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Covers and Originals Trivia Quiz

I'll provide you with a hit song and the name of an artist who covered the hit. You choose the original artist. Some have been covered multiple times. The correct answer is the original artist.

A multiple-choice quiz by up4abeer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
up4abeer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,476

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Metallica covered the 1975 classic "Turn the Page" in 1998. Who was the original artist? Hint

Head East

Bob Seger and Silver Bullet Band

The Allman Brothers

Kansas

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Question 2 of 10

2. Blue Suede was "Hooked on a Feeling" in 1974 in a cover of the 1969 hit by what artist? Hint

BJ Thomas

The Grass Roots

Tom Jones

Elvis Presley

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Question 3 of 10

3. Pearl Jam covered "Last Kiss" in 1999. Who originally scored a hit with this 1964 classic about a tragic automobile crash? Hint

Jackie Wilson

Bobby Darrin

J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers

Del Shannon

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Beatles gave us Ringo Starr singing lead on this 1965 cover of the 1963 county hit "Act Naturally". Who recorded the original country version? Hint

Faron Young

Bill Anderson

Jim Ed Brown

Buck Owens

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lenny Kravitz covered the 1970 protest song "American Woman" in 1999. Who gave us the original? Hint

The Doors

Jefferson Airplane

Derek and the Dominos

The Guess Who

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Question 6 of 10

6. Grand Funk was doing the "The Loco Motion" in this 1974 cover of the 1962 original recording by what artist? Hint

Martha and the Vandellas

The Dixie Cups

Chuck Berry

Little Eva

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Question 7 of 10

7. Simply Red topped the charts in 1989 with a cover of the soul classic "If You Don't Know Me By Now". Who was getting airplay in 1971 with the original? Hint

The Four Tops

Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes

The Delfonics

Luther Ingram

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Rolling Stones told us they "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" in their 1974 cover of this 1966 Motown Classic originally recorded by who? Hint

The Temptations

The Four Tops

The Contours

The Spinners

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Talking Heads tweaked and covered the spiritual soul classic "Take Me To The River" in 1978. The original was recorded a mere 4 years earlier by who? Hint

James Brown

Al Green

The Neville Brothers

Sly and the Family Stone

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Question 10 of 10

10. George Thorogood & The Destroyers rocked the airwaves in 1992 with their cover of "Move It On Over". What country music legend first recorded this country classic? Hint

Lefty Frizzell

Boxcar Willie

Louis Jordon

Hank Williams

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Metallica covered the 1975 classic "Turn the Page" in 1998. Who was the original artist?

Answer: Bob Seger and Silver Bullet Band

The song became popular for Seger after appearing on the live album "Live Bullet". Seger has a cover of his own on this album with "Nutbush City Limits" originally recorded by Tina Turner.

2. Blue Suede was "Hooked on a Feeling" in 1974 in a cover of the 1969 hit by what artist?

Answer: BJ Thomas

The Blue Suede version included an odd sounding chant at the beginning. BJ Thomas recorded several hits including "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" featured in the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".

3. Pearl Jam covered "Last Kiss" in 1999. Who originally scored a hit with this 1964 classic about a tragic automobile crash?

Answer: J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers

"Last Kiss" appeared on the Pearl Jam "No Boundaries" compilation album. The proceeds from this album went to help benefit refugees of Kosovo. Legend has it the original was inspired by a real automobile crash.

4. The Beatles gave us Ringo Starr singing lead on this 1965 cover of the 1963 county hit "Act Naturally". Who recorded the original country version?

Answer: Buck Owens

Buck Owens spent many years co-hosting the country music inspired comedy TV show "HEE HAW". The flip side of the Beatles single was "Yesterday".

5. Lenny Kravitz covered the 1970 protest song "American Woman" in 1999. Who gave us the original?

Answer: The Guess Who

Reportedly then First Lady Pat Nixon requested that The Guess Who not play this song during their 1970 performance at the White House.

6. Grand Funk was doing the "The Loco Motion" in this 1974 cover of the 1962 original recording by what artist?

Answer: Little Eva

Eva Boyd (AKA Little Eva) was working as a babysitter for the then husband and wife songwriting team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King. They asked her to record a demo of a song they had written. The song was "The Loco Motion" and the rest as they say is history. "Little Eva" died of cancer in 2003.

7. Simply Red topped the charts in 1989 with a cover of the soul classic "If You Don't Know Me By Now". Who was getting airplay in 1971 with the original?

Answer: Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes

Bluenotes drummer Teddy Pendergrass (Yes that Teddy Pendergrass) sang lead on the original.

8. The Rolling Stones told us they "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" in their 1974 cover of this 1966 Motown Classic originally recorded by who?

Answer: The Temptations

Motown mainstays Norman Whitfield and Eddie Holland wrote the song. The Motown studio band "The Funk Brothers" provided the beat on the original.

9. The Talking Heads tweaked and covered the spiritual soul classic "Take Me To The River" in 1978. The original was recorded a mere 4 years earlier by who?

Answer: Al Green

Annie Lennox also recorded a cover of this song.

10. George Thorogood & The Destroyers rocked the airwaves in 1992 with their cover of "Move It On Over". What country music legend first recorded this country classic?

Answer: Hank Williams

The song was originally recorded in 1947. The blues influenced recordings of Williams have influenced generations of both country and rock artists.

Source: Author up4abeer

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