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All You Got To Do Is Call Trivia Quiz


The quiz title, "All You Got To Do Is Call", is a reflection of using the word "call" in different aspects in a positive manner. Used in the James Taylor/Carole King hit, "You've Got a Friend," it is part of the mini-badge "Friends in Need."

A multiple-choice quiz by BullsGold. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
BullsGold
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
412,209
Updated
Oct 02 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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379
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Mr. Telephone Man" debuted in 1983 initially by teenager Junior Tucker, and is about a young man trying to call his girlfriend only to have her keep hanging up or not answering.

What is the name of the R&B group that covered it in 1984 to get it to reach number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In 1971, the song "You've Got a Friend", was a major success for both James Taylor and Carole King. But from the listed responses below, which answer is NOT correct?

Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What movie/series is about a shady personal injury attorney with a myriad of names - "Slipping Jimmy", "Saul Goodman", and "Gene Takavic", to name a few - and stars Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. On February 24, 1988, this performer received 165 curtain calls, the most of any other artist, when he performed "Nemorino" in Gaetano Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore." Please name him. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The uplifting Pop song, "Call Me Maybe", was an overnight sensation written and recorded in Canada. It charted number one in at least fifteen countries.

Can you name the singer who voiced this cultural phenomena?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, made the first call on March 10, 1876, to his assistant, when his said, "Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you." Which "Watson" was the recipient of that call? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Where, in the King James Bible, is the use of the word, "calling" used to describe how "there are not many wise, mighty, or noble men, called" to God, while, at the same time, telling us OUR calling....is in Christ Jesus. And, "who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This famous Jack, let's call him Jack Yukon for now, wrote an adventure novel in 1903 named "Call of the Wild", its setting during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. The protagonist just happens to be a dog called Buck. Can you give me the author's real name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In peace times, military units use tactical call signs that they can constantly change, if needed. The call signs used by the United States Army begin with what letter when sent to the U.S. Army Headquarters? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The 1975 novelty song, "Convoy", was about a group of ticked off truck drivers, frustrated about the 55 mph speed limit, among other matters, driving across America from the West Coast to the East Coast without stopping for diesel.

Who performed the hit along with Chip Davis?
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Mr. Telephone Man" debuted in 1983 initially by teenager Junior Tucker, and is about a young man trying to call his girlfriend only to have her keep hanging up or not answering. What is the name of the R&B group that covered it in 1984 to get it to reach number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart?

Answer: New Edition

If you chose Bell, Biv, DeVoe you were very close. The group New Edition, was formed with Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, and Ronnie DeVoe. Bobby Brown left the group to go solo in 1985.

The song is about a young man who can't come to grips to why this girl he likes won't pick up the phone to talk to him. Because of that, he can only assume, "there's something wrong, with my line. When I call my baby's number it gets clicked every time!"
2. In 1971, the song "You've Got a Friend", was a major success for both James Taylor and Carole King. But from the listed responses below, which answer is NOT correct?

Answer: Carole King sang backup on James Taylor's version of "You've Got a Friend"

Carole King said that "You've Got a Friend" is a response to another James Taylor hit, "Fire and Rain." On Carole King's version, James Taylor played acoustic guitar. For over 20 years, King's "Tapestry" album held the record for most weeks at number one by a female performer. Both versions were recorded at the same time in 1971 by sharing each others musicians.
3. What movie/series is about a shady personal injury attorney with a myriad of names - "Slipping Jimmy", "Saul Goodman", and "Gene Takavic", to name a few - and stars Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill?

Answer: Better Call Saul

"Better Call Saul" first premiered on AMC and ran for six seasons. Jimmy McGill initially was a conman in the show named "Slippin' Jimmy", known for his many antics in how to make a fast dollar. Eventually, Jimmy wants to follow in his brother Charles' footsteps as an attorney, but struggles to rid himself of his taking short cuts.

"Call Of The Yukon", is about a wild dog named Swift Lightning, who leads a pack, killing the local reindeer thus depriving the human community of food to survive a Yukon winter. The struggles of a young adventure author, Jean Williams, and hunter Gaston Rogers trying to hunt them down, is the premise of the story.

"They Call Me Trinity", starred Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as Trinity and Bambin, brothers who protect a small town of Mormon believers from a group of Mexican bandits, mostly due to the skills of Trinity.

"When A Stranger Calls", stars Carol Kane as babysitter Jill Johnson, who keeps receiving calls from a stranger asking her if the children are safe, not knowing that the stranger is inside the house. With a huge cult following, the first 23 minutes are considered by many as the scariest opening of a movie ever.
4. On February 24, 1988, this performer received 165 curtain calls, the most of any other artist, when he performed "Nemorino" in Gaetano Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore." Please name him.

Answer: Luciano Pavarotti

A curtain call is also known as a final bow or walkdown. It is usually done at the end of a performance and usually followed by an ovation. During a musical performance, the conductor and orchestra are given this form of respect. In television, it is usually associated with the series finale. Even in athletic events you will see different forms of a curtain call, such as a player tipping his cap after hitting a game winning home run.

Pavarotti is nicknamed the "King of High C's", and one of the "Three Tenors." He was Italian and born near Modena in the Kingdom of Italy. One of his dreams was becoming a soccer goalie. He became interested in music mainly by listening to his father's records. In 1998 he won the Grammy Legend Award.

Placido Domingo, full name, José Plácido Domingo Embil, was born in Madrid, Spain. He has recorded over 100 complete albums, and started out, and for most of his career he has been, a lirico-spinto tenor. A lirico-spinto tenor has a "weight" between lyric and dramatic and has the capability to perform large musical climaxes during an opera sung at moderate intervals.

Jose Carreras, born in Barcelona, Spain, is also one of the "Three Tenors." He started his career at age 11 as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's "El retablo de Maese Pedro". He worked with Leonard Bernstein in the musical "West Side Story". The famed Austrian composer, Herbert von Karajan, was a major influence in his life.

Andrea Bocelli is an Italian born tenor. He was born with congenital glaucoma, and by the age of 12 was completely blind following a soccer incident. He has sold over 75 million albums worldwide. In 1998, People magazine listed him as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People. He was born on September 22, 1958, in Lajatico, Italy, and is still putting out his work today. Record producer David Foster has described Bocelli's voice as the most beautiful in the world.
5. The uplifting Pop song, "Call Me Maybe", was an overnight sensation written and recorded in Canada. It charted number one in at least fifteen countries. Can you name the singer who voiced this cultural phenomena?

Answer: Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen is the voice. You might not know her name, but, for all intents and purposes, you have heard the tune. Josh Ramsey produced the song, and changed it from a Folk tune, to a more Pop song. Tavish Crowe was one of the co-writers with Jepsen.

Adam Levine is the main singer from the group Maroon 5 and not associated with the song.
6. The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, made the first call on March 10, 1876, to his assistant, when his said, "Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you." Which "Watson" was the recipient of that call?

Answer: Thomas A. Watson

Thomas A. Watson worked with Alexander Graham Bell when Bell was a professor at Boston University. Their work was mostly done at the Charles Williams machine shop in Boston.

John H. Watson was a fictional character in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" stories. Thomas J. Watson was the CEO for International Business Machines (IBM). Emma C.D. Watson played the title of Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" series.
7. Where, in the King James Bible, is the use of the word, "calling" used to describe how "there are not many wise, mighty, or noble men, called" to God, while, at the same time, telling us OUR calling....is in Christ Jesus. And, "who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."?

Answer: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

In the King James Version of 1 Corinthians 1, the Apostle Paul is talking to the people of Corinth, mostly concerned about the division in the churches there. Paul tells the people of Corinth of their calling, that there are "not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty."

One of the Christians living in Corinth, named Chloe, has been talking to Paul about problems in the local churches there. Paul is trying to teach this simple concept: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent" (1 Corinthians 1:26 KJV).

Psalm 23:1-6 KJV was written by King David, who was, with his father, shepherds who care for their flocks; the Psalm describes how God (The Lord) takes care of us like a good shepherd would.

Matthew 5:1-7 is known as "The Beatitudes", and where the start of "The Sermon on the Mount" begins. The Sermon on the Mount was the first of Jesus' sermons. It was performed on a hill in northern Israel, most likely in the Korazim Plateau, known as Mount of Beatitudes, near the Sea of Galilee, near its eastern shore.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8, also known as "The Love Chapter", is also written by the Apostle Paul, and is an example how we should care and love someone other than ourselves, by the use of "spiritual gifts."
8. This famous Jack, let's call him Jack Yukon for now, wrote an adventure novel in 1903 named "Call of the Wild", its setting during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. The protagonist just happens to be a dog called Buck. Can you give me the author's real name?

Answer: Jack London

In 1897, when he was 21, Jack London, along with his sister's husband Captain Shepard sailed to the Klondike region of the Yukon Territory hoping to strike it rich during the Klondike Gold Rush. On the way he developed scurvy and eventually lost four front teeth due to malnourishment. He found shelter in Dawson where he eventually got his strength back, and got the inspiration to write the short story, "To Build a Fire" there. His time in the Yukon Territory and Alaska is where he got the drive and desire to write novels such as "Call of the Wild" and "White Fang".

"Call of the Wild" is a story teaching that only the smart and strong will survive in the wild, and that we may have to strain our righteousness and moral values if we want to adapt and live. Buck's call to the wild tells us that life is always changing, and if we don't adapt, life will eat you up, but if we use our wisdom and keep improving ourselves we can not only survive, but have success.
9. In peace times, military units use tactical call signs that they can constantly change, if needed. The call signs used by the United States Army begin with what letter when sent to the U.S. Army Headquarters?

Answer: W

You might think the U.S. Army might use the letter "A", but that is what the U.S. Air Force's call signs begin with, associated with the word, "air". The United States Army uses the letter "W".

The USAF can also use semi-fixed call signs followed by double or triple digit numbers. These semi-permanent call signs can only be changed when the United States reaches DEFCON 3. The most known and publicized call sign in the United States is "Air Force One," and interesting enough is used by ANY plane transporting the president of the United States. However, the Marines have their call sign as "Marine One," if transporting the president.

The United States Marine Corp, the United States Navy, and the United States Coast Guard all use the nomenclature beginning with the the letter, "N".
10. The 1975 novelty song, "Convoy", was about a group of ticked off truck drivers, frustrated about the 55 mph speed limit, among other matters, driving across America from the West Coast to the East Coast without stopping for diesel. Who performed the hit along with Chip Davis?

Answer: C.W. McCall

C.W. McCall was a radio character played by William Dale Fries Jr. in the 1975 novelty hit, "Convoy", a song that ranked number 98 on Rolling Stone magazine's Top 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. The song was an example of certain cultural issues and some of the changes that many thought needed to be done at that time. Drivers used "call signs" to tell others how and who they wanted to be known as while they were driving their rigs. Some of those signs were "Rubber Duck", "Pig Pen", and "Sodbuster", and showed how citizen band (CB) radio was used throughout the song.

Scottish actor Ross McCall was in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" and played the character of T-5 Joseph Liebgott. He played a young Freddie Mercury when he was 13 in the video "The Miracle", which was performed by the group Queen.

R.D. Call first appeared on "Barnaby Jones" in 1979 and was working as an actor until 2018. He worked primarily with director, Leo Penn, and appeared in several Walter Hill films.

Captain Woodrow F. Call was a character in the "Lonesome Dove" series and was played by Tommie Lee Jones. He played a retired Texas Ranger.
Source: Author BullsGold

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