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Quiz about Engelberts Words Music Edition
Quiz about Engelberts Words Music Edition

Engelbert's Words: Music Edition Quiz


How many music-related terms can you find in this Pop star's name?

A multiple-choice quiz by Catreona. Estimated time: 9 mins.
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Author
Catreona
Time
9 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,891
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
211
Question 1 of 15
1. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, complete his sobriquet:

_____ of Romance

Answer: (one word, four letters, begins with K)
Question 2 of 15
2. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the commonly used word for the stylus in the tonearm of a phonograph that makes contact with the vinyl (or shellac) record.

Answer: (One word, six letters, begins with N)
Question 3 of 15
3. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, complete the title of this popular Elvis Presley song, also recorded by Engelbert:

"Love Me __________"

Answer: (One word, six letters, begins with T)
Question 4 of 15
4. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the notes that often accompany a record album or CD.

Answer: (One word, five letters, begins with L)
Question 5 of 15
5. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the surname of the prolific American songwriter of whom Jerome Kerne said, "...he * is * American music." His - songs include "They Say It's Wonderful," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Always" and "What'll I Do?"

Answer: (One word, six letters, begins with B)
Question 6 of 15
6. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the modern disc, used for recording, that is read with a laser rather than played with a stylus in a tonearm.

Answer: (Two letters)
Question 7 of 15
7. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the first name of the lead singer of The Osmonds as well as the last name of the American baritone, active both on the operatic stage and in Musical Theater, perhaps best remembered by Pop listeners for his recording of "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi."

Answer: (One word, seven letters, begins with M; two letters are repeated)
Question 8 of 15
8. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the 1976 Billboard Hot 100 Number Seven hit for Kiss, a song markedly unlike most of the band's other output.

Answer: (One word, four letters, begins with B)
Question 9 of 15
9. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the title of a successful musical.

Answer: (One word, four letters, begins with R)
Question 10 of 15
10. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the commonly used term for the pickup that transfers the sound of a voice or instrument to recording or amplification equipment. Old fashioned ones were attached to long cords. Modern ones are cordless.

Answer: (One word, three or four letters, begins with M)
Question 11 of 15
11. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the missing words to complete this lyric:

"Just _____
_____ into your life
_____
_____ tear down the wall
That is keeping me outside the heart of you

_____
_____ into your life
If I can't have you all
Then at least give me one little part of you"

Answer: (Two words, three letters and two letters beginning with L and M)
Question 12 of 15
12. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, complete this phrase:

The Artist formerly known as __________

Answer: (One word, six letters, begins with P)
Question 13 of 15
13. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, fill in the blank to complete this band name:

Rage Against _____ Machine

Answer: (One word, three letters, begins with T)
Question 14 of 15
14. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, fill in the blank in this sentence:

It is important for a musician to have perfect _____.

Answer: (One word, five letters, begins with P (You might have heard this type of pipe in Music class.))
Question 15 of 15
15. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, complete this lyric:

"More than a __________, less than a splash
The heir to a long line of glory
Give me the morning and I'll give you a song
It's so good being part of this story"

Answer: (One word, six letters, begins with R; one letter is repeated)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, complete his sobriquet: _____ of Romance

Answer: King

Engelbert is popularly known as "The King of Romance and "the world's most romantic singing star."
2. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the commonly used word for the stylus in the tonearm of a phonograph that makes contact with the vinyl (or shellac) record.

Answer: needle

Originally clumsy steel affairs, phonograph needles have developed since the 1920s to precision instruments tipped with diamond or sapphire. Gems to play the gems in your record collection.
3. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, complete the title of this popular Elvis Presley song, also recorded by Engelbert: "Love Me __________"

Answer: Tender

"Love Me Tender" was a Number One hit for Elvis on the Billboard chart in 1956. The song was written by Vera Matson (the wife and, reputedly in this case, the pseudonym of Ken Darby) and Elvis Presley. Engelbert included the song on his "Last of the Romantics" album, released in 1978.
4. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the notes that often accompany a record album or CD.

Answer: Liner

Liner notes can include information about the performer, the recording and/or the music. When well written, they are very helpful and even enjoyable. This quiz maker has come across some truly dreadful liner notes in her time though,and can assure you, gentle Quiz Taker, that the writing of liner notes is a fine art, not always understood by those who attempt it.
5. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the surname of the prolific American songwriter of whom Jerome Kerne said, "...he * is * American music." His - songs include "They Say It's Wonderful," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Always" and "What'll I Do?"

Answer: Berlin

Engelbert recorded Irving Berlin's "They Say It's Wonderful" on his 1985 album, "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening."

Coincidentally,KERN can also be found in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK.
6. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the modern disc, used for recording, that is read with a laser rather than played with a stylus in a tonearm.

Answer: CD

The compact disc, commonly known as CD, came on the musical scene in the 1980s, revolutionizing the way people listen to music. No more did you need to worry about scratching your record when moving the needle back to re-play a favorite cut. No more did you need a shelf about 12 1/2 inches high to store fragile, easily warped records. Smaller and sturdier than LPs, larger but less prone to damage than cassettes, CDs were the wave of the future.

They ruled, undisputed, for many years till the advent of downloadable digital music.

As of 2015, not only has digital music eroded the dominance of the CD, but vinyl has been making a modest comeback.
7. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the first name of the lead singer of The Osmonds as well as the last name of the American baritone, active both on the operatic stage and in Musical Theater, perhaps best remembered by Pop listeners for his recording of "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi."

Answer: Merrill

Robert Merrill, June 4, 1917 to October 23, 2004, was a distinguished baritone, who sang with Arturo Toscanini's NBC Symphony Orchestra, at New York's famed Metropolitan Opera and to much acclaim on records. He was presented the National Medal of Arts in 1993.

Merrill Osmond was born on April 30, 1953. He is the lead singer and bassist of The Osmonds. As of 2015 he has a thriving career, both with his brothers and as a solo artist.
8. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the 1976 Billboard Hot 100 Number Seven hit for Kiss, a song markedly unlike most of the band's other output.

Answer: Beth

From Kiss' 1976 album "Destroyer," "Beth" was written by Peter Criss and Stan Penridge.
9. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the title of a successful musical.

Answer: Rent

Loosely based on the opera "La Bohème" by Giacomo Puccini, the rock musical "Rent" was written by Jonathan Larson. Opening off Broadway in January of 1996, the production moved to Broadway in April and won a Pulitzer Prize the same year. "Rent" closed in 2008 after winning numerous awards, including a Tony.
10. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the commonly used term for the pickup that transfers the sound of a voice or instrument to recording or amplification equipment. Old fashioned ones were attached to long cords. Modern ones are cordless.

Answer: mike

In the simplest possible terms, a microphone converts sound waves in air to electrical signals that can be recorded or amplified.
11. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, find the missing words to complete this lyric: "Just _____ _____ into your life _____ _____ tear down the wall That is keeping me outside the heart of you _____ _____ into your life If I can't have you all Then at least give me one little part of you"

Answer: let me

"Let Me into Your Life" appears on Engelbert's 1969 album simply titled "Engelbert." The song was written by Peter Deangelis and Allan Hotlan.
12. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, complete this phrase: The Artist formerly known as __________

Answer: Prince

Musician, songwriter and producer Prince Rogers Nelson, known (and for some time "formerly known") as Prince, was born on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
13. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, fill in the blank to complete this band name: Rage Against _____ Machine

Answer: the

Los Angeles based rap metal band Rage against the Machine was formed in 1991. The band dissolved in 2000 over disputes concerning its direction. The members reunited in 2007 and as of 2015 they play live gigs at festivals and the like, but have not returned to the recording studio.
14. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, fill in the blank in this sentence: It is important for a musician to have perfect _____.

Answer: pitch

What we commonly call notes of the scale - Do, Re, Mi..., C, D, E... - are more properly pitches. C etc. are the names conventionally assigned to the pitches.
15. Using only the letters in ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, complete this lyric: "More than a __________, less than a splash The heir to a long line of glory Give me the morning and I'll give you a song It's so good being part of this story"

Answer: ripple

"This Moment in Time" by Ritchie Adams and Alan Bernstein has been a beloved staple of Engelbert's repertoire since its release in 1979.
Source: Author Catreona

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