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Three Albums: Who's the Artist? Quiz

A long time ago, children, before the dawn of CD's, there were big things called record albums, AKA LP's or 33 and 1/3's. I'll give you titles of three. You tell me the artist.

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

Author
mickeygreeneyes

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,183

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2037

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (6/10), Guest 175 (5/10), Guest 172 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who recorded "Let it Bleed", "Goat's Head Soup", and "Out of Our Heads"? Hint

The Rolling Stones

The Sex Pistols

The Who

Black Sabbath

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Loving You", "How Great Thou Art", and "Tomorrow is a Long Time" were all recorded by the same artist. What was his name? Hint

Johnny Cash

Roy Orbison

Elvis Presley

John Denver

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Pins and Needles", "Back to Broadway", and "A Love Like Ours" were all done by the same singer. What is her name? Hint

Ella Fitzgerald

Celine Dion

Sheena Easton

Barbra Streisand

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Late for the Sky", "The Pretender", and "Lawyers in Love" were three albums for what California-based singer/composer? Hint

James Taylor

Dan Fogelberg

Livingston Taylor

Jackson Browne

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Question 5 of 10

5. Three of this artist's releases are "Set this Circus Down", "A Place in the Sun", and "All I Want." Hint

Tim McGraw

Waylon Jennings

Clint Black

Garth Brooks

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who recorded "The Slim Shady LP", "The Marshall Mathers LP", and "X-Posed Interview"?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Live 1946", "Have Trumpet, Will Excite", and "Summertime Montreux 1980" are three albums by what famed artist? Hint

Louis Armstrong

Dizzy Gillespie

Stan Getz

Miles Davis

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Faith", "Breathe", and "Cry" are the terse titles of three of this young country singer's albums. And the artist's name is... Hint

Shania Twain

not given here

Lee Ann Rimes

Ricky van Shelton

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Question 9 of 10

9. This group did these albums in the sixties: "I'll Try Something New", "Going to a Go-go", and "Away We Go-go." Who were they? Hint

The Supremes

The Spinners

The Temptations

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who recorded "Playing Possum", "Boys in the Trees", and "Hotcakes"? Hint

Carly Simon

Linda Ronstadt

Paul Simon

Helen Shapiro

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who recorded "Let it Bleed", "Goat's Head Soup", and "Out of Our Heads"?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

"Gimme Shelter", "Midnight Rambler", and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" are all on "Let it Bleed", the title an apparent play on the Beatles' "Let it Be." "Angie" and "Dancing with Mister D." are both on "Goat's Head Soup." "Satisfaction" was the hit single from "Out of Our Heads."

2. "Loving You", "How Great Thou Art", and "Tomorrow is a Long Time" were all recorded by the same artist. What was his name?

Answer: Elvis Presley

"Loving You", the theme from Elvis's second movie, and "Teddy Bear" were both on "Loving You", released in 1957. "How Great Thou Art" is an album of religious songs. "Big Boss Man" and "U.S. Male" are both on "Tomorrow is a Long Time."

3. "Pins and Needles", "Back to Broadway", and "A Love Like Ours" were all done by the same singer. What is her name?

Answer: Barbra Streisand

"It's Better with a Union Man" and "One Big Union for Two" are on "Pins and Needles" (1962) This was the cast album of a show about the garment workers' union. "Back to Broadway" (1999) has songs from shows like "West Side Story", "Guys and Dolls", and "South Pacific." "The Island" and "Music that Makes Me Dance" are both on "A Love Like Ours" (1999).

4. "Late for the Sky", "The Pretender", and "Lawyers in Love" were three albums for what California-based singer/composer?

Answer: Jackson Browne

"Late" was released in 1974, "Pretender" in '76, and "Lawyers in Love" in '83. Other albums had two of Browne's biggest hits, "Running on Empty" (on the album of the same title) and "Doctor My Eyes" (on "Jackson Browne," AKA "Saturate Before Using").

5. Three of this artist's releases are "Set this Circus Down", "A Place in the Sun", and "All I Want."

Answer: Tim McGraw

Louisiana-born McGraw was one of the hottest country stars of the turn of the century.

6. Who recorded "The Slim Shady LP", "The Marshall Mathers LP", and "X-Posed Interview"?

Answer: Eminem

Born Marshall Mathers and calling himself Slim Shady on his first album, white hiphopper Eminem took the music world by storm in the late 1990's.

7. "Live 1946", "Have Trumpet, Will Excite", and "Summertime Montreux 1980" are three albums by what famed artist?

Answer: Dizzy Gillespie

Diz was a giant of the jazz world. His two trademarks were his turned-up trumpet and his cheeks that puffed up like balloons. He was born in South Carolina in 1917 and died in 1993. His real first name was John.

8. "Faith", "Breathe", and "Cry" are the terse titles of three of this young country singer's albums. And the artist's name is...

Answer: not given here

The artist is Faith Hill. Her real first name is Audrey, and she's a Mississippi girl. She did her first album, "Take Me as I Am", in 1993.

9. This group did these albums in the sixties: "I'll Try Something New", "Going to a Go-go", and "Away We Go-go." Who were they?

Answer: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Smokey and his guys are considered one of the greatest of Motown groups, or any groups for that matter. Members were Smokey, his wife Claudette, Bobby Rogers, Warren "Pete" Moore, and Ronnie White. Most of their albums have "Miracles" in the title, such as "Pocketful of Miracles" and "The Season for Miracles."

10. Who recorded "Playing Possum", "Boys in the Trees", and "Hotcakes"?

Answer: Carly Simon

"You Belong to Me" and "Devoted to You" were on "Boys" (1978). "Devoted" was a duet with her then-husband, James Taylor. "Hotcakes" (1974) had "I Haven't Got Time for the Pain" and "Mockingbird," also a duet with James. You may remember Harry and Lloyd's version in "Dumb and Dumber." "Playing Possum" (1975) had James Taylor, Ringo Starr, and Carole King as guest artists. That's all for now. Hope you enjoyed my quiz. See ya next time. Mickey

Source: Author mickeygreeneyes

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