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New York in Just a Song! Trivia Quiz

Lots of song titles contain place names. The titles in this quiz all involve the Big Apple in some way. Have a go and see if you can bite off more than I chewed!

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

Author
FussBudget

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
200,414

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
751

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The tragic song "New York Mining Disaster 1941" was originally sung by which artist(s)? Hint

Bee Gees

Chumbawumba

Veruca Salt

Jimmy Pepper

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Question 2 of 10

2. Frank Sinatra was one of many artists to record "New York, New York". On what date was 'Ol' Blue Eyes' born? Hint

12 December

31 December

25 December

1 December

3. The lyrics:

"Takes more than combat boots to make a man,
Takes more than a license for a gun,
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can,
A gentleman will walk but never run"

are from a song entitled? Hint

New York State Of Mind

An Englishman In New York

Safe In New York City

Another Rainy Day In New York City

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following songs contains these lyrics?:

"And he's cute,
In his mohair suit,
And he keeps his pockets full of spending loot" Hint

The Boy From New York City

Cold Hands From New York

The Girl From New York City

New York Shuffle

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which KISS band member performed the 70s hit "New York Groove"? Hint

Gene Simmons

Ace Frehley

Paul Stanley

Peter Criss

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Question 6 of 10

6. "From New York To L.A." was a hit in the 70s for which singer? Hint

Helen Reddy

Julie Covington

Patsy Gallant

Dionne Warwick

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The Only Living Boy In New York" is an album track from Simon & Garfunkel. From which album is the song lifted? Hint

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

Bookends

The Graduate

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Question 8 of 10

8. The song "New York State Of Mind" can be found on which Billy Joel album? Hint

The Nylon Curtain

52nd Street

Turnstiles

The Stranger

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the Godley & Creme song "An Englishman In New York", which of the following U.S. icons does not get a mention? Hint

Bloomingdale's

Avon

McDonald's

Howard Johnson

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Question 10 of 10

10. "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" was a hit in the late 60s for: Hint

Jim Croce

Harry Nilsson

Jim Capaldi

Harry Chapin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The tragic song "New York Mining Disaster 1941" was originally sung by which artist(s)?

Answer: Bee Gees

"New York Mining Disaster 1941" was released by the Bee Gees in 1967. Both Veruca Salt and Chumbawumba have covered this song. Jimmy Pepper is only in there as a comedic offset to Veruca!

2. Frank Sinatra was one of many artists to record "New York, New York". On what date was 'Ol' Blue Eyes' born?

Answer: 12 December

Start spreading the news. The author was born on the same date and also has blue eyes. The author however is still very much alive. Now you know you are in a trivia site!

3. The lyrics: "Takes more than combat boots to make a man, Takes more than a license for a gun, Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can, A gentleman will walk but never run" are from a song entitled?

Answer: An Englishman In New York

Sting laments in the song's chorus:

"I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien,
I'm an Englishman in New York"

"New York State Of Mind" is a Billy Joel song from "Turnstiles", "Safe In New York City" is a track from AC/DC's "Stiff Upper Lip" album and "Another Rainy Day In New York City" is found on Chicago's "Chicago X".

4. Which of the following songs contains these lyrics?: "And he's cute, In his mohair suit, And he keeps his pockets full of spending loot"

Answer: The Boy From New York City

"The Boy From New York City" was a hit for The Darts in the 70s. "The Girl From New York City" is found on The Beach Boys' album "Summer Days (And Summer Nights)". Gordon Lightfoot performs "Cold Hands From New York" on his album "Back Here On Earth" and Graham Parker's "Stick To Me" album contains "New York Shuffle".

5. Which KISS band member performed the 70s hit "New York Groove"?

Answer: Ace Frehley

"New York Groove" was a single lifted from Frehley's solo album, released in September 1978. Interestingly, all four KISS members released solo albums on the same day. "New York Groove" was the most successful song from those albums, making it into the U.S. top twenty.

6. "From New York To L.A." was a hit in the 70s for which singer?

Answer: Patsy Gallant

Canadian Patsy Gallant had a hit with this song in 1976, taken from her "Are You Ready For Love" album. Apart from releasing about a dozen albums, she has also provided jingle voiceovers for Air Canada, McDonald's, Ford, and Coca-Cola. Since the mid-80s Patsy has concentrated on her stage career, including roles in "Cats" and "Nunsense". She currently lives in France.

7. "The Only Living Boy In New York" is an album track from Simon & Garfunkel. From which album is the song lifted?

Answer: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Still one of the best-selling albums in music history, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was released in 1970 to critical acclaim the world over. The album spent 41 weeks at Number 1 in the British charts. It was, regrettably, the album which caused a split between Simon & Garfunkel due to artistic differences. During the process of selecting which tracks would be on the album, Garfunkel refused Simon's suggestion of "Cuba S�, Nixon No". Simon in turn vetoed Garfunkel's idea for a Bach chorale.

8. The song "New York State Of Mind" can be found on which Billy Joel album?

Answer: Turnstiles

Billy sings:

"Some folks like to get away,
Take a holiday from the neighborhood,
Hop a flight to Miami Beach,
Or to Hollywood,
But I'm talking a Greyhound,
On the Hudson River Line,
I'm in a New York state of mind"

9. In the Godley & Creme song "An Englishman In New York", which of the following U.S. icons does not get a mention?

Answer: McDonald's

Kevin Godley & Lol Creme were two session musicians who joined 10CC in the early 70s. After a string of hits they left in 1977 to pursue more experimental music. "An Englishman In New York" could be considered a more 'mainstream' example of their work, but nonetheless, contained such bizarre lyrics as:

"Defecting Russian dancers dance into Hockney prints,
Exclusive to Bloomingdales, gift-wrapped in red,
From the land of blue rinse"

"Lock up your daughters, Avon crawling!"

"Caught in the tunnel an ambulance howls,
A men's room attendant is flapping his jowls,
Ssshh, Howard Johnson is moving his bowels"

McDonald's did not rate a mention in this song. A fact for which the organisation was probably quite thankful!

10. "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" was a hit in the late 60s for:

Answer: Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson (originally Nelson) was born in New York. Equally well known for other songs such as "Cuddly Toy", "Everybody's Talking" (from the soundtrack of "Midnight Cowboy") and "Without You", a brilliant cover of the Badfinger song, Nilsson died in 1994 of a heart attack.

Source: Author FussBudget

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