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Quiz about Music You Can Count On
Quiz about Music You Can Count On

Music You Can Count On Trivia Quiz


If you are looking for numbers in your music, you can COUNT on these songs to deliver. Get it?

A multiple-choice quiz by LeChampion14. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
LeChampion14
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
401,765
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
214
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Two Pina Coladas" is a song released and performed by which country music legend? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Ninety-nine knights of the air, ride super high-tech jet fighters", are lyrics by which one word singer or group?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "There are stars in the southern sky
Southward as you go
There is moonlight and moss in the trees",

These are the opening lyrics to which numerical song by the Eagles?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these is not an age mentioned in the Five for Fighting song "100 Years" Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The lines, "You can't jump the tracks, we're like cars on a cable, and life's like an hourglass glued to the table", are from which song featuring a time of day in the title? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. According to Paul Simon, which of these is not a "way to leave your lover"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. One-hit wonder, Brewer and Shipley released their song "One Toke Over the Line" in what year? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass", is a line from which numerical Jimmy Buffett hit? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Edge of Seventeen" is a numerical hit written by Stevie Nicks, which of these other numerical songs was written and performed by Stevie Nicks? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "A Thousand Miles" is a song performed by which of these female singers? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Two Pina Coladas" is a song released and performed by which country music legend?

Answer: Garth Brooks

Featured on the album "Sevens", It spent one week on top of the US Country chart in 1998. July 10th is Piņa Colada day in Puerto Rico annually. Another Garth Brooks' song with A number in the title is "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House".
2. "Ninety-nine knights of the air, ride super high-tech jet fighters", are lyrics by which one word singer or group?

Answer: Nena

The song, "99 Luftballons" is about the hysteria and the paranoia of war, as well as the rush to be ahead in the nuclear race. It was the only Top 40 hit for Nena outside of Germany. In the United Kingdom it was released as "99 Red Balloons" with English lyrics.
3. "There are stars in the southern sky Southward as you go There is moonlight and moss in the trees", These are the opening lyrics to which numerical song by the Eagles?

Answer: Seven Bridges Road

"Seven Bridges Road" was originally written by Steve Young, a Country music singer, in 1969. It was later released in 1980 on the Eagles' first live album, "Eagles Live". The song is about the real life Woodley Road. In Montgomery, Alabama.
4. Which of these is not an age mentioned in the Five for Fighting song "100 Years"

Answer: 41

The song was written by John Ondarasik, and covers events that happened or he predicts will happen at various points in his life. He mentions the ages of 10, 15, 20, 22, 33, 45, 67, 99, and of course 100. It was released on the album "The Riddle EP" in 2006.
5. The lines, "You can't jump the tracks, we're like cars on a cable, and life's like an hourglass glued to the table", are from which song featuring a time of day in the title?

Answer: Breathe (2 A.M.)

Anna Nalick performs Breathe (2 A.M.), which stalled out at No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, upon its release in late 2004. The song's verses focus on three characters, and the events in their life, who get by through taking time to breathe and look forward to the future.
6. According to Paul Simon, which of these is not a "way to leave your lover"?

Answer: Move down the hall, Paul

The song first appeared on the 1975 album, "Still Crazy After All These Years". Other lyrics of the song include "Hop on a bus, Gus" and "You just slip out the back, Jack". Paul Simon performed with Art Garfunkel for years before venturing off on his own.
7. One-hit wonder, Brewer and Shipley released their song "One Toke Over the Line" in what year?

Answer: 1971

A very popular song for marijuana enthusiasts, the song was released in 1971, and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song appears on the album "Tarkio".
8. "I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass", is a line from which numerical Jimmy Buffett hit?

Answer: A Pirate Looks at Forty

The song was written about a friend of Buffetts who lived the life of a "modern day pirate" through illegal activity such as drug smuggling. The song is also about getting old and wondering how life is going to be once you can no longer do what you're best at, in this case, being a pirate.
9. "Edge of Seventeen" is a numerical hit written by Stevie Nicks, which of these other numerical songs was written and performed by Stevie Nicks?

Answer: Seven Wonders

"24 Karat Gold" "Two Kinds of Love", and "Illume (9-11)" were also written by Stevie Nicks. The song "Seven Wonders" first appeared in the Fleetwood Mac album "Tango in the Night".
10. "A Thousand Miles" is a song performed by which of these female singers?

Answer: Vanessa Carlton

The debut single for Carlton, the song was released on the album "Be Not Nobody" in 2002. The song is about wanting to be with the person you love, no matter what you have to go through or how far you are apart.
Source: Author LeChampion14

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