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Quiz about The Night Was Dark
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The Night Was Dark Trivia Quiz


There are a lot of songs that refer to "Night" and/or "Dark" in their title. How many of these are you familiar with?

A multiple-choice quiz by wilbill. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
wilbill
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,521
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
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365
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Question 1 of 15
1. "In the Midnight Hour" was Number One on Billboard's R&B chart in August, 1965. What Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer co-wrote and recorded this soul standard?

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Question 2 of 15
2. The Strokes returned from a lengthy layoff in 2011 with their "Angles" album. What was the first single released from "Angles"? It was the Strokes' first single since 2006. "Under Cover Of ________". Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. This title track and first single release from Avenged Sevenfold's fifth album peaked at number one on both the US and UK iTunes. What was the name of this hard rock song from the dark side? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What night of the week was alright for a fight according Elton John's 1973 single?
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Question 5 of 15
5. The Bee Gees followed their number one US hit "Jive Talkin'" by "blaming it all on" what? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. "On The Dark Side" was a breakout hit for John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band from the soundtrack of what rock and roll movie? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. The Tokens made "wimoweh" a well known word in the US with their 1961 hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". In what language was "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" written? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. "Walkin' After Midnight" was a 1957 hit for what "crazy" country singer?

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Question 9 of 15
9. "Midnight Rambler", a cut from the Rolling Stones 1969 album "Let It Bleed", is a musical description of what noted criminal of the era?
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Question 10 of 15
10. In 1973's "Midnight at the Oasis" who advised you to "send your camel to bed"? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Robert Plant covered "Darkness, Darkness" on his 2002 "Dreamland" album. Whose was the original version in 1969? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which female rocker and 80s icon released "Promises In The Dark" in 1981?
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Question 13 of 15
13. "Here Comes The Night" was a 1965 hit for the Irish band, Them. Their red-haired frontman went on to a successful solo career. Who was he? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" was a relaxing hit from what 70s soft rock group? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which former Beatle and which American pop diva released different songs named "Dark Horse" almost 40 years apart? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "In the Midnight Hour" was Number One on Billboard's R&B chart in August, 1965. What Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer co-wrote and recorded this soul standard?

Answer: Wilson Pickett

From the early 60s through the mid 70s, Wilson Pickett was a major force in R&B as both writer and performer. He was an important, but unseen, character in the 1991 film, "The Commitments". Pickett co-wrote "Midnight Hour" with guitarist Steve Cropper, also in the Hall Of Fame as a member of Booker T. & The M.G.s.
2. The Strokes returned from a lengthy layoff in 2011 with their "Angles" album. What was the first single released from "Angles"? It was the Strokes' first single since 2006. "Under Cover Of ________".

Answer: Darkness

Albert Hammond, Jr. who plays guitar and keyboards for The Strokes comes from a rock and roll bloodline. His father, Albert Hammond, Sr. was a successful songwriter and performer during the 60s and 70s. Senior reached number five in the US in 1972 with "It Never Rains In Southern California" and wrote or co-wrote "The Air That I Breathe" for the Hollies, "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" with Hal David and Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".
3. This title track and first single release from Avenged Sevenfold's fifth album peaked at number one on both the US and UK iTunes. What was the name of this hard rock song from the dark side?

Answer: Nightmare

"Nightmare" was the first single the band released without their deceased drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. The video is included as an Easter egg in the video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops" and the song is available to play on the "Rocksmith" game.
4. What night of the week was alright for a fight according Elton John's 1973 single?

Answer: Saturday Night

Peaking at number 12 on the Billboard chart. It was the only one of Elton John's 13 singles released between "Rocket Man" in May, 1972 and "Island Girl" in October, 1975 that failed to crack the Top Ten.
5. The Bee Gees followed their number one US hit "Jive Talkin'" by "blaming it all on" what?

Answer: Nights On Broadway

The Bee Gees released three singles from their "Main Course" album. "Nights On Broadway" was the second. The brothers' disco phase peaked two years later with back-to-back number ones, "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever".
6. "On The Dark Side" was a breakout hit for John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band from the soundtrack of what rock and roll movie?

Answer: Eddie And The Cruisers

The 1983 film about a New Jersey band featured "On The Dark Side" as the band's big hit. When the film gained popularity with a cult following, the soundtrack took off, too, and "On The Dark Side" became The Beaver Brown Band's biggest hit in their two year flash of recording success. Unlike "Eddie Wilson" of "Eddie And The Cruisers", John Cafferty hasn't disappeared and the Beaver Brown Band continues to tour.
7. The Tokens made "wimoweh" a well known word in the US with their 1961 hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". In what language was "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" written?

Answer: Zulu

Originally titled "Mbube", the song was written and recorded in 1939 by Zulu singer Solomon Linda. Rediscovered during the US folk music boom of the 1950s, it was recorded by such artists as Miriam Makeba, The Weavers, The Kingston Trio, Jimmy Dorsey, R.E.M., The Muppets and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

The title has variously been rendered as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Wimoweh", and "Mbube".
8. "Walkin' After Midnight" was a 1957 hit for what "crazy" country singer?

Answer: Patsy Cline

Cline debuted "Walkin' After Midnight" on "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" and it sold a million copies, peaking at number two on Billboard's Country chart. She didn't put another song on the charts for four years, when "I Fall to Pieces" established her as the biggest female country singer of her time.
9. "Midnight Rambler", a cut from the Rolling Stones 1969 album "Let It Bleed", is a musical description of what noted criminal of the era?

Answer: Albert DeSalvo

"Midnight Rambler" is dark, brooding and more operatic than most Stones songs. The Boston Strangler (Albert DeSalvo) was a serial rapist/killer thought to have killed 13 women between 1962 and 1964. The Stones have never stated that the song is about DeSalvo, but in her 1987 book "The Age Of Sex Crime" Jane Caputi points out that many of the goriest lyrics are lifted almost verbatim (some lines word-for-word) from DeSalvo's confession to the murder of Beverly Samans.

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song was recorded about a year after Tony Curtis won the Golden Globes' Best Actor Award for his film portrayal of DeSalvo. "Midnight Rambler" is still a concert fixture for the Stones and as Jagger's portrayal developed, it grew from about seven minutes on the album to live performances of 12 minutes and more. DeSalvo was stabbed to death in the Walpole Prison infirmary in 1973. No one was ever convicted in his death.
10. In 1973's "Midnight at the Oasis" who advised you to "send your camel to bed"?

Answer: Maria Muldaur

Despite peaking at only number six on the Billboard Hot 100, "Midnight At The Oasis", written by David Nichtern, received Grammy nominations for both Record and Song Of The Year. Maria Muldaur (born Maria D'Amato) has continued to record into the 21st century.
11. Robert Plant covered "Darkness, Darkness" on his 2002 "Dreamland" album. Whose was the original version in 1969?

Answer: The Youngbloods

Written by Jesse Colin Young, "Darkness, Darkness" has been covered over the years by artists as varied as Plant, Richie Havens, Mott The Hoople, and The Cowboy Junkies. It has also appeared in several movie soundtracks.
12. Which female rocker and 80s icon released "Promises In The Dark" in 1981?

Answer: Pat Benatar

"Promises In The Dark" was a minor hit released from Benatar's "Precious Time" album. It followed "Fire And Ice" which won the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy for Benatar in 1982.
13. "Here Comes The Night" was a 1965 hit for the Irish band, Them. Their red-haired frontman went on to a successful solo career. Who was he?

Answer: Van Morrison

"Here Comes The Night" was Them's biggest US hit, but peaked at only number 24. They're better remembered for garage rock standard "Gloria" which was covered several times over the years on both sides of the Atlantic. Them took their name from a 1954 sci-fi movie about giant mutated ants.
14. "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" was a relaxing hit from what 70s soft rock group?

Answer: England Dan And John Ford Coley

Danny Wayland "England Dan" Seals and John Edward "John Ford" Coley were mainstays of the soft rock genre throughout the 70s. When the duo split, Seals performed as Dan Seals and had a very successful career as a country singer. His older brother was Jim Seals of Seals And Crofts.
15. Which former Beatle and which American pop diva released different songs named "Dark Horse" almost 40 years apart?

Answer: George Harrison and Katy Perry

George Harrison's "Dark Horse" was the title track from his 1974 album. The single was a modest hit in the US. Katy Perry released her very different "Dark Horse", featuring rapper Juicy J. in 2013.
Source: Author wilbill

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