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Songs for the Girls Trivia Quiz

There are literally hundreds of songs with girls names included in either the title or the lyrics. How many can you recognise?

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

Author
TammieL

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,173

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
553

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How many girls names are there in 'Song for Whoever' by The Beautiful South? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is in love according to Debbie Reynolds? Hint

Tracey

Tinkerbell

Tammy

Tanya

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Question 3 of 10

3. Wet, Wet, Wet sings that this girl wants to be on her own. Who is she? Hint

Julia

Jane

Janet

Janice

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did not sing about Amanda? Hint

Waylon Jennings

Boston

Dionne Warwick

Elton John

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Question 5 of 10

5. What colour was Lily in the UK number one hit by The Scaffold? Hint

Purple

Blue

Pink

Green

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Question 6 of 10

6. What vehicle rolled into Alice's drive? Hint

Removal truck

Bus

Taxi

Limousine

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Question 7 of 10

7. Stevie Nicks wrote 'Rhiannon' in 1975 after reading a novel by Mary Leader. What was the title of the book? Hint

The Penultimate Suitor

Salem's Children

Triad: A Novel of Supernatural

Red Signature

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who did Kris Kristofferson chase all over for? Hint

Janie

Joanie

Jacqui

Josie

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Question 9 of 10

9. Aerosmith sang about someone having a gun. Who was it? Hint

Josie

Joanie

Jacqui

Janie

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'Candida' was recorded by Tony Orlando and whom? Hint

Eve

Autumn

Summer

Dawn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many girls names are there in 'Song for Whoever' by The Beautiful South?

Answer: 11

Alison, Annabel, Cathy, Deborah, Jane, Jennifer, Julie, Mary, Phillipa, Shirley and Sue.
'Song for Whoever' came off their first album 'Welcome to the Beautiful South'.

2. Who is in love according to Debbie Reynolds?

Answer: Tammy

'Tammy' reached the number two spot in the UK top 40 in August 1957 while it spent five weeks at number one on the US Billboard pop chart.

3. Wet, Wet, Wet sings that this girl wants to be on her own. Who is she?

Answer: Julia

'Julia Says' was released by Wet, Wet, Wet in 1995 and reached number three in the UK top 40.

4. Who did not sing about Amanda?

Answer: Elton John

'Amanda' was released in 1971 by Dionne Warwick, in 1979 by Waylon Jennings and in 1986 by Boston.

5. What colour was Lily in the UK number one hit by The Scaffold?

Answer: Pink

'Lily the Pink' was in the UK charts for 24 weeks, four of those in the number one position.

6. What vehicle rolled into Alice's drive?

Answer: Limousine

The band Smokie went through eight name changes until they reached Smokey, but changed the spelling to Smokie because of a threatened law suit by Smokey Robinson.

7. Stevie Nicks wrote 'Rhiannon' in 1975 after reading a novel by Mary Leader. What was the title of the book?

Answer: Triad: A Novel of Supernatural

Fleetwood Mac were formed in 1967. They took their name from Mick Fleetwood, one of the original band members, and John McVie, who joined the band shortly after they performed at the Windsor Jazz and Blues Festival. Stevie Nicks was invited to join the group in 1975.

8. Who did Kris Kristofferson chase all over for?

Answer: Josie

'Josie' was released in 1972. Unfortunately, the song, along with the album it came off ('Border Lord') did not do very well on any of the charts.

9. Aerosmith sang about someone having a gun. Who was it?

Answer: Janie

Due to problems with conflicts between band members and drug abuse, Aerosmith lost their popularity in the mid 1970's. This, however was dramatically changed in the 1980s and 1990s and they have become the best selling American hard rock band with over 150 million album sales world wide.

10. 'Candida' was recorded by Tony Orlando and whom?

Answer: Dawn

Tony Orlando did not want to record 'Candida' as he did not want to be associated with it if it did not become a successful hit. The single made it to the number three position of the US Billboard Pop Singles charts.

Source: Author TammieL

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