Sing a Song of Folklore Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alice Cooper

"Hey Stoopid", "Feed My Frankenstein" and "No More Mr. Nice Guy" are all Alice Cooper songs. "Ghouls Gone Wild" was recorded in 2011 by Cooper for the album "Welcome 2 My Nightmare" which was his twenty-sixth studio album. Mark Volman, vocalist of the 1960s/70s band The Turtles sings backing vocals for the song. The album charted at position twenty-two on the US Billboard album chart.

Answer: The Ghost of Tom Joad

Tom Joad is a character from John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" published in 1939. "The Ghost of Tom Joad" is the title track to the album of the same name recorded by Bruce Springsteen in 1995. The was inspired by the novel as well as the song "The Ballad of Tom Joad" done by Woody Guthrie in 1940. The song was covered by the rap metal band Rage Against the Machine in 1997 and the re-recorded by Bruce Springsteen together with Tom Morello, guitarist for Rage Against the Machine for Springsteen's album "High Hopes" in 2014.

Lennie Small ("Of Mice and Men"), Caleb Trask ("East of Eden") and Lee Chong ("Cannery Row") are all characters created by John Steinbeck.

Answer: Wings

"Venus and Mars' was the fourth studio album released by the band Wings, formed by Sir Paul McCartney together with his wife at the time, Linda, after the break-up of The Beatles. The album did extremely well, achieving a first place on the Canadian, French, New Zealand, Norwegian, Spanish, UK and US charts. "Spirits of Ancient Egypt" featured Denny Laine, formerly of the band The Moody Blues, on vocals.

Plastic Ono Band featured John Lennon, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band is obvious and even though George Harrison did not form the Travelling Wilburys, he was a member of the band.

Answer: Waiting for the Sirens' Call

"Waiting for the Sirens' Call" is the title track from New Order's eighth album in 2005. The album went to number one on the US Billboard Top Electronic Album chart. As a single, "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" reached twenty-first place on the UK singles chart.

Sirens are from Greek mythology and according to mythology, lured sailors with their enchanting voices causing them to shipwreck their vessels on the rocks.

Of the three incorrect titles, only "When Mermaids Cry" is an actual song, recorded by Eagle Eye Cherry in 1997.

Answer: Pixies

"Selkie Bride" was recorded by Frank Black for the album "Honeycomb" in 2005. Frank Black formed Pixies in 1986 together with guitarist Joey Santiago. The band disbanded in 1993 and Black embarked on a solo career. After releasing two solo albums, he then formed Frank Black and the Catholics in 1997. Pixies then reunited in 2004, releasing the album "Indie Cindy" in 2014 and "Head Carrier" in 2016.

All the bands listed are actual bands. Pink Fairies were an English rock band from the 1970s, Orange Goblin is a heavy metal band from the UK and Leprechaun is an Italian heavy metal band.

Answer: They are an instrumental band

The Shadows are an instrumental rock group and were Sir Cliff Richard's backing band from the 1950s, originally known as The Drifters. They changed their name in 1959, after threatened lawsuits from the US band Drifters. Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch are the only two members who have been present since the band's inception. From the 1950s to the 2000s the band, as The Shadows and Cliff Richard & The Shadows, had sixty-nine UK chart singles.

Answer: Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick released the song "Woke Up with a Monster" from the album of the same name in 1994. It did not have the success of their 1977 hit single "I Want You to Want Me", with the album only managing position 123 on the US Billboard Hot 200 album chart. Cheap Trick formed in 1973 and have recorded seventeen albums from 1977 to the 2016 album "Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello".

Answer: Queen

"Queen II" was the band Queen's second album, released in 1974. "Ogre Battle" was written by Freddie Mercury, frontman for the band. The word gaga in the question, was a reference to one of Queen's popular songs from 1984, called "Radio Gaga".

"Now once upon a time - an old man told me a fable
When the piper is gone - and the soup is cold on your table
And if the black crow flies to find a new destination - that is the sign
Come tonight
Come to the ogre sight
Come to the ogre-battle-fight"

Answer: Madam Medusa

"Signing Off" was reggae band UB40's debut album recorded in 1980. "Madam Medusa" was written about Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's rise to power and the lyrics are described as "impassioned and bitter". "Signing Off" reached second place on the UK albums chart in 1980.

Answer: Icarus

Iron Maiden recorded "Flight of Icarus" in 1983 for the album "Piece of Mind". The song reached eleventh place on the UK Singles chart and fourteenth place on the Irish Singles chart.

Icarus was the son of Daedalus and in an effort to escape Crete, Daedalus constructed wings of feathers and wax. He instructed Icarus not to fly to close to the ocean or the sun, warning against complacency and hubris. Icarus flew too close to the sun, the sun melted his wings and he fell into the ocean. Bellerophon, riding Pegasus, slayed the Chimera.