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Quiz about 1st Lyrics from Yesteryear 20s to 60s
Quiz about 1st Lyrics from Yesteryear 20s to 60s

1st Lyrics from Yesteryear: 20s to 60s Quiz


Here's a little number for those of you like me who agree that they don't make songs like they used to. I'll give you a line or two, you find the title. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Bruyere. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Bruyere
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
27,992
Updated
Jul 18 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2174
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (4/10), Guest 49 (6/10), Guest 175 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'The moon was all aglow and heaven was in your eyes' Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'Life is bare, gloom and misery everywhere' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 'Come on along and listen to...' Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'Climb aboard a butterfly and take off on a breeze' Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong Maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strong' Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 'You can hear from far and near a world you've never heard before' Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'It seems we stood and talked like this before. We looked at each other in the same way then' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 'I hope you do believe me I've given you my heart' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'She's one of them high-class kind, She doesn't wear a hat, she wears a chapeau, she goes to the cinema but never a show' Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'We'll build a dreamhouse of love, dear' Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 20 2024 : Guest 31: 4/10
Feb 25 2024 : Guest 49: 6/10
Feb 04 2024 : Guest 175: 3/10
Jan 29 2024 : Guest 207: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'The moon was all aglow and heaven was in your eyes'

Answer: Little White Lies, 1930.

It was apparently an illusion!
2. 'Life is bare, gloom and misery everywhere'

Answer: Stormy Weather, 1933.

Ethel Waters and Lena Horne both made this their song. My favorite, but, 'Don't know why..'
3. 'Come on along and listen to...'

Answer: The Lullaby of Broadway, 1935.

1935 from the "Gold Diggers of 1935".
4. 'Climb aboard a butterfly and take off on a breeze'

Answer: Dreamer's Holiday,1949.

Kim Gannon and Mabel Wayne created this song. Unusual for women to make it as songwriters in those years. The melody is pretty too.
5. 'Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong Maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strong'

Answer: Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You),1931.

When the Mills Brothers released this as a single in 1950, it stayed on the charts for fifteen weeks.
6. 'You can hear from far and near a world you've never heard before'

Answer: On a Clear Day,1965.

Who can forget Barbra Streisand's clear voice on this song?
7. 'It seems we stood and talked like this before. We looked at each other in the same way then'

Answer: Where or When,1937.

The deja-vu song from "Babes in Arms".
8. 'I hope you do believe me I've given you my heart'

Answer: (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons,1945.

Nat King Cole's version is so smooth!
9. 'She's one of them high-class kind, She doesn't wear a hat, she wears a chapeau, she goes to the cinema but never a show'

Answer: 'My Sugar is So Refined'

Nat King Cole also released a version of this.
10. 'We'll build a dreamhouse of love, dear'

Answer: East of the Sun (West of the Moon),1934.

This was known as an Ivy League hit, played at the dances.
Source: Author Bruyere

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