Musical Fruit Quiz | Food and Drink in Songs

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1. This song by Tommy James and the Shondells was a major hit in 1969. What was the name of the song?

Answer: Sweet Cherry Wine

"Sweet Cherry Wine" was a big hit for the Shondells climbing all the way to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was released in March of 1969 from the album "Cellophane Symphony". It was written by Tommy James and Richard Grasso as a protest of the Vietnam War.

2. This song by Fats Domino was his greatest hit and became the unofficial theme song of Richie Cunningham. What was the name of this tune?

Answer: Blueberry Hill

"Blueberry Hill" was written in the 1940's by Larry Stock, Albert Lewis and Vincent Rose. It has been covered by dozens of artists but the song is associated with Fats Domino more than anyone else. He released the song in 1956 and it reached number two on the Billboard Top 40 chart and went all the way to number one on the R&B charts.

It was also selected as one of the Rolling Stone Top 500 songs of all-time coming in at number 82.

3. This group had two very successful hits in 1979 at the height of the disco era. The songs were titled "Shake Your Groove Thing" and "Reunited". What was the name of this duo?

Answer: Peaches and Herb

This Washington, DC group was formed in 1966 by Herb Fame and Francine "Peaches" Barker. Even though she was the original Peaches, Barker did not perform on these two huge hits. There have been seven different females in the role of Peaches with Linda Greene (Peaches number three) performing on their two biggest hits. "Shake Your Groove Thing" went all the way to number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1979 and "Reunited" went all the way to number one.

4. This Beatles song written by John Lennon and released in 1967 was about a place near his boyhood home where he often played. What was the name of the song?

Answer: Strawberry Fields Forever

"Strawberry Fields Forever" was the first song the Beatles recorded for "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" but it never appeared on that album. Instead it was released in February 1967 as a double-A side single along with "Penny Lane". The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. Oddly enough, with all the songs Lennon wrote he considered this one his greatest accomplishment.

The song did appear on a later Beatles album, "Magical Mystery Tour".

5. This 1972 song by Harry Nilsson tells the story of a girl with a stomachache who is prescribed a two-fruit combination remedy by her doctor. Which two fruits did he recommend?

Answer: A lime and a coconut

The song was simply titled "Coconut" and is from the 1971 "Nilsson Schmilsson" LP. It reached as high as number eight on the Billboard chart and remained in the top 100 for 10 weeks.
The lyrics go like this:
"Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime
His sister had another one, she paid it bought a lime
She put the lime in the coconut drank 'em bot' together."

6. This citrus flavored tune is from the second Led Zeppelin LP. What was the name of the song?

Answer: The Lemon Song

"The Lemon Song" was written by Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John "Bonzo" Bonham, Jimmy Page and Chester Burnett. The original version of the song was called "Killing Floor" and performed by Burnett AKA Howlin' Wolf. It evolved into "The Lemon Song" when lead singer Robert Plant began ad-libbing some of the lyrics while working on "Led Zeppelin II". The song was part of Zeppelin's first three US tours but was dropped as part of the live set in 1969 due to some of the song's lyrics.

7. This Cleveland, OH group was formed in 1970 and featured lead vocalist Eric Carmen. They had several big hits including "I Wanna Be With You" and "Go All The Way". What was the name of this band?

Answer: The Raspberries

The Raspberries were heavily influenced by several of the British invasion bands including The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies and The Who. In addition to lead singer Eric Carmen the band consisted of drummer Jim Bonfanti, bassist Dave Smalley and guitarist Wally Bryson. The group disbanded in 1975.

8. This R.E.M. song released in 1988 shares its name with a popular soda. Can you name this tune?

Answer: Orange Crush

"Orange Crush" was the first single from the band's December 1988 album entitled "Green". The song was written by Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Bill Berry and Michael Stipe. The song title refers to the chemical Agent Orange used during The Vietnam War. The orange crush soda was originally made by Nehi.

9. In this cartoon character's opening theme song, we discover that Spongebob Squarepants lives under the sea inside of what kind of fruit?

Answer: Pineapple

"Spongebob Squarepants" premiered in July 1999 and was the brainchild of Stephen Hillenburg. In addition to Spongebob, the main characters are: Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Squidward Tentacles, Mr. Krabs and Spongebob's pet snail Gary. They all live in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.

The lyrics open by asking "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?" To which a chorus of voices respond (loudly) "SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS".

10. This group with a high-energy fruity sounding name formed in 1965 in Los Angeles and was one of many psychedelic rock bands during that era. They had several hit songs including one called "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)". Do you know the name of this band?

Answer: The Electric Prunes

They also had a hit with another song from their self-titled debut LP, "Get Me To The World On Time" which reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. The song "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" went all the way up to number eleven on the Billboard chart.

The original band members were: Ken Williams on lead guitar, James Lowe on lead vocals, Michael Weakly on drums and Mark Tulin on bass guitar. The original group broke up in 1968.

Source: Author BAMBOOMANIA

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Musical Fruit Trivia Quiz

There are lots of fruity names used in the world of music so I thought it might be fun to create a quiz about some of them. It may be the name of the group or artist, part of the song title or even in the lyrics. Good luck!

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