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Quiz about Tragedy in Songs Part 5 Gunfights and Shootings
Quiz about Tragedy in Songs Part 5 Gunfights and Shootings

Tragedy in Songs, Part 5: Gunfights and Shootings Quiz


A Smith and Wesson beats four aces every time. Can you name these songs about being at the wrong end of a gun?

A multiple-choice quiz by czolgolz. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
czolgolz
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
200,449
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1564
Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (5/10), Guest 72 (7/10), Dagny1 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Let's start with the ultimate gunfighter's song. Marty Robbins sings of shooting a cowboy who was a rival for the love of a Mexican maiden. What is the name of the town and the song? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Another hit by Marty Robbins, we hear the story of a stranger in the town of Agua Frias. What does he carry on his hip? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What Johnny Cash song tells of an outlaw who shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Man in Black certainly liked the old gunfighting songs. In which Johnny Cash song does a young cowboy named Billy Joe die in a barroom shootout? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A song that's not country? Fine, how about disco? That'll show you. In what was one of the band Paper Lace's only hits, the singer tells how his police officer father survives a gun battle with Al Capone's men. What song? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Willie Nelson recorded the song 'Seven Spanish Angels,' which deals with a Mexican man and his wife being gunned down by a gang of Texans. Who sings with Willie in the most popular version of this song? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I hate to do this to you, but who recorded 'Copacabana'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which Lynyrd Skynyrd song deals with a place called 'The Jug,' a girl named Linda Lou, and a .44 pistol? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What Jimi Hendrix song contains the line 'Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?' Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. As always, we'll end on a happy note. Mark Chesnutt sings a song about a man named Bubba shooting something other than a person. What did Bubba shoot? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Let's start with the ultimate gunfighter's song. Marty Robbins sings of shooting a cowboy who was a rival for the love of a Mexican maiden. What is the name of the town and the song?

Answer: El Paso

A big hit in 1960, and one of the greatest country ballads ever. As a child I often wondered how the singer was singing, as he's fatally shot in the chest in the final verse.
2. Another hit by Marty Robbins, we hear the story of a stranger in the town of Agua Frias. What does he carry on his hip?

Answer: Big Iron

The Arizona Ranger leaves the outlaw dead in the street.
3. What Johnny Cash song tells of an outlaw who shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die?

Answer: Folsom Prison Blues

1956. One of the best lines from a country song, ever.
4. The Man in Black certainly liked the old gunfighting songs. In which Johnny Cash song does a young cowboy named Billy Joe die in a barroom shootout?

Answer: Don't Take Your Guns to Town

1958. Listen to your mother.
5. A song that's not country? Fine, how about disco? That'll show you. In what was one of the band Paper Lace's only hits, the singer tells how his police officer father survives a gun battle with Al Capone's men. What song?

Answer: The Night Chicago Died

1974. Couldn't this song have died along with Chicago?
6. Willie Nelson recorded the song 'Seven Spanish Angels,' which deals with a Mexican man and his wife being gunned down by a gang of Texans. Who sings with Willie in the most popular version of this song?

Answer: Ray Charles

1985. A beautiful song.
7. I hate to do this to you, but who recorded 'Copacabana'?

Answer: Barry Manilow

'Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl...' Number 8 on the charts in 1978 for some reason.
8. Which Lynyrd Skynyrd song deals with a place called 'The Jug,' a girl named Linda Lou, and a .44 pistol?

Answer: Gimme Three Steps

1973. 'I was cuttin' a rug down at a place called The Jug with a girl named Linda Lou/ when in walked a man with a gun in his hand and he was looking for you know who...'
9. What Jimi Hendrix song contains the line 'Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?'

Answer: Hey Joe

'Yeah, I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady/
You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man.'
10. As always, we'll end on a happy note. Mark Chesnutt sings a song about a man named Bubba shooting something other than a person. What did Bubba shoot?

Answer: The jukebox

Lyrics by Dennis Linde. 'Bubba shot the jukebox last night/ said it played a sad song that made him cry/ went to his truck and got his .45/ he shot the jukebox last night.'
Source: Author czolgolz

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