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Your job is to identify the featured vocalist of some of the great bands from the 30's and 40's... or vice versa.
Tough, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Nov 01 15
Tough
maddogrick16
1004 plays

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