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Quiz about Name the Songbirds Birds in Band Names

Name the Songbirds? (Birds in Band Names) Quiz

Most of my quizzes are about music or birds so for this one I've combined the two. I'll give you a song title or a lyric; you identify the act, all acts contain the name of a bird. All are singles which charted in Britain.

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

Author
Mutchisman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,563

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who sang "Lyin' Eyes"? Hint

Kites

Hawks

Eagles

Falcons

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these bands sang "Happy Hour"? Hint

The Swallows

The Sandmartins

The Swifts

The Housemartins

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which band had a hit with "Mr Jones"? Hint

Tallying Terns

Counting Crows

Numbering Nightjars

Recording Rooks

4. Spawned by a TV series, which act sang these lyrics?

"I'm sleeping,
And right in the middle of a good dream,
And all at once I wake up
From something that keeps knocking at my brain.
Before I go insane I hold my pillow to my head,
and spring up in my bed screaming out the words I dread..."
Hint

The Peacock Family

The Plover Family

The Pheasant Family

The Partridge Family

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Question 5 of 10

5. I can't put any lyrics for this one as the only words were those of the title; "Mouldy Old Dough" repeated several times. Who was responsible for this? Hint

Corporal Swan

Lieutenant Pigeon

Major Goose

Brigadier Dove

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which group had a 'seventies hit with "Backstabbers"? Hint

The O'Ducks

The O'Hawks

The O'Larks

The O'Jays

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Question 7 of 10

7. "There goes the Fear" was a 2002 top-ten success for which act? Hint

Ducks

Dippers

Dunlins

Doves

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these bands had a 2006 single success with "Train to Brazil"? Hint

Guillemots

Puffins

Razorbills

Auks

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Question 9 of 10

9. Can you remember which group sang these words?
(Don't panic; check the last line!)

"Yo soy un hombre sincero,
De donde crece la palma,
Y antes de morirme quiero,
Echar mis versos del alma;
Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera."
Hint

The Sanderlings

The Sandpipers

The Sandmartins

The Shearwaters

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these bands sang the unforgettable "Saturday Night (Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees)"? Hint

The Bolehall Swifts

The Kidderminster Harriers

The Crystal Palace Eagles

The Leyton Buzzards

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sang "Lyin' Eyes"?

Answer: Eagles

"Lyin' Eyes" was the second Eagles single to chart in Britain, reaching number 23 in 1975. Eagles had seven top-ten albums in Britain but only one top-ten single; "Hotel California".
There are two species of eagle breeding in Britain; the golden eagle and the re-introduced sea eagle.

2. Which of these bands sang "Happy Hour"?

Answer: The Housemartins

"Happy Hour" was the first top-ten success for The Housemartins, reaching number three in 1986.
House martins are summer visitors to Britain; they nest under eaves etc and make their nests almost entirely of dried mud.

3. Which band had a hit with "Mr Jones"?

Answer: Counting Crows

Counting Crows never recorded a top-ten hit in Britain. "Mr Jones" was their most successful single reaching number 28 in 1994.
In Britain we count magpies not crows; "One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl..." etc.

4. Spawned by a TV series, which act sang these lyrics? "I'm sleeping, And right in the middle of a good dream, And all at once I wake up From something that keeps knocking at my brain. Before I go insane I hold my pillow to my head, and spring up in my bed screaming out the words I dread..."

Answer: The Partridge Family

"I Think I Love You" was a number eighteen hit for The Partridge Family in 1971. The TV show and their subsequent musical successes were largely responsible for inflicting David Cassidy onto an unsuspecting world!
Partridges are a family of ground-nesting game birds.

5. I can't put any lyrics for this one as the only words were those of the title; "Mouldy Old Dough" repeated several times. Who was responsible for this?

Answer: Lieutenant Pigeon

By some considerable margin this is the worst 'song' in this quiz. Did you buy it? I didn't but somebody must have; it went to number one in 1972. It doesn't say much for what else was about at the time!
Pigeons are a large family of birds found in a variety of habitats.

6. Which group had a 'seventies hit with "Backstabbers"?

Answer: The O'Jays

The O'Jays scored their first UK hit with "Backstabbers" back in 1972; it got to number fourteen.
Jays are colourful members of the crow family.

7. "There goes the Fear" was a 2002 top-ten success for which act?

Answer: Doves

Doves biggest successes have been with albums; two have reached number one.
The terms doves and pigeons are largely interchangeable but generally speaking pigeon refers to the larger species and dove to the smaller.

8. Which of these bands had a 2006 single success with "Train to Brazil"?

Answer: Guillemots

Formed in 2004 in Bromsgrove near Birmingham UK, Guillemots are a young band; having first found success on the local scene, they came to national prominence supporting Rufus Wainwright on his 2005 tour of Britain. "Train to Brazil" was a top forty success for the lads.
Guillemots are members of the auk family, they are cliff-nesting birds; they live almost exclusively on small fish.

9. Can you remember which group sang these words? (Don't panic; check the last line!) "Yo soy un hombre sincero, De donde crece la palma, Y antes de morirme quiero, Echar mis versos del alma; Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera."

Answer: The Sandpipers

"Guantanamera" was a number seven hit for The Sandpipers in 1966; the song has been covered many times.(The best version is The Baggies' "One Cyrille Regis")
Sandpipers are a family of small wading birds usually found on the coast.

10. Which of these bands sang the unforgettable "Saturday Night (Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees)"?

Answer: The Leyton Buzzards

The Leyton Buzzards were from London. Their name was a take on the Bedfordshire town of Leighton Buzzard. This was their only hit, reaching number 53 in 1979.
Keen football fans might recognise the other three names as being not just bird but also soccer references.

Source: Author Mutchisman

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