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The Thrill is Gone Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about songs by Blues legend BB King.

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

Author
workisboring

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,113

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. BB King had a number 15 hit on the United States Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 with the song "The Thrill Is Gone". This song was recorded by other artists. Which artist did NOT record a version of the song "The Thrill Is Gone"? Hint

Aretha Franklin

Barbara Mandrell

Willie Nelson

Stevie Ray Vaughn

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 2000 BB King recorded the song "Riding with the King" with which other legendary guitarist? Hint

Stevie Ray Vaughn

George Harrison

Gary Moore

Eric Clapton

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1988, BB King joined which band to record the song "When Love Comes to Town"? Hint

Van Halen

Double Trouble

ZZ Top

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1951, BB King remade a song previously released by Lowell Fulson in 1948. BB King's version became his first chart hit as it spent five weeks at number one in the United States Billboard R&B chart in 1952. What was this song? Hint

5 O'Clock Blues

6 O'Clock Blues

3 O'Clock Blues

9 O'Clock Blues

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1976, BB King and Bobby "Blue" Bland performed a song on their "Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live" album which was previously released by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five in 1946. What was this song? Hint

Feel So Bad

Ain't Nobody Home

Stormy Monday Blues

Let the Good Times Roll

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Question 6 of 10

6. The title track of BB King's 1973 album became a hit single. The song was a remake of a song recorded by Syreeta Wright and Stevie Wonder in 1972. What was the name of this song? Hint

I Like to Live the Love

Guess Who

Who Are You

To Know You Is to Love You

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Question 7 of 10

7. For his 1970 album "Indianola Mississippi Seeds", BB King recorded which song based on the Sleepy John Estes 1935 song "Someday Baby Blues"? Hint

Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore

Ask Me No Questions

Please Love Me

Until I'm Dead and Cold

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Question 8 of 10

8. B.B. King recorded a song in 1956 that was inspired by Robert Nighthawk's 1949 song "Black Angel Blues"? What was the name of this BB King song? Hint

Sweet Black Angel

Sweet Little Angel

Sweet Big Angel

Sweet White Angel

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1964, BB King hit the Top 40 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with his interpretation of which blues standard? Hint

Rock Me Baby

Rock Me

Rockin' and Rollin

All Night Long

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Question 10 of 10

10. BB King recorded a blues standard in 1955 called "Every Day I Have The Blues". This song was recorded several times over the years. Who was credited with recording the song first? Hint

Lowell Fulson with Lloyd Glenn

BB King

Memphis Slim

Count Basie and Joe Williams

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Stevie Ray Vaughn

Stevie Ray Vaughn never recorded a version of the song "The Thrill is Gone". Aretha Franklin recorded "The Thrill is Gone" for her 1970 album "Spirit in the Dark". Barbara Mandrell recorded "The Thrill is Gone" for her 1982 album "...In Black and White". Willie Nelson recorded "The Thrill is Gone" for his 2000 album "Milk Cow Blues".

2. In 2000 BB King recorded the song "Riding with the King" with which other legendary guitarist?

Answer: Eric Clapton

In 2000 BB King recorded the title track to the album "Riding with the King" with Eric Clapton. The song hit number 26 on the United States Billboard Rock Songs chart. The album "Riding with the King" won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2001.

3. In 1988, BB King joined which band to record the song "When Love Comes to Town"?

Answer: U2

BB King and U2 recorded the song "When Love Comes to Town" for U2's 1988 album "Rattle and Hum". The song was recorded at the historic Sun Studio in Memphis Tennessee. The song hit number two on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks and number one on the Irish Singles Chart.

Answer: 3 O'Clock Blues

BB King covered Lowell Fulson's 1948 release "3 O'clock Blues" in 1951. King's version became his first chart hit record as it spent five weeks at number one in the United States Billboard R&B chart in 1952. BB King recorded his version of this song in a room in a YMCA in Memphis, Tennessee.

Answer: Let the Good Times Roll

In 1976, BB King and Bobby "Blue" Bland recorded the "Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live" album. On this album they sing a song released by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five in 1946 called "Let the Good Times Roll". The Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five version of the song hit number two on the United States Billboard R&B chart in 1946 while the BB King and Bobby "Blue" Bland version hit number twenty on the United States Billboard R&B chart in 1976.

6. The title track of BB King's 1973 album became a hit single. The song was a remake of a song recorded by Syreeta Wright and Stevie Wonder in 1972. What was the name of this song?

Answer: To Know You Is to Love You

"To Know You Is to Love You" was the title track from BB King's 1973 album. The song hit number 12 on the United States Billboard R&B chart and number 38 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 that year. The song was originally recorded by Syreeta Wright and Stevie Wonder in 1972.

7. For his 1970 album "Indianola Mississippi Seeds", BB King recorded which song based on the Sleepy John Estes 1935 song "Someday Baby Blues"?

Answer: Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore

BB King recorded "Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore" for his 1970 album "Indianola Mississippi Seeds". The song hit number 48 on the United States Billboard R&B chart that year. The song was based on the 1935 song "Someday Baby Blues" by Sleepy John Estes.

8. B.B. King recorded a song in 1956 that was inspired by Robert Nighthawk's 1949 song "Black Angel Blues"? What was the name of this BB King song?

Answer: Sweet Little Angel

"Sweet Little Angel" was a BB King song recorded in 1956. BB King claimed that this song was inspired by Robert Nighthawk's 1949 song "Black Angel Blues". BB King's "Sweet Little Angel" hit number six on the United States Billboard R&B chart in 1956. BB King re-recorded "Sweet Little Angel" for his first album in 1957 called "Singin' the Blues".

9. In 1964, BB King hit the Top 40 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with his interpretation of which blues standard?

Answer: Rock Me Baby

"Rock Me Baby" by BB King hit number 34 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. This was BB King's first hit to reach the Top 40 on the United States Billboard Hot 100. B.B. King's song "Rock Me Baby" was based on "Rockin' and Rollin'", a song recorded by Lil' Son Jackson in 1950 and the Muddy Waters 1956 song "Rock Me".

10. BB King recorded a blues standard in 1955 called "Every Day I Have The Blues". This song was recorded several times over the years. Who was credited with recording the song first?

Answer: Memphis Slim

Memphis Slim first recorded the song "Every Day I Have The Blues" in 1949. The song was released in 1949 as the B-side to the "Angel Child".

Lowell Fulson and Lloyd Glenn recorded the song "Every Day I Have The Blues" later in 1949. The song hit number three on the United States Billboard R&B chart in 1950.

Count Basie and Joe Williams recorded the song "Every Day I Have The Blues" in 1955. The song hit number two on the United States Billboard R&B chart in 1955.

BB King also recorded the song "Every Day I Have The Blues" in 1955. The song hit number eight on the United States Billboard R&B chart in 1955. The Count Basie and Joe Williams version as well as the BB King version of the song received Grammy Hall of Fame Awards.

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