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Namechecking Trivia Quiz

Names often pop up in song lyrics and titles, so this quiz will test how well you recall names featured in songs from the 1950s to the present!

A multiple-choice quiz by belleepoque. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
belleepoque

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
141,276

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3376

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "Captain _____ and Pocahontas, had a very mad affair..." Hint

White

Jones

Smith

John

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Question 2 of 10

2. "______, ma belle, sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble..." Hint

Sandrine

Jeanne

Estelle

Michelle

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I come in late at night, and in the morning I just lay in bed. But _____ you look so fine..." Hint

Jenny

Laura

Rhonda

Suzie

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I heard there was a sacred chord, that _____ played, and it pleased the Lord..." Hint

Matthew

Jacob

Isaac

David

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Big wheel keep on turning, proud ______ keep on burning..." Hint

Mary

Sarah

Ella

Molly

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Question 6 of 10

6. "_______, you got me on my knees, ______, I'm begging darling please..." (same name for both blanks) Hint

Layla

Carla

Sarah

Deborah

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Question 7 of 10

7. "I die each time I hear this sound, here he comes, that's ______'s clown..." Hint

Julie

Amy

Debbie

Cathy

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Question 8 of 10

8. "I smile just because, I got a city love, I found it in _______..." Hint

Cynthia

Marianne

Emily

Lydia

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Now so long ______, it's time we began, to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again..." Hint

Julianne

Marianne

Lucia

Catherine

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Question 10 of 10

10. "You used to be so amused, at _______ in rags and the language that he used..." Hint

Washington

La Fayette

Wellington

Napoleon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Captain _____ and Pocahontas, had a very mad affair..."

Answer: Smith

"...when her daddy tried to kill him, she said oh now daddy don't you dare, he gives me fever!"- from 'Fever', a song made most famous by Peggy Lee but also covered by Elvis Presley.

2. "______, ma belle, sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble..."

Answer: Michelle

From 'Michelle', by The Beatles. The French lyrics translate as "these are words which go together well", in case you haven't heard the rest of the song!

3. "I come in late at night, and in the morning I just lay in bed. But _____ you look so fine..."

Answer: Rhonda

From 'Help Me Rhonda', a hit for The Beach Boys in 1965.

4. "I heard there was a sacred chord, that _____ played, and it pleased the Lord..."

Answer: David

From 'Hallelujah', by Leonard Cohen. More recently, this song enjoyed a revival thanks to a cover by the late Jeff Buckley, and a cover version by Rufus Wainwright featured on the soundtrack to the movie 'Shrek'.

5. "Big wheel keep on turning, proud ______ keep on burning..."

Answer: Mary

From 'Proud Mary', by Creedence Clearwater Revival. This song was also given a much more uptempo reworking by Ike and Tina Turner.

6. "_______, you got me on my knees, ______, I'm begging darling please..." (same name for both blanks)

Answer: Layla

From 'Layla', by Derek and the Dominoes, which featured Eric Clapton on lead vocals and guitar, amongst other famous artists from the 1970s. An acoustic version of the song, written by Clapton, featured more recently on his 'MTV Unplugged' album.

7. "I die each time I hear this sound, here he comes, that's ______'s clown..."

Answer: Cathy

From 'Cathy's Clown' by The Everly Brothers.

8. "I smile just because, I got a city love, I found it in _______..."

Answer: Lydia

From 'City Love' by John Mayer, taken from his great album 'Room for Squares'.

9. "Now so long ______, it's time we began, to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again..."

Answer: Marianne

From 'So Long Marianne', by Leonard Cohen.

10. "You used to be so amused, at _______ in rags and the language that he used..."

Answer: Napoleon

A historical namecheck of sorts, taken from 'Like a Rolling Stone', by Bob Dylan.

Source: Author belleepoque

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