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In the World with Elton John Trivia Quiz

Visit the world within the songs of Elton John.

A multiple-choice quiz by pollucci19. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pollucci19

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
273,628

Updated
Jan 09 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2968

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 206 (7/10), saratogarox (10/10), Guest 76 (5/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. 'Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for __________'.

Where are the red tail lights heading? Hint

Maine

Spain

Biscayne

Bahrain

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Question 2 of 10

2. The opening lines of the song "Island Girls" read ... 'I see your teeth flash Jamaican honey, so sweet. Down where Lexington cross _______'.

Which street does Lexington cross? Hint

47th Street

52nd Street

Main Street

59th Street

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Question 3 of 10

3. Elton John's 1981 album "The Fox" contained a track with a European country within the title "Just like _______".

Name the European country Hint

Poland

Norway

Belgium

Finland

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Question 4 of 10

4. The title of this track from Elton John's 1969 album "Empty Sky" is the name of a place that is also known as the 'Hall of the Slain'. Hint

Uluru

Asgard

Valhalla

Mount Olympus

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Question 5 of 10

5. The last track on Elton's 1982 album "Jump Up" is also the title of which famous war novel by Erich Maria Remarque? Hint

The Battle of Dorking

The Moon Men

The Invasion of the United States

All Quiet on the Western Front

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Question 6 of 10

6. Elton's 1975 album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" contains a song that's title is a place with Biblical significance. Hint

Nazareth

Fields of Canaan

Tower of Babel

Jerusalem

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which place is Elton John referring to within the following lyrics:

'______ ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
(in fact it's cold as Hell)'? Hint

Reykjavik

Mars

Oslo

The Moon

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1974, on the "Caribou" album, Elton John pines for a drink at the "Skinner's Arms" in which English town? Hint

Hexham

London

Grimsby

Essex

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where, in the Caribbean, did Elton and his band go to to originally record the 1973 album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"? Hint

Barbados

Aruba

Trinidad and Tobago

Jamaica

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Question 10 of 10

10. What completes the blank in the following Elton John song title:
"__________ Freedom"? Hint

The Chimes of

Philadelphia

Songs of

Cry

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Apr 23 2024 : Guest 206: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane I can see the red tail lights heading for __________'. Where are the red tail lights heading?

Answer: Spain

The song 'Daniel' is from Elton's 1973 album "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player". It peaked at Number four in the UK charts and Number two in the USA.

2. The opening lines of the song "Island Girls" read ... 'I see your teeth flash Jamaican honey, so sweet. Down where Lexington cross _______'. Which street does Lexington cross?

Answer: 47th Street

"Island Girls" was from Elton's 1975 album "Rock of the Westies".
'Main Street' is the title of a Bob Seger song.
'52nd Street' is by Billy Joel
'59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)' is by Simon and Garfunkel.

3. Elton John's 1981 album "The Fox" contained a track with a European country within the title "Just like _______". Name the European country

Answer: Belgium

The movie "If it's Tuesday it must be Belgium" was a romantic comedy released in 1969 and starred Suzanne Pleshette and Ian McShane. For an extra bit of trivia, folk singer Donovan (of 'Sunshine Superman' fame) made a cameo appearance and sang his own composition 'Lord of the Reedy River'.

4. The title of this track from Elton John's 1969 album "Empty Sky" is the name of a place that is also known as the 'Hall of the Slain'.

Answer: Valhalla

'Asgard' is the home of the Aesir, the Warrior Gods, and sits at the highest level of the Norse universe. Valhalla (pronounced Val-Hala on the album) is also on this level.
'Mount Olympus' is the heavenly home of the Greek Gods.
'Uluru' (also known as Ayers Rock) is a sacred site to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara aboriginal people of central Australia.

5. The last track on Elton's 1982 album "Jump Up" is also the title of which famous war novel by Erich Maria Remarque?

Answer: All Quiet on the Western Front

'The Battle of Dorking' (1871) was written by George Tomkyns Chesney.
'The Invasion of the United States' (1916) was by H. Irving Hancock and 'The Moon Men' (1925) was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

6. Elton's 1975 album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" contains a song that's title is a place with Biblical significance.

Answer: Tower of Babel

'It's party time for the guys in the Tower of Babel
Sodom meet Gomorrah
Cain meet Abel
Have a ball y'all'

7. Which place is Elton John referring to within the following lyrics: '______ ain't the kind of place to raise your kids (in fact it's cold as Hell)'?

Answer: Mars

The song is 'Rocket Man' and is from one of Elton's more critically acclaimed albums "Honky Chateau" (1972). The song peaked at Number two in the UK and Number six in the USA.

8. In 1974, on the "Caribou" album, Elton John pines for a drink at the "Skinner's Arms" in which English town?

Answer: Grimsby

There was a trick here. Grimsby is also the title of the song; however, all my research could not uncover a 'Skinner's Arms' in Grimsby. Perhaps there was one when Bernie Taupin penned the lyrics or perhaps it was 'poetic license'.
On the other hand, London, Essex and Hexham, each are home to a 'Skinner's Arms'.

9. Where, in the Caribbean, did Elton and his band go to to originally record the 1973 album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Answer: Jamaica

The idea came after The Rolling Stones had successfully completed their album "Goat's Head Soup" on the island, however, technical difficulties saw Elton and the band shelve the idea.

10. What completes the blank in the following Elton John song title: "__________ Freedom"?

Answer: Philadelphia

This song was dedicated to tennis player Billie Jean King who, in 1974, coached a World Team Tennis team called the 'Philadelphia Freedoms'. The 'B' side of the single was a duet of with John Lennon of the Beatles hit 'I Saw her Standing There'. 'Chimes of Freedom' is a 1964 song by Bob Dylan from his album "Another Side of Bob Dylan". 'Songs of Freedom' was recorded by Santana in 1987. Bob Marley is also linked to this title, however, it is merely a line from his often covered 'Redemption Song' and also the title of a retrospective package of hits released in 1992. 'Cry Freedom' is not a song title (that my research can uncover) but the title of a movie released in 1987, directed by Richard Attenborough, and depicts the story of Steve Biko.

Source: Author pollucci19

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