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Silver Trivia Quiz

All these songs have "Silver" in the title or lyrics. How many do you remember?

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Rowena8482

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
412,875

Updated
Feb 18 24

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which actor, well known for playing a cop on tv, had a 1977 number one hit in the UK with the song "Silver Lady"? Hint

Tom Selleck

David Hasselhoff

Tyne Daly

David Soul

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which famous rock star played bass on the original version of the song "Silver Machine" by Hawkwind? Hint

Meatloaf

Rat Scabies

Tommi Iommi

Lemmy

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Question 3 of 10

3. The song "Silver threads and golden needles" has been recorded many times since its first release.
Who sang it for its first recording in 1956? Hint

Dolly Parton

Wanda Jackson

Waylon Jennings

Millie Small

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which song by Duran Duran had the line "sing blue silver" in the chorus? Hint

The Chauffeur

Ordinary World

Girls on Film

Union of the Snake

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Meat Loaf sang "Bat out of Hell", how was his "Silver black phantom bike" moving when it "hit the highway"? Hint

Like a lightning streak

Like a battering ram

Like a flying machine

Like an Olympian

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the lyrics of the song "Hi ho silver lining" what is the subject of the song wearing as they go "down the bumpy hillside"? Hint

Black tie and tails

Wedding dress

Nothing at all

Hippy hat

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jim Diamond sang "Hi ho silver, here comes the Lone Ranger" in the theme song for a British tv show which was first shown in 1986.
Which show? Hint

Robin of Sherwood

Boon

Shoestring

Moonlighting

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which song by the Grateful Dead has these lyrics?
"Oh oh, silver apples in the sun
Oh oh, I had me some lovin'
And I done some time" Hint

China Doll

Ship of Fools

Unbroken Chain

Pride of Cucamonga

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Question 9 of 10

9. When the Beatles sang about a "silver hammer", whose was it? Hint

Maxwell's

Albert's

Junior's

Bertha's

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which British heartthrob actor sang "With your love light shining, every cloud has a silver lining" on his 1975 hit song "Hold me Close"? Hint

Sting

Tom Jones

David Essex

Dennis Waterman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which actor, well known for playing a cop on tv, had a 1977 number one hit in the UK with the song "Silver Lady"?

Answer: David Soul

Soul was best known for his role alongside Paul Michael Glaser in "Starsky and Hutch" which aired from 1975 - 1979.
"Silver Lady" was his second (and last) number one hit in the UK, following "Don't Give up on us" in 1976. This also made number one in the US charts.

2. Which famous rock star played bass on the original version of the song "Silver Machine" by Hawkwind?

Answer: Lemmy

Lemmy, whose real name was Ian Kilminster, played bass and provided some vocals on the single.
On its first release, in 1972, it reached number three on the UK charts.

3. The song "Silver threads and golden needles" has been recorded many times since its first release. Who sang it for its first recording in 1956?

Answer: Wanda Jackson

The song was written by Dick Reynolds and Jack Rhodes.
The original version, as recorded by Wanda Jackson, differs from later versions, having an extra verse, and other minor changes to the lyrics.
The best chart performance in the USA was by Linda Ronstadt, and it reached number 30 on the country chart in 1974.

4. Which song by Duran Duran had the line "sing blue silver" in the chorus?

Answer: The Chauffeur

The track featured on the "Rio" album, which reached number two in the UK chart in 1982.
The following year it made number five in the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.
The acoustic version of the song was used as the B side for several of the band's singles.

5. When Meat Loaf sang "Bat out of Hell", how was his "Silver black phantom bike" moving when it "hit the highway"?

Answer: Like a battering ram

The "Bat out of Hell" album is one of the best selling albums of all time, with over 40 million copies sold world wide since its first release in 1977.
The songs were written by Jim Steinman, and performed by the one and only late, great, Meat Loaf.

6. In the lyrics of the song "Hi ho silver lining" what is the subject of the song wearing as they go "down the bumpy hillside"?

Answer: Hippy hat

The verse goes
"You're everywhere and nowhere baby, that's where you're at
Going down a bumpy hillside in your hippy hat
Flying across the country and getting fat
Saying everything is groovy when your tires are flat"
Jeff Beck's version of the song was a top 20 hit in the U.K. in both 1967 and 1972, but failed to chart in the USA.

7. Jim Diamond sang "Hi ho silver, here comes the Lone Ranger" in the theme song for a British tv show which was first shown in 1986. Which show?

Answer: Boon

"Boon" ran from 1986 until 1995 on UK tv.
The title role was played by Michael Elphick. From series two, his sidekick Rocky was played by Neil Morrisey, who would later voice "Bob the Builder".
When it was released as a single in 1986, "Hi Ho Silver" reached number five in the U.K. charts.

8. Which song by the Grateful Dead has these lyrics? "Oh oh, silver apples in the sun Oh oh, I had me some lovin' And I done some time"

Answer: Pride of Cucamonga

All the songs in question appear on the band's seventh studio album "From the Mars Hotel".
First released in 1974, the album reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA.

9. When the Beatles sang about a "silver hammer", whose was it?

Answer: Maxwell's

"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" featured on the "Abbey Road" album, released in 1969.
It is about a man who commits several murders, using said hammer!
The album went to number one on both the UK and the USA charts.

10. Which British heartthrob actor sang "With your love light shining, every cloud has a silver lining" on his 1975 hit song "Hold me Close"?

Answer: David Essex

The song reached number one on the U.K. singles chart, and number two in Australia.
Essex is best known in the USA for his song "Rock On" which reached number five in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974, after being used in the soundtrack for the film "That'll be the Day".

Source: Author Rowena8482

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