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Great Oldies Songwriters Trivia Quiz

The title says it all.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,611

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
825

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which song did Neil Diamond write and perform in "The Jazz Singer"? Hint

Solitary Man

Love on the Rocks

Longfellow Serenade

Stones

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Question 2 of 10

2. Paul Simon is another singer-songwriter. "A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest" comes from what song? Hint

Homeward Bound

I Am A Rock

The Boxer

Sounds of Silence

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Question 3 of 10

3. Carole King wrote songs (often with a partner)long before she recorded them. Which of these songs was NOT hers? Hint

Blowin' In The Wind

Pleasant Valley Sunday

One Fine Day

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

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Question 4 of 10

4. Gordon Lightfoot also performs his own works. "The hero often fails" is a line from which of his songs? Hint

If You Could Read My Mind

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Sundown

Carefree Highway

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Question 5 of 10

5. Laura Nyro is more well-known for her writing than for her performing. Which of these songs is NOT one of hers? Hint

Big Yellow Taxi

And When I Die

Save the Country

Eli's Coming

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Question 6 of 10

6. Bacharach and David have created many great songs. "Nothing's worryin' me" comes from which of the following songs? Hint

Close to You

Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love

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Question 7 of 10

7. Carly Simon writes and performs. Which of these is NOT written by her (alone or with a partner)? Hint

I Haven't Got Time For The Pain

You're So Vain

Mockingbird

Legend in Your Own Time

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is NOT written by Jim Webb? Hint

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Macarthur Park

Up, Up And Away

We've Only Just Begun

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these hits by Jim Croce wasn't written by him? Hint

I Got a Name

Time In A Bottle

Leroy Brown

Operator

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Question 10 of 10

10. What can you possibly say about the Beatles? Which song includes the observation that "Life is very short"? Hint

Eleanor Rigby

Help

We Can Work It Out

Yesterday

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which song did Neil Diamond write and perform in "The Jazz Singer"?

Answer: Love on the Rocks

Good song, so-so movie. "America" is a flat-out masterpiece.

2. Paul Simon is another singer-songwriter. "A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest" comes from what song?

Answer: The Boxer

"Boxer" is one of his favorites - although "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" is perhaps his most popular and most successful hit. Fine career - with and without Garfunkel.

3. Carole King wrote songs (often with a partner)long before she recorded them. Which of these songs was NOT hers?

Answer: Blowin' In The Wind

Massive success with "Tapestry". Huge career. "Wind" is by Bob Dylan.

4. Gordon Lightfoot also performs his own works. "The hero often fails" is a line from which of his songs?

Answer: If You Could Read My Mind

Very interesting songs in a long career.

5. Laura Nyro is more well-known for her writing than for her performing. Which of these songs is NOT one of hers?

Answer: Big Yellow Taxi

"Taxi" was by Joni Mitchell. There were many hits by Nyro in a sadly too-short life.

6. Bacharach and David have created many great songs. "Nothing's worryin' me" comes from which of the following songs?

Answer: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

The last words of the song. So many of their songs were done by Dionne Warwick - but there were also other artists who recorded their work.

7. Carly Simon writes and performs. Which of these is NOT written by her (alone or with a partner)?

Answer: Mockingbird

"Bird" wasn't by her (or by James Taylor).

8. Which is NOT written by Jim Webb?

Answer: We've Only Just Begun

"Begun" was by Richard Carpenter. Webb also did "Galveston" and "Wichita Lineman" (among other songs).

9. Which of these hits by Jim Croce wasn't written by him?

Answer: I Got a Name

"Name" was by Gimbel and Fox (who did the theme for the TV show "Happy Days"). Great song.

10. What can you possibly say about the Beatles? Which song includes the observation that "Life is very short"?

Answer: We Can Work It Out

Pure Talent. Period.

Source: Author robert362

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